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Why are women instructed to clap when an Imam makes a mistake during prayer?
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Can Ahmadis pray behind a non-Ahmadi Imam?
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What is the significance of raising the index finger of the right hand during prayer?
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How should Muslims observe their daily prayers in areas such as the polar regions, where days are unusually long?
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What does one do if one loses contact with an Imam during prayer?
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Is it permissible to use a recorded Imam's voice to lead the prayer in place of a real Imam?
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How should one pray when one is in a state of misery?
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Why don't Ahmadis raise their hands after prayer like some other Muslims do?
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Is it possible to substitute pre-recorded sermons in place of an Imam delivering the sermon?
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Why does Fajr have two rakats?
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Is it permissible to perform prayers while wearing shoes?
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What is the proper way to hold our hands while praying?
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Why don't we recite the chapters of the Quran out loud in Zuhr and Asr as we do in Fajr?
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Is there a saying of Muhammad to support the practice of reciting Chapter Fil and Chapter Nas in Maghrib, and Chapter Dhuha and Chapter Tin in Isha?
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Why don't we play music in our ceremonies like other religions?
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Why doesn't the Imam say "Bismillah" out loud in reciting the prayer?
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Are there any prayers we should recite while preaching?
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Are we supposed to go into prostration when we come across the word "sajdah" when reading the Quran?
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Is it permissible to speak to God as one would speak to a personal friend?
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After what time can Isha prayer be said?
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Is it permissible to pray for idolators after their death?
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Is it permissible to recite any Quranic verse while in prostration?
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If a man joins a prayer in the middle and the Imam has made a mistake but finished the prayer and then the man continues finishing what he has missed but then the Imam offers two corrective prostrations, should man who is still completing his missed prayers also perform the corrective prostrations?
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Is it normal to sometimes be very involved in prayer while sometimes it feels like a formality?
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Where should the center of the palm be placed while standing for prayer?
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If you join a prayer late and miss a rakaat, at what point are you supposed to complete the missing rakaat?
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Are Ahmadis not allowed to pray behind non-Ahmadi Imams because they are being persecuted by the non-Ahmadi Muslims?
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How should Muslims perform their prayers while on a journey?
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What should one do if one comes to the mosque and all the rows are full?
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How many rakaas should one pray at Jumma if he has heard the Friday sermon, but is unable to perform the Jumma prayers with the congregation?
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Why is someone who attains a spiritual high through worship, unable to maintain it indefinitely?
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Is it permissible to close one's eyes during salaat (prayer)?
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How should prayers be completed while following prayers through a public address system and technical difficulties arise?
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Is Hindu idol worship similar to an Ahmadi placing a photograph of the Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (Promised Messiah) in front him while praying?
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Is it advisable to perform Maghrib prayer if one arrives at the mosque late and a meeting has started?
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Is it permissible to perform Fajr prayers after the sun has risen?
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Why is it not permissible to combine all five daily prayers?
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Until what time does Maghrib time extend to?
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Why do people sometimes rub or pass their hands over their faces after prayer?
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What is the purpose and benefit of Istekhara prayers?
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In what manner should one pray God to seek His guidance as to whether or not to accept the claims of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (The Promised Messiah)?
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Can a Muslim stand and participate in a Christian's prayer when invited to their churches or homes?
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Can one perform the sunnah prayer after Asr if one forgets to do so before Jumma?
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What is the best prayer that one can say for one's deceased parents?
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Are Muslims permitted to pray in the houses of worship of other religions?
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Which prayer should one offer first if one arrives late for Zuhr and Asr prayers, but one is uncertain as to what prayer the congregation is currently offering?
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Should a person offer sunnah and re-offer Vitr if he had individually offered them along with his combined Maghrib and Isha prayers and then later sees that he is available to perform Isha in congregation?
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Is it necessary to recite Dua-Qunoot in the last rukuu of Vitr?
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Can a woman lead congregational prayers?
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Should one offer Sunnah prayers before Jummah if it is known that Asr will be offered immediately afterwards?
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Can one change his intention from praying Nafl to praying Sunnah during prayers?
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Should prayer only be shortened if there is fear of an enemy?
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Why are Ahmadi Muslims not allowed to pray behind non-Ahmadi Muslims?
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Why do Ahmadi Muslims not pray behind non-Ahmadi Muslims?
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If one arrives for prayer after it has started and joins in the middle, then what is the status of the rakaas that must be made up?
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Why do we cover our heads when praying?
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How should one observe the prayer times in places where the length of days are abnormal?
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Should one pray for one's needs or devote all of one's prayers to praying for the Holy Prophet Muhammad?
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Can a prayer be repeated in congregation if the same prayer had been led in congregation earlier in the same mosque?
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What should one do if one joins a congregational prayer after it has started and what should one do if the Imam shortens his prayer due to him be on journey?
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What is the reasoning behind sometimes combining prayer to accommodate events or gatherings?
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When visiting a cemetery, are we premitted to pray the prayer "peace be upon you, oh people of the grave" for non-Muslims as well?
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Are we permitted to perform prayer in front of a mirror?
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Why do we raise our hands in prayer?
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Why are Muslims encouraged to wear caps when they pray?
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Why do we remove our shoes when we offer prayers (salat) but not when we raise our hands in prayer (dua)?
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Why are we not allowed to pass in front of someone as they are offering prayers (salat)?
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Why do we say "peace and blessings of Allah be upon him" after mentioning the name of Muhammad?
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Why are we not allowed to have pictures in front of us when we offer prayers (salat)?
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Why do we first learn our prayer (salat) in Arabic and not English?
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Why are Ahmadi Muslims not allowed to pray behind non-Ahmadi Muslims?
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If Ahmadi Muslims believe themselves to be guided by God, then wouldn't God accept their prayers even if they prayed behind a non-Ahmadi Muslim Imam?
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Are individual Ahmadi Muslims permitted to enter into a prayer challenge (Mubahila)?
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Is meditation sufficient as a form of worship in Islam since people claim to be able to achieve the same result as salat?
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Is raising one’s index finger during prayer meant to signify that God is one?
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Can Zuhr and Asr prayers be combined if one only gets a chance to say prayers during their lunch time?
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How can one overcome the difficulty of waking up for the Fajr prayer?
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Why Is it compulsory for Muslims to pray for five times a day?
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What is the significance of Lailatul Qadr (night of destiny) and how can we observe it?
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What benefit do we lose by not saying our prayers at the appointed time?
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