Five Daily Prayers
1,577 questions
What is the ruling on saying "Our Lord, to You be all praise" after the Imam, if the Imam made a mistake and said "Allah heard the one who praised Him"?
What is the difference between the "jab'hah" (forehead) and the "jabeen" (brow/temple), what are the limits of the forehead, and does a slight tilt of the head during prostration affect the validity of the prayer if the worshipper prostrates on one side of their forehead?
Is congregational prayer obligatory for a medical student residing in Germany, for whom the mosque is 20 minutes away by train, there is no Adhan (call to prayer), and who faces academic pressure?
Is it permissible to wear a shirt that says "No paradise," and does it invalidate the prayer if one is wearing it?
How can a man who shaves his beard be judged as a fasiq (transgressor), given the possibility of his being ignorant or misinterpreting (the religious texts)? And what is the definition of a fasiq, concerning whom jurists have differed regarding the validity of his imamate? And what is the ruling on the questioner's prayer behind imams who shave their beards, and are his previous prayers behind them valid?
Is it permissible to perform Iʿtikāf in prayer halls or Islamic centers where the five daily prayers and Friday prayer are held, or is it exclusively permissible in mosques?
What is the method of prayer and ablution for a nurse who is exposed to impurities in her work, and is she required to change her clothes for each prayer, and is it permissible for her to combine prayers during her break time?
Is it permissible to perform congregational prayer at home and not go to the mosque?
Is it permissible for me to seek to lead prayers (Imamah) in a Sunni mosque, given that I possess good Tajwid (recitation of the Quran) but do not have the entire Quran memorized, whereas their current imams have memorized the entire Quran but their recitation contains subtle errors (Lahn)?
Is it permissible for an eight-year-old child to stand in the row between adults during congregational prayer?
What is the wisdom behind God's ordination of 50 prayers, when He, glory be to Him, knew that the Ummah would not be able to perform them?
Does doubt affect the validity of prayer, and is there a difference of opinion regarding this?
How can a mattress that has become ritually impure due to madhy (pre-seminal fluid) and maniy (semen) be purified? And does this impurity transfer to the carpet and other parts of the house when walked upon with a wet foot, thereby affecting the validity of the prayer?
Is it permissible for a woman to be led in prayer by the Imam of the Grand Mosque of Mecca via television?
What is the ruling on the whispers of self-admiration (ʿujb) and showing off (riyāʾ) during prayer, and resisting them by saying, "It's almost over, just one more rak'ah and I'll finish," or by feeling happy for not paying attention to Satan?
What is the ruling on missing Friday Prayer due to work circumstances that may coincide with Friday?
When does the time for Fajr prayer begin, and is it true that the difference between the prayer time in the calendar and the time of sunrise reaches an hour and a half in Egypt?
Is it obligatory to purify a garment thought to have been licked by a dog before praying in it?
Does the Hadith: "There is no prayer for the one who lets his garment drag" refer to the one who lets his garment drag during prayer or in general life?
Does saying "Allahumma salli" with the added 'ya' (اللهم صلي) corrupt the meaning because it is for the feminine, and what is the validity of the prayer of one who says it in the second Tashahhud?
Must the five daily prayers performed with tayammum during travel due to the unavailability of a bathroom, despite the availability of water, be repeated after returning from travel and settling down?
Is it permissible to pray the 'Isha' prayer before sleeping, instead of at its prescribed time?
Was the number of prayers 40 in early Islam, then reduced to 5 as a mercy from Allah to His servants?
What is the ruling on Umrah and Hajj that were performed before uttering the Two Testimonies, given that the first Umrah was performed without purification, and is it obligatory to repeat the first Umrah and Hajjat al-Islam, knowing that the prayers were performed without purification and by combining them?