Congregation and Mosque
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Is it better for someone who has newly embraced Islam to pray the obligatory prayers in the mosque, and what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible for me to stop attending congregational prayers at the mosque due to extreme time constraints from studying medicine?
Is the prayer of a congregant valid if he says the Takbeerat Al-Ihram while the Imam is saying the Tasleem to end the prayer, and the congregant then completes his prayer individually?
Is the feeling of aversion towards any action that delays prayer from its early prescribed time or from congregational prayer correct, and does this entail a lack of reward from Allah, and what is the ruling on laziness concerning prayer at its early prescribed time, and what are the rulings regarding that which is disliked (makrooh)?
Is it obligatory to pray in the mosque with the congregation, or to pray before them, taking into consideration the spread of light at the time of prayer?
Is it permissible to repeat the Fajr prayer at home as a precautionary measure if it was prayed in congregation at the mosque before the appearance of the white thread, for fear that the congregation might have prayed before the legitimate time began?
Does the sin fall away from the men of the village if the Imam prays in congregation with his young son, who is 10 years old, knowing that congregational prayer is a communal obligation (fard kifayah)?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to return home to pray in congregation with his family, or should he pray alone in the mosque, if he missed the congregational prayer in the mosque and a second congregation was not established?
Is it permissible for an individual to pray, whether alone or in congregation, at home? And can one adopt the view of Imam Malik and Imam Shafi’i regarding the non-obligatory nature of congregational prayer or praying in the mosque for the sake of ease?
Is it permissible for a person to pray in congregation with another person without waiting for the rest of the congregants, even though they are waiting for him?
What should I do if I enter the mosque to pray Dhuhr and Asr combined in a delayed manner (jama' ta'kheer) and find people praying Asr in congregation? Should I pray Asr with them and then make up Dhuhr, or should I pray Dhuhr and Asr combined in a delayed manner individually?
Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr in the university mosque after the Adhan and before the Iqamah, if lectures begin at 12 o'clock, and is it permissible to pray it in congregation when circumstances prevent delaying for the lecture?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "And he who waits for the prayer until he prays it with the Imam has a greater reward than he who prays and then sleeps," and does it indicate the permissibility of forsaking the congregational prayer with the Imam?
Do congregational prayers while traveling, or praying in the school mosque half an hour after its prescribed time, or completing one's prayer individually after one's ablution is nullified, fall under the hadith: "Whoever prays to Allah for forty days in congregation, catching the first Takbir, will have two immunities written for him: immunity from Hellfire and immunity from hypocrisy"?
Which is better for women praying in congregation: praying in a building adjacent to the mosque with the possibility of seeing some of the worshippers through a window and the rows not being connected, or praying in a building adjacent to the mosque with connected rows and no possibility of seeing the worshippers, knowing that both buildings are separated from the mosque by the mosque's courtyard and the ablution area?
Is it possible to reconcile the evidence mentioned concerning the ruling on congregational prayer—especially the حديث (Hadith) of Ibn Umm Maktoum and the Hadith of superiority (أفضلية)—by positing the existence of two types of excused individuals: the first being one who has an unavoidable excuse and is hoped to receive the reward of the congregation, and the second being one who has an avoidable excuse, in which case the superiority (أفضلية) for him is a comparison between performing the prayer in congregation or individually?
Is the Hadith, "If you [plural] pray in your dwellings, then come to the Imam, pray with him, for it will be a supererogatory prayer for you, and that which you prayed in your dwellings will be an obligatory prayer," specific to praying in the mosque, or does it include any congregation, given that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, specified the word "Imam"?
Is congregational prayer obligatory or Sunnah, and is it permissible to avail oneself of the dispensation of considering it Sunnah if one's family prevents one from going to the mosque at night?
Is it permissible to continue simulating congregational prayer without intention or ablution due to obsessive doubts and fear of exposure, while re-performing the prayer alone at home before its time expires? And does that affect the validity of the congregational prayer?
Must a person afflicted with urinary incontinence observe continuity between Istinja’ (cleansing after urinating/defecating) and Wudu’ (ablution), then between Wudu’ and Salah (prayer)? And does sitting or reading the Qur’an and Hadith during the aforementioned two intervals affect his prayer, given that urine descends intermittently and suddenly? Is it permissible for him to combine two prayers with a single Wudu’, praying Dhuhr at home and Asr at the mosque? Is he obligated to begin with the obligatory prayer before the supererogatory ones? And if he makes a mistake in the prostration of forgetfulness, must he perform it again, and does that affect the continuity between the combined prayers? Is it permissible for a sick person to marry, and must he inform the woman's guardian, and is he obligated to wash his private parts before approaching his wife?
Did the Prophet ever contemplate burning the homes of those who failed to attend congregational prayers as a severe warning, or as an obligation that believers must fulfill?
What is the ruling on working in a place where there is no mosque, and is it permissible to pray individually?
Is it permissible for someone who has prayed Maghrib alone at home to join a congregation praying Isha’ combined [with Maghrib] due to rain?
Is it obligatory to wash the bedding again after it has been stepped on by two cats known to urinate everywhere?