Salah (Prayers)

Salah ("worship", ‏صلاة‎; pl. ‏صلوات‎ ṣalawāt; also salat), or namāz (Persian: نَماز‎) in some languages, is one of the Five Pillars in the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim (Male & Female, with certain exemptions based on Taqwa). It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Asr Prayer’s time starts immediately after completing Dhuhr Prayers, but if you want to separate between Dhuhr and Asr, then when the shadow of an item reaches two sevenths of it. 
Isha prayer can be performed after performing Maghrib Prayer and it’s Nawafil but if you want to separate between Maghrib and Ish, then after the end of reddishness on the west.

Wassalam.

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

No, it would not be considered a sin everytime you drive your car.

In the incident of you missing out on your prayer intentionally, repent for that, if you have not already done so, do the prayer you missed out on (as qadha`), and focus more on prioritising your prayers, in shaa Allah

And Allah knows best

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Being under the water for 5 minutes would, in most, if not all cases make water reach all parts of your head, and that would be enough for your ghusl. The important thing is you follow the correct procedure of ghusl, which is head/neck, then right side of body, then left side of body.

Avoiding excessive doubt is also very important.

And Allah knows best

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 1 year ago

If you recite Sura Al-Dhuha in your Prayer, you must recite along with it Sura Al-Inshirah because these two Suras are considered as one Sura in the Prayer. You must recite Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem for every Sura of them.

Same rule is for reciting Sura Quraish and Sura Al-Feel after Sura Al-Hamd in the Prayer.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Muslims are allowed to join Dhuhr and Assr means to pray Assr after completing the Dhuhr prayer. Also to pray Isha after completing Maghrib prayer. This is according to the authentic Prophetic Hadeeths that the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) used to join his Prayers in Madina to avoid putting burden on his Ummah.

‘Muslims are allowed to join whenever and where ever they want.

‘Joining the Prayers does not mean to stand immediately for Assr after finishing the Dhuhr prayer. We recite Quranic verses and supplications after every Prayer, then we go for the next prayer.

Wassalam.

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

No, there is no situation where a person is allowed to not pray. 

If they forget, or if they are sleeping, this will be an exemption from sin, and they can do their prayer that they missed out because they were sleeping or forgot.

Otherwise, as long as you are awake and know its prayer time, you must pray, whatever the circumstance may be. (of course  a female if she is in her haydh or nifas, she does not pray).

If you have missed out on prayers, intentionally, then you must repent and do those prayers as qadha. 

And Allah knows best

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

What we can see from our esteemed scholars is they refer to this prayer as "salat laylatul-dafn", the prayer of the night after burial, or "salat hadiyatul mayyit" prayer of a gift to the deceased, or "salat laylatul wahshah", prayer of the night of loneliness.

One narration for this prayer is: 

قال رسول الله (ص) لا يأتي على الميت أشد من أول ليلة فارحموا موتاكم بالصدقة فإن لم تجدوا فليصل أحدكم ركعتين: يقرأ في الأولى الحمد وآية الكرسي وفي الثانية الحمد والقدر عشرا فإذا سلم قال: “اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد، وابعث ثوابهما إلى قبر فلان”. فإنه تعالى يبعث من ساعته ألف ملك إلى قبره مع كل ملك ثوب وحلة …

This is in al-Misbah, by al-Kaf'ami, p. 164.

Our Maraji' taqleed also consider this prayer to be mustahab as well. 

And Allah knows best

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Booking driving lesson or anything of this sort is not at all a valid excuse for missing out on your wajib prayers. Your parents should have arranged it in such a way where you can pray, and the duty of parents is to teach their children to always prioritise prayer. 

Yes, if you will be late for prayers, and will still be able to pray within the time frame for prayer, that would be permissible, although its always best to pray on time. So, it would be ok for you to go to the driving class, as long as you have time to pray.

However, if you will not have enough time, then it will be impermissible and haram.

And Allah knows best.  

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Yes, we can pray for them as far as we are not sure that they are disbelievers.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

We must try our best to perform every Prayer within its time and never miss any Prayer as much as we can. If God firbid, Fajr Namaz is missed, we must perform its Qaza as soon as we can. There is no condition to perform Ghusl of Jum’a before performing the Qaza although Ghusl Jum’a is very great recommended Ghusl, but you can perform the Qaza of Fajr with Wudhu only or after Ghusl Jum’a if you wish but Ghusl Jum’a is not obligatory nor a condition for Qaza Namaz.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

General Salatul Tawbah is just two Rak'ats like Morning Prayers, which can be performed any time during the day or night.

'There is a special Salatul Tawbah during the month of Thul Qa'dah which contains two then another two Rak'ats. It is performed on Sunday after performing Ghusl. Every Rak'ah has one Sura Al-Hamd then three times Sura Tawheed, then one time Sura Falaq and one time Sura An-Naas. After the prayer to recite seventy time ASTAGHFIRULLAH, then say one time LA HAWLA WALA QOWWATA ILLAHVBILLAH AL-ALIYYIL ADHEEM.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Usually, there are time tables of Prayers for every city. You need to look for such time table for your place of residence prepared by trusted experts and perform your Prayers in the beginning of the time of the Prayer. This is call Awwal-e-Waqt.

Wassalam.