Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Is it permissible to pray in a distant mosque for the sake of comfort, despite the presence of a closer mosque that causes distress due to the abundance of hypocrites?
Should I pray the Fajr prayer in congregation after its time has expired, even though I prayed it individually within its prescribed time?
Is it permissible to prolong the two rak'ahs of Wudu prayer or Tahiyyat al-Masjid for an hour or half an hour or more, and to perform them during a time when prayer is forbidden, with this prolongation?
What is the ruling on advising a father who is not committed to congregational prayers at every prayer time, from the perspective of enjoining good and forbidding evil, knowing that he is convinced of his own opinion? And what is the ruling on refraining from advising girls who imitate men for fear of harm? And what is the ruling on advising everyone whose phone ringtone is music, taking into account the difficulty of doing so?
What is the permissible rest time during work in a marble factory so that it is not considered a dereliction of duty, and is it better to pray in congregation with the workers at their workplace or to pray alone in the mosque, and if a congregation is found in the mosque, then with which of the two congregations should one pray?
Is congregational prayer obligatory for one who does not hear the call to prayer at home with his family, or is it waived, and is it permissible for him to pray alone?
Is it correct to decisively deem sinful one who leaves congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on someone who ate an onion, then forgot and went to pray in congregation, then noticed a bad smell during the prayer? Should he cut short his prayer? And can Allah afflict a person with things that hinder him from worship, despite his repentance and desire for obedience, to see the extent of his good presumption of Allah?
Are my mother's prayers that she performs in the afternoon considered rawatib or nawafil, and is she sinful for delaying the Dhuhr prayer past the congregational time due to her preoccupation with childcare?
Is it better to perform the regular Sunnah prayers at home, considering the distance from the mosque and the inability to catch the congregational obligatory prayer? And is it better to pray the obligatory dawn prayer in congregation at the mosque, even if they lighten it and do not wait, or to pray it at home after waiting a sufficient amount of time?
When should I perform congregational prayer fully if someone is praying next to me, knowing that I usually do not vocalize the takbir or recitation when a five-year-old child prays next to me, and I pray as if I am praying alone?
What is the religious ruling on work that conflicts with prayer times and prevents a worker from performing it congregationally or individually, given the scarcity of available job opportunities and the existence of personal obstacles that increase the difficulty of finding another job?
Is persevering in performing some Sunnahs while abandoning others sufficient so that one does not fall into the sin of abandoning the Sunnahs?
What is the ruling on completely or partially abandoning congregational prayers in the mosque and performing the obligatory prayer with one's wife at home, due to political tensions and a lack of feeling safe, for a resident in a foreign country?
Is the obligatory Fajr prayer valid if performed before its Sunnah, and must it be repeated?
What is the ruling on praying while standing on a shoe placed on the ground, whether individually or in congregation, due to the absence of a prayer rug on the floor?
What is the ruling on someone who established the prayer (iqamah) before the imam in the Asr prayer and completed three rak'ahs, then completed the fourth rak'ah with the imam when he established the prayer and the people aligned themselves?
Is the son obligated to stop praying in the mosque and suffice with praying at home if his father prevents him out of fear for him, threatening to expel him from the house if he does not comply?
Will the wife be sinful for seeking divorce from her husband who does not pray in congregation at the mosque, nor fasts, nor recites the Quran, nor performs Umrah, nor remembers Allah, and takes his daughter's money, and prays sitting down, nodding his head for bowing and prostration?
What should one do if he misses Fajr Prayer in congregation in his residence? Should he ask one of his friends to pray a supererogatory prayer with him, or should he pray alone immediately? And would he be sinful if he does not find anyone to pray with him?
Is it permissible for a worshiper to leave a one-meter distance between himself and other worshipers in congregational prayer in the mosque for fear of contracting the coronavirus?
What should someone who suffers from obsessive doubts do when they find extreme difficulty with the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram) and the taslim in prayer when praying alone, and face a lesser—though still present—problem with congregational prayer to the extent of missing rak'ahs, and wishes to be rid of this distress?
Is it better to pray in congregation with one's family—even if it is much delayed—or to pray alone on time?
Is it permissible to always pray at home and avoid the mosque if going to the mosque causes a loss of khushu' (devotional humility) due to the ill-treatment by some worshippers after a fabricated and inappropriate video spread?