Congregation and Mosque
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Is it permissible to delay the Isha prayer in order to watch a religious program on television?
Is it permissible to pray Asr while holding back flatulence in order to catch the congregational prayer, or is it better to delay it until returning home due to embarrassment from performing ablution at the workplace?
What is the ruling concerning a husband who does not hold the Qur’an to read from it, does not maintain prayer on time or in the mosque congregation, stays up late with his friends playing cards, smoking, and engaging in idle talk, does not treat his parents well, and rejects advice? And what can the wife do with him?
What is the ruling on saying "Ameen" to the Imam's supplication on Friday during the second Rak'ah, and is it true that this act was not reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
What is the ruling on missing the Tarawih and congregational prayers due to marriage shortly before Ramadan?
What is the difference between women praying in a two-story mosque where there is no connection between the floors except by sound, and praying behind a radio, which the scholars have not permitted?
Is the prayer valid if it becomes apparent that the direction of the Qibla was wrong after relying on the guard's answer? And am I sinful for not verifying the direction myself, despite the presence of a nearby mosque?
What is the evidence for prohibiting the establishment of two congregational prayers in one mosque, and is it permissible for the Imam to begin the Tarawih prayer while another congregation is praying the 'Isha' prayer?
Is it better to pray in a mosque where there are innovations (bid'ah), and one does not feel at ease during prayer, and they do not straighten their rows, or to pray at home?
Are the doctors of a clinic complex required to pray there and forgo praying with the congregation in the nearby mosque, knowing that the complex’s management obliges them to do so under the pretext of attending to emergency cases, and their continued employment depends on their compliance with this directive? What is the ruling on leaving their job if their continued employment depends on such compliance, or are they excused for not joining the congregation in this situation?
What is the ruling on a congregational prayer led by a person who is not proficient in reciting the Qur’an, and thus made a mistake in Al-Fatiha? Is their prayer considered valid if a worshiper pulls the first imam back and steps forward to lead the prayer in his place, continuing the prayer, considering the first bowing (rak'ah) as extra, and performing sujood al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) after finishing the prayer?
Which is better: congregational prayer at home with one's wife or with someone who has an excuse, or individual prayer in the mosque, in the event that the congregational prayer at the mosque has been missed?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to pray with his father at home if the father is unable to go to the mosque? And is it permissible to repeat the prayer at home after performing it in the mosque?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer if the Imam made a mistake in the final Tashahhud and stood up, adding two rak'ahs, then performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)? And is the prayer of the congregant who followed the Imam valid?
Does the Hadith, "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation and then sits in his place of prayer remembering Allah..." include my situation, given that I pray Fajr in one mosque, then move to another mosque to remember Allah there until the sun rises and I pray two rak'ahs? And does the phrase "his place of prayer" necessarily mean remembering Allah in the same mosque where I prayed Fajr?
Is avoiding prayer in the adjacent mosque and going to a farther mosque, out of fear of people's talk about commitment to prayer, considered hypocrisy?
Is there a preference for prayer areas that are more orderly in neighboring companies, and are they considered mosques and not prayer rooms, and what is the difference between a prayer room and a mosque inside company buildings?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on agreeing to pay a financial fine of 5 dirhams for every person who fails to attend Fajr prayer in the mosque, and then collecting these funds to purchase books or tapes?
How can one feel the sweetness of worship and fear God more than fearing people, especially when contemplating sin?
How can the hadith "The best of a man's prayers is in his house, except for the obligatory prayers" be reconciled with the hadith "Prayer in congregation is twenty-seven degrees superior to prayer performed alone," and does the virtue of congregational prayer include the Sunnah prayers, and does this apply to Tarawih prayer?
What should a man do who is meticulously monitoring a machine and cannot leave it at prayer time except with a substitute, and is he required to change his job because he misses congregational prayers?
What is the ruling on one of the worshippers performing the Iqamah for prayer due to the Imam's delay, then the Imam entering and leaving without praying with the congregation?
Does not maintaining prayer on time and in the mosque after finishing studies affect a young man's life with regard to blessings?
Is it permissible to lead the prayer when making up missed prayers?