Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on a woman praying alone, separate from her husband, who prays quickly and causes her to miss the Tasbeeh and Du'a?
Is attending congregational prayer obligatory for a Muslim, and is one who leaves it without an excuse sinful, taking into account the prohibition against entering the mosque for one who has eaten garlic?
What is the ruling on the marriage of third-gender individuals and their gender transformation surgery, and who is to wash and shroud them?
Is it permissible for the wife to pray the obligatory Fajr prayer in congregation behind her husband at home after he has prayed the Sunnah of Fajr, so that the husband may then go to pray the congregational Fajr prayer in the mosque?
What is your comment on the action of Omar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, in gathering people behind one reciter for the Tarawih prayer, and his saying, “What a blessed innovation this is, and that which you sleep about is better than that which you perform”? And do we conclude from this that praying Tarawih individually at home is better than performing it in congregation in the mosque?
What is the ruling on a traveler performing prayers by combining them in advance (jama' taqdim)? And is he obligated to go to the mosque and perform the prayer again—as a supererogatory prayer (nafilah)—if he hears the adhan for the second prayer?
Is it permissible to pray the Shaf’ and Witr in congregation at home, and how do you explain Imam Malik’s starting with the obligatory prayer before the supererogatory prayer of Fajr, despite what has been established from the Prophet (ﷺ)?
Does the intention of obtaining the reward mentioned in the Hadith become void for someone who missed the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram) in congregational prayer due to circumstances beyond their control, and is he required to repeat the forty days from the beginning?
What is the ruling on abandoning the congregational prayer due to the prevalence of backbiting, malice, and hatred, and the absence of a regular imam in the mosque?
If a woman's prayer in her home is better, then why did the female companions (Sahabiyat) attend the Fajr prayer in the mosque, and is the evidence for the superiority of congregational prayer exclusively for men?
What is the limit of illness that permits one to be absent from congregational prayer, knowing that the mosque is a fifteen-minute walk away, I have no vehicle to transport me, and going to the mosque causes a relapse after improvement?
What is the ruling on a husband praying at home despite the mosque being close by, and is it correct for the wife to remind him of the necessity of praying in the mosque? And how can the husband rid himself of the habit of constant arguing? And what is the way to bring vitality back to the marital relationship in the absence of affection, especially with the age difference?
How can one benefit from the dispensation of shortening prayers while traveling if attending congregational prayer is obligatory during travel and the imam of the mosque is a resident, which means completing the prayer and not benefiting from the dispensation?
What is the ruling on reading two Hizbs of the Qur’an collectively after the Maghrib prayer daily, followed by reciting a poem in praise of the Qur’an and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Does the punishment for one who misses the congregational Fajr prayer—which is having one's head crushed with a large rock—apply to someone who prays it alone at home after its usual time due to inadvertently missing the alarm, despite wishing to perform it in congregation? And is one who deliberately prays Fajr individually without an excuse sinful? And is an individual's prayer at home alone unacceptable or displeasing to Allah?
How sound are the rulings mentioned in Gamal al-Banna's article "Combining Prayers," which are based on the principles of ease and removing hardship in Islam, and sometimes justify delaying the Maghrib prayer under certain circumstances? And is the one who delays it considered sinful?
Is it permissible for a father to hit his children over the age of ten for abandoning congregational prayer, or is hitting only for abandoning prayer in general, and what should the father do if the child insists on praying at home?
Is it permissible to perform the two rak'ahs of seeking forgiveness mentioned in the hadith after missing the congregational Fajr prayer, in order to be forgiven for the sin?
Is it permissible to pray behind an imam about whom rumors of indecency are heard, while not being certain of their authenticity?
If the Imam remembers that he is not in a state of Wudu, so he pulls someone to lead the congregational prayer, and this person does not know which Rak'ah they are in, what should he do?
Is it permissible to pray at home and then go to the mosque and pray behind the Imam with the intention of a supererogatory prayer, or to pray a supererogatory prayer behind him with the intention of not following him, knowing that praying behind him is not permissible and there is no other mosque, and he cannot be advised or removed?
Is it permissible for someone who is late for congregational prayer to bow at the mosque's entrance and then hasten his steps to join the row, as Abu Bakra (may Allah be pleased with him) did when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told him: "May Allah increase your eagerness, but do not repeat it"?
What is the ruling on not turning off a mobile phone in the mosque during prayer, and what is the effect of that on the devotion of the worshipers?
What is the ruling on combining two prayers due to rain for residents living near the mosque, or for those who are able to go to it without being exposed to rain? And should the easier opinion be given to people in this situation?