Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible to repeat the 'Asr prayer in congregation with the intention of performing a supererogatory prayer after having already performed it individually?
Has Imam Malik permitted someone who missed the bowing of the last rak'ah, and thus that rak'ah was not counted for him, to wait and not join the congregation, then pull one of the worshippers to complete his prayer with him, or form a new congregation with other latecomers, in order to attain the reward of congregational prayer?
Is it better to join the congregation in the mosque when it has already started, or to pray in congregation from the beginning outside the mosque? And does this preference differ among the madhhabs?
What should one who enters the mosque and finds the Imam praying the funeral prayer do if he did not catch the congregational prayer: offer the prescribed prayer or the funeral prayer?
What is the ruling on saying "no problem" when missing congregational prayer due to impurity?
Is the Imam the one who missed the first congregational prayer, or the one who stood up to pray a supererogatory prayer with him, if a man entered the mosque after the Imam had said the Taslim and one of the worshippers stood up to pray with him?
Is the prayer of one who has completed a supererogatory prayer valid, and is the opening "takbir" counted for him, if he entered the mosque and found the congregation had finished, then prayed with another congregation a short prayer, then repeated the prayer in full with a third congregation?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in the mosque if going to and from it takes a long time and causes hardship in performing other duties and due to weather conditions?
Is a traveler who is in a non-Muslim country for medical treatment sinful if he prays in his home due to his inability to go to the mosque?
Will I be rewarded for praying Fajr in congregation if I pray it at home due to security conditions, knowing that I am keen to pray Isha in the mosque?
Is congregational prayer in the place of a demolished mosque, where the nearest mosque is a 10-minute walk away, considered prayer in a mosque, and will those who pray there receive the reward of congregational prayer?
Is it permissible to delay congregational prayer until returning home due to the emission of prostatic fluid (imdhâ') and the inability to change the wet clothes outside the home?
Is the unification of the Adhan considered a reprehensible act that one should not assist with, and is it permissible to operate and repair unified Adhan reception devices and to pray for their destruction?
What is the ruling on performing supererogatory prayers in the mosque at the time of the Iqamah for the obligatory prayer?
Is it permissible to pray in congregation at a workplace carpeted with mosque prayer rugs, or is it better to pray at a mosque located one kilometer away from the company?
What are the legitimate excuses permitted by Islamic law for missing congregational prayer, and is merely experiencing hardship sufficient as an excuse, especially given that strict adherence to congregational prayer disrupts the questioner's personal life and causes difficulty for his parents?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer with those who establish the prayer before its appointed time, and is it obligatory for us to pray with them, or should we wait for the time appointed for us?
What is the ruling on a woman praying the eclipse prayer alone in her home?
Does a great distance invalidate the prayer if I stand in a row that has no barriers, while the rows in front of me have barriers and pillars separating the rows, and should I stand next to a person standing in a row that has barriers?
What is the ruling concerning my prayer at home if my parents prevent me from going to the mosque, citing its distance from the house and their fear for me, knowing that I am 16 years old?
What should I do about someone who prevents me from praying in the mosque and curses religion, Islam, and prayer, and what is the ruling on such an act?
What is the ruling on the prayer of an Imam who eats unlawful food, and what is the ruling on following him and praying behind him in congregational prayer?
Is the missed pre-Dhuhr Sunnah prayer prayed immediately after the Dhuhr prayer and before its post-prayer Sunnah, or after the post-prayer Sunnah prayer? And is it permissible to complete the remaining two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah pre-Dhuhr Sunnah prayer after the Dhuhr prayer if the congregational prayer began after only two rak'ahs had been performed?
What is the ruling on being absent from Fajr prayer in the mosque by order of one's mother due to fear of thieves, knowing that some men from the neighborhood go to and return from the mosque?