Five Daily Prayers
2,075 questions
Is it permissible to make up for only two days' worth of missed prayers, out of all the missed prayers, or is it obligatory to do more than that?
Is wearing socks during prayer Sunnah, and do they fall under the same ruling as sandals?
To what extent is the hadith sound that narrates from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, the details of the five daily prayers and their relation to specific events and virtues, as well as the Quranic verses and jurisprudential rulings mentioned therein?
What is the appropriate dress for prayer according to the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and does wearing a short-sleeved shirt and uncovering the head affect the reward of prayer?
Is the forefinger raised and moved between the two prostrations when supplicating, as in the Tashahhud, and is this statement, which was attributed to Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen but not mentioned by him in "Ash-Sharh Al-Mumti‘", acted upon?
What is the ruling on one who does not speak to his father due to the latter's ill-treatment, forbidden relationships, dereliction of duties, and repeated divorces of his mother; who does not inquire about or visit his paternal aunts who mistreat his mother, yet greets them on the street; who does not speak to colleagues at work due to problems, despite harboring no malice; who does not pray, claiming that Allah will not accept his prayer because he does not perform the five daily prayers in the mosque and because he severs ties of kinship; and who does not speak to some people because they wronged him and he has not forgiven them?
Is the reward for praying in a newly built mosque, where construction is not yet complete and the call to prayer is not (yet) raised, the same as the reward for praying in a mosque where the call to prayer is raised?
Is it permissible for me to add "alone, without partner" to the formula of the Tashahhud that I recite: "All greetings are for Allah, all pure things are for Allah, all greetings and prayers are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger," so that it becomes: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger"?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who says in their middle and final Tashahhud, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah," without "and His blessings," and says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," without "alone without partner"? And what is the sufficient wording for each of the middle and final Tashahhud?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a prisoner who is prevented from knowing the time and from purifying himself from the two types of ritual impurity, and is prevented from performing the prayer, and does the prayer become waived for him in this situation?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who says "Allah Akban" instead of "Allah Akbar" in the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram), knowing that he sometimes pronounces it correctly, and it is not possible to go to another mosque?
Is it permissible for travelers to perform congregational prayer after its prescribed time has elapsed but before the time for the next prayer has begun?
Does the emission of gas invalidate Umrah during Tawaf, and is it valid to restart it completely?
Do the mentioned actions—such as the mother raising her voice in all prayers to remember the number of rak'ahs, raising her voice with tasbeeh in bowing and prostration, and audibly reciting the Mu'awwidhat and supplicating for her children during prostration and tashahhud—affect the validity of her prayer?
Is someone considered a disbeliever who prays once, twice, or three times a day, while believing in the articles of faith, paying zakat, and fasting Ramadan, but finds difficulty in performing all five daily prayers completely due to demanding work circumstances?
Is it permissible for us to supplicate after the prayer, and is it permissible for us to supplicate together with the Imam after finishing the prayer?
Where should a worshiper look during prayer when bowing, prostrating, and reciting the Tashahhud, similar to looking at the place of prostration while standing?
What is the ruling on combining Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha prayers when picnicking in the desert at a distance of 35 km with cold weather and carrying water, and what are the regulations for combining prayers?
Is it recommended for one who sneezes during prayer to say, "Praise be to Allah," and is it recommended for one who hears him to say to him, "May Allah have mercy on you"?
What is the ruling on Friday prayer in a school prayer room that is not used for the five daily prayers, for 500 students, and what is the ruling on alerting students to be quiet during the sermon?
What is the ruling on prayers performed facing an incorrect Qibla, after it was later clarified that the initial direction was the correct one?
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"?
Is it wrong to pray while wearing shoes?
How can the two Hadiths in An-Nasa'i be reconciled concerning the Prophet's prayer (peace be upon him) at Dhat al-Riqa’, one of which mentions him praying two rak'ahs and the followers one rak'ah each, and the other mentions him praying four rak'ahs and them two rak'ahs each, when both were authenticated by Al-Albani? And is the statement that the followers pray one rak'ah and the Imam two rak'ahs considered valid?