A prayer offered in honest forgetfulness carries no sin but must be repeated, and mere doubt is no reason to break off a prayer, the hadith and fiqh sources say.
IslamCalling one's family to prayer is a Quranic instruction, but with parents it is the most delicate. The Quran and classical scholars point to gentle speech, personal example, tactful reminders, prayer and patience.
Ittefaq's religion desk, drawing on works of fiqh, explains how to offer salah when prayer time comes during a journey, depending on whether one can stand, face the qibla and bow and prostrate; if none is possible, pray by gestures and make it up later.
IslamProthom Alo's religion desk draws on hadith and Imam al-Ghazali for five ways to keep khushu in prayer: understanding the words, praying as if for the last time, not hurrying, ihsan, and seeking refuge from distraction.
IslamCaptured at Raji and sold in Makkah, the Companion Khubaib ibn Adi asked to pray two rakats before he was executed; the account as narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari and the early seerah works.
IslamWhether wudu has broken, whether one has prayed three rakats or four: such doubts are common, the hadith give remedies, and when doubts become excessive a doctor's advice may be needed.
Islamic teaching holds that a believer does not sit in despair after a wrong, but recognises it and turns back to Allah quickly, and the five daily prayers are the regular means of that return.
IslamGood character, keeping family ties, praying in congregation, answering the call to prayer, fasting three days a month and reciting the Quran are among ten simple deeds Barta24's Islam desk lists with their hadith sources.
IslamIf the congregation for Fajr has already begun, or the sunnah was missed, the two sunnah rakats can be prayed after the obligatory prayer or even after sunrise, according to the hadith.
IslamVerses 4 to 7 of Surah Al-Ma'un warn not those who skip prayer but those who pray heedlessly, pray to be seen, and refuse even small help to others.
IslamFor a Muslim a job is not only a salary but a test of honesty, trustworthiness and responsibility; some points on practising Islam at work, drawn from the Quran and hadith.
IslamThoughts that come unbidden do not spoil a prayer; Our Islam advises turning back to the verse, tasbih or supplication being recited, learning their meanings and performing each posture without hurry.
IslamWhen office pressure leaves no time for family or oneself, the answer lies not in the hours available but in how they are used, Muhammad Muhsin Mashkur writes from the Quran and hadith.
