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Assalamualakium Dear Brother!

My First Question is that:

Should we cut our nails in our home or outside of home??if we r not able to cut our nails in our home then give me that reason why....??

My 2nd Question is that:

If we close our eyes in namaaz then our namaaz will be accept or not?means can we close our eyes while offering prayers ??

My 3rd Question is that:

If our private area`s hairs or armpit hairs r not cutted then our nammaz will be accepted or not?is it necessary to cut our armpit and private area`s hair before offering prayers??

My 4th Question is that:

Is it necessary to read surrah in nammaz by there serial no`s as present in Great Holy Quran??if we read by serial no in sunnat and while farz immam break the series and read surrah without series then is it right.....??

Hope u will reply soon

Shukran Jazeelan........!!

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Answer:

Why nails cannot be cut at home?

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His  forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your question: Should we cut our nails in our home or outside of home??if we r not able to cut our nails in our home then give me that reason why....??

Islam has put absolutely no restriction on the believers regarding the place or the time where one may cut/clip his/her nails. If one wishes to cut/clip his nails in his house he may do so, and if one wishes to cut/clip his nails outside his house he may do so.

Your question: If we close our eyes in namaaz then our namaaz will be accept or not?means can we close our eyes while offering prayers ??

There is no indication in any of the authentic hadiths that the Messenger of Allah (saws) used to pray with his eyes closed, thus it is understood that he(saws) would normally pray with his eyes open.

But if one wishes to or thinks that he may be able to concentrate better with his eyes closed while in prayer, there is absolutely no harm in doing so.

Your question: If our private area`s hairs or armpit hairs r not cutted then our nammaz will be accepted or not?is it necessary to cut our armpit and private area`s hair before offering prayers??

It is the natural need of human beings to remove their unwanted hair from the armpits and the pubic area, and it is reported in the authentic book of hadiths that the companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) would remove their unwanted hair regularly or within forty days. The removal or non-removal of unwanted hair has absolutely no bearings on the acceptance of one’s prayer.

Your question: Is it necessary to read surrah in nammaz by there serial no`s as present in Great Holy Quran??if we read by serial no in sunnat and while farz immam break the series and read surrah without series then is it right.....??

Whether one is praying obligatory (fard) or voluntary (nafl) prayers, it would be best to follow the Sunnah and pray the Surahs in their serial order. But if for any reason, one breaks the serial and prays a later Surah before an earlier Surah, his prayer will be considered valid.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan