Acceptance of Prayers

• Q1 - I am a shia but I have no knowledge about Shiism are my ibadat accepted 

  A - Knowledge of Shiism is not a condition for ibaadah (ritual acts) to be valid. Although attaining knowledge and understanding is highly emphasized in Islam and I encourage you to seek this knowledge and learn. There is a good website http://islamic-literacy.org that provides great introductory classes with learned scholars.

  
  
  

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• Q2 - The other day I prayed and I realized after my prayer was done that I had prayed after the time. I had prayed 10 minutes after prayer time had ended. Do I have to repeat my prayers? 

  A - Yes you should pray qadha.

  
  
  

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• Q3 - Today I burped while I was praying, do I have to re do the prayer or just the surah? 

  A - Burping does not invalidate the prayer. If it caused a barrier to your recitation you can just recite that section or verse again.

  
  
  

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• Q4 - What does Islam say about leather belts and namaz? Sometimes I wear this belt and I don't know if it is made out of leather or not because the belt doesn't say it. Today they make fake leather that feels just like real leather. Am I allowed to pray with this belt if I don't know it's real leather? 

  A - If a belt is leather and from skin that is non zabiha or haram animal then one cannot pray with it. If you do not know if it is leather or not then it is okay.

  
  
  

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