Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Does delaying the 'Asr prayer beyond its time – until an hour after the congregational prayer – fall under the scope of the Hadith: "Whoever deliberately abandons the 'Asr prayer, his deeds have been nullified"?
Does the death of an infant son after observing the opening takbir for forty days signify the acceptance or rejection of one's deeds?
What is the ruling on a traveler performing the obligatory prayer in the mosque after the Adhan and before the Iqamah?
Does the reward for congregational prayer elude one whose ablution was nullified, and then missed the prayer upon returning from performing ablution?
Is it permissible to audibly and collectively engage in dhikr and praise between the Adhan and the Iqamah?
Is it permissible for a worshipper in an office to follow the congregation of the mosque located beneath the building, knowing that the mosque does not have a designated area for women?
Is it better for a woman to pray on time or to pray in a congregation later?
Must I go to the mosque to pray the missed Fajr prayer at nine in the morning, or should I pray it at home, knowing my eagerness to perform prayers in the mosque?
What are the implications for someone who has been afflicted with cancer, had their rectum removed, a colostomy bag permanently attached for excretion, concerning prayer and ablution? Is it obligatory for them to perform ablution for every prayer and clean the bag beforehand? Is it permissible for him to lead prayers? Is he allowed to pray in the mosque despite the possibility of odors emanating from him?
Is going to the mosque more deserving, or obeying the mother if she asks for a task before the prayer?
What is the expiation for an Imam leading a congregational prayer while in a state of ritual impurity (حدث), out of embarrassment to put forward one of the worshippers?
Is the prayer of one who doubted the opening takbir while praying with the congregation and then repeated it individually valid, and is the congregational prayer counted for him?
Is a person who prays at home in congregation with his wife considered negligent and deprived of Allah's light on the Day of Resurrection?
What is the ruling on an Imam who mispronounces Al-Fatiha, uttering the letter Qaf in a colloquial dialect, and is not convinced by advice, and is it permissible to abandon congregational prayer and pray at home in this situation?
Is it permissible for a Sunni girl to pray behind an innovator, and is it permissible for her to marry an innovator?
What does a worshipper recite in the third rak'ah of a silent congregational prayer (such as Dhuhr and Asr), if he caught the first two rak'ahs but thought they were the third and fourth, so he only recited Al-Fatihah in them? And in the third rak'ah, should he recite Al-Fatihah and a surah, or just Al-Fatihah? And is his prayer valid?
What is the ruling on missing Fajr prayer if one did not hear the Adhan?
What is the ruling regarding the congregational prayer of travelers and residents led by a traveling imam, then one of the residents is put forward due to an unexpected circumstance befalling the imam, and how do they complete their prayer?
Is it permissible to hold two congregational prayers at the same time in one mosque, and if some young men pray in congregation before the regular Imam due to their busy schedules, should the Imam wait for them or establish his own congregational prayer?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to pray alone at his workplace for fear of the temptation of looking at unveiled women on his way to a communal prayer area?
Does the Muslim who prays Fajr Prayer individually (without a valid Shar’i reason) in his home enter into Allah’s protection, as does the one who prays it in congregation in the mosque? And what is the Noble Hadith that indicates this?
Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) to deviate from the well-known post-prayer remembrances, and is it permissible to go to the Budshishiyya zawiya to perform prayers there despite the presence of a closer mosque?
What is the ruling on delaying one's arrival at the mosque to avoid leading the worshippers in prayer?
Is it obligatory to leave a medical lecture to perform the Asr prayer in congregation at the college mosque, knowing that the lecturer permits this and that missing part of the lecture might affect comprehension, or is it permissible to delay it to perform it as a second congregation after the lecture? And does the fact that the mosque has no regular Imam and not all prayers are performed there affect the ruling on the obligation of attending the first congregation?