Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on praying Fajr in congregation in the mosque after shortening the duration of the iqama to 15 minutes after the adhan, knowing that the true dawn (Fajr al-Sadiq) begins 17 minutes after the adhan?
What is the ruling on a mosque imam insisting on leading the congregational prayers despite the worshippers' dislike of his prayer and their having filed a complaint against him?
Is gathering for Dhikr and designating a specific day for Qiyam al-Layl outside of Ramadan Bid'ah (innovation)?
Is refraining from going to the mosque due to fear of harming the mosque or the worshippers by involuntarily passing stool or urine considered a sound decision Islamically, and does it align with the concession granted to one who has eaten garlic, and does the Hadith, "Indeed, Allah loves for His concessions to be availed of, just as He dislikes for His disobedience to be committed," apply to it?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in a mosque that prays immediately after the Adhan, neglecting the regular Sunnah prayers, and to which worshippers arrive in groups one after another until the end of the prayer time? Is it permissible for some worshippers to delay the prayer in order to catch the later congregations? And is it permissible to pray in a distant mosque for the purpose of leaving prayer early instead of praying in the nearby mosque?
Is my prayer valid if I doubted that I had not recited Al-Fatihah in the Isha congregational prayer with the Imam, so I recited it, then performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after the tasleem?
Is it obligatory to take all possible measures to wake up for prayer, or are some of them sufficient? And is what was mentioned considered an intentional act to miss the prayer?
Which is better: Supplicating after the Adhan until the Iqamah or going directly to prayer?
What should a worshiper do if someone next to them in congregational prayer leaves, according to the Shafi'is?
What is the ruling on praying Fajr alone in the mosque immediately after waking up, performing the iqamah, and missing the congregational prayer?
What should a person do who frequently experiences a discharge of white or yellow drops, which sometimes causes embarrassment and leads to missing prayers?
Is it obligatory to attend congregational prayers while suffering from chronic constipation and feeling a fluid discharge from the anus without sound or odor, and experiencing difficulty in urination?
Is it permissible to combine and shorten the Dhuhr and Asr prayers in Madinah, with the intention of traveling to Yanbu, and to miss the congregational Dhuhr prayer?
What is the correct action if one's ablution is nullified during congregational prayer; does the worshipper complete his prayer with the congregation after renewing ablution, or does he repeat it individually?
Do intrusive thoughts and inappropriate sayings invalidate the prayer? And should one withdraw from the congregational prayer if his prayer becomes invalid? And do clothes stained with a small amount of urine droplets transfer impurity?
What is urinary incontinence, and is it permissible for someone afflicted with it to combine prayers, and what is the ruling on the order of combined prayers in a delayed combination, and how does a sick person pray the combined prayers in congregation in the mosque?
Are those who believe that congregational prayer is a communal obligation (fard kifayah) committing a major sin by misleading the general Muslim populace?
What is the ruling on a Muslim praying at home instead of in the mosque due to a bad relationship with the mosque's imam, knowing his injustice towards others, his love for money, and his appointment of his son as muezzin despite the poor quality of his voice?
Should I make up the Ishā prayer that I performed alone outside the mosque in order to catch the congregational prayer, even though the mosque was not full?
Does completing forty days of prayer on time get affected by missing some prayers during menstruation due to ignorance, and should the days be recalculated or should one continue from where they left off?
Is offering dinner before Isha prayer—given there is ample time for the prayer and no necessity to delay it—considered a form of turning away from and neglecting the matter of prayer, and preferring other things over it? And does this reach the point of disbelief or sin?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer behind a muezzin who does not recite well and prevents worshippers from entering the mosque after the prayer, with the presence of unpleasant odors in the mosque?
Is a man sinful if he intentionally thinks about lust, or kisses his wife and pre-ejaculates just before prayer in the mosque, knowing beforehand that he will pre-ejaculate? What should he do if he pre-ejaculates? Should he stay home and pray there after the pre-ejaculate stops, or should he go to the mosque, perform ablution, and pray even if the discharge of pre-ejaculate has not yet stopped?
Is it permissible for women to pray in congregation behind an Imam who is unaware of their presence, and does their prayer become invalid because of this?