If a woman has any impediment that prevents her from praying Eclipse Prayer, then she can still do other things such as calling upon Allah, giving charity, seeking Allah’s forgiveness, remembering Him, and other deeds by means of which she may draw close to Allah.

How to pray eclipse prayer • The worshipper recites the opening Takbir and the opening supplication, then he seeks refuge with Allah (from the devil). • Then he recites Al-Fatihah, followed by a lengthy recitation. • Then he bows, making it lengthy. • Then he rises from bowing and says: Sami`a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka Al-hamd. • Then he recites Al-Fatihah again, followed by another lengthy recitation, but shorter than the first recitation. • Then he bows again, making it lengthy but shorter than the first time. • Then he rises from bowing and says: Sami`a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka Al-hamd, and stands for a long time. • Then he prostrates twice, making each prostration lengthy, and sits for a long time between the two prostrations. • Then he gets up for the second Rak`ah, and does the same as he did in the first Rak`ah.

It is not prescribed for the people who live in a country where the eclipse is not happening to offer the prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) connected the command to offer the eclipse prayer to actual sighting of the eclipse, not to news from astronomers that an eclipse was going to happen or to its happening in another country.

How to pray ‘Eid prayer: 1- In the first rak’ah, the imam should say Takbirat al-ihram after which he should say six or seven more takbirs. Then he should recite al-Fatihah, and recite Surat Qaf. 2- In the second rak’ah, he should stand up saying takbir, and he should say takbir five times, and recite Surat al-Fatihah then Surat al-Qamar.

The Sunnah acts and etiquettes of ‘Eid include: 1. Making ghusl before ‘Eid prayer. 2. Eating before going out to pray on ‘Eid al-Fitr and after the prayer on ‘Eid al-Adha. 3. Takbir on the day of ‘Eid 4. Offering congratulations 5. Adorning oneself on the occasion of ‘Eid. 6. Going to the prayer by one route and returning by another.

1. Friday is a good day. There are many hadiths which speak of the virtues of Friday. 2. There are many acts of worship which are recommended for the Muslim to do on Friday such as offering Friday prayer, making a lot of du’a, sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and reading Surat al-Kahf.

If you catch up with the Imam after he has stood up from Ruku`, this means that you have missed the Jumu`ah prayer. But if a person does not catch up with the prayer for a reason that is beyond his control, then there is no sin on him.

Those who attend Jumu`ah prayers have to be silent and listen attentively to the Imam. It is not permissible to talk during the Khutbah except in the cases indicated by the evidence, such as speaking to the Khatib or responding to him, or in cases of necessity such as saving a blind man from falling and so on.

The virtues Friday include: 1- on it is the Friday prayer, which is the best of prayers, 2- praying Fajr in congregation on Fridays is the best prayer that the Muslim can pray during the week, and 3-whoever dies during the day or night of Friday, Allah will protect him from the trial of the grave.

It is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time because of work as work is not an excuse for delaying prayer. Zuhr and ‘Asr and Maghrib and ‘Isha prayers are the ones that can be combined (in some cases). But you cannot join `Asr and Maghrib. So you must organize your time at work in a way that will not interfere with your performing the prayers on time.