Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible for the one praying alone to receive the reward for congregational prayer after the Imam's ablution becomes void during the prayer?
Is it permissible to shorten the prayer when intending to reside for a month in a foreign country, and how then is congregational prayer performed in the mosque?
Is it permissible to intentionally, forgetfully, ignorantly, or out of a belief that the first Aqiqah was insufficient due to a defect in it or its price, repeat the Aqiqah? And what is the ruling on the second Aqiqah if the first one was sufficient and it is not permissible to repeat it?
What is the ruling on praying at home if the nearby mosques do not allow sufficient time between the Adhan and Iqamah, leading to missing the first rak'ahs or the entire prayer?
Is it permissible for me to pray the Raghibat al-Fajr (Sunnah prayer before Fajr) at home? May Allah reward you.
Is it permissible to consider a place designated for congregational prayer in the home as a mosque, such that one prays تحية المسجد (two rak'ahs upon entering a mosque) in it, and awaits the call to prayer even during times when prayer is ordinarily forbidden?
Is it permissible for university students to pray in the prayer room located in the dormitory, rather than in the distant mosque whose imam prolongs the prayer, leading to a waste of time and a decline in academic achievement? Does this diminish their reward? And is persistent prayer in the mosque an act of piety or a satanic whisper given these circumstances?
Am I obligated to obey my father who prevents me from going to the mosque for prayer, under the pretext of fearing for me due to security concerns and surveillance by security agencies, knowing that the mosque is nearby? And is praying in congregation at home sufficient to count as praying at the mosque?
What is the ruling on entering prayer before the covering of the body is complete, for fear of missing the rak'ah, knowing that this was not intentional?
What is the ruling on a father praying at home, given his suffering from psychological and physical illnesses that necessitate taking medication for his heart, diabetes, and blood pressure?
Is it permissible to close a mosque after the call to prayer and go to another mosque for congregational prayer, or is it better to pray alone in the mosque and receive the reward of congregational prayer?
How can one overcome laziness in performing prayer while having the desire to adhere to it?
When does a traveler shorten and combine prayers if his departure airport is 200 kilometers away from his city, or if he travels to an area 100 kilometers within the same large city? And is he considered to have passed the buildings simply by seeing a sign for another city? And is he obligated to pray in congregation at the airport if he finds a nearby mosque and fears delay? And does he shorten prayers upon arriving in a country where he will stay for half a day, or upon arriving in a city where an airport will be his new place of residence?
What is the ruling on Satan's whispers to one who has not yet reached puberty, when he says: "You haven't reached puberty, why are you praying in the mosque? You are young, why are you praying now? Reach puberty and then pray in the mosque," to someone who prays at home after having been diligent in praying in the mosque?
Which is better: to pray in a non-designated corridor on the second floor, or to pray in the prayer room designated for that purpose on the ground floor?
Is it permissible to travel to the university a few minutes before the mosque's call to prayer, knowing that this will cause one to miss congregational prayer at the mosque, but the time for prayer will not expire, allowing it to be performed at the university?
Is the Sunnah prayer of Fajr to be prayed after the Fajr Adhan, or after the obligatory Fajr prayer?
Is it permissible to go to the mosque before one's father to avoid missing the opening Takbir, knowing that the mother requests waiting? And is it permissible to pray behind an Imam whose creed is unknown?
Is it permissible for someone who arrived late for congregational prayer to pray alone at the back of the mosque in order to catch the rak'ah, and then move to join the row afterward, and will this rak'ah be counted for him?
Does sin accrue to one who prays alone in his sleeping quarters, if there is a mosque in the military barracks where the Dhuhr prayer is performed in congregation, while it is closed at the times of Fajr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers, and is only occasionally opened for the Asr prayer?
Is it permissible to stop praying in congregation at the mosque due to the imam's errors in Tajwid and vocalization?
If a Muslim prays in congregation at the Prophet's Mosque, the Sacred Mosque, or Al-Aqsa Mosque, will it be counted for him as 25,000 prayers or 27,000 prayers, and have any scholars stated this?
Is it obligatory to perform a supererogatory prayer with the congregation of the mosque who pray Fajr half an hour before its time, then return to pray Fajr on time as an obligatory prayer, based on the hadith "Pray the prayer at its appointed time, and if you find them praying, then pray with them, for it will be a supererogatory prayer for you," or is it sufficient to pray Fajr at home to avoid hardship?
Is prayer in the mosque obligatory, and does not praying therein lead to Allah's disapproval?