Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
What is the ruling on wiping the head during ablution (wudu')? Is it sufficient to wipe only a part of it or a few strands of hair, or is it obligatory to wipe the entire head? What is the effect of this on the validity of ablution and prayer, and what is the ruling on past prayers?
Does a believer have a daily program to be saved from sins, both major and minor, and does a Muslim have control over minor sins?
What is the ruling on fasting and prayer, and how are they performed by a Muslim engineer if she ascends to the moon and the time of Ramadan is due?
Is it permissible to pray behind a liar, a transgressor (fasiq), a profligate (fajir), a smoker, or an innovator (mubtadi'), especially if he is knowledgeable in the jurisprudence of imamate?
Are the daily obligatory prayers only 12 rak'ahs, divided as follows: 6 for Dhuhr, 2 for Maghrib, 2 for Isha, and 2 for Fajr, or are there other obligatory prayers?
Is saying "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; to Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He is over all things competent" 100 times daily after the Fajr and Asr prayers desirable, or is it considered an innovation?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque that contains a tomb (dharih), or what are known as mosques of the Awliya (saints), and must one re-perform the prayer if the worshipper was unaware of the tomb's presence?
What is the state that makes me not want to joke, not accept nicknames, fear my older brother mocking me, and prefer limited mingling with others?
Is it permissible to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers due to rain before the time for Isha begins?
Is it true that whoever commits major sins, as mentioned, and repents from them, must be purified in this world through such things as repentance, seeking forgiveness, effacing good deeds, calamities, and the torment of the grave, and that Allah intensifies matters for him at the time of death, and if he is not sufficiently purified, he will be purified in the fire of Hell? And is he purified by one of these purifiers or by all of them? And how can the repentant person avoid that? And is it true that whoever is not purified by that will be purified in the fire of Hell?
Is it permissible to marry someone to whom one feels an emotional inclination and who promises religious commitment, at the expense of marrying someone who is more righteous and devout but towards whom there is no emotional inclination?
When is the time when prayer is absolutely impermissible?
Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that was built, and it later became apparent that its qiblah has a significant deviation, and what is the ruling on the previous prayers performed therein?
What should one do who is afflicted with the love of beardless youths and an aversion to women, despite knowing its prohibition and striving against his soul, and is there anything that will compensate him in Paradise?
Who is it more recommended to lead the prayer: one who missed the prayer, or one who wants to be given the prayer as charity?
When does one fall under the warning of the two noble verses: "So woe to those who pray, [but] who are heedless of their prayer" and "And there succeeded them later generations who neglected prayers and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil consequences"?
What is the basis for the majority's opinion that a menstruating woman, upon becoming pure after 'Asr, must pray Dhuhr and 'Asr?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a muezzin who collects empty alcohol bottles to sell them after the dawn prayer, and what is the ruling concerning his adhan and iqamah?
What are the verses that the Messenger, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, received directly from God during the journey of Isra and Mi'raj without the mediation of Gabriel, peace be upon him?
What is the ruling on a woman praying in the mosque under these circumstances, and do you advise me to accept an offer to go to Friday prayer at a distant mosque with three girls and a male colleague driving the car?
Is it permissible to have dinner without paying for it, as compensation for previous meals that were not utilized, knowing that the total number of meals consumed will not exceed the number of tickets paid for?
Is it permissible to perform ablution (wudu') with water into which a small reptile has fallen and caused a foul odor, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayers performed with that ablution?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to make supplications (du'a) that are not from the Sunnah after completing the remembrances (dhikr) following prayer while still in the mosque? And is it permissible to specify a certain number for them? And is it permissible to specify a particular formula of glorification (tasbih) for each of the five daily prayers?
How can one seek God's help to guide a fourteen-year-old girl who prays and draws closer to God, but does not wear the hijab regularly and sometimes feels God's wrath upon her, and what is the answered supplication for her guidance?