Five Daily Prayers
2,075 questions
Is it permissible to offer unrestricted supplications during the obligatory prayers (Salah)?
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?
What is the ruling on praying while wearing eyeglasses?
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?
Does the ruling of prohibition and dislike concerning wearing ishtimal as-samma’ in prayer cease if the two mentioned reasons for the prohibition—namely, the exposure of the body when raising the hands and the repelling of harm—are absent? And is it true that the inability to place the hands directly on the ground due to as-samma’ is another reason for dislike, and if that is true, does this not apply to all prostration limbs? And does the ruling differ for hand gloves worn by women for prayer in the presence of non-mahram men? And what is the ruling on wearing a prayer sheet (shawl) from which the hands are not extended, with the intention of covering the palms, and does the prohibition of ishtimal as-samma’ include it?
What is the ruling on one who says "Subhana Rabbiyal A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) during bowing (rukūʿ), and is it permissible to pray behind him?
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?
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?
Where in the prayer are the supplications made?
Is it obligatory to specify the number of Rak'ahs, the intention to face the Qiblah, and the intention to specify the obligatory prayer, in order to distinguish the prayer of a mukallaf (accountable person) from that of a child, or the intention of performing a missed prayer (qada') or not? And is it obligatory to maintain the intention throughout the entire Takbirat al-Ihram, or is it sufficient to have it present during a part of it? And is it obligatory to have the intention that the prayer is for Allah? And is it permissible for someone afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) to adopt the easiest rulings regarding intention without falling into talfiq (unacceptable combination of different madhhabs' rulings)?
How do Muslim soldiers pray on the battlefield while observing the enemy?
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?
Is sending the hands down when rising from rukoo' (bowing) Sunnah, based on the action of Ibn Az-Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) and the absence of a clear explicit proof contradicting that?