In Islam, there are specific guidelines for performing prayers while traveling to make it easier for travelers:

When to Prayer Short While Traveling?

Distance: You can shorten prayers only if the travel distance is approximately eight kilometers or more.

Duration of your Stay:

Less than Four Days: If you intend to stay in a place for four days or less, you can continue to shorten your prayers.

More than Four Days: If you plan to stay for more than four days, you must offer your prayers in full, as you take the ruling of a resident.

Uncertain Duration: If you do not know how long you will stay, you can continue to shorten your prayers regardless of the length of your stay.

How to Shorten Prayers?

Shortening Prayers (Qasr): During your journey, you can shorten the four Rakah prayers to two Rakah. Qasr prayer rule applies to Dhuhr, Asr, and Isha prayers.

Combining Prayers: You may also combine Dhuhr and Asr prayers and Maghrib and Isha prayers. This can be done either at the time of the earlier prayer or the later prayer, depending on what is more convenient for you.

Specifics on Combining Prayers

Ease: While combining prayers is allowed, it is recommended to do so only if it is difficult to perform each prayer at its appointed time.

Congregational Prayers: Prayer in congregation is still obligatory for travelers if they can join a congregation.

Practical Steps:

1. During Travel:

– Shorten Dhuhr, Asr, and Isha prayers to two Rakahs.
– Combine Dhuhr with Asr, and Maghrib with Isha, if needed.

2. Upon Arrival:

– Four Days or Less: Continue to shorten and combine prayers as needed.
– More Than Four Days: Offer full prayers and perform each prayer at its appointed time.

3. Congregational Prayers: Strive to pray in congregation at a mosque whenever possible, even while traveling.

Conclusion:

Travelers in Islam are allowing us several concessions to ease the performance of our religious duties. By shortening and combining prayers, wiping over socks, and having the option to postpone fasting, travelers can maintain their religious obligations without undue hardship.

According to Islamic teachings, the permissibility of wine vinegar depends on how it is produced:

Natural Conversion: If wine turns into vinegar by itself, without deliberate intervention, consuming it is considered halal vinegar. Natural vinegar is Halal based on a hadith where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) praised vinegar as a good food.

Deliberate Conversion: If wine is intentionally turned into vinegar through human intervention just like adding substances like vinegar, onions, salt, etc, then scholars have differing opinions on its halal or haram. The majority, including the Shafi’i, Hanbali, and some Maliki scholars, consider it haram based on hadiths that discourage handling or benefiting from wine, even when converting it to vinegar.

Therefore, whether wine vinegar is halal largely depends on whether its transformation from wine to vinegar was natural or deliberate. If it occurred naturally without human intervention, it is halal. If the transformation was deliberate, many scholars consider it haram.

These are the simple steps to pray in Islam:

Getting Ready:

• Stay Clean: Before Salah, make sure you and your prayer area are clean.
• Wudu: Do wudu wash your face, hands, and feet to get ready.
• Face to Qibla: Find the direction of the Kabah (Qibla) and face it for prayer.
• Right Time: There are specific times for the five daily prayers.
• Learn Some Arabic: Get familiar with the prayers in Arabic since Salah is done in Arabic.

Doing the Prayers

1. Decide to Pray: Decide in your heart that you are going to pray, focusing on why you are praying.
2. Takbir: Begin by raising your hands and saying “Allahu Akbar” which means Allah is the greatest.
3. Say Opening Words: Start with optional prayers, then say Surah Al-Fatiha and another part of the Quran.
4. Ruku: Bow down and say  “Subhanna Rabbiyal Adheem” three times.
5. Rise from Ruku: Stand up and say “Samiallah Huliman Hamidah” once.
6. Sujood: Lower yourself to the ground and say “Subhanna Rabbiyal Alaa” three times.
7. Take a Break Sitting: Sit after the first Sujood.
8. Second Sujood: Bow down again and say “Subhanna Rabbiyal Alaa” three times.
9. Finish One Rakah: Stand up to finish one part of the prayer.
10. Tashahhud: Sit and recite the prayer to Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
11. Tasleem: Complete your prayers by turning your head say “As-salamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah”  right and left.

Following these simple steps helps you do Salah correctly and connect with Allah.

The absence of female prophets or messengers in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam comes from the wisdom of Allah. Allah chose to select all messengers from among men. This decision is based on the nature of the tasks given to prophets and messengers. Here are some valid reasons why were there no female prophets or messengers:

• Nature of Tasks: A messenger who comes with multiple tasks such as engaging in public or private interactions. Prophet responsibilities are more suitable for men due to their physical capabilities and societal roles.
• Leadership and Authority: Messengers are leaders, issuing commands, making judgments, and guiding their followers. These responsibilities require a level of authority and leadership that was not been accepted as a woman in certain cultures and historically.
• Biological Factors: Women experience biological processes like menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery, which can hinder their ability to fulfill the demanding tasks associated with prophethood or messengers.

We can not see female prophets in history but there have been exceptional women in religious history. The big example is Mother Mary the mother of Jesus(PBUH). In history, many women were just like prophets or supporters of the messengers here are some examples:

• The mother of Moses was receiving Allah message that is often interpreted differently, such as being through dreams or visions rather than prophethood.

If there were no female messengers, that does not mean that religions deny the role of women in religious narratives. Women were contributing equally, and their contributions were acknowledged and mentioned in different contexts.

Fasting on Friday alone is forbidden because Friday is a special day for Jumma Namaz. Prophet Muhammad advised not to fast on Friday. Instead, have two fasts together on Thursday and Friday or Friday and Saturday together. This guidance is based on a Hadith where the Prophet said, “None of you should fast on Friday unless he fasts a day before it or a day after it” (Sahih Bukhari, Book 31, Hadith 206).