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What do You do if You are Doubtful Whether You Made One or Two Prostrations in a Rak’ah? – Shaikh Bin Baz

Question: A man is doubtful in his prayer in any rak’ah. He does not know if he made one or two prostrations. What is required from him? Does he make the prostration of forgetfulness? And when is this prostration of forgetfulness performed in this situation: is it before or after the Tasleem? What do you advise the one who has…

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The Ruling on Adding (تعالى) to the Greeting of Peace – Shaikh Zaid Ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali

Question: Has the statement: (ورحمة الله تعالى) been reported in the greeting of peace and what is the ruling on that? Answer: “The wording (تعالى) was not reported. Restricting [oneself] to the text is better and more deserving. It is obligatory to restrict [oneself] to the text”. [Source] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan

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The Ruling on the Recent Murder of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey – Shaikh Hasan Ba Shu’aib

Question: What is the Legislated ruling on the murder of the Russian ambassador in Turkey ? And what is the ruling on killing this ambassador as form of support for the Muslims in Syria? Answer: “He [takes] the ruling of a disbeliever who [signed] a covenant and one who is given or has sought safety. So murdering him is considered…

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Raising the Hands in the Qunoot an-Naazilah

Raising the hands in the Qunoot an-Naazilah is established from the Prophet (ﷺ). It comes on the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: ، فلقدْ رأيتُ رسولَ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلم في صلاةِ الغَداةِ رفع يديهِ فدعا عليهم . وفي روايةٍ : يدعو عليهم I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)…

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The Ruling on Hanging Posters in the Wudu Area – Shaikh Muhammad ibn Hizaam

Question: What is the ruling on hanging posters in the wudu area and in other than it, which call/indicate towards the cleanliness of the masjid? And this is not inside the prayer hall of the masjid. Answer: “There is no harm. It is permissible. That is: some notifications are permissible and there is no preventative in the Legislation for that”. [Source]…

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