Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is a marriage valid if contracted before a congregation of people in a mosque, with the presence of two just witnesses, considering the default assumption that a Muslim is free from wickedness?
Is a sacrificial animal (udhiyah) valid if its price is taken from the mosque's storehouse, and it is attributed to the mosque, and then distributed to the mosque congregation or others?
What is the wisdom behind presenting "prostration" (sujud) before "bowing" (ruku') in the verse: (O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow)? And what are the rhetorical touches in mentioning "those who bow" (al-rakieen) instead of "those who bow (female)" (al-rakieat)? And why did the verse specifically mention "bowing" (ruku') to be with "those who bow" and not "those who prostrate" or "those who are devoutly obedient"?
What should I do if I live in a village where the mosque does not have a regular imam, and the one who leads the prayers makes mistakes in Al-Fatihah and the movements of the prayer, and there is no nearby mosque, and I am unable to forbid this?
Is it permissible for travelers to shorten the prayer in congregation with an imam and followers?
Is it considered an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq) to raise one's voice at one's father and try to free oneself from him when he assaults one by hitting, due to going to the mosque despite his objection?
Is the congregational prayer of women, led by one of them, valid?
Which is better: praying Tarawih in a group at home with colleagues, or individually to achieve a full recitation of the Qur’an?
What is the wisdom behind the Imam's turning to face the congregation after concluding the prayer? And does the statement that this is permission to leave the mosque have any basis in Islamic law, or is it merely a Sunnah?
Is there anything in the books of the later scholars of all madhhabs that invalidates the saying of the Shafi'i scholars that "that which is disliked (makrooh) causes one to miss the virtue of congregational prayer"?
Is a man's prayer with his wife considered a congregational prayer (salat al-jama'ah), what is its virtue compared to praying in the mosque, and are there prayers that can only be performed in the mosque?
Is it permissible for someone who has prayed the obligatory prayer at home, then caught up with the congregation at the mosque having missed one or more rak'ahs, to say the taslim with the Imam, or must he complete what he missed?
Does one realize the virtue of congregational prayer if one catches the last Tashahhud with the Imam, or is it better to wait for another congregation, and is the reward for praying within the preferred time like the reward for praying with the Imam at the beginning of the time?
What is the ruling on going to the first mosque after the prayer has already been established there, while there is another mosque where the prayer has not yet begun, and is it better to go to the second mosque?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in the office, knowing that delaying the prayer to pray in the mosque leads to the departure of donors, and that praying in the office prevents some employees from shopping during official working hours?
ما هي المسافة التي يجب على المسلم أن يلبي فيها النداء والصلاة في المسجد؟
What is the ruling on one who abandons the obligatory prayer if congregational prayer is a confirmed Sunnah, and is he sinful for abandoning it?
Is it considered a sin to send a person who is negligent in prayer back home after the Maghrib Adhan, especially if he is tired, knowing that compelling him to go to the mosque might affect his devotion?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who does not pray Fajr in the mosque where he leads the worshippers in prayer?
Is it obligatory for a worshipper to violate the employer's rules and perform the prayer on time, knowing that this will expose him to dismissal from his job, for which it is difficult to find a replacement?
Which is better for Tahajjud prayer during Ramadan: to pray at home reciting a thousand verses to obtain the reward of the "Qintareen," or to pray in congregation at the mosque reciting one juz (less than 500 verses)?
What is the ruling concerning a Muslim who lives next to a mosque but rarely prays the obligatory prayers therein, and compels his 12-year-old nephew to wear an izbal (garment below the ankles) and shake hands with women?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who unintentionally said the salām before the Imām in congregational prayer?
Is there a fatwa regarding women's Tarawih prayers in mosques?