Congregation and Mosque
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Which is better: praying Maghrib at home in congregation after Iftar, or attending it with the congregation in the mosque immediately upon the Adhan? Likewise, for Fajr prayer, is it better to pray it immediately when it is established, five minutes after the Adhan, without waiting for the "Tamkin" (additional time for light to appear), bearing in mind the commitment to congregational prayer?
Is setting a regular weekly time for a religious lecture or a study circle, or an agreement among a group to meet at the mosque on a specific night each month for night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl), considered a forbidden innovation (bid‘ah)?
How can a wife help her husband, who regularly prays at home, especially Fajr prayer, but does not pray in the mosque, to encourage him to pray in the mosque and to take the initiative to wake up for Fajr?
Does bearing false witness for marriage, due to the absence of a marriage proposal, necessitate expiation, and what is the ruling on reciting the Quran in congregation in the mosque?
Is it considered Sunnah to wait for worshippers to finish greeting the mosque before performing the prayer? Is it Sunnah from the Prophet to delay the Iqamah so that everyone can pray the Sunnah prayers? Is it Sunnah to wait for the late Imam without an excuse? Is it Sunnah to wait for the congregation for every prayer? And does this delay not cause hardship for the worshippers?
Is prayer in the mosque one hundred percent accepted?
Is it permissible to vow to pray two voluntary rak'ahs after every obligatory prayer performed at home instead of in the mosque?
Is it permissible for me to combine prayers at my university, which is 43 kilometers outside the city, where there is nothing but open land, knowing that I hear the call to prayer and am not ill, and I go to the mosque for all prayers due to the Messenger of Allah's saying, "There is no prayer for the mosque's neighbor except in the mosque," or is it permissible to follow the Imam from home, according to the Maliki school of thought?
Is the view that urinary incontinence ( سلس البول ) does not invalidate ablution ( الوضوء ), which is the doctrine of Imam Malik, incorrect? If not, why are all opinions not presented when answering questions about the ablution of a person with incontinence? Is it permissible for a person with incontinence to perform ablution a few minutes before the time for the obligatory prayer ( الفريضة ) begins, in order to pray the supererogatory prayers ( النوافل ) and then the obligatory prayer with the same ablution? Is it valid for people with excuses to perform a "nominal combination" ( الجمع الصوري ) by praying Dhuhr at the end of its time and Asr at the beginning of its time with the same ablution, or Maghrib at the end of its time and Isha at the beginning of its time with the same ablution? Is it permissible for a person with incontinence to perform ablution a few minutes before the Friday call to prayer ( أذان الجمعة ) in order to pray the supererogatory prayers, catch the sermon, and join the congregational prayer, and then perform ablution a few minutes before the Asr prayer time begins to pray Asr in congregation? What is the correct latest time for the Maghrib prayer that allows for the nominal combination of Maghrib and Isha for people with excuses?
What is the best way to deal with a father who conflates religion with personal beliefs, views prayer at home as proof of sincerity, interprets Hadith to suit his whims, and relies on visions for his convictions, bearing in mind that he is a حافظ للقرآن (memorizer of the Quran) and an Azhar graduate, in order to guide him to the truth without falling into filial disobedience or quarrels?
Which is correct, and which of the two actions is better and yields more rewards: leaving food and going to prayer, based on the hadith: "If you see a man missing the opening takbir, then wash your hands of him"? Or completing the meal and praying in congregation after finishing it, based on the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, having said: "Were it not that I would overburden my Ummah, I would have commanded them to delay the prayer..."? Knowing that the mosque is located next to us?
Is it considered a religiously forbidden act and a sin to prevent workers from closing the shop and all going to the mosque for prayer, and what is the solution to prevent customers from missing out, especially with the workers threatening to resign?
Is the Dhuhr prayer considered to have an extra rak'ah if the worshipper joins the congregation during their final tashahhud (Salah al-Ibrahimiyyah) and then completes four rak'ahs after them?
Is it considered a sin to pray in one's shop alone when it is impossible to go to the mosque for fear of theft, bearing in mind that the questioner is from Iraq?
Is it permissible for the one being led in prayer (ma'mum) to recite behind the imam in the Tarawih (Tahajjud) prayer during Ramadan if the imam's recitation is not audible, and what should the one being led in prayer recite if recitation is permissible for him?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer that follows a previous congregation, and what should the worshiper and the imam do in this situation?
Is it permissible to pray at home if the day is cold and rainy?
Is it obligatory to go to the mosque for prayer when madhy (pre-seminal fluid) is discharged most of the time?
Are there good deeds added if the Imam prolongs the recitation in prayer beyond the well-known twenty-seven good deeds?
Is intention sufficient in place of saying "Amen" when supplicating, and will the supplication be accepted if the supplicant is sitting with his back to the Qiblah and his face towards his wife, who is saying Amen with her heart not with her words, and is it permissible for a man to lead his wife, her unmarried sister, or other female relatives in prayer?
Is it permissible for teachers to perform congregational prayer in the schoolyard, leaving students unattended in their classrooms during working hours?
Which is more proper: completing the funeral prayer being performed in a public place, or leaving it and going to the mosque to catch the congregational obligatory prayer?
What is the ruling on not performing prayers in the the mosque, except for Friday prayer, despite having the time and ability to do so?
Am I obligated to attend congregational prayers at the mosque if it is 40 minutes away from home, the weather is cold, and I cannot hear the call to prayer, knowing that I pray with my brother at home?