Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
What should one do who forgets to perform a prayer in congregation, believing that he has already prayed it, and what is the sin incurred by that?
Is it obligatory to obey one's mother regarding not performing the Fajr prayer in the mosque, not growing a beard, and not shortening one's garment, under the pretext of security concerns?
If the prayer has been commenced and someone is performing Tahiyyat al-Masjid (greeting of the mosque prayer) in the first rak'ah, should he exit his prayer with taslim (salutation) or without taslim? And where should one look during bowing (ruku')? And what are the reasons for heedlessness regarding contemplation of the Hereafter?
What should a young man do who is prevented by his family from going to the mosque, and is it better for him to stay with his brother who helps him in matters of his religion?
Is it permissible for me to pray at home, or in congregation with my wife, due to the difficulty of praying in the mosque because of its distance and the lack of transportation?
Is it permissible for someone who enters the mosque and finds an Imam whom he does not wish to pray behind, to pray entirely alone, separate from him?
Is it permissible to join a worshiper performing an obligatory prayer alone in the mosque, in order to transform his prayer into a congregational one?
Is the neighbor of the mosque who is late due to its imam and muezzin, and does not lead the worshippers in prayer due to his shyness and stuttering in reciting the Qur’an, sinful?
Should we pray in the nearby mosque whose imam is not proficient in the rules of recitation, or in the distant mosque whose imam is proficient in the rules of recitation and where a large congregation prays?
What should one do who prayed two rak'ahs of Maghrib prayer and saluted, thinking they had completed it? Should they repeat the prayer or add one rak'ah and then salute? Is it permissible to delay the prayer to perform it in congregation with one's husband?
Is it permissible to delay the Isha prayer until after exercise, thereby missing the congregational prayers for Maghrib and Isha?
How do firefighters and rescue workers perform their prayers during their working hours?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an in congregation inside and outside the mosque, and did Sheikh Al-Islam permit reciting the Qur’an even in a tavern?
When is the reward for congregational prayer counted? Should a worshiper interrupt his prayer and join another congregation if he catches the Imam in the final tashahhud? And what is the ruling on passing in front of a worshiper?
Is it obligatory to obey one's parents if they forbid me from going to the mosque and threaten to expel me from the home?
Does the worshiper receive the reward for congregational prayer in the mosque if he prays Asr in a congregation at his workplace's prayer room, where their number does not exceed four?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a congregant who prayed an obligatory prayer behind an imam who was praying a supererogatory prayer, and did the imam commit a sin by not informing the congregant that he was praying a supererogatory prayer?
Is it permissible to delay the Ishā prayer without an excuse?
Are individuals who pray alone at home sinful if some wait for others to finish praying in order to perform their prayers individually?
Is it permissible for the traveler to pray before the congregational prayer, or is it obligatory for him to wait for it?
What is the ruling on a married woman going to the mosque for prayer, and is it obligatory or a Sunnah?
What is the ruling on dedicating Ramadan to religious lessons in the mosque before Isha, knowing that the Ministry of Religious Affairs imposes them, and is it permissible to attend them? And what should the Imam do if he is prevented from doing so and faces punishment? And should the greater of two harms be averted by committing the lesser?
Is it permissible to pray behind people who are likely to curse the religion or believe in graves, knowing that the worshiper does not know them personally?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who omits saying "ameen" aloud, does not raise his hands, lets his garment hang below his ankles, does not place his right hand over his left, and suffices with only one tasleem? And is it valid to pray behind an innovator? And can congregational prayer be established outside the mosque?