Islam Question and Answer - Optional Prayers

» What should be done if Eid coincides with Friday.

» The time for udhiyah (sacrifice).

» Guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) regarding Eid prayers.

» He forgot to fast the third day during Hajj and fasted it after he returned home.

» Ruling on Eid prayers .

» For how many people is the udhiyah sufficient?.

» Ruling on fasting the days of al-tashreeq.

» He wants to offer naafil prayers after praying Zuhr and ‘Asr in ‘Arafah.

» Is it haraam to buy and sell after the farewell tawaaf?.

» Refutation of those who say that women should not pray Eid in the mosque.

Optional Prayers

21		How should one pray the four Sunnah rak’ahs of Zuhr?.	4057
22		When du’aa’ al-qunoot is to be recited, and how the hands should be raised during it.	12311
23		Du’aa’ al-Qunoot in Witr prayer .	14093
24		Al Sunnan Al Rawatib (Sunnah Prayers associated with Fardh Prayers).	1048
25		The two rak’ahs of Fajr replace Tahiyyat al-Masjid (greeting the mosque) .	21206
26		Not doing regular Sunnah prayers whilst travelling apart from the Sunnah of Fajr .	21467
27		It is better to offer naafil prayers at home.	22209
28		He wants to pray the obligatory prayers only and not the naafil prayers .	21170
29		When he enters the mosque, should he pray two Rak’ahs of Tahiyyat al-Masjid?.	5074
30		Praying Taraaweeh in congregation in Ramadaan is Sunnah and not a bid’ah (innovation).	21740
31		The time of Duha prayer .	22389
32		Should he repeat the words of the muezzin or pray Tahiyyat al-Masjid? .	14387
33		Is the Sunnah prayer before Zuhr two rak’ahs or four rak’ahs? .	10889
34		He prayed an extra rak’ah in Taraaweeh.	8825
35		Saying lengthy du’aa’ during Taraaweeh prayer .	26149
36		What is meant by even-numbered and odd-numbered prayers.	72246
37		How to benefit properly from Istikhaarah .	72255
38		Is it essential with regard to the Sunnah prayers that are done before the fard prayer that the time for that fard prayer should have begun?.	72349
39		He recites the last verses of Soorat al-Baqarah in Witr prayer.	69902
40		Making the second rak’ah long and the first rak’ah short .	66133

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