Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
Is it permissible to perform I'tikaf in a newly built musalla after a mosque was demolished, knowing that it is closed off like a mosque, and is it permissible to perform the 'Tahiyyat al-Masjid' (greeting of the mosque) prayer therein?
How can one reconcile commitment to the Sunnah of 12 daily rak'ahs with the hadith, "Whoever prays 4 [rak'ahs] before Dhuhr and 4 [rak'ahs] after Dhuhr, Allah will forbid him from the Fire," and does increasing [the number of rak'ahs] to 14 contradict the hadith that mentions 12 rak'ahs?
What are the simple daily acts with great reward that can be done to feel at peace upon death?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who is suffering from prolonged problems and illnesses, and has begun to contemplate suicide, to consistently recite Qunut supplication in the five daily prayers with the intention of seeking healing, relief, and the removal of affliction, knowing that he has performed all types of acts of worship? And is it permissible for him to add to the well-known Qunut supplication, "O Allah, guide us among those whom You have guided… etc.," prayers for healing and relief?
Is it permissible for someone to be led in prayer by a person who has already been preceded in the prayer, and would he thereby attain the reward of congregational prayer?
What are the proofs and evidence in Islamic Law for the concept of removing hardship?
Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers for someone who works in beverage distribution, traveling a distance of over 100 km daily between the company's headquarters, distribution areas, and returning?
Is the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who ascended to the heavens on the Buraq, considered the first astronaut?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur’an by heart if she is committed to reciting a certain number of verses daily?
Are the Abrahamic prayers recited with the greetings in all five daily prayers or in some of them?
What is incumbent upon me after I performed the Farewell and Ifadah circumambulations without socks, having wiped over them and then removed them forgetfully?
What is the ruling on someone who prays ten cycles (rak'ahs) of Tarawih and then wishes to pray Witr with the Imam out of laziness? Should he join him with the intention of Witr and then Salaam after the first cycle, or should he sit until the Imam finishes his Salaam, or should he wait until the first cycle is completed and then join him with the intention of Witr?
Is it permissible for a woman to adorn herself and pray with her jewelry, and is her prayer valid if the sound of her jewelry clattering is heard during the prayer?
Who is more entitled to guardianship over a Muslim girl who wishes to marry: the immoral father, the uncle who does not pray, or the eldest uncle and his observant son? And does abandoning prayerStrip the father of his guardianship?
What is the remedy for absentmindedness during prayer? Is it permissible to marry and consummate the marriage with a girl twelve years of age who has not yet reached puberty, and what is the ruling of the Sharia on this? Is abstaining from masturbation five months before marriage sufficient to remove its effects? And what is the reason for the feeling that prayers are rejected and not accepted?
What is the validity of the statement that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, married Lady Safiyyah for her beauty, and that Lady Aisha feared that the Prophet would marry a beautiful woman he saw? And what are the texts of the hadiths that support this, if any?
What should I do if I call the Adhan before its time?
What is the validity of linking the word "Amen" (Ameen), said after Al-Fatiha, with the name of the Egyptian pharaoh "Amun," and how does Islam respond to the claim of revering the name of a pharaoh in prayer?
Does absentmindedness during the opening "Allahu Akbar" (Takbirat al-Ihram) affect the validity of the prayer?
What is the ruling regarding parents not reciting the Quran, their negligence in prayer, and their not memorizing verses for prayers? Is the son sinful for not advising or teaching them, and are they sinful for their lack of concern?
Which prayers are to be recited silently and which are to be recited audibly in congregation?
Is the prayer valid if the imam performs only one prostration in the final tashahhud and says one salam, then prostrates a second time and says salam, without performing the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Do the prayers of one who did not perform istinja after urinating, due to ignorance of the Shari'ah ruling, become invalid?
Is it an innovation to forbid Itikaf (spiritual retreat) in places other than the Three Mosques (the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem)? And does Allah Almighty’s saying: "while you are secluded in the mosques" indicate the permissibility of Itikaf in all mosques without exception?