Congregation and Mosque
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What is the meaning of "صلاهما في الطريق" (he prayed them on the road) in the narration found in "Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq": "وَكَانَ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، وَهُوَ فِي الطُّرُقِ: صَلَّاهُمَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ" (And if the prayer was called while he was on the roads, he would pray them on the road), and to whom do the pronouns in the aforementioned phrase refer?
Which is better and more beloved to Allah: not waiting for the older brother and going directly to prayer, or waiting for him with the possibility of missing the opening takbir or the reward of waiting for prayer?
Is it permissible for someone who has undergone a colostomy and cannot control their bowel movements or gas to pray in the mosque or at home?
According to the opinion of those who hold that congregational prayer in the mosque is a communal obligation (fard kifaya), is the sin lifted from the people of the village if the Imam prays with only one man, or with two of his sons, one of whom is disabled and the other an infant, knowing that the Imam is not from the village? Is it permissible for the Imam to go to the people of the village to lead them in congregational prayer in one of their homes, and what is the ruling on both the Imam and the people of the village in this case?
Which is better for a young man who has memorized ten parts of the Qur’an: performing Tarawih prayer in the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) or leading people in prayer?
Is it permissible to perform Tarawih prayers at home in congregation instead of at the mosque, and is it permissible to pray them silently rather than audibly?
What is the ruling on running to the mosque if the prayer is about to finish?
Is it permissible for travelers temporarily residing outside their city to pray jamaʿah (in congregation) and qaṣr (shortened) in their private accommodation, given that they sometimes do not pray in the mosque?
Is it true that Salatul-Tahajjud is an innovation (bid‘ah) and that there is no distinction between it and Tarawih, and that the first to make this distinction was the Imam of the Haram, Abdullah Al-Khulaifi, about 50 years ago, and what is the ruling on praying it separately?
Is it permissible for me to stop praying congregational prayers in the mosque and suffice with praying at home, given that I suffer from ear sensitivity to loud noises, and there are many loudspeakers and a loud imam's voice in the mosque?
Is my prayer valid after I caught the last rak'ah of 'Asr prayer, then stood for the second rak'ah without sitting for the first tashahhud, believing that I had caught the third rak'ah with the congregation, then performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) before the tasleem when I remembered this during the last tashahhud?
What are the proofs of those who say that prayer in the mosque is not obligatory, as well as the proofs of those who say it is obligatory?
Is it a condition to perceive the opening takbir in the first congregation, or can it be in another subsequent congregation, to achieve immunity from hypocrisy and hellfire?
Is it better to delay the 'Isha prayer in order to catch up with and participate in the funeral procession, or to perform the 'Isha prayer first?
Is the prayer of one who says "Our Lord, and to You be praise" before the Imam finishes saying "Allah hears the one who praises Him" valid, taking into consideration that the Imam says it after he has fully stood up?
What is the ruling on an individual praying alone or a congregant praying behind an imam who makes grammatical errors ( لحن ) in his recitation, and what should be done in various situations, such as praying at work, at home, or in public places, taking into consideration the difficulty of leading prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who caught the last tashahhud of the first congregational prayer, then joined the second congregational prayer immediately without saying the taslim?
Is my action considered heinous—meaning disbelief or disobedience—for praying Maghrib individually before the congregation, even though my prayer was with the intention of making space for others, and in a place that cannot accommodate all worshippers?
Is it permissible to pray behind the elder brother who misses some prayers and listens to music, or does the younger brother have the right to step forward and lead the prayer?
Is it permissible to issue a fatwa that one pray Fajr at home before going to work if a bus delay would lead to missing the prayer or the congregational prayer, citing the hadith: "If one of you prays in his dwelling, then overtakes the Imam and has not prayed, he should pray with him, for it will be a supererogatory prayer for him"?
What is the ruling on not attending congregational prayer when it rains, and is there a difference based on the severity of the rain?
What is the ruling on a man praying Fajr in congregation, then praying it again with another man who missed the the congregational prayer, in order to gain its reward?
Can a person who suffers from intermittent incontinence and follows the Hanbali school of thought—which requires ablution after the prayer time begins—perform ablution before the time begins, knowing that the Adhan is called a while before the time begins, which causes him to miss some Rak'ahs of congregational prayer?
Is it permissible to hit a 12-year-old son for abandoning the Fajr congregational prayer in the mosque and abandoning the Sunnah prayers, if advice is not effective with him?