Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who leaves the mosque after the imam's first salutation, and does the imam's prayer end with the first or second salutation after he forgets the middle sitting?
Is it prescribed to say the Takbir when the Imam lowers himself from standing to recite the Tashahhud after a mistake and an increase in the number of Rak'ahs?
Can you provide me with a sample will for a Muslim, to be executed after his death, that includes how to deal with the body, prayers for the deceased, and everything that benefits the deceased after his death?
If one wakes up during the time of Asr, should the Dhuhr prayer be observed first, or Asr? And if one wakes up during the time of Maghrib, should the Dhuhr and Asr prayers be observed first, or Maghrib?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to pray in front of a Christian woman?
What is the authenticity of the hadiths attributed to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, concerning the virtues of reciting Surat Al-Qadr, and what has been mentioned about its benefits for repelling Satan, preserving knowledge, healing the dead, being safe from the Great Terror, being absolved of sins, being protected from Satan, and fulfilling needs?
Was the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, accustomed to turning his face toward the congregants immediately after the salām, or after seeking forgiveness? And when would he recite Ayatul-Kursi and the Mu'awwidhatayn—was it before or after the tasbīh?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, after finishing it, discovers ritual impurity on the garment in which he prayed, knowing that he was negligent and lazy in verifying its purity before the prayer?
What is the ruling on my conducting sales operations from the the office via telephone, and from my personal mobile phone outside of work hours, provided that the interest of the business is not affected?
Is it more befitting for the mother to lead her daughter in prayer, or vice-versa, if the mother is old and does not know the rules of Tajwid, while the daughter knows them but suffers from urinary incontinence?
Is a place where the five daily prayers are performed, but not the Friday prayer, considered a mosque, such that the obligation of prayer is waived for those who believe in the obligation of prayer in the mosque, or is it necessary for both the five daily prayers and the Friday prayer to be performed there for it to be considered so? And what are the conditions for a place to be designated a mosque?
Did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, supplicate against the Jews for a month in the five daily prayers?
Is earning from handball permissible or forbidden, and is it considered gambling, and what should be done with the money earned from it if it is forbidden, and is charity from it accepted, and what about the ruling on clothes bought with forbidden money and praying in them?
Is there blood money for a fetus, and is the division of compensation for a fetus into fifths among the five heirs correct, or is there another method of division?
Does the concept of "those in authority" (Ulul-Amr) in the Qur'anic verse and Hadith include a husband over his wife and home?
Is the husband's failure to fulfill his vow to fast for two consecutive months—a vow he made at the age of twenty-five and has not yet fulfilled, being now thirty-seven—considered a reason for the non-acceptance of supplications, and what are the consequences of not fulfilling this vow?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a muezzin who has memorized the Quran and leads people in prayer, but denied an act and swore by Allah concerning it, and that was a false oath (yameen ghamoos), and he has not repented? Must he be removed from leading the prayer?
When is it impermissible to pray in mosques, and are innovations among the reasons for that, and is it permissible to pray in them when it is impermissible if the worshiper cannot find another place?
What is the ruling on the validity of the prayer for the individual worshiper and the congregants, given that the Imam mistakenly sat for the Tashahhud in the third Rak'ah and began raising his finger, then remembered and stood up for the fourth Rak'ah, and did not perform the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw)?
What is the ruling on Qunūt in the five obligatory prayers, and did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, supplicate against the Jews for forty days in the five prayers, and what are the evidences for that?
How did the Prophet lead the prophets in prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque on the night of Al-Isra before the فرض (imposition) of prayer during the Mi'raj, and was the manner of their prayer the same as our prayer now?
What is the ruling on disagreeing with the worshippers by performing an individual takbir after the five daily prayers on the Day of Arafah and the Days of Tashreeq, while trying to initiate the takbir before them, knowing that congregational takbir is an innovation and is widespread in mosques, and that attempting to denounce it may lead to ridicule or anger from the worshippers?
What is the refutation to a Christian who cites the verse "And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice" (Qur'an 37:107) to prove the doctrine of atonement in the Qur'an, and claims that the great sacrifice is "the Son of God," and that the intention behind it is to instill the doctrine of atonement by blood, as in the Book of Hebrews?
Is a Muslim's saying, "O Allah, save me, and I will be among those who remember You," or "O Allah, save me, and I will be among those who are grateful to You," considered a vow that must be fulfilled? And is performing the five daily prayers sufficient to fulfill it? And what should one who said it do to avoid it being a vow?