Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on praying behind innovators, and if it is not permissible, then should the obligatory prayers be performed at home, especially the Fajr prayer, and what is the foundational evidence for that, and what is the solution if all the surrounding mosques are predominantly adherents of this doctrine?
Is it permissible for my husband and his companions to abandon congregational prayer in the public mosque and establish it in one of their homes, under the pretext that they are Salafis and are not allowed to practice the Sunnah of sitting after the Fajr prayer until sunrise in the mosque?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a person afflicted with a knee injury refraining from praying on a chair with the Muslim congregation, despite the doctor's advice to do so?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam whose open transgression is manifest by swimming in places crowded with female tourists who are semi-naked?
Is it permissible to delay a prayer beyond its prescribed time in order to fulfill a work contract, knowing that the times of the two prayers overlap? And is a work contract considered a legitimate excuse for this? And is it better to perform the prayer in congregation at the company or in the mosque?
Is the excuse for the man who was late for the congregational prayer - mentioned in the noble Hadith where the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Who will donate to this one?" - that he was traveling?
What is the ruling on someone who entered the Grand Mosque in Makkah and prayed two rak'ahs of greeting out of ignorance, without performing tawaf? And is he sinful?
What should I do to mend my ways and repent from smoking and shortcomings, even though I observe the obligatory prayers and strive in remembrance and supplication before sleep?
What is the sin of one who suffers from excessive flatulence and is asked to stop attending congregational prayers in the mosque because of it? And is it sufficient for him to perform ablution for each prayer after its time has begun?
Is it obligatory for me to pray in the mosque standing as much as I can, then sit if the Imam prolongs the prayer, or should I complete the prayer at home standing with a short prayer, knowing that I am young and feel embarrassed to pray sitting?
Is reading the Qur’an aloud and in congregation in the mosque considered an innovation (bid’ah)?
What should I do with my father who interrupts his prayers and does not go to the mosque except for Friday prayer, and refuses advice due to personal disagreements and his anger, and should I leave him or try to discuss it with him, exposing myself to his wrath?
Which is better: praying in the back rows of the mosque, or in the front rows on the upper floor?
Is it permissible to perform congregational prayer in the kitchen of shared student housing without the administration's permission, due to the unavailability of another place that accommodates the worshippers?
What is the ruling on performing the obligatory prayers in protest squares when there are mosques nearby, and what is your advice to those who come from distant places to pray there?
What is the permissibility of breaking one's fast, eating, and drinking inside the mosque, and is delaying the Iqamah for the Maghrib prayer by ten minutes in Ramadan from the Sunnah?
What should I do in the middle sitting after catching the second rak'ah of the Asr prayer, subsequent to rising from bowing and prostrating with the congregation? Should I recite the glorifications and the tashahhud, or should I remain silent and begin recitation and glorification in the following two rak'ahs?
Is it obligatory to pray Dhuhr and Asr shortened and combined upon the entry of Dhuhr time while traveling, or is it permissible to delay them until Asr time, or is it obligatory to pray each prayer at its designated time? And is it permissible to combine them if the traveler arrives before Maghrib? And is it obligatory to attend congregational prayer in the mosque upon hearing the Adhan after having prayed individually, and is being preoccupied with changing buses or searching for accommodation considered an excuse for missing the congregation?
What is the ruling on befriending an Arab person who hates Arabs and their language, defends Jews, dislikes congregational prayer, and denies the torment of the grave and the Mi'raj?
Is it permissible for the husband of a wife's aunt to compel his wife's nephew to pray Fajr in congregation, knowing that he prays all other obligatory prayers in the mosque, except for Fajr sometimes due to fatigue?
Can a husband lead his wife in the supererogatory (Sunnah Ratibah) prayers, such as those associated with Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, Shafa, and Witr? Is performing the supererogatory (Sunnah Ratibah) prayers at home better than in the mosque? Is it disliked to perform them in the mosque? Is the preference based on reward?
Is it permissible to be absent from congregational prayer due to the imams' incompetence and the authorities' harassment of worshippers who adhere to the Islamic dress code?
What is the ruling on a congregation performing the Fajr prayer if it is held before its prescribed time, and is a re-prayer obligatory?
Why did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, pray Tarawih for only three days, while Umar ibn al-Khattab revived it for a full month?