Congregation and Mosque
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Is it permissible to pray Fajr at home—due to the bus schedule for work—or is it better to perform it in congregation at the mosque, even if it means being an hour late for work?
Is it permissible to pray in an unbuilt prayer area—merely a plot of land—when there is a mosque 400 meters away?
Is it permissible to delay the Isha prayer for an hour or two past its time for the purpose of exercising, and if it is not permissible, what is the sin of one who does so?
Is it permissible for an employee in a pharmacy, which is considered a humanitarian service, to pray inside the pharmacy and not go to the mosque to perform congregational prayers, on the pretext that the work does not allow it?
What is the ruling regarding someone who breaks their fast with dates, then goes to pray Maghrib, and then returns to eat the rest of the iftar? Is this more preferable, or is it better to break the fast with the family and then pray in congregation?
What is the ruling on a traveler performing the shortened prayer (Salat al-Qasr) alone in the mosque before the congregational prayer is established, and what is its ruling if he prays alone after the congregational prayer has been established while a congregation is present?
Why was the fear prayer legislated?
Which is better: praying Fajr in the mosque in congregation, or waking one's family and praying with them in congregation? And is it possible to combine both by intending the Fajr prayer for the first and a supererogatory prayer for the second, with the followers intending the Fajr prayer?
Is there any sin upon me for praying Tarawih at home, listening to the Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca via the radio, with the intention of improving my Quranic recitation and increasing the number of rak'ahs, and not with the intention of following him in congregational prayer?
We are asking about prayer at work: We work in a government company, and at prayer time we want to go to the nearby mosque, but the supervisors consider anyone who leaves for prayer to be absent. Do we pray at the workplace or do we go to the mosque?
What should a questioner do when he goes to the mosque and prays in a manner consistent with the Prophet's hadiths, then notices the glances and astonishment of the worshippers; should he stop going to the mosque, or continue his prayer and not care, or pray as they pray to avoid the glances and his feeling of showing off?
What is the ruling on praying in congregation behind people who do not adhere to the Sunnah, such as performing the Maghrib prayer immediately after the Adhan and the Imam starting with Al-Fatiha after the opening Takbir without a pause for supplication, and what should be done to preserve the congregation despite the difficulty of going to another mosque?
Is it permissible for lecturers to pray Asr after the Adhan and before the congregational prayer is established, and do they receive the reward for praying in congregation in this case?
Is it forbidden for one afflicted with a contagious disease to go to the mosque?
Is it permissible for worshipers to perform the prayer without waiting for the imam who delays it past its time and does not adhere to the timing specified by the Ministry, especially in Ramadan at iftar time?
What is the wisdom behind prioritizing the word "Mashriq" (East) or "Mashāriq" (EastS) over "Maghrib" (West) or "Maghārib" (WestS) in the Holy Qur’an? And is it obligatory for a qualified jurist to lead the prayer at home when unable to go to the mosque, or is it permissible for him to evade it?
Must one remain in the lavatory until the urine completely stops, or is it sufficient to ensure its momentary cessation and disregard subsequent drops, given the hardship and embarrassment this causes?
Should a Muslim pray in congregation at a mosque where he does not feel at ease with his prayer, due to the imam's rushing of the prayer and the muezzin's invoking blessings upon the Prophet after the adhan?
Is it obligatory for me to make the Taslim with the congregation after the third Rak'ah if they are praying Maghrib (travel prayer) and I am praying 'Isha, knowing that I have completed my prayer and they have begun the 'Isha prayer (travel prayer), and is it permissible for me to be prostrating while they are standing, or vice versa, while I am standing in the middle of the row?
What is the ruling on someone who, at the end of his argument, says, "As for me, those are disbelievers," referring to Saudi scholars or all of its people, while he himself is an innovator in acts of worship and gathers people around him for them? Is it permissible to pray behind him, and is it permissible to warn against him?
Is what was done—waiting for the procedures to finish in order to pray another congregational prayer after the first congregational prayer had passed—considered correct or incorrect, and does it entail sin?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding someone who fails to attend Fajr prayer in the mosque due to fear of 'afarit (jinn/demons), knowing that a murder occurred near his house, and do 'afarit truly appear?
Is it permissible to pray the two Rak'ahs which I vowed to Allah before the 'Asr prayer, immediately after the 'Asr prayer, knowing that performing them before 'Asr sometimes leads to missing the congregational prayer?
Is there an origin in any of the schools of thought for the action of the Imam who prayed alone in his room after missing the congregational prayer, when the prayer was established due to his lateness, or is it an error contrary to Islamic law?