Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible to perform Tarawih prayers at home while listening to the radio, especially if the intention is to complete the recitation of the Quran during the month of Ramadan?
Is it permissible to hold a second congregational prayer with a different imam?
What is the ruling on a man praying at home to protect himself from Corona, and does the ruling differ if he goes out for worldly matters? Should he leave university for this reason? And what about exposing his family to danger upon returning to them?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer while suppressing the urge to relieve oneself of the two impurities (feces and urine), when one is able to hold it in?
Is it permissible to go to the mosque to combine two prayers for someone who intended to pray at home due to rain?
Is the reward for congregational prayer and for praying in the mosque counted when one prays alone in the shade, far from the mosque, while hearing the voice of the preacher and the imam, and what is the maximum permissible distance for moving away in congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer according to Ibn Taymiyyah, and is it a condition for its validity that it be performed in the mosque, or is it valid anywhere? Is it valid to pray individually due to an excuse? If the first congregation is missed, is it obligatory to search for another congregation, or is it valid to pray individually? Is it obligatory to follow someone who is praying individually? Is it permissible to pray individually at home if it is highly probable that there will be no second congregation?
What is the ruling on praying Tarawih behind the Imam of the Haram via television from home?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed Dhuhr before its Adhan, considering the length of the shadow as evidence of the entry of Asr time? And is he permitted to use ignorance as an excuse if his prayer is invalid?
Is it permissible for an employee to abstain from praying in the large prayer hall (musalla) designated for prayer in the ministry tower, and instead suffice with praying in the office with a small number of employees, on the pretext that it is a prayer hall and not a mosque?
Is it permissible for me to pray at home instead of the mosque due to its distance and the prevalence of evils therein, while still committing to Fajr and Jumu'ah prayers?
Is taking different juristic opinions from the schools of thought in matters such as the rulings on the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), the places of the transitional takbeers, and the prayer of the latecomer to the congregational prayer (salat al-masbuq) considered prohibited "talfiq" (piecing together/eclecticism) that invalidates the prayer?
Does a distance of 400 meters to the mosque necessitate going to pray there, and does hearing the adhan via loudspeaker obligate one to pray in the mosque according to the Maliki school of thought?
What are the qualifications and jurisprudential books that must be studied to become an Imam for congregational prayers, in addition to memorizing and understanding the Qur'an?
What is the legal ruling on a group of women who prayed, led by one of them, after the Imam's voice from the upper floor of the mosque was cut off, and they could not see the Imam, then the voice returned in the lastركعة (unit of prayer), and they did not follow the Imam because they did not know their position in the prayer?
Is a wife's anger and shouting at her husband for his negligence and delay in prayer considered a sin, especially if the husband does not respond to gentle advice?
Does excessive imagining of the torment of the Hereafter, out of fear of it, lead to having a poor opinion of Allah? Is this action correct? And which is better: praying at home with one's wife and children, or in the mosque?
Is it possible to mend the relationship with Allah, adhere to the obligatory and supererogatory acts of worship, and attain His pleasure, given the difficulty of performing congregational prayers in the mosque at their prescribed early times due to the nature of one's work? And is it obligatory to leave one's job for the sake of prayer, or should one begin by rectifying what is currently feasible?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the lower level of the mosque designated for laundries, magazines, classrooms, and the women's prayer area? And does the pillar that divides the row into two halves break the row?
What should I do if I enter the mosque to pray the obligatory prayer and find someone who mispronounces some letters preparing to lead the prayer? Should I leave, or pray individually behind him, or pray in a mosque further away? And does the ruling of congregational prayer still apply to me in this situation?
What is the ruling on a father's non-adherence to prayer in the mosque and his delay in Fajr prayer, and how can he be advised?
Will the reward of congregational prayer be counted for one who caught up with the Imam in the last Tashahhud?
What is the ruling on an individual praying alone between two people sitting on chairs within congregational prayer?
Is it permissible not to open the mosque for Dhuhr prayer if no one attends for the prayer and the imam prays alone?