Congregation and Mosque
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What is the ruling on praying four rak'ahs of Tarawih behind an Imam who lacks humility and rushes in his prayer, and is it better to pray them alone at home?
Is it permissible for a woman to pray in the mosque, or is it better for her to pray at home? And what is the way to encourage a father to perform prayers in the mosque?
What is the ruling on congregational prayer in a university city where each floor has a designated prayer area? Does it differ from congregational prayer in a mosque? Is congregational prayer in a mosque obligatory?
What should a mother do with her adult son who used to be committed to prayer, but then started feigning prayer secretly without actually praying? Is she sinful for this, especially given the father's absence due to illness?
Is it permissible to delay prayer beyond its prescribed time for the sake of studying, and can missed prayers be made up, and what is the ruling on absence from the mosque in this case?
Is it better to allocate a separate time for women's prayer and then for men, or should everyone pray at the same time with a curtain separating them in the university's designated prayer room?
Is it permissible to perform qunūt in some of the obligatory prayers to supplicate for the Muslims in Ghouta of Damascus and to curse the enemies of the religion, or is it obligatory to perform qunūt in all prayers?
Is it permissible to pray the obligatory prayer at home in congregation with family due to dizziness, loss of balance, and blurred vision that necessitates taking psychiatric medications?
Is it permissible for the Imam to withdraw from his place during congregational prayer to allow a more senior Imam to lead, and if so, from which rak'ah does the new Imam continue?
What are the rulings concerning someone who joins a congregational prayer late (masbuq) when the Imam prostrates for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it permissible to pray in a room that smells of cigarettes due to some colleagues smoking in it?
Does repeating a prayer due to doubt about the Taslim – while the first prayer was valid – invalidate the first prayer?
How can an individual living in the desert who is unable to go to the mosque, and therefore prays alone, attain the reward of congregational prayer?
Is it valid or invalid to pray an obligatory prayer at home alone without a valid health excuse? Does one receive reward for it, even if less than for congregational prayer? And how can one understand the differing opinions of scholars on this, especially those who deem it valid while sinful?
How can one get rid of laziness and weakness of resolve, especially concerning postponing duties and delaying prayer, and what is the remedy for the lack of continuity in striving against the self?
What should one do if offered the imamate while not having memorized much of the Quran, even though he is determined to memorize more and increase his knowledge, but now fears showing off and losing the spiritual merit he found within himself due to the imamate?
Is the prayer to be completed individually, or by choosing an imam to complete what was missed of the prayer after the traveling imam says the taslim?
Is it permissible for me to skip congregational prayers—in rare cases—when I feel anxious about my mother and sister, due to the absence of a man with them in the house?
What should the other follower do if one of the followers leaves a congregational prayer consisting of an Imam and two followers?
What is the ruling on someone who wakes up for prayer then repeatedly goes back to sleep, thereby missing congregational prayer, and does this act of his fall under the description of hypocrites?
Is it permissible for my friend to complete the Dhuhr prayer after the Imam has concluded, and then perform the Asr prayer individually, if he entered the mosque while the Imam was praying Asr by way of جمع تقديم (combining two prayers at the time of the earlier one), and he (my friend) had intended to pray Dhuhr?
Is it permissible to watch a program in which there is cursing, while muting the sound during the cursing?
Is it permissible to perform the night vigil prayer (Salat Qiyam al-Layl) after the break of dawn, taking into consideration the time of the Fajr adhan in Istanbul, the delay in establishing the congregational prayer (Iqamat as-Salat), and the difficulty of combining Qiyam al-Layl, seeking forgiveness in the pre-dawn hours (Istighfar fi al-Ashaar), and praying Fajr in congregation before starting the morning work?
Is it permissible for someone who missed congregational prayer to pray a second congregational prayer aloud, while there are worshippers performing the regular supererogatory prayers, and would that disturb them?