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If a person missed asr (afternoon prayer), and when he arrived to the masjid he found maghrib (sunset parayer) has started, what should he do?

Posted by Syed Hussain on Thursday, December 2, 2010, In : What Should Muslims Do 
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taimiyya (may the mercy of Allah be upon him) said
that he should pray maghrib with the imam (prayer leader), then pray asr afterwards, as agreed upon by all leading scholars. The question of does he repeat maghrib has two scholarly opinions: the first is that he repeats. This is the saying of Ibn Omar, Malik, Abi Hanifa and Ahmad in what is most well-known about this issue. The second opinion is that he does not repeat. This is the saying of Ibn Abbas, the Shafiei madhab, ...
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What should one do if one feels oneself dozing off during Friday prayer?

Posted by Syed Hussain on Thursday, December 2, 2010, In : What Should Muslims Do 
If a person dozes while listening to the Friday sermon, it is recommended for him to change the place with the person next to him. In doing this he should be careful not to speak; rather, he should use some gestures (hand movements, etc.).


The evidence for this is the hadith narrated by Samrah who said:

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If one of you dozes during the Friday sermon, he should exchange his position with the person sitting next to him.

  (Al-Baihaqi, 3/238; Sahih Al-Jam...


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