Congregation and Mosque
1,833 questions
Should I pray four rak'ahs of 'Isha prayer with the congregation in the mosque, or pray two rak'ahs individually and then continue my journey?
Is it obligatory to say the Adhan or just the Iqamah for one who missed congregational prayer while he is in the mosque?
Is it permissible to hold back gas during or before prayer in order to preserve one's ablution?
Does a woman who awaits sunrise, performs remembrance, and prays two rak'ahs after it receive the same reward as a man who does so in the mosque?
Is it better for a Muslim woman to perform Tarawih prayer in the mosque with her brother so that he also prays, or to remain at home to perform Tahajjud prayer in the middle of the night after Witr prayer? Which one yields more reward?
Is it permissible for me to pray at home instead of going to the mosque, due to difficulty in movement and being afflicted with hemiplegia, and does the hadith "There is no prayer for the mosque's neighbor" apply to me?
Is it necessary to leave a gathering for witnessing prayer in the the mosque, despite the hardship that entails?
Is it true that before Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the four Imams would lead people in prayer, each according to his own madhhab, in the mosque? And why did that happen?
Is it permissible to perform supererogatory prayers (Nawāfil) in congregation, such as Qiyām al-Layl (night vigil prayer) or Ṣalāt al-Ḍuḥā (forenoon prayer)?
What is the ruling on screaming in the mosque at someone who insists on naming the mosque "Ahl al-Hadith" and refuses to be content with naming it "Masjid al-Rahman"?
What is the interpretation of the Hadith regarding cracking knuckles (joints), and is it always forbidden or only during prayer?
Is the ruling on a woman clapping and a man saying "Subhan Allah" if something happens during prayer limited to congregational prayer, or does it also include praying individually?
What is the ruling on one who misses congregational prayer in the mosque due to the imam's mispronunciation (laḥn) in reciting Al-Fatiḥah, and is he obligated to pray in congregation at home with his mother, or is it sufficient for him to pray alone and still be rewarded for congregational prayer if he regrets missing the mosque?
Is it permissible for a man who is able to attend congregational prayer to delay his prayer so that he may pray in congregation with someone who arrives late after its conclusion, in order not to diminish the reward of the latecomer?
Does my fulfilled prayer, performed with an incomplete state of purity due to a prostate congestion illness, require repetition after recovery from it?
Is it better to go to a mosque that is far away and has a large congregation, and does one still receive the reward for the first row in a mosque where there is only one row?
Is it obligatory for someone with weak eyesight who has a private driver to order him to take him to the mosque for congregational prayers, or is it permissible for him to pray at home?
Is it valid to perform I'tikaf in any mosque?
Is it permissible to convert a prayer room (musalla) into residential rooms after preparing another prayer room nearby?
Is it permissible to leave the mosque after the Adhan to go to another mosque with a larger congregation, a better reciter, or to meet some brothers?
Is combining prayers due to rain or the imam's mistake in prayer considered a break in maintaining the takbirat al-ihram for forty days?
Is it permissible for the muezzin to lead the congregational prayer after having made the call to prayer (Iqama)?
What should I say when the call is made for the obligatory congregational prayer to begin in the mosque, and is this an occasion for invoking blessings upon the Noble Messenger, may God's prayers and peace be upon him?
Does the prohibition against leaving the mosque after the Adhan include women if they are in it?