Congregation and Mosque

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What should the worshiper do if he joins a prayer behind a standing imam, then the imam refuses his imamate and pushes him away with his hand?
If a person enters the mosque and finds the congregants praying 'Isha' with a Jam' Taqdeem (combining prayers by bringing the later prayer forward) due to rain, should he pray 'Isha' with them, then pray Maghrib individually, and would his prayer be valid, or should he repeat both prayers in their proper order after completing the 'Isha' prayer with the congregation?
What is the ruling on leading a congregation in the mosque without wearing an abaya, and what is the evidence for that?
How can one reconcile performing the Maghrib prayer on time and having iftar at home, given the family's desire for a communal iftar?
Should one wake one's family for Fajr prayer, and does that take precedence over performing the Fajr Sunnah prayer?
Is it permissible to skip congregational prayer for an individual who is praying alone and is afflicted with obsessive whispers (waswas) about passing wind during prayer, knowing that he can control himself when praying alone?
Is it permissible to repeat the congregational obligatory prayer with family members at home to help them earn the reward of congregational prayer, and is the second prayer considered obligatory or supererogatory?
Is it permissible to perform Fajr, Dhuhr, and Asr prayers at work, and Maghrib and Isha prayers at home due to work circumstances?
Is it permissible for worshipers to leave the mosque and pray in their homes due to the abundance of disagreements and animosity among them, resulting from the absence of permanent imams and muezzins and the multiplicity of imams and muezzins for each prayer?
What is the reason for feeling that major ritual impurity (janabah) persists after ghusl when going to the mosque, despite this feeling disappearing when praying at home?
Is attending to worldly matters that conflict with the congregational prayer time in the mosque considered a valid excuse for missing it, given the possibility of performing it in congregation outside the mosque?
Is it permissible to delay congregational prayer with one's wife due to an illness that prevents going to the mosque, or is it better to pray individually at its appointed time?
Is the need for my parents to accompany me to run their difficult errands outside the home an excuse to miss congregational prayer or to perform it outside the mosque?
Is it permissible to pray the obligatory prayer alone before the congregational prayer—knowing that ritual purity (wudu') is often invalidated while waiting for the congregation—and then join the congregation without wudu' with the intention of fulfilling the obligation?
Is the woman's reward greater if she prays in her home or in congregation at the mosque?
How is congregational prayer performed if one joins the Imam in the second, third, or fourth rak'ah of Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, or Isha prayer?
What is the meaning of Abu Sulayman's saying: "No one misses congregational prayer except due to a sin"?
Is it permissible to pray in a student's room when there is a dog belonging to one of the tenants in the same house, with the mosque being two kilometers away?
Is it true that whoever does not have a regular Imam in the mosque will not have 25 degrees written for him?
What should we do regarding the sheikhs who are eligible for the imamate in our mosque?
Is it permissible to limit oneself to mentioning the preponderant opinion in matters of dispute, such as the disbelief of one who abandons prayer and the obligation of congregational prayer, without mentioning the other opinion, so that people do not cling to it and lose the benefit of advice?
Should Fajr prayer be repeated if the worshiper finds traces of semen after the prayer, but not before it, and is it counted as a congregational prayer or an individual one?
Was the questioner's action of performing tayammum and praying alone at the end of the planned journey correct, given the unavailability of water or transportation to the mosque at the beginning of the planned journey, and the lack of response from those with him to the call to prayer?
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer in which I led the congregation while I was in a state of janabah, knowing that I performed ablution twice before leading the prayer?

Congregation and Mosque

What should the worshiper do if he joins a prayer behind a standing imam, then the imam refuses his imamate and pushes him away with his hand?

What is the ruling on leading a congregation in the mosque without wearing an abaya, and what is the evidence for that?

How can one reconcile performing the Maghrib prayer on time and having iftar at home, given the family's desire for a communal iftar?

Should one wake one's family for Fajr prayer, and does that take precedence over performing the Fajr Sunnah prayer?

Is it permissible to skip congregational prayer for an individual who is praying alone and is afflicted with obsessive whispers (waswas) about passing wind during prayer, knowing that he can control himself when praying alone?

Is it permissible to repeat the congregational obligatory prayer with family members at home to help them earn the reward of congregational prayer, and is the second prayer considered obligatory or supererogatory?

Is it permissible to perform Fajr, Dhuhr, and Asr prayers at work, and Maghrib and Isha prayers at home due to work circumstances?

Is it permissible for worshipers to leave the mosque and pray in their homes due to the abundance of disagreements and animosity among them, resulting from the absence of permanent imams and muezzins and the multiplicity of imams and muezzins for each prayer?

What is the reason for feeling that major ritual impurity (janabah) persists after ghusl when going to the mosque, despite this feeling disappearing when praying at home?

Is attending to worldly matters that conflict with the congregational prayer time in the mosque considered a valid excuse for missing it, given the possibility of performing it in congregation outside the mosque?

Is it permissible to delay congregational prayer with one's wife due to an illness that prevents going to the mosque, or is it better to pray individually at its appointed time?

Is the need for my parents to accompany me to run their difficult errands outside the home an excuse to miss congregational prayer or to perform it outside the mosque?

Is it permissible to pray the obligatory prayer alone before the congregational prayer—knowing that ritual purity (wudu') is often invalidated while waiting for the congregation—and then join the congregation without wudu' with the intention of fulfilling the obligation?

Is the woman's reward greater if she prays in her home or in congregation at the mosque?

How is congregational prayer performed if one joins the Imam in the second, third, or fourth rak'ah of Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, or Isha prayer?

What is the meaning of Abu Sulayman's saying: "No one misses congregational prayer except due to a sin"?

Is it permissible to pray in a student's room when there is a dog belonging to one of the tenants in the same house, with the mosque being two kilometers away?

Is it true that whoever does not have a regular Imam in the mosque will not have 25 degrees written for him?

What should we do regarding the sheikhs who are eligible for the imamate in our mosque?

Is it permissible to limit oneself to mentioning the preponderant opinion in matters of dispute, such as the disbelief of one who abandons prayer and the obligation of congregational prayer, without mentioning the other opinion, so that people do not cling to it and lose the benefit of advice?

Should Fajr prayer be repeated if the worshiper finds traces of semen after the prayer, but not before it, and is it counted as a congregational prayer or an individual one?

Was the questioner's action of performing tayammum and praying alone at the end of the planned journey correct, given the unavailability of water or transportation to the mosque at the beginning of the planned journey, and the lack of response from those with him to the call to prayer?

Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer in which I led the congregation while I was in a state of janabah, knowing that I performed ablution twice before leading the prayer?