The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.1107- If a person forgets one or more sajdahs, he should perform the qaḍā of each of them after the prayer (Of course, if one forgets two sajdahs of one rak‘at, his prayer is void). Also if he forgets tashahhud, he should perform its qaḍā immediately after the prayer. And in addition to the qaḍā of sajdah and tashahhud, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer separate sajdah al-sahw for each of them. (However, as was pointed out earlier, tashahhud of sajdah al-sahw will suffice for the forgotten tashahhud).

Issue No. 1308- Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha prayers consist of two rak‘ats. In the first rak‘at, one should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah and then say five takbīrs, and after every takbīr he should recite qunūt. After the fifth qunūt, he should say another takbīr and then perform rukū‘ and two sajdahs. He should then stand up and say four takbīrs in the second rak‘at, and recite qunūt after each one. Thereafter, he should say the fifth takbīr and then perform rukū‘ and two sajdahs. After the second sajdah he should recite tashahhud, and then complete the prayer with salām.

Issue No. 1236- Several conditions should be observed in a congregational prayer:First condition: There should be no barrierThere should be no barrier between the imam and the follower, and between one follower and the other follower. A barrier is something which obstructs sight, such as a curtain or a wall, etc., as a matter of fact, a glass partition is also considered as a barrier as an obligatory precaution. However, if the follower is a woman, there is no harm, if there is a barrier between her and men.

Issue No. 1240- The place where the imam stands should not be higher than the place of the followers. However, there would be no problem if the height is very little. Furthermore, if the ground is sloping and the imam stands on the higher side there is no harm if the slope is not much and is considered to be flat.

Issue No. 1242- If there is a distance of one or a few steps between the imam and the followers or between the followers themselves and it is as such that it is still called congregation, there would be no problem in it. Therefore, the distance caused by one or two persons who are not offering prayer does not make any problem. However, it is mustaḥab that the rows be connected to each other thoroughly.

Issue No. 1193- A person who does not offer an obligatory prayer in the prescribed time, should offer qaḍā prayer though he may have been sleeping during the entire prayer time or may have failed to offer it owing to his having been ill or drunk. However, a person who has been unconscious during the entire prayer time, qaḍā is not obligatory upon him. Similarly, qaḍā is not obligatory on a non-Muslim who has embraced Islam and a woman who has had to leave out daily prayer, due to ḥayḍ or nifās.

Issue No. 1206- If someone else offers the qaḍā of the prayer and fast of one’s parents, he will no longer be under any obligation.

Issue No.1120- A person whose outward and return journey is eight farsakhs (43 KMs approximately) should shorten his prayer, irrespective of whether his outward journey is 4 farsakhs (21.5 KMs approximately) or less or more. As long as his outward and return journey is eight farsakhs, the four-rak‘at prayers should be shortened to two rak‘ats even though he may not return on the same day or night. However, if he decides to stay there for ten days, he cannot shorten his prayer.

Issue No.1127- If one decides to travel up to a point which is less distance than eight farsakhs but in the middle of the way or after reaching the destination, he wishes to travel further to another place and the two distances add up to eight farsakhs or more together, he should offer complete prayer since he did not intend on travelling eight farsakhs when he commenced his journey. In case however he intends to travel eight farsakhs further from the second point the prayer should be shortened.

Issue No.1131- The third condition is that the traveller should not change his mind on the way; if the traveller changes his mind or becomes hesitant in his intention before covering four farsakhs, he should offer complete prayers. If however, after covering a distance of four farsakhs the traveller leaves the journey he should perform qaṣr prayer unless he becomes hesitant about the journey or decides to remain at that place for ten days; in case of which he should offer complete prayers.

Issue No.1133- If a traveller enters his hometown, his journey is interrupted. Also if he reaches a place that he wishes to stay in for at least ten days, he should offer complete prayer even if one is not sure whether he will pass through his hometown or stay at a place for ten days.

Issue No.1134- If a person travels in order to commit theft, treachery or other haram deeds, he should offer complete prayer. The same ruling applies when travelling itself is haram, for instance, when travelling involves a significant harm to one’s body, or when a wife travels without the permission of her husband (based on obligatory precaution), or when someone travels in spite of his parent's prohibition acknowledging the fact that it results in their annoyance. However, if the journey is obligatory upon him (e.g., an obligatory ḥajj), then the permission of the husband or parents is not necessary, therefore one should perform qaṣr prayer.