Congregation and Mosque
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What is the correct view on the issue of determining the time for establishing Fajr prayer after the Adhan: Is it to prioritize caution and precaution by delaying the establishment for 25 minutes as the Imam sees fit, or is it to consider the congregants' interest by not exceeding 20 minutes to avoid disunity? And what is the minimum duration in minutes after the Adhan (according to the calendar) after which Fajr prayer can be established?
What about a man who entered the mosque and prayed before the congregational prayer, then left before the prayer was established?
What should I do regarding visits from relatives who are immodestly dressed, which causes me to waste time and miss congregational prayers, while my parents prevent me from advising them?
What is the ruling on multiple congregations in one mosque at the same time, and with which congregation should the worshiper pray?
What is the ruling on analogy (qiyas) based on dispensations (rukhsahs), and to what extent is the availability of their causes (asbab) without their impediments (mawani’) considered? And is the situation that permits taking the dispensation the effective cause (‘illah) around which the dispensation revolves in terms of existence and non-existence?
Is it permissible to pray Isha in congregation at home an hour and a half after sunset to ensure its time has begun, due to the inaccuracy of available calendars?
Is a woman sinful for not standing in line with other women for congregational prayer in the mosque?
Which is less bad: praying at home at the time of the Adhan, or praying late at the mosque (in congregation or alone)?
Is advanced age and the inability to repeatedly go up and down to perform prayers in the mosque an excuse?
Is it permissible for a person to stop praying with the congregation in the mosque if the Imam is someone with whom he has a dispute (religious or worldly), and what is the ruling on congregational prayer behind someone who is believed to be immoral or disobedient?
What is the ruling on a woman praying in her home, led by the Imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca via television, and what is the fate of the prayers of those who did so based on a previous fatwa permitting it?
Is congregational prayer valid if the imam inadvertently adds a fifth rak'ah and does not return after being alerted by the worshippers?
Is it permissible to fight a father who oppresses his son and prevents him from praying, marrying, and trading, and seeks to make him an infidel, then threatens to kill him after he leaves his house?
How are the supererogatory prayers (nafl) for Maghrib and Isha performed when they are combined due to rain or bad weather conditions? Are they combined into one supererogatory prayer, or does each prayer have a separate supererogatory prayer?
What is the ruling on praying behind an imam of a congregation who does not observe the boundaries set by Allah, such as looking at forbidden things and listening to music, especially when no one else is available to lead the prayer in the desert?
What is the reality of eating when there is desirable food as a permissible excuse for not attending congregational prayer, and is it among the permissible excuses for not attending it?
Is it obligatory to obey the elder brother regarding staying in the shop at the time of the Adhan and missing congregational prayers in the mosque?
How does the imam atone for his sin concerning a congregant whom he does not know and cannot reach, if urine was discharged from him during congregational prayer, and is he required to repeat the prayer for himself and for the congregant, and will he be questioned about that on the Day of Resurrection?
Does the noble prophetic saying: "There will come after me people who delay the prayer until they stifle it," apply to the case of delaying the Dhuhr congregational prayer until shortly before Asr, and making this a habit in some mosques to allow an opportunity for workers and students?
What is the ruling on the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) in cases of doubt regarding an increase or decrease in the prayer, whether the worshipper becomes certain before the salutation (tasleem) or after it?
Which is better: delaying the 'Isha prayer to perform it in congregation, or performing it with the first congregation at the mosque, knowing that it is recommended to delay it?
Is it obligatory to leave work and go to the mosque for prayer, knowing that leaving dough or bread in the oven might spoil it, and is it permissible to perform congregational prayer in the bakery?
Is it considered valid to perform the obligatory prayer in congregation at a workplace not designated for prayer, when there is a prepared prayer room available in the same building?
Does a woman pray Dhuhr at home as two rak'ahs or four rak'ahs?