Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible to leave a gap between worshipers in congregational prayer to prevent an epidemic, and is that considered an innovation (bid‘ah)?
Is one who prays the obligatory prayers and Tarawih at home, due to lack of khushu' (devotional humility) and the imam's rapid recitation of the Qur'an in a mosque in a non-Arab country, sinful?
What is the ruling on shortening the prayer when leading family members, and is it permissible for the one praying to pray alone and for them to pray alone when they are not mindful of the prayer time?
Is it permissible, after the taslīm of the Maghrib prayer, for me to intend the ‘Ishā’ prayer as a follower behind a person who started the Maghrib prayer with me and then stood up to complete the ‘Ishā’ prayer, in order to attain the reward of congregational prayer?
What is the ruling regarding a wife remaining with her husband who sometimes prays and sometimes neglects prayer, knowing that he is of good character, dutiful to his parents, and benevolent towards his family and children? Is her obedience to him valid in matters other than prayer? What are the best means to make him adhere to prayer? Is it better for the wife to pray alone at its prescribed time, or to wait for her husband to pray with him in congregation?
What is the ruling on secretions that exit after urinating, or performing istinja', or waking up from sleep, which are not accompanied by lust, and do they nullify ablution and invalidate prayer, and is it obligatory to repeat ablution and prayer and wash clothes because of them, and is it permissible to use paper tissues to ensure their absence?
What must a Muslim do to avoid a decrease in reward and to prevent accumulating sins, after congregational prayers and Friday prayers have been suspended in Germany's mosques?
What is the ruling on missing congregational prayer due to embarrassing stomach rumbling caused by irritable bowel syndrome?
Is it better to continue praying in congregation at thehe mosque or to pray at home to encourage others to do so?
What is the ruling on praying in the mosques of a Muslim sect that has transgressed and spread corruption on earth, and has permitted the shedding of Muslim blood, knowing that we maintain our prayers in our homes?
What is the ruling on going out to congregational prayer wearing a medical mask and gloves for protection against the Coronavirus, knowing the hadith regarding the dislike of covering the mouth and nose during prayer?
Does the prayer of a person praying alone in the mosque while the congregation is praying, or of a person who prayed alone in the mosque after the congregation has finished, become invalid? Is it obligatory to repeat it? What is incumbent upon someone who does not remember the number of these prayers? And should the Friday prayer be repeated as Dhuhr prayer for the same reason?
Is a questioner excused for praying at home instead of the nearby Zawiya due to the mosque's distance, the presence of insults and curses outside the Zawiya, discomfort with the people inside, and the Zawiya not holding Friday prayers? Is his prayer at home accepted? And is he sinful if praying at the Zawiya is obligatory?
What is your advice for me? I have fallen behind academically, stopped praying in the mosque, and I fear that Allah will not grant me success because of this.
Does the failure to bring to mind the intention of following the Imam in congregational prayer affect the prayer for those who deem it obligatory, and what is the ruling on past prayers in which the intention of following was not brought to mind?
Is prayer in the mosque an individual obligation (fard ayn) or a communal obligation (fard kifayah)? And what is the reason for the scholars' disagreement on this matter?
Is it a condition to specify the intention for congregational or individual prayer, and if a worshiper catches the congregation in the last Tashahhud and does not catch any rak'ah with the Imam, should he intend to pray in congregation?
Is congregational prayer counted for one who caught up with the Imam during the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after the Taslim?
What is the ruling regarding a sheikh who teaches the Qur'an day and night to his students, yet only prays in the mosque on Fridays, claiming that he relies on teaching the Qur'an, not on prayer? Is he permitted to abandon prayer in the mosque due to studying or teaching?
Which is better: praying in the nearby mosque that does not have a regular imam, or going to the mosque with a regular congregation that is about 2 kilometers away?
What is the ruling on a new building, separate from the mosque, designated for teaching the Quran to women (which they enter while menstruating), and which transmits the Imam's voice via loudspeaker? Is it considered a mosque where congregational prayer behind the Imam is valid, or is it a private area where prayer is not valid? And is it permissible for menstruating women to stay in it?
What is the maximum distance one may be from the mosque and pray individually while still hearing the voice of the imam and the khateeb, such that the worshipper still receives the reward of congregational prayer in the mosque?
Is the reward for congregational prayer at home, due to the closure of mosques for fear of the spread of the Coronavirus, the same as its reward in the mosque?
Is it permissible for one who has experienced a wet dream to perform tayammum with the intention of purification from ritual impurity (janabah) in order to join congregational prayer, fearing that it might be missed?