Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
How did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, know the prayer when he led the prophets in prayer during the Isra (Night Journey)?
Is it permissible for a congregant (ma'mum) to become an imam, and what are the proofs for this from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Is a woman permitted to seek divorce from her husband who cheats, lies, and engages in cybersex after 22 years of marriage, knowing that she fears God's wrath should she seek divorce? And is she permitted to supplicate for divorce along with ease of matters from God?
Does prayer efface all misdeeds and sins as long as one prays?
Is my prayer valid after delaying it past the congregational prayer time due to shyness from friends, and is this action of mine considered showing off (riya’)?
Is investing in a bank that offers a variable daily or monthly profit rate (around 10%), or in an Islamic investment company that offers a variable annual profit rate (around 16%), considered permissible, or does it fall under usury (riba)?
Is the prayer of a patient suffering from fatty liver, irritable bowel syndrome, gases, abdominal fermentation, pain, and constipation, which causes him to lose his devotion and concentration in prayer, valid?
Is it permissible for my eight-year-old son to lead me in prayer, and should I pray with him and then repeat the prayer?
What is the ruling on vocalizing the recitation aloud in individual prayer for men and women in the five daily prayers?
What is the ruling on money earned if its owner does not pray, or prays with doubts about the the validity and purity of his prayer due to obsessive whispering (waswasah)?
Does prayer become invalid by reciting aloud in a silent prayer due to not reflecting on Al-Fatiha, as the worshiper suffers from GERD, and does this necessitate reciting silently to avoid sin?
What does the word "awrad" mean? And are the five daily prayers considered among the awrad?
What is the ruling on someone who adheres to the the five daily prayers but delays them past their appointed times for minor reasons? Does the obligation of the prayer fall away from him, coupled with sin, or is his ruling that of one who abandons prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who hesitated to interrupt it due to his belief that it was void, then remembered its validity, and does hesitation in interrupting invalidate the prayer?
What is the ruling on forgetting what was recited in prayer after its completion, and does that affect the validity of the prayer?
What is the ruling on performing Friday Prayer in a rented apartment for Muslim students, whose number does not exceed forty, in a very cold city far from mosques, with the intention of making it a religious and educational center? And is it better to join Chinese mosques to mix with them and teach them, or to continue with this private gathering? And to what extent is it permissible to conceal this gathering from Chinese authorities who reject religious gatherings?
What is the ruling on not articulating the letter "Hāʾ" clearly in "In shāʾ Allāh" (God willing), "Al-ḥamdu Lillāh" (Praise be to God), "Subḥān Allāh" (Glory be to God), and "As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāh" (Peace be upon you and the mercy of God) both inside and outside of prayer, and does the ruling differ between the two?
ما حجة من منع اقتداء المفترض بالمتنفل من الأحناف والمالكية مع ورود حديث معاذ؟
Is it permissible to work at night, which necessitates sleeping from after Dhuhr prayer until after Isha prayer?
What is meant by the expression "al-Masalih al-Mursalah"?
Is the prayer of one who suffers from flatulence and finds it difficult to maintain concentration and stand still accepted? Is this difficulty considered a punishment from Allah? And does her situation fall under the ruling for those with valid excuses?
Does hesitation in the intention invalidate the third prayer if it is performed after finishing the second prayer?
Does the latecomer's not performing qunut after rising to complete his prayer affect the validity of his prayer, and what is the ruling on the congregant's performing qunut (is it recommended or obligatory)?
How can one reconcile the jurists' consensus on the invalidity of the prayer of whoever intentionally uncovers their nakedness during it, with the saying of some Malikis that covering the nakedness is not a condition for the validity of prayer, and that the prayer of whoever intentionally uncovers their nakedness is not invalidated?