Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on one who prays the obligatory prayer in congregation and then repeats the prayer in another congregation with the intention of a voluntary act?
Is it better to pray the Witr and Shaf‘ (two rak‘ahs before Witr) in congregation at the mosque after ‘Ishā’, or at home?
What is better and more rewarding for women in congregational prayer at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram): praying in the front rows or the back rows, given that there is a barrier between them and the men's rows?
Which is better: preserving Fajr prayer in a specific mosque to achieve "he for whom forty men testify to faith shall enter Paradise," or moving between mosques for fear of being among those who "pray so that it may be said that so-and-so is a worshiper"?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who said: "Were it not for this profession of mine, I would not have prayed with you, and when I retire, perhaps I will not pray at all when I remember some of the worshipers; then, if He wills, He will forgive me, and if He wills, He will not forgive me"?
Is it permissible for a latecomer, upon standing to make up what he missed of the congregational prayer, to interrupt his prayer in order to join another congregation being established before him, and pray a complete prayer with them?
Is it obligatory for me to pray in the aforementioned mosque (1300 meters away, unofficial, a pre-built house, unofficial imam, no muezzin, and sometimes I find no one to pray with, especially at Fajr), or is it permissible for me to pray in congregation with my family at home?
Is congregational prayer obligatory, even though the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Congregational prayer is twenty-seven degrees superior to the prayer of an individual," and is one who abandons it sinful, considering that the questioner lives far from the mosque?
Is attending permissible worldly knowledge lessons considered a valid excuse for missing congregational prayer, or does sin befall the one who does so?
Is it permissible for a father to marry off his daughter to a man of good conduct, who insists on holding his wedding reception with music, despite knowing it is forbidden, and who is among those who pray but do not diligently perform congregational prayers?
Is it better for an individual to pray alone in his home/work, or to catch the congregational prayer even if it is during the last rak‘ah, if one knows that he will not catch more than the last rak‘ah?
Does the virtue of congregational prayer mentioned in the hadiths—"Congregational prayer is twenty-seven degrees superior to individual prayer" and "Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he has stood for half the night; and whoever prays Fajr in congregation, it is as if he has prayed the entire night"—apply to women if they pray in congregation at home, or do they only receive the reward for affection and love?
Does the Hadith, "Whoever prays to Allah for forty days in congregation, catching the first Takbeer; two exemptions will be written for him: an exemption from the Fire, and an exemption from hypocrisy," apply to women, or are there alternative ways to apply it given that a woman's prayer in her home is better, and the unavailability of congregational prayer with women?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who wears an amulet whose contents are unknown, especially given that those who know the Imam describe him as truthful and learned?
Is it better to wait for congregational prayer or to perform the prayer at the beginning of its prescribed time?
Which is better: praying in the mosque or at home, given that the imam makes mistakes in reciting Al-Fatiha, and knowing that the worshiper desires congregational prayer due to its virtue, and he resides in a foreign country?
What is the ruling on greeting with "peace" someone who hears the Adhan and Iqamah yet does not attend the congregational prayer, especially given the existence of Hadiths that describe such individuals as "Jews of the Ummah" and warn of Hellfire for those who pray at night and fast during the day but do not attend the Friday or congregational prayers?
What is meant by the "witnessed Qur'an of Fajr"?
Is it more correct to go to the mosque to pray in congregation, leaving the protection of the home to Allah, or to stay and pray at home for fear of theft, in light of the widespread crimes and theft due to the war?
Is it permissible to repeat congregational obligatory prayers in the mosque after performing them individually with one's family?
Is performing the night prayer (Qiyam al-Layl) in congregation in homes (other than mosques) considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it better for someone who did not catch the first row in congregational obligatory prayer to leave the first congregation with the regular Imam and wait for the second congregation in the same mosque, or to pray in the second row?
Does a woman receive the rewards and virtues associated with a man's prayer in the Prophet's Mosque, congregational prayer, and walking to mosques? If not, why did women used to go to mosques in the past? And does she receive the reward for congregational prayer at home? And if she receives all those rewards, what does it mean that it is better for her to pray in her home?
Does one sin who wakes late for Fajr prayer, and thinks he will catch it before sunrise, then is surprised by the entry of the sunrise time while he is performing ablution?