Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick
Question
I would like to know how to pray Allah according to Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jamaʿa, because I struggle with my prayers, and please make dua for better faith in Allah Most High.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
May Allah reward you for your desire to pray correctly and facilitate ease in your actions to fulfill a sincere and accepted relationship with Allah Most High.
Your request for knowledge on the proper way to pray is commendable. However, such a vast and crucial pillar of Din requires more than a simple answer.
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In terms of supplication (dua), you can also benefit from our reader called A Comprehensive Guide to Supplication (Dua)
I pray this is beneficial, that Allah guides you and accepts your repentance.
[Shaykh] Irshaad Sedick
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Taha Karaan.
Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.
He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.
Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and pursuing his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness.