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I have many questions regarding how to say the five prayers.

I have spent most of this week trying to learn and I think I'm "almost there".

But


1) what is the difference between a rika and a fard?:?

2) When it says to recite a "meduim size" Sura of the Qu'ran and a long Sura in Fajr...................what's a sura...is it like the whole chapter or just one of the verses? Does it have to be said in Arabic or can this part be said in English or whatever your native tongue is?:?

3) When it say the first Raqa is finished (in my three manuals that I downloaded), do you then say Allahu Akbar or do you wait until you do the second Raqa or when you've done whatever the fard thing is?:?

4) When you do the second Raqa, do you begin all the steps over again including saying an additional sura or do you skip the whole sura thing or do you say the same sura over again?

again...what is a fard?
 
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No, you only need to use water.

Have the above questions been answered for you, btw?
 
doodlebug said:
When you perform wudu, do you use soap?
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Hi Doodlebug,

I hope you will enjoy success in your learing salah. It's best not to use soap when doing wudu, as to use soap would dry your skin out too much. Water alone is quite sufficient for the purpose.

'Fard' means something that is obligatory.
 
Speaking of drying skin out......my hands are so dry after doing wudu!!! Is it permissable to use a non-fragrant handcream for my hands and feet so they don't feel so dry before I pray?
 
Asalaamu 'alykum warahmatulaahi wabarakaatuh.


Does the cream invalidate wudoo’ or not?​



Question:

Does the cream which people use on their hands and face invalidate wudoo’ or not?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

For a woman to use cream on her face does not break wudoo’, neither does it break one’s fast. Similarly, using lipstick does not break one’s wudoo’ or one’s fast, but when one is fasting, if these cosmetics have any flavour they should not be used in any way that may lead to the flavour reaching the throat.


Majmoo’ Fataawa Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, vol. 11, p. 201.


source:
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=21791&ln=eng&txt=cream​
 
rubiesand said:
Hi Doodlebug,

I hope you will enjoy success in your learing salah. It's best not to use soap when doing wudu, as to use soap would dry your skin out too much. Water alone is quite sufficient for the purpose.

'Fard' means something that is obligatory.
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but i always wash my hands with soap when doing wudu', is that bad? :?
 
Sister Salam said:
but i always wash my hands with soap when doing wudu', is that bad? :?
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Washing with soap when doing Wudoo’, and changing a baby’s diaper​


Question:

I am a new Muslim and have a question about performing Wudu. Do you need to use soap when performing Wudu, specifically washing the face, hands (to the elbows) and feet. All of the sources I have read never say to use soap, but use the word "wash".
Also, does changing a baby's diaper invalidate wudu?



Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.


1. We would like to congratulate you and offer praise to Allaah for the blessings He has bestowed upon you by guiding you to the Straight Path. We ask Him to help us and you to be steadfast in adhering to this religion.


2. You do not have to use soap at all when doing wudoo’. The word “wash” which you have read in the books you refer to does not mean using soap or any other kind of cleanser.



Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah preserve him) said:

Washing the hands and face with soap when doing wudoo’ is not prescribed in sharee’ah. On the contrary, it is a kind of obstinate and excessive zeal. It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Those who are obstinate and excessively zealous are doomed.” He said it three times.

If there is some kind of dirt on the hands that can only be removed by using soap or some other cleanser, there is nothing wrong with using it in this case, but under ordinary circumstances, using soap when doing wudoo’ is a kind of excessive zeal and bid’ah (innovation), so it should not be used. (Fataawaa Islamiyyah, 1/223)



3. With regard to changing a baby’s diaper, if you mean the act of changing itself, this does not affect the validity of one's wudoo’.

If you mean that it involves touching something that is naajis (impure, i.e. the baby’s urine and stools), this does not affect your wudoo’ either, because there is no connection between touching something naajis and the validity of one’s wudoo’. It has been reported that there is scholarly consensus on this point, as stated in the book Al-Awsat by Ibn al-Mundhir (1/203). All one has to do is wash one's hands to get rid of any naajis material.

If you mean that it involves touching the child’s private parts, whether the child is a boy or a girl, in the case of a child under the age of two years, the rulings on ‘awrah (that which is to be covered) do not apply, as the scholars have stated, so if you touch them, this does not affect your wudoo’. And Allaah knows best.



Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

source: http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=6987&ln=eng&txt=soap​
 
I've read so many things that I think everything is jumbled and goodness knows I can't remember the site I saw this on but is there something that says that the very last prayer, the Isha, should be said right before you get into bed?:?
 
Yea, u read Isha before you go to bed. Its the last prayer of the day. You should sleep on time so u may wake up for Fajr.
 
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Congratulations on reverting
May increase ur knowledge and wisdom about islam
this is a good site i hope it will help u
Mistakes in Salat

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While sitting between the two sajdahs, place your left foot along the ground and sit on it, and keep the right foot upright, with the point of the toes towards the qiblah or You can also practice iq’aa (resting on both heels, and all the toes). You should also be relaxed such that every bone is in its proper position. Whilst in this position one should say::

Rabb ighfirlee wa irhamnee

( O my Lord! Forgive me, and have mercy on me )
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^this was in one of the links given, ive never heard of that before, is that for real?:uuh:
 

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