Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
What should we do if the microphone is unclear in the women's prayer area, which is separate from the men's, and we are unable to follow the Imam? And what is the ruling on our prayer if we omit a rak'ah, thinking that the Imam is still standing, or if we sit for the final tashahhud in the third rak'ah? And what are the resulting implications regarding the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) or completing the prayer with the Imam?
Is there a congregational prayer or a possibility of performing it congregationally during calamities that befall Muslims? And is performing Qiyam al-Layl (night vigil prayer), supplication, and reading the Quran congregationally for our brothers and sisters in Palestine considered a bid‘ah (innovation), knowing that the Messenger did not do so in fierce battles?
Is prayer in the mosque obligatory? And if so, what is incumbent upon a thirteen-year-old son whose mother does not allow him to go to the mosque for 'Isha and Fajr prayers out of fear for him, especially since Fajr prayer is very early?
What is the ruling on working in the education sector if it causes one to miss prayers and not be allowed to perform them? And can praying individually or secretly in congregation be considered an excuse for not attending prayers in the mosque? And is teaching mixed-gender classes forbidden? And what is the ruling on taking on the position of Imam with a small salary with the intention of benefiting people, while marriage is approaching?
What should a man do who habitually forgets the 'Isha prayer, and when he prays the four rak'ahs, he says the tasleem after the second rak'ah and glorifies Allah, then stands for the shaf' and witr prayers?
Does congregational prayer become not obligatory for someone who lives 1300 meters away from the mosque and has no means of transportation?
Is it permissible to skip congregational prayer in the mosque for the purpose of buying fish at auction, knowing that skipping it leads to performing the prayer congregationally in the market after its time in the mosque, and that this market is rife with immorality and debauchery, and there is no designated place for prayer therein?
When is the time for the iqama of prayer after the adhan, and is it permissible to perform it after five minutes without adhering to what other mosques do?
Which is better for a traveler: shortening and combining prayers, or performing them in full at the mosque to gain the reward of congregational prayer?
Does rising to relieve oneself, then returning and performing ablution, nullify the reward of sitting after Fajr prayer (the reward of a complete Hajj and Umrah)?
What is the ruling on a worshiper joining one of two congregations praying at the same time in one mosque, separated by a wall?
Should one leave the mosque if the Imam and the congregants engage in collective remembrance (dhikr), or is it permissible to distance oneself from them at the back of the mosque?
What is the ruling on holding a second congregational prayer in the mosque after the obligatory prayer has concluded for those who missed it, and what is the evidence for that, and what is its ruling in the Two Holy Mosques?
What is the ruling on forgetfulness (sahw) in congregational prayer, and does it apply to one who forgets after giving the salutation (taslim) with the Imam in order to complete their prayer?
What should a worshiper do if the row next to him is not straight in congregational prayer, such as if the worshipers move slightly away from him, or if one row is ahead of another?
Is it permissible for a worker to perform prayers in his office, either alone or in congregation with his colleagues, and what are the Sharia conditions for the validity of his prayer in this case?
Is it true that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah holds the view that combining two prayers is temporal, such that a long interval can separate them, and is it permissible for me to separate the two prayers by a period of up to half an hour or an hour when combining due to سلس ( سلس البول: urinary incontinence, سلس الريح: continuous passing of wind, etc.), as long as the time for the first obligatory prayer has not expired?
Is a young man who occasionally finds a slight trace of feces after wiping his anus considered to be suffering from سلس (fecal incontinence)? And what is required of him if he discovers this at the end of the day? And is he obligated to check for this regularly?
Is it permissible to perform the Dhuhr prayer twice in the mosque?
Is it permissible for a worshiper who missed the congregational prayer to pray Dhuhr alone, while a congregation is praying Asr as a jama‘ taqdīm (early combining) in the mosque, knowing that combining Asr with Dhuhr occurs almost daily?
Is it permissible to retract the dedication of a house as a waqf to be a mosque after its declaration in front of witnesses?
Is it permissible not to go to congregational prayer in the mosque because the shop owner is busy with a customer using a phone?
What is the ruling on the social security imposed on a Muslim, opening an account in a usurious bank to receive grants or transfers, missing prayers at the university or in congregation due to expulsion rules, delaying prayer or combining the two prayers (Dhuhr and Asr or Maghrib and Isha) due to examination circumstances, addressing a disbeliever in the plural form and greeting him with a non-Islamic greeting, and depositing an amount in a usurious bank to obtain a visa?
What is the ruling on delaying the 'Asr prayer until 3:20, knowing that the time for establishing the prayer in the Eastern Province is 2:50, and that this time is unified by the Imam and the congregation (the employees)? And what is the ruling on a group standing in the prayer area who have not prayed, while another group is praying before the unified prayer time?