Five Daily Prayers
2,075 questions
What is the ruling on saying: "Oh, how wonderful if so-and-so saw me doing a good deed," and thinking about people seeing one while performing acts of obedience?
Is it permissible to pray in a wide abaya from which a small part of the hand might be uncovered?
How can a Muslim organize their day to spend it entirely in obedience to God, hoping to be among the victorious and not the regretful at the time of death?
What is the ruling on re-performing missed prayers when the order between them has been violated, or when the hand has not been covered, or when audible and silent recitation were done in their improper places, or when the Abrahamic prayer was recited in the second rak'ah out of ignorance, or when seeking refuge from the Dajjal was omitted, or when a surah after Al-Fatiha was omitted?
What is the ruling on bending the knees during bowing (ruku') and not extending them completely, and does that affect the validity of the prayer? And what is the ruling on what I did, where it was most likely that I bent my knees slightly during ruku' after rising from it, and forgot whether I stood upright after this raising, then returned to ruku' and bent slightly, then quickly rose from it again? And what is the ruling on deliberately leaving a small amount of 'awrah (private parts) uncovered during prayer, according to common understanding, and does that invalidate the prayer? And is it permissible to deliberately not cover a small amount of 'awrah during prayer?
What should a girl who suffers from excessive gas and bubbles during prayer, and is compelled to repeat her ablution and prayers many times, do regarding her prayer and ablution?
Does the silence of the congregant after finishing the first tashahhud and before the imam affect the validity of his prayer?
What is the ruling on raising one's trousers above the waistline during or before prayer to avoid isbal (letting one's garment hang below the ankles)? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if this was done, according to those who hold the view of repetition? And how can one avoid isbal in this situation if his clothes are sufficient for him?
Is the marriage valid if a woman says that she breastfed the husband and the husband's father, but she does not remember when that happened?
What is the ruling regarding a latecomer who performs the takbir while his Imam is rising from the first prostration, and when he descends to sit in a posture similar to the Imam's sitting, the Imam descends for prostration? Should he prostrate immediately, or should he sit like the Imam and then prostrate? And is his prayer valid if he sits and then prostrates?
Do jurists and the four schools of thought agree that the place for the transitional takbeers, tasmee’ (saying “Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah”), and tahmeed (saying “Rabbana wa lakal hamd”) is between the two rukns (pillars/parts of the prayer), and is going to a distant mosque that applies this considered an act of extremism (tanattu‘)?
Is it permissible for the one being led in prayer (ma'mum) to carry the Mus'haf and read from it during a silent prayer or during the silent rak'ahs of a loud prayer, and would his prayer be invalidated if he were to do so?
How can marriage be made into daily worship and righteous deed, and how can children be righteous, and what are other means for the righteousness of children, and what are the beneficial books regarding this topic?
Is what was attributed to Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the most hopeful verse in the Book of Allah, that it is "And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of night. Indeed, good deeds do away with evil deeds," and the Hadith of the Prophet (peace be be upon him) concerning the virtue of the five daily prayers as a bath in a flowing river, considered a Hadith, and what is its degree of authenticity?
Who is meant by the verses: "And those who guard their private parts (5) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed (6) But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors," and does it include men and women, or only one gender? And how can this be reconciled with the prohibition of masturbation for both genders, and the use of these verses by scholars as evidence?
Is abandoning prayer for four years due to daily masturbation and parents preventing frequent ghusl considered an intentional abandonment of prayer that does not require making up, or is this considered an excuse that necessitates making up the prayers?
What is the ruling on praying in trousers that are wide from the thigh and become tight after the buttocks, and does this invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible for a false witness to perform the ritual of the Adhan (call to prayer) in the mosque, knowing that he does not perform it correctly in its wording?
What are the prohibited times for prayer, and is it permissible to perform the two rak'ahs of supererogatory prayer mentioned in the noble Hadith five or ten minutes before sunrise?
What is the ruling on an imam who, upon rising from the Tashahhud, says: "Peace and blessings be upon him," and invokes blessings upon the Prophet every time he hears him mentioned during the prayer? And does he perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) if he makes a linguistic error in the final Tashahhud? And what is the ruling on the prayer of the congregant if he coincides with or precedes an imam who vocalizes the first taslimah and whispers the second?
Is it permissible to place the right hand over the left during prayer?
What is the ruling on dealing with a roommate who does not pray and describes those who pray and commit mistakes as "hypocrites"?
How can the pronunciation of the letter "Ḍād" in Al-Fatiḥah be corrected to ensure the validity of prayer, what is the jurisprudential ruling in this case, and how can the difficulty of pronouncing it correctly be overcome?
Does placing a prayer rug over the crossed legs to cover them invalidate the prayer when praying while sitting cross-legged on a mat?