Congregation and Mosque

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Is it permissible for an employee working at the reception of a hotel in Makkah to pray in the hotel, given his continuous presence at the reception and the absence of a prayer room in the hotel?
Is it permissible for the Imam to lead the worshiper in the Fajr prayer again in order to attain the reward of congregational prayer? What is the ruling on performing the Fajr prayer voluntarily during the detested times? And in this situation, should the two rak'ahs before Fajr (Raghibat al-Fajr) be offered before the obligatory prayer or after it? What if there is ample time?
Is it permissible to miss Fajr prayer in the mosque due to fear of gunfire, or is that considered a shortcoming?
Is delaying prayer to perform it in congregation after a lesson better than performing it alone on time, and what are the proofs for the the obligation of congregational prayer in the mosque on time?
Is it permissible for someone whose time is constrained between Fajr prayer and leaving for work and study to pray in congregation with his family at home and then they depart, knowing that he is keen to pray in the mosque with the congregation on other days?
What is the ruling on working in a place close to a mosque, yet where there is immodest display and which distracts from prayer in the mosque?
Is refraining from praying in a mosque where the carpet is bad and harms the worshippers, due to the refusal of those in charge of the mosque to allow fundraising for its renovation, considered a fitna (strife/temptation) and a sin, or is it obligatory to pray in it in this condition?
What is the ruling on delaying prayer for an hour past its time due to not having an opportunity to pray at school, and the administration compelling that?
What is the ruling on praying Fajr at home due to the mosque's distance and the wife's fear when left alone?
Is it true that a Hadith states that whoever prays forty prescribed prayers in the Prophet's Mosque will not be counted among the hypocrites?
How valid is the reported occurrence of a prayer resembling Salat al-Tasabih on the last Friday of Ramadan, to be performed after the Friday congregational prayer?
Is it obligatory to strive for the Adhan to be recited via loudspeakers in a multicultural country like Mauritius, or is it permissible to accept its prohibition to avoid discord that could lead to war, especially after a court ruling to that effect?
Is prayer obligatory at home without the call to prayer if one does not hear the call to prayer and there is no mosque nearby?
How does one make up for a missed Asr prayer due to a legitimate excuse, when the Maghrib Adhan is called before they pray Asr? Should they pray Asr first, or pray Maghrib in congregation and then make up Asr?
Is it permissible for groups in tents on the Day of Arafat to have one of their own lead them in prayer, combining and shortening the prayers aloud, similar to what happens in Masjid Namirah, given the difficulty for all pilgrims to reach the Imam?
Is congregational prayer valid if the imam errs in pronouncing letters, such as pronouncing "dhāl" as "zāy," for instance, by saying "a‘ūzu birabbin-nās" instead of "a‘ūdhu birabbin-nās"?
What is the ruling on the owner of a shop or one of its employees remaining in it during congregational prayer at the mosque opposite the shop, and is it permissible to miss the first congregational prayer for this reason?
Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam with whom there is contention and estrangement between him and the worshiper?
Is it obligatory to set an alarm to perform the prayer upon the advent of its time before sleeping, or is it permissible to sleep with the intention of waking up and performing the prayer within its time?
What is the way to deal with a father who dislikes praying in congregation, and my soul has come to detest being gentle with him?
Is it permissible to regularly observe congregational prayers in the mosque, and occasionally, though rarely, pray them in congregation at home with visiting relatives?
Is it permissible for a congregant to combine prayers individually after finishing the Dhuhr prayer with the Imam due to rain, if the Imam did not combine the prayers?
Is the adhan (call to prayer) an announcement of the beginning of the time for prayer, or for the prayer itself?
Is the rak'ah counted for whoever catches the Imam during ruku' in congregational prayer, or must he repeat it?

Congregation and Mosque

Is it permissible for an employee working at the reception of a hotel in Makkah to pray in the hotel, given his continuous presence at the reception and the absence of a prayer room in the hotel?

Is it permissible to miss Fajr prayer in the mosque due to fear of gunfire, or is that considered a shortcoming?

Is delaying prayer to perform it in congregation after a lesson better than performing it alone on time, and what are the proofs for the the obligation of congregational prayer in the mosque on time?

Is it permissible for someone whose time is constrained between Fajr prayer and leaving for work and study to pray in congregation with his family at home and then they depart, knowing that he is keen to pray in the mosque with the congregation on other days?

What is the ruling on working in a place close to a mosque, yet where there is immodest display and which distracts from prayer in the mosque?

Is refraining from praying in a mosque where the carpet is bad and harms the worshippers, due to the refusal of those in charge of the mosque to allow fundraising for its renovation, considered a fitna (strife/temptation) and a sin, or is it obligatory to pray in it in this condition?

What is the ruling on delaying prayer for an hour past its time due to not having an opportunity to pray at school, and the administration compelling that?

What is the ruling on praying Fajr at home due to the mosque's distance and the wife's fear when left alone?

Is it true that a Hadith states that whoever prays forty prescribed prayers in the Prophet's Mosque will not be counted among the hypocrites?

How valid is the reported occurrence of a prayer resembling Salat al-Tasabih on the last Friday of Ramadan, to be performed after the Friday congregational prayer?

Is it obligatory to strive for the Adhan to be recited via loudspeakers in a multicultural country like Mauritius, or is it permissible to accept its prohibition to avoid discord that could lead to war, especially after a court ruling to that effect?

Is prayer obligatory at home without the call to prayer if one does not hear the call to prayer and there is no mosque nearby?

How does one make up for a missed Asr prayer due to a legitimate excuse, when the Maghrib Adhan is called before they pray Asr? Should they pray Asr first, or pray Maghrib in congregation and then make up Asr?

Is it permissible for groups in tents on the Day of Arafat to have one of their own lead them in prayer, combining and shortening the prayers aloud, similar to what happens in Masjid Namirah, given the difficulty for all pilgrims to reach the Imam?

Is congregational prayer valid if the imam errs in pronouncing letters, such as pronouncing "dhāl" as "zāy," for instance, by saying "a‘ūzu birabbin-nās" instead of "a‘ūdhu birabbin-nās"?

What is the ruling on the owner of a shop or one of its employees remaining in it during congregational prayer at the mosque opposite the shop, and is it permissible to miss the first congregational prayer for this reason?

Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam with whom there is contention and estrangement between him and the worshiper?

Is it obligatory to set an alarm to perform the prayer upon the advent of its time before sleeping, or is it permissible to sleep with the intention of waking up and performing the prayer within its time?

What is the way to deal with a father who dislikes praying in congregation, and my soul has come to detest being gentle with him?

Is it permissible to regularly observe congregational prayers in the mosque, and occasionally, though rarely, pray them in congregation at home with visiting relatives?

Is it permissible for a congregant to combine prayers individually after finishing the Dhuhr prayer with the Imam due to rain, if the Imam did not combine the prayers?

Is the adhan (call to prayer) an announcement of the beginning of the time for prayer, or for the prayer itself?

Is the rak'ah counted for whoever catches the Imam during ruku' in congregational prayer, or must he repeat it?