Salaam Alaikum Al-Khoei Center Staff,

1. During Jamaat Salaat, in larger congregations, sometimes I forget to recite the ruku / “sami Allahu liman Hamida” after ruku / Sujood / Astagfirullah / Tashahud, although I have been trying to be conscious to recite these components for every Jamaat Salaat in recent years. Is reciting/pronouncing these components required in the setting of Salaatul Jamaat? Do I have to repeat my earlier Salaat from my younger years if I did not recite these?

2. Similarly, Is it required for all individuals or only the Imam us Salaat to recite the two surahs during jamaat salaat?

3. I have quite a few T-shirts that I have collected over the years. Some of them have symbols, smiley faces, cartoon characters, superheroes, logos of companies, buildings, realistic or artistic animals, creatures etc. Does wearing a shirt like this invalidate Salaat? I think actual photographs do. Similarly, my coat at work has a picture of a building, and my name on it. There is a calligraphic art of a lion Shere Imam Ali AS, Hazat Abbas AS that I see some people wear. What about pictures of holy sites, Zaree / Rozas, or other buildings?

4. As a side note, I have received an email from the Istifta Section of Syed Sistani that wearing an ID badge is Makrooh but does not invalidate Salaat, including during Hajj.

5. During Ramadhan Amaal, I went to sleep in the car during the two Duas Makarimul Akhlaq and Tawba because I needed to sleep before driving back to my home. I feel like I made a mistake. Do I need to wait a whole year until the next 23rd Ramadhan night to receive the blessings from these Duas?

Thank you and With Duas,

Faiyaz Ahmed