Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on not praying in congregation—not all the time—due to the inability to go to the mosque, for fear that a two-year-old child might cause harm to the worshippers, knowing that he cries and screams if he does not go out with his father?
How does one join a congregational prayer that is performing Jam' Taqdeem (combining Dhuhr and Asr prayers, or Maghrib and Isha prayers, by praying them at the time of the earlier prayer), if one does not know whether they are still praying Maghrib or have already begun praying Isha, and what should one intend in this situation?
What is the reward for the Imam for those who pray behind him?
Is the prayer of "تحية المسجد" (greeting the mosque) obligatory upon entering the mosque after the congregational prayer has ended and before the obligatory (Fard) prayer, if one is praying alone?
Is it permissible to make up the two rak'ahs of a vow that were missed before Maghrib prayer after finishing the prayer?
Does the prayer of one praying alone count as a congregational prayer if two others join him before the Taslīm?
Is the Adhan obligatory before prayer for an individual or a congregation in non-Muslim lands when it is not heard, or is it merely recommended and not a condition?
Is it permissible to combine prayers at home due to rain, or is combining prayers permissible only in the mosque? And what is the ruling on praying on sponge or embroidered and shiny clothes?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in the mosque after Asr prayer, and does the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him, "There shall not be two congregations in a mosque," apply to it if some individuals have prayed alone and some in congregation?
What is the ruling on someone who intended to travel and prayed the 'Asr prayer at home with his son before the time for prayer in the mosques, and then traveled?
What is the ruling on one who prays behind an imam who is performing a solitary congregational prayer aloud, and what should the imam do in this situation?
Is it permissible for a woman suffering from continuous discharge to perform ablution five minutes before the Adhan to catch the congregational prayer in the Haram, knowing that the principle is to perform ablution for each prayer upon the entry of its time?
Is it permissible to leave the mosque adjacent to one's home and pray in another mosque in congregation?
Is there any sin in going to the mosque closest to the home of the girl one intends to marry, instead of another mosque that is equidistant?
Is the congregational prayer to be established when the Imam enters the mihrab, or is it permissible to establish it while he is outside it, and what is the ruling on that?
- What is the ruling on one who recites the Quran, performs ذكر (remembrance of Allah), and observes voluntary fasting, then commits acts that displease Allah, جل جلاله? - Does Allah forgive one who intended to commit an abomination with his sister – Allah forbid – and repented, then relapsed, then regretted it and decided never to return to this idea? - What is the ruling on not praying with the congregation without a valid excuse?
Is congregational prayer valid without the call to prayer (adhan)? May God grant you well-being.
Is it better to forgo the first congregation at the mosque in order to delay the 'Isha prayer?
Is it obligatory to listen to the Imam's recitation in congregational prayer, or to the recitation of Imams from other neighboring mosques, and is it permissible to say "Ameen" with them?
What is the advice directed to imams and muezzins who are absent from their mosques, especially for Fajr prayer, without a legitimate excuse, and who justify it by having someone deputize for them?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer for two people if one of them is making up a missed prayer and the other is leading him, and what is the ruling on that during times when prayer is forbidden?
Is prostration of recitation obligatory upon a worshipper performing تحية المسجد (greeting of the mosque prayer) if he is with the congregation?
Is it necessary to repeat the prayer after discovering that you were leading only two people in congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on not performing Dhuhr and Asr prayers in the mosque, citing the mosque's distance, unavailability of transportation, and intense heat?