Congregation and Mosque
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Are there poems or verses that speak of congregational prayer, the virtue of mosques, and attachment to them?
What is meant by "catching up with the opening takbir" in the hadith "Whoever prays forty days in congregation" in the following situations: hearing it from outside the mosque, or inside it before reaching the rows, or while performing the pre-prayer supererogatory prayer, or when delaying the prayer for a lesson, or in a mosque that establishes the prayer with unusual speed, or when traveling, shortening, and combining prayers?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who felt wetness and doubted whether it was madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) or maniy (seminal fluid), and then prayed in congregation, only to discover madhiy on his underwear, knowing that he frequently experiences madhiy? And what is the ruling on praying in a mosque where some people perform ablution with bare feet after relieving themselves and then enter the mosque with them?
What is the ruling on gesturing with the hand during prayer with the intention of alerting a congregant to the presence of another congregation, and is it obligatory to interrupt the prayer and resume it with that congregation?
Which is better: holding a second congregation in the mosque for those who missed the first, or praying in congregation at home with one's family? And is this in accordance with the Sunnah?
Is it permissible for me to pray in congregation with a girl who is 10 years old?
Should I pray the 'Ishā prayer with those who are late, or should I wait for the Imam to pray it with him with the intention of the 'Ishā prayer when he begins the Tarāwīh prayer?
Is a son considered disobedient to his father if he disobeys his command regarding prohibiting him from hosting friends in his private apartment, knowing that the father stipulated that hosting friends should be in his (the father's) house, and knowing also that these friends are diligent in prayer and congregational prayer and have memorized parts of the Qur’an?
Is someone who missed the opening "takbir" (Allahu Akbar) considered to have missed it because he was performing a supererogatory prayer in the mosque when the congregational prayer began?
Is using a car مكروه (reprehensible/discouraged)?
What is the ruling on praying Duha in congregation in the mosque?
What is the ruling on praying Tarawih in congregation at home with family?
Is it permissible for a resident whose workplace is 170 km away from his city to shorten and combine prayers?
Is a mother's leaving the prayer due to her child's need to use the bathroom considered justifiable, and does the husband receive the reward of congregational prayer in this case?
Is it permissible to pray behind someone who claims imamate, but is mentally ill and none of the scholars have approved of his imamate?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a disabled person who suffers from obesity, difficulty walking, and loss of balance at home, while hearing the Adhan and feeling embarrassed by his inability to go to the mosque?
What is the ruling on a congregant raising his voice with the "takbirat" and saying "Rabbana wa laka al-hamd" during congregational prayer?
Is praying alone in the mosque considered like praying in congregation, and is it better to close the mosque and pray in another mosque that has a larger number of worshippers?
How should a traveler pray if he is moving about for a week? Should he pray a shortened prayer (qasr) or a full prayer (itmaam)? And what should he do if he enters a mosque and finds a congregation praying Maghrib while he intends to pray Isha? Should he join them with the intention of Isha?
Is it permissible to pray two rak'ahs of Ishraq in the mosque, then pray four rak'ahs of Duha after two hours at home?
Is it permissible to perform the Qiyam (standing) prayer during a second congregational Isha' (night) prayer?
How can a woman achieve the aforementioned rewards designated for men, such as the reward of the muezzin, the reward of congregational prayer (a complete Hajj for the obligatory prayer and a complete Umrah for the supererogatory prayer), and the reward of performing the Fajr and Isha prayers in congregation (as if one had prayed the entire night), so that she may reach higher ranks in Paradise, emulating men?
I am praying and to my right is a lit brazier; what is the ruling on the prayer?
Which is greater in reward: inviting a Muslim to Fajr prayer, waiting for him, and accompanying him to the prayer, or praying in the first row for Fajr prayer?