Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who vowed not to pray in a specific mosque, then prayed in it out of forgetfulness?
How can one get rid of the intense fear of the rebellious jinn, devils, and darkness, which prevents one from performing the night vigil prayer (Qiyam al-Layl) and the dawn prayer (Salat al-Fajr) in congregation?
Is it permissible for a congregant to interrupt his prayer to join another congregation if he only caught the last tashahhud with the first congregation?
What is the reason a person feels that people are laughing at him or smiling at him sarcastically, even though he isn't wearing anything strange and finds nothing in himself that warrants ridicule, and how can he overcome this feeling which began years ago and has affected his social and religious life?
Is it permissible to pray in a mosque on which is written "The General Authority for Shrines and Graves"? And what is the ruling on continuing to work if the employer stipulates not closing the shop at prayer times, after the agreement was to pray in the mosque?
Is it valid to consider women's prayer a congregational prayer if they pray on the upper floor of the mosque and do not see the imam, but only hear his voice through loudspeakers? And is it permissible to use a video camera to enable them to follow the imam?
What is the ruling on someone who intends to perform the Adhan at the time of prayer and performs it in his home or room, trying to intone it as he heard it in the Prophet's Mosque and Mecca?
Does performing congregational prayers at the workplace's prayer room for forty days fulfill the Hadith "Whoever prays for forty days in congregation," or must it be in the جامع (main mosque)?
Is the joining of feet in congregational prayer a Sunnah for men, and what is its ruling for women?
What is the ruling on women praying in the mosque (Tarawih prayers, Eid prayers), and is it permissible to prevent them from praying in the mosque?
Is what one of the scholars on Iqra TV mentioned about the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, performing prayer in a Companion's house without the adhan, and his saying "the mosque's adhan suffices for that," correct? And is it permissible for a person to perform prayer in his home without the adhan?
Which is better: praying in an old mosque or in a mosque with a larger congregation?
What is the ruling on prayer for employees in the surgical operations department of a government hospital, if they hear the call to prayer but cannot respond to it immediately due to their responsibilities, and some of them pray in congregation while others pray individually, even though there is a sufficient number?
Which is better for a group that has not yet prayed 'Isha'—to join the mosque's congregation that is praying Tarawih with the intention of praying 'Isha', or to establish another congregation for prayer?
What is the virtue of being present for the opening takbeer (takbeerat al-ihram), and does this include any mosque? Does a woman praying in her home attain the reward of congregational prayer by hearing the takbeer? And does one who hears the takbeer while on the way to the mosque attain its reward?
What is the virtue of the Imam in prayer; does he receive a reward similar to that of the congregants, or more?
Is praying in a congregation that follows the the main congregation in the mosque counted as having the reward of the main congregation?
Is it permissible to pray in congregation at home with one's family if the imam of the mosque is characterized by tale-bearing and bad manners?
Is it permissible to use a piece of cotton to block the urethral opening and prevent pre-seminal fluid (madhy) from exiting during prayer, and does that affect the validity of the prayer or fasting, or must one wait for the flow of madhy to cease even if it means missing congregational prayer?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on one of the teachers remaining with the Quran memorization students at the back of the mosque during 'Isha prayer, which might cause him to miss some rak'ahs in order to keep them in order?
What is the ruling on delaying communal prayer due to the presence of guests who cannot be left because there is no other man to stay with them, and due to the inability to instruct them to pray?
How does one complete the prayer if they joined the Imam after he had already prayed one or more rak'ahs?
Is it better for a married couple to pray the obligatory prayer in congregation at home after missing the congregational prayer at the mosque, or for each of them to pray individually?
How can one overcome the exhaustion resulting from voluntary night prayers (Qiyam al-Layl) that leads to laziness regarding Fajr prayer and reading the Qur'an, and what was the guidance of the Companions in this matter?