Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
Does prayer become invalid if underwear is slightly stained with stool from the anus?
What is the ruling on my prayer and what is the ruling on the mosque's prayer rugs if dry impurity got onto the car seat, and then I sat on it while I was very wet after performing istinja (washing after urinating or defecating) and entered the mosque, and how do I purify the car seat?
What is the ruling on prayer if one is not sure whether its time has begun?
Is the husband the cause of his wife's entry into Paradise, knowing that she obeys him greatly but does not contribute to household expenses, and both of them work as teachers?
Does food taste lingering in the mouth affect the validity of the prayer?
How should one act who intended to pray Maghrib with a congregation, but it became apparent that they were praying Isha by way of الجمع التقديم (combining the prayers by advancing the later one) and had already completed four rak'ahs?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a man who prayed Asr with the intention of an obligatory prayer behind someone praying a supererogatory prayer, and then that same person who prayed the supererogatory prayer prayed the obligatory prayer behind the one he had previously followed?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who became aware of a slight exposure of their awrah during prayer? And what is the precise measure of a "slight" exposure of the awrah? And is the exposure of the awrah during prostration considered to invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible to spend the salary received by the Imam for his absence from congregational prayers in the spiritual development of the mosque, such as a Quran memorization center and distributing booklets?
When are the five obligatory prayers considered a make-up (qaḍāʾ) rather than a timely performance (adāʾ) according to the four madhhabs, and is every prayer performed during the necessary time by a person with no excuse considered a make-up (qaḍāʾ)?
Is it permissible to hold Friday prayers in a mosque inside a factory that accommodates thousands of workers, knowing that the mosque is not open to the public and that the majority of workers cannot go to external mosques due to the long distance?
Is the prayer of one who, by mistake, said the Taslim after the first Tashahhud, then performed the third Rak'ah, and recited the Tashahhud, and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the Taslim, valid?
Is the prayer valid if drops of urine are discharged and a tissue is placed [there], and must the tissue be removed before or after the prayer?
What is the ruling on my saying, "Ask the Messenger of Allah" to someone who inquired about the reason for differentiating between male and female in the 'Aqiqah, and is that considered a lack of respect towards the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who recited the Tashahhud in the third rak'ah of the Asr prayer, then stood for the fourth rak'ah and performed two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the salutation (taslim)?
Is seeing advice against marrying a girl after performing Istikharah a result of the Istikharah or an act of Satan?
How can the Prophet’s saying "My Ummah will not unite upon error" be reconciled with the Ummah’s consensus on the impermissibility of musical instruments, while there are prominent scholars who deem them permissible?
What is the ruling on one who denies the greatness of the Messenger out of ignorance and misgivings, intending by "greatness" absolute power, while still maintaining the five daily prayers? Does this apostatize him from the faith?
What is the evidence for the number of rak'ahs in each prayer?
Was what the worshiper did correct or not, when he returned to recite Al-Fatiha after doubting its validity in the third rak'ah of a four-rak'ah prayer, then completed his prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on light-cured dental fillings, in terms of purity (tahara) and impurity (najasa), if they were placed for treatment or cosmetic purposes? Is prayer valid with them? If prayer is invalid, does that affect a person's Islam? Is it advisable to remove these fillings as a precaution, or can one adopt the opinions of scholars who consider tattoos pure and do not deem their removal obligatory? And is this considered following one's whims?
Are all of the regular Sunnah prayers obligatory to maintain, and must they be made up if forgotten, and is it better for one who sometimes prays them and sometimes leaves them off to abandon them entirely?
What is the ruling on the prayer and ablution of one who forgot the legal ruling regarding the presence of urine stains on clothes or the exit of urine drops during prayer for a period of four years?
Is it permissible for a resident in a non-Muslim country to combine prayers due to the difficulty of observing prayer times, and what is Salaat al-Haajah (the Prayer of Need)?