Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on excessive obsessive doubts and skepticism regarding Sharia rulings and matters of creed, and is this considered among the causes of apostasy?
What is the ruling on someone who deliberately does not go to the mosque until after hearing the Iqama, dislikes waiting for the prayer, knowing that the mosque is close, and joins the prayer after the recitation of Al-Fatiha in the first Rak'ah?
What is the ruling regarding past and present prayers for a person who suffers from incomplete evacuation of the rectum, which leads to the expulsion of stool after ablution and prayer, along with repeated ablution and prayer, difficulty in ensuring purity outside the home, sometimes delaying prayer, and incomplete emptying of the bladder?
What is the ruling regarding a congregation that prays in the mosque's courtyard instead of inside due to intense heat, and is Tahiyat al-Masjid (greeting of the mosque) obligatory upon entering the courtyard?
Does the reward for prayer increase with an increase in the number of worshippers? Are twenty-two people rewarded the same as a larger number? Is supplication accepted when the number is larger?
Is it permissible for a lecturer who fears missing the prayer time if he attends the lecture, not to perform Maghrib prayer in congregation at the mosque?
What are the permissible distances between worshippers in congregational prayer, and to what extent are the worshipper and the imam responsible for that?
What is the ruling on praying the regular Sunnah prayer of Fajr and what follows from it, and is it better to pray the Sunnah at home then go to the mosque, or to go to the mosque and pray the obligatory prayer only? And what is the ruling on a worshiper praying the obligatory prayer behind someone who is praying the Sunnah prayer, and should the worshiper lead in this case silently or audibly?
Is it permissible to shorten and combine prayers in Dubai for someone who lives in Abu Dhabi, a distance of 175 km, and stays in Dubai two or three days a week?
What is the ruling on praying behind imams who make mistakes in reciting Al-Fatiha, such as substituting some letters or omitting the tashdeed? Is it permissible to pray behind someone who utters inappropriate words inside the mosque? And what is one obligated to do towards someone who does not accept advice or desist from these actions?
What is the ruling on keeping pace with the times from the perspective of mixing (between genders) in Islam?
What is the ruling on my sleep if I do not wake up for prayer except by others waking me, and I have not asked anyone to wake me?
What would you like to know about mosque etiquette?
Who is responsible for establishing congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who permits seeking intercession from saints (awliya') with the intention of seeking their intercession, and interprets Al-Busiri's verses ("To whom can I flee for refuge...") as pertaining only to the Day of Judgment? What is the validity of his statement and praying behind him? What is the ruling on praying behind a muezzin who chants: "From your bounty are this world and its counterpart... And from your knowledge are the Tablet and the Pen," when the regular Imam is absent? And is it obligatory to leave the mosque in these cases?
Are there texts from the Holy Qur’an or the noble Prophetic hadiths that could help and strengthen the resolve of someone who suffers from a problem in conversing and speaking with others, especially after his expatriation to study in another country?
What is the ruling on praying Asr individually after missing the congregational prayer due to studying in high school, given the absence of a prayer area and the prohibition of leaving the lesson?
What is incumbent upon someone who enters the mosque while the Imam is in the final tashahhud of the last rak'ah: should he wait until the Imam finishes to pray a second congregational prayer, or should he complete the final tashahhud with the Imam?
My husband prays all the obligatory prayers on time at home, and I want advice on how to persuade him to pray at the mosque without making him feel compelled.
What are the procedures for performing Tarawih prayers at home, and must a woman be a memorizer of the Book of Allah to perform them alone, or is it sufficient for her to recite what she has memorized?
What is better for a Muslim who missed congregational prayer: to pray the obligatory prayer behind someone performing a supererogatory prayer, and does he thereby attain the reward of congregational prayer? Is it better for the wife—or other women—to wait for her husband—or one of her maharim—to lead her in a supererogatory prayer at home to attain the reward of congregational prayer? Should a man pray the supererogatory prayer after Fajr and Asr at home leading women, or before them, so that the women can follow him?
Is it permissible in congregational prayer for a worshipper to lean on someone else and rush through the prayer when they have nothing to do afterward but play?
Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten (qasr) and combine (jam‘) prayers if they do not face hardship, knowing that the distance exceeds 120 km but the travel time does not exceed three hours? Is it permissible to shorten some prayers and pray others in full? Is praying in congregation with colleagues in university housing sufficient instead of praying in the mosque? Can travelers pray by combining prayers early (jam‘ taqdim) or delaying them (jam‘ ta’khir)? Is it permissible to agree upon a daily time to combine prayers throughout the period of stay?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer for an individual who prayed the obligatory prayer alone, and then prayed again with a congregation?