Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible for a student who fears missing an important class to pray Dhuhr at home individually instead of going to the mosque? And is this considered a legitimate excuse?
Is it obligatory to delay the Asr prayer to perform it in congregation at a Hanafi mosque that delays it until close to Maghrib, or should it be prayed individually at the beginning of its time at the workplace due to the unavailability of a nearby Salafi mosque?
Is intercourse permissible between the Adhan and the Iqama, with evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Is it better to pray Dhuhr in the mosque after leaving lectures and before the 'Asr athan, or at home? And what is the evidence for this from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Is it permissible for a worshiper who joined the congregational prayer after the Imam rose from bowing in the last rak'ah to leave his prayer after the Imam’s taslim in order to join a second congregation that he heard had been established, and does the ruling differ if the first prayer was the first congregation?
What is the ruling on someone who catches up with the Imam in the last Tashahhud? Is he allowed to supplicate after the Tashahhud until the Imam says the Taslim, and then complete his prayer? And does his prayer become invalid if he does that out of ignorance?
Is it permissible to miss congregational prayers due to studying, and should one pray alone at school or delay the prayer until returning home?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in mosques for a young man who lives a few miles away from the mosque, has his own car, and is compelled by his father to go to the mosque, especially for Fajr and Isha prayers? And what is the legal ruling if he does not go for congregational prayer under the aforementioned circumstances, without illness or a legitimate excuse?
What is the ruling on someone who was praying alone and then completed his prayer with a congregation he found? And is that permissible?
Is the reward for congregational prayer accounted for one who calls the Adhan and prays alone in a mosque where no worshippers attend? And is it better to move to another mosque?
Is it permissible to say the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram) before joining the row with the congregation?
How are congregational prayers and their reward perceived? Is every congregation rewarded? What is the ruling on one who waits for the Imam to form a new congregation?
What is the ruling on severe obsessive thoughts about divorce that drive the questioner to fear its occurrence due to any word or ordinary situation, and does anything result from this question?
Is it permissible for a man to pray alone at home with his chest uncovered, or in a congregation with his wife, especially when the summer heat intensifies?
Is it an act of disbelief (kufr) to play the television in such a way that the sound of congregational prayer (salat al-jama'ah) mixes with music, and what is the Islamic ruling on this matter?
What should we do if the muezzin calls the Fajr prayer approximately ten to twenty minutes before its due time: should we pray in the mosque and consider it a supererogatory prayer, then repeat it at home, or should we pray it in congregation at the Quran centers?
Is it obligatory for someone who experiences difficulty walking and performing prayer standing due to obesity to pray in the mosque, or is it permissible for him to continue praying at home until his health condition improves?
What is the ruling concerning a Muslim who resides in a Christian area and works in construction there, and has not prayed in a mosque throughout his stay? Is he obligated to change his place of residence despite the remoteness of Muslim areas?
Is the reward of one who catches the congregational prayer greater than my reward due to the delayed cessation of urine? Will Allah reward me for the hardship of purification? Does the ruling of one afflicted with سلس (incontinence) apply to me in fearing the expiration of the time, such as one-third or half of the night for 'Isha' and the yellowing of the sun for 'Asr? Is one who delays prayer without a valid excuse sinful? Is a study lesson a valid excuse to delay 'Asr until just before Maghrib?
Is it permissible to pray at home when subjected to harm from the mosque community?
If the Azan and Iqamah are Fard Kifayah, does the Iqamah cease to be an obligation for a mosque if it is heard from a nearby mosque or if it is known that it will be established there, just as the Azan ceases to be an obligation?
Does a worshipper receive the reward for congregational prayer in a small mosque where the call to prayer is made, and the number of worshippers is small?
Is it better to pray in congregation at home or in the mosque, if the imam of the mosque mispronounces Al-Fatiha by replacing the letter "dhāl" with a "dāl" and elongating the "hā’" in " عليهم ( عليهم )", knowing that the Maliki school of thought permits praying behind someone who mispronounces Al-Fatiha?
Is the prayer of an Imam who repeatedly carries his son during prayer to prevent him from passing in front of him acceptable?