Salat

• Q1 - I have not been praying for a while and I dont know how much I have missed. I dont to what to do about it? 

  A - Estimate the minimum amount that you are certain and make that amount up. Example: You think you have missed 10 prayers but you have certainty you have missed 8. You are responsible for 8.

  
  
  

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• Q2 - I am a female and I cover my feet during salat. I recently found out that that my socks had two little holes. I have been wearing my socks for weeks. I do not know when these holes came about. Are my previous prayers (with the socks) valid or do I have to repeat them? 

  A - Your salat is valid and you do not need to repeat them.

  
  
  

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• Q3 - If a person has been living in America for 15 years but does not consider America to be his watan, but instead considers it to be Dar al-Kufr (or Dar al-Harb) can the person do qasr prayers or does he have to perform his salat in full? Are there special rulings concerning Dar al-Kufr/Dar al-Harb when it comes to performing Qasr prayers that last for years in a place you don't consider your watan? Finally, if such an act is not valid, does this mean this person's prayers up until now are invalid? What does Ayatollah Khamenei say about this matter? 

  A - Salamun Alaykum. May Allah bless you and your family. A watan(place of residence) is not determined by the actions of a government and therefore Dar al-Kufr does not affect the fiqh ruling of Qasr prayers. If you are living in an area and have met the conditions to become a resident of that area you must pray your full prayers. As for your question if the prayers are invalid, we are waiting for the answer to that from the Maraja.

  
  
  

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• Q4 - When following the Imam in Jama'ah prayers, when do we have to keep silent and when do we have to recite things? 

  A - You must recite everything during Jamaah prayers except Surah Fatiha and the second surah recited in the first two rakaahs.

  
  
  

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