Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
Is it permissible in Tayammum to wipe the hands before the face, and what is the ruling on the prayer of one who does so?
How can one help one's brother with purification, prayer, and achieving devotion therein?
What are the minimum requirements for a man's attire during prayer, and is it permissible to pray in a mesh-like garment (shabbakah) with shorts that cover the knee? And is it true that "what you are ashamed to wear in front of people, it is not permissible to pray in, even if it covers the 'awrah, because Allah is more deserving of you being ashamed of Him, and if you pray in it, your prayer is invalid"?
Is repeating the opening "Allahu Akbar" (Takbirat al-Ihram) after the first intention and before the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) in a silent prayer, without the knowledge of the congregants, considered to invalidate the prayer, especially given the belief that this action stems from a satanic whisper (waswasah)?
How accurate is the statement that seeking forgiveness 73 times daily for forty days, then waiting three days, leads to marriage?
What is the ruling on praying and performing ablution while unwillingly hearing music at the airport, and are they invalidated by that?
What is the ruling regarding the 'Isha' prayer if yellow spots, presumed to be madhy (pre-seminal fluid), were found on one's clothes, and the clothes were changed before the prayer, while being ignorant of the time when this madhy occurred?
How can I overcome negligence in acts of worship and obligatory duties, especially in performing the five daily prayers in congregation at the mosque, and what is the ruling on obeying a father regarding not trimming the beard and raising the trousers, knowing that the residential area is a dubious one?
Why do many students of knowledge know the virtues and rewards of good deeds, such as night prayer, but do not act upon them?
Is it true that intoxicants remain in the stomach of their drinker for 45 days, and is there anything in Islamic law that supports this?
Is it permissible for a man to prevent his wife from performing non-obligatory acts of worship, knowing that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade men from preventing their wives from going to the mosque, and how can a Muslim be prevented from his worship by which he will meet Allah, while it is not permissible to prevent a Christian or Jewish wife from practicing the beliefs of her religion?
Why does Zakat not have pillars like Salah, Sawm, and Hajj, but only conditions for validity?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque located within the wall of a cemetery, separated from the graves by an iron fence and a paved road fifteen meters wide, knowing that the five daily prayers and Jumu'ah are observed therein?
Is the Tawwarruk posture obligatory for women in prayer? And is it incorrect for her to sit on her knees and the front of her shins? And is it correct for some women to sit on both buttocks with the left thigh, placing both legs on the ground from the right side?
When should the man I intend to follow in prayer be informed: before the intention of prayer or after?
What is the ruling on the imam interrupting the prayer due to a long and intermittent ringing of a mobile phone, and is it permissible for someone whose phone rings during prayer to turn it off and complete his prayer?
What is the ruling on lengthening nails in a non-exaggerated way if the husband desires it?
What is the validity of the statement that praying upon the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is superior to all other acts of worship, citing the noble verse: (Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and greet him with [a respectful] salutation) and that Allah Almighty Himself prayed upon His Prophet, then commanded the angels and the believers to pray upon him?
Do the hair and clothes of a woman, who has touched her hair and clothes with her impure hand while wet, become impure? Do the places touched by her hair become impure? And what should be done about the places that have become impure and regarding her prayer?
Does a person become impure (najis) for a certain period, such as forty days after committing adultery, and does this period apply to foreplay leading to adultery and to masturbation?
Does the unintentional failure of the big toe of the left foot to touch the ground between the two prostrations affect the validity of the prayer?
ما هي الأعمال التي تجعل المسلم في منزلة غير المقصر وغير الغافل، وهل يوجد معيار لذلك؟
To what extent is it true that avoiding major sins makes the five daily prayers and other acts of worship effective in expiating sins, and that the five daily prayers do not have an effect in expiating sins unless major sins are avoided, and that the verse "If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden from, We will remove from you your lesser sins" means the expiation of lesser sins through expiators like the five daily prayers?
Is repeatedly going to and praying in Quba Mosque better, or praying in the Prophet's Mosque?