Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Am I obligated to attend congregational prayers at one of the brothers' homes, knowing that it is not a mosque, and would I be sinful for not attending?
Is the prayer of those who established their congregational prayer permissible, unknowingly that another congregation was praying, and then became aware of its existence during their prayer but did not pay attention to it and completed their prayer, or must they repeat it?
Is it permissible to go to the mosque to seek knowledge while leaving the mother or sister alone at home?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to perform the pre-prayer (sunnah) voluntary prayers at home, acting upon the hadith, "The best of a man’s prayers is in his house, except for the obligatory ones," even if he misses the congregational prayer in the mosque?
What is the ruling on a man praying with his family members in his home – whether a fard (obligatory) prayer or a sunnah (supererogatory) prayer, especially Tarawih and Qiyam (night prayers) – when the mosque is near, with the intention of encouraging them to pray?
Is it valid to pray in congregation if the Quran is being recited in the mosque? And is it permissible to join someone who is praying alone to become an imam?
Does the repeated hindrance from going to the mosque to perform Fajr prayer in congregation, due to passing wind or another impediment, despite prior preparation, mean that God is angry, or is it a sign of weak faith?
When is the time for the Fajr prayer, and is it permissible to perform it immediately after dawn, while it is still dark? And is the Sunnah of Fajr what is meant by "the two rak'ahs of Fajr" among the twelve regular Sunan prayers?
Is it permissible for a worshipper to be led in prayer by someone who is making up a missed prayer in the mosque after the Imam has said the Tasleem and finished the prayer?
Is there a difference in how women and men perform the prayer (Salah)?
Does one receive the reward for congregational prayer if he prayed Maghrib in the mosque, then remembered that he had prayed without ablution, and so repeated his prayer at home after performing ablution?
Will the 'Isha prayer be counted as a congregational prayer for one who broke their fast and prayed Maghrib, then slept, then woke up to pray 'Isha with the Tarawih congregation?
What is the ruling on an individual praying at home if congregational prayer in the mosque involves many errors, such as delaying Fajr prayer, chanting blessings upon the Prophet—may God's prayers and peace be upon him and his family—after every four rak'ahs of Tarawih, and the imam saying “Allahu Akbar” twice in the last rak'ah of Tarawih?
What is the ruling on delaying a prayer beyond its prescribed time in order to perform it in congregation due to work circumstances?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in the mosque for someone who has a urinary catheter but it does not prevent him from moving?
Is it permissible to perform congregational prayers in places where passersby break their fast instead of going to the mosque during Ramadan?
Is it considered a valid congregational prayer when a group of employees prays in a congregation at their workplace, given the presence of a small mosque in the building's garage?
What is the ruling on abandoning congregational prayers or Friday prayers under the pretext of the Imam's incompetence or the unsuitability of his topics?
Is it permissible for the wife to pray the obligatory prayer behind her husband who is praying the Sunnah prayer of Fajr, then the husband goes to pray the obligatory prayer in congregation at the mosque? And is this action valid for previous prayers with the wife's intention of fulfilling the Hadith: "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises will have a reward like that of a complete, complete, complete Umrah and Hajj"?
Will someone who missed the Fajr prayer in the mosque and prayed it in congregation at home before sunrise attain the reward of praying in the mosque and being under Allah's protection? And is he sinful for not praying it in the mosque?
Does a woman get 27 degrees if she prays in her home, similar to a man who prays in the mosque?
Is it permissible to pray at home due to the problems and harassments that might arise from praying in the mosque, until sufficient freedom becomes available?
Should the tribal salary for Maghrib prayer be performed at home immediately after the Adhan?
Is it obligatory to wake a man who prayed alone and then slept, so that he may pray in congregation?