Congregation and Mosque
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What is the criterion for the distance between two mosques when building them, especially if the mosques are close to each other?
What is the ruling on not praying in the mosque due to a medical condition in the feet, despite being able to walk, and is congregational prayer in the mosque obligatory or optional?
Is it permissible to interrupt a Sunnah prayer when the muezzin calls to prayer, or must one complete it?
What is the ruling on performing a supererogatory prayer during the 'Asr time, and is it permissible to interrupt a supererogatory prayer to catch the congregational prayer with the Imam?
What is the ruling on delaying one's congregational prayer until it has finished, then praying with someone else in the mosque, and what is the ruling on someone who delays by distracting himself or procrastinating, then finds no one to pray with, so he prays alone?
Are the thoughts that cross the mind of the questioner—that someone is listening to her during her prayer and supplication, which distracts her heart from devotion—considered waswasah (whisperings from Satan)? And are her prayer and supplication invalidated in this case?
What is the ruling on one who prays some congregational prayers in the mosque and some at home due to being busy, or the mosque being far, or being in different places at the time of the call to prayer?
Is it obligatory to join a congregational prayer of two individuals while they are prostrating, or should one wait until they stand or finish their prayer with the taslim? And if one joins, should one stand beside them or behind them?
Is it permissible for a traveler who intended to combine and shorten prayers (qasr) to consider the rak'ah he caught with a congregation, of which he does not know whether they are praying Maghrib or 'Isha, as the intention for Maghrib, and then complete his prayer? And is it permissible for him to pray 'Isha alone with four rak'ahs, fearing the loss of tranquility (ṭuma'nīnah) if he finds a congregation and does not know whether they are praying Maghrib or 'Isha?
Is the Fajr prayer considered to have been performed on time if it was prayed before sunrise?
Is it permissible for someone who enters the mosque while they are praying 'Isha with the intention of combining prayers to join them with the intention of praying Maghrib, or should he pray Maghrib individually and then join the congregation if they have not finished? And is it permissible for neighbors of the mosque who live very close (30 meters or less) to abandon combining prayers during rain and cold on the pretext of their proximity?
What is the ruling on my prayer after interrupting it with the intention of re-performing it alone, given that another congregation was praying but I did not join them?
Are actions accompanied by the fear of showing off, such as improving one's voice in prayer to evoke the family's reverence, considered showing off (riya') that invalidates the deed, and in this case, is it better to lead the prayer (imamah) or be led (ma'mumiyyah)?
Is it permissible to pray Fajr in congregation in the mosque if the call to prayer (adhan) for it is given at the time of the false dawn (al-fajr al-kadhib)?
Is it better to pray alone to prolong the prayer and achieve devotion in it, or to pray in congregation?
Should a traveler shorten his prayer with a group of travelers, or should he go with them to the mosque to perform the prayer in full after hearing the call?
Is it permissible to pray in congregation in the mosque of a private residential complex, and will the full reward for congregational prayer be counted, given that there is a more distant neighborhood mosque and strangers are prohibited from entering the complex?
Should one ignore the whispers of not completing the tasleem in prayer, even in congregational prayer? Is it permissible to shorten the prayer when performing it in congregation for travelers, and if not, is it obligatory to repeat it when the number of rak'ahs is not remembered?
Does the reward for congregational prayer compensate for the lack of devotion in it compared to praying individually, and are there ways to increase devotion in congregational prayer?
What are the excuses that permit a Muslim to miss congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who nudged another person so that he would step back to pray with him while the Imam was leading the congregational prayer, and that person moved back more than two steps? And is the prayer of the nudged person invalidated due to his stepping back or not?
Is it permissible to pray Fajr at home in order to accompany one's wife who is afraid of being left alone in a mountainous area, or if she fell asleep due to staying up late with her young daughter?
What must I do in the case of discussing with my father about waking my siblings for Fajr prayer; must they perform the prayer upon the Adhan, or is it permissible for them to delay it as long as the time of sunrise has not entered?
What is the ruling on the mihrab? And is it permissible for the imam to lead the congregational prayer from within it?