Congregation and Mosque
- Is it permissible to interrupt congregational prayer to extinguish a fire in a water pump machine if there is fear of significant damage?
- Is one afflicted with urinary incontinence obligated to pray in congregation, or should he pray alone?
- Is a singular prostration of recitation valid for one who entered the mosque while the Imam was prostrating, and was unable to reach the row, then completed his prayer with the congregation?
- What is the ruling on Fajr prayer if it was missed because the Imam prevented entry to the mosque for not wearing socks?
- What is the ruling on praying Dhuhr in congregation in office workplaces, and sufficing with listening to a recording of prayer times instead of the Adhan, given the presence of a mosque near the building that is not affiliated with it? And how can one respond to those who make these arguments?
- Is it permissible for someone who is praying in a congregation, and a dog appears in the mosque, to leave his prayer to remove the dog, and then return to his prayer? And what is the correct action in this regard?
- Is it obligatory for a person in a state of ritual impurity (junub) to perform ghusl before going to the mosque to pray, or can he go while in this state?
- What is the ruling on praying in a mosque that adheres to the strict Hanafi school of thought, which prohibits raising the voice when saying "Ameen" and placing the hands on the chest, and compels worshippers to follow their tradition? Is it permissible to pray with them out of fear of expulsion or separation from Salafism?
- What is the ruling on the reward for a woman's prayer in her home or the mosque compared to a man's congregational prayer, and does she receive the reward of 27 degrees if she prays alone at home? What is the evidence for a woman leading other women in prayer and her standing in the same row?
- Is it obligatory to disembark from the bus to perform the 'Isha prayer in congregation at the mosque, even if it means missing the mode of transport, or is it permissible to continue on and pray individually at home?
- Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer if he stays in a house near the mosque and prays behind an imam who offers the full prayer at every call?
- What is the ruling on combining prayers in the snow, and what is the scholars' opinion on that, especially Imam Abu Hanifa, and do scholars disavow those who follow an ijtihad that later turns out to be contrary to the Sunnah?
- Is the call to prayer (adhan) obligatory, or is it sufficient to just say the iqama (call to commence prayer) when praying in congregation in a workplace prayer room, given that it is difficult to go to the nearby mosque due to the nature of the work?
- Is it permissible for someone who lives in a very cold town and fears illness to pray Fajr at home?
- In congregational prayer, when the row is not straight, who should be followed in the row: the one on the right or the one on the left?
- How can multiple intentions be combined in a single act to receive reward for each intention, with examples?
- What is the ruling on women praying in a place in front of the mosque if their prayer area is ahead of the Imam, and a mosque wall separates them, and there is no other place for them to pray?
- Is it permissible for a worshipper who stepped forward to switch on the microphone to return and complete his prayer with the congregation?
- Is congregational prayer acceptable in a nearby mosque that follows the Hanafi school of thought and practices some innovations, and whose imam is Ash'ari or Maturidi in creed, and will one receive the reward for congregational prayer there, or is it obligatory to go to the distant mosque of the Sunnis?
- What is the first congregation, is their prayer valid, and is it better to join them or to wait for the mosque's imam and his congregation?
- Does performing Tarawih prayer in congregation at home earn the reward mentioned in the hadith: "Whoever prays with the Imam until he departs, it will be recorded for him as spending the night in prayer (qiyam al-layl)"? And are women who pray Tarawih in congregation at home, with the intention of performing qiyam later in the night, deprived of the reward of spending the night in prayer if they do not pray Witr? And does congregational prayer for women at home, with one of them leading, earn them the reward of spending the night in prayer?
- What should I do if the congregational prayer (Salat al-Jama'ah) is established while I am praying a supererogatory (nafila) prayer: should I interrupt my prayer and join the congregation, or should I complete the supererogatory prayer?
- What is the ruling on establishing and the obligation of congregational prayer in a place devoid of inhabitants and facilities, where a group of people spends 28 days for work, then returns to their homes for 28 days as a holiday, knowing that they work 12 hours daily?
- Is a mosque that was originally an apartment and was not built as a mosque from the beginning, but later became a mosque, considered a complete mosque, and is the reward for congregational prayer therein diminished?