Congregation and Mosque
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Is the reward for praying Tarawih alone the same as its reward with the the congregation?
Who has priority in leading the congregational prayer (Imamah) in the mosque: the one who has memorized the most of the Quran, or the best reciter among them, or the most knowledgeable of Islamic rulings, or the most consistent in attending congregational prayers?
How can one organize time to perform all prayers in the mosque, observe night vigil (qiyam al-layl), study lessons, attend the Qur'an memorization class between Maghrib and Isha, and specify in detail the times for sleep, waking up, napping, and studying?
Is it permissible to expose the nakedness of a father suffering from Alzheimer's to clean him? And is it permissible to let him go to the mosque alone despite fearing for him, or to wait for him to finish his ablution for congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer (salat al-jama'ah) performed by worshippers between pillars, or outside the mosque in a room where the imam cannot be seen, or in a place opposite the mosque's door with a barrier present?
Is it permissible for my brother to join the prayer as our imam after my mother has already started leading it, and will my brother receive the reward for congregational prayer in this situation?
Is performing congregational prayer in the mosque on the night of Al-Israa’ wal-Mi‘raaj, along with Salat Al-Haajah (prayer of need) and Tasbeeh (glorification of God) 100 times, considered part of the Sunnah or an innovation?
Is it obligatory to pray inside the building despite the presence of a nearby mosque (100 meters) if the sponsor threatens to deduct the salary of anyone who prays at the mosque?
Is the congregational prayer valid if the Imam stood for the fourth rak'ah, and one of the congregants alerted him with "SubhanAllah," thinking it was the Maghrib prayer, whereupon the Imam sat down, said the taslim, performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), then completed the missing rak'ah, said the taslim, and performed the prostration of forgetfulness again, knowing that some of the congregants repeated their prayer claiming its invalidity?
Is it permissible for a woman to pray in congregation with men in the mosque, or should she pray alone?
Is the prayer considered valid if children repeatedly interrupt it at home?
What is the ruling on someone who entered the mosque while the Imam was in the second raka'ah, and feared missing the prayer time, so he bowed before the Imam to catch a raka'ah within the time, then completed his prayer?
What is the maximum distance between one's home and the mosque that necessitates performing the prescribed prayer in the mosque?
Is it permissible to pray in the workplace prayer room where only the Dhuhr prayer is performed in congregation, knowing that the mosque is outside the workplace and requires using a car to reach it?
Is praying at home out of fear of meeting people considered a sin?
Is it permissible to shorten and combine prayers during a vacation when there is ample time and the mosque is near, and when is it permissible to shorten and combine prayers, supported by evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah?
Is it obligatory to wake a seven-year-old child to perform Fajr prayer, knowing that he suffers from nocturnal enuresis and memory impairment, and what is the appropriate age to take him to the mosque?
Is it obligatory to recite the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) when joining a congregational prayer that has already begun?
Is it obligatory to obey one's mother and prevent her from going to the mosque due to fear of terrorist groups, knowing that obedience to parents is obligatory? And is there a reward for this obedience?
Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who revives "dhikr" by forming a circle in which a drum is beaten and jinn are summoned, and which is called "Al-Wa'dah for so-and-so"? And what is the ruling on this act?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque next to which a structure has been built symbolizing the place of death of its builder, knowing that the builder was not buried there, and does this structure affect the validity of the prayer?
What is the prayer that must be performed upon waking up late for Asr prayer, while the congregation is standing for Maghrib prayer, and there is another congregation praying Maghrib later?
What is your advice to people who pray all the congregational prayers in the mosque except for Fajr prayer, which they pray at home?
What is the ruling on praying the Fajr prayer in congregation, what are the means of encouraging people to do so, and how can one help those who find it difficult to wake up for it due to overwhelming sleep?