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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 4) Q 70: Why Pray One Salah Soon After the Other? The Muslims have to pray five times a day. But it has been conventional in the Shi'a world to pray 3 times a day, i.e., in the morning, afternoon (Zuhr + Asr); and at night (Maghrib & Isha) Why is this so? A. It is better (and it earns more thawab) to say the five prayers separately; but it is also allowed to pray 'Asr soon after Zuhr and 'Isha soon after Maghrib.

The Shi'as generally takes advantage of this permission, Q71: PRAYER OF A MAN WHO ATE "NAJIS" FOOD Eating Najis food has a penalty of 40 days prayers, isn't it? For a man who is to live in boarding house where there is a common mess, what will happen? Is it that he will be penalised 3 (least number of meals a day) x 40 penalties (for each food) X2 (No. of years he is supposed to be there) X 365 (No. of days in a year), i.e. 3 x 40 x 365 x 2 days penalty.

(One of the traditions says "Go even upto China in search of knowledge") A. For your information, this tradition is about the knowledge of religion only. So far as the eating of Najis food is concerned, it has its own penalty. But it does not mean that you should neglect your prayer for so many days. It is one thing to say, "Your prayers will not be rewarded"; and quite another to say, "you did not pray".

Because if you did not pray then you would be liable to punishment for "not praying", which is one of the most serious sins in Islam. On the other hand, if you prayed but your prayers were "not accepted" (i.e. not rewarded) at least you would be immune from the punishment of "not having said your prayers". Q72: HOW TO THANK ALLAH? Please show me some ways of expressing thanks to Allah, that is if there is any particular way of prayer or reading, Du'a for shukr (Thanking Allah)? A.

The easiest way of thanking Allah is to say "Al-Hamdu Lillah". Also; you may do Sajdah of "Shukr" or recite 2 Rak'ah prayer of "Shukr". If Allah has given you something, then the best way of thanking Him is to share it with His servants with open heart i.e. not for making a show but only for the Love of Allah. Q 73: MEANING OF SOME ARABIC PHRASES What is the meaning of the following words and phrases which are commonly used by the Muslims?