Five Daily Prayers
2,075 questions
What is the ruling on the prayer and fasting of a woman who performed ablution while unaware of the necessity to remove nail polish, and after becoming aware, could not find a remover, and continued in that state for a week?
To what extent is the demand of some worshippers to return to the new mosque legitimate? Is it permissible for them to pray in the old mosque after a new, spacious, and ready mosque has been built, and what is the ruling on their five daily prayers and Friday prayer therein, given that the old mosque does not meet security and legal standards?
What are the situations in which we may change the direction of the Qibla?
To what extent is it true that the Al-Aqsa Mosque mentioned in the Qur’an is not the one in Palestine, and that a mosque by this name was located on the road to Ta'if, and that the story of Al-Aqsa Mosque was fabricated by the Umayyad state?
Is it obligatory to point with the finger during the sitting of rest (jalsat al-istirahah), in accordance with Imam al-Tirmidhi's general hadith about pointing, or is it an exception due to the absence of supplication therein?
Is there a basis in the Hanafi school of thought or the other three schools for the second Adhan for Friday prayer being faster than the first Adhan?
Is placing the hands (forearms) on the ground during prostration valid in the Hanafi school of thought? And are the claims of those who do this and other things, such as uttering the intention and praying quickly, that they conform to the Hanafi school of thought, correct? And what is the correct way to invite people to Allah without alienating them?
Is it sufficient to say: "And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" instead of "His slave and His Messenger" in the Tashahhud?
Must a woman who miscarried a fetus in her third month, and thought the blood was nifas (postpartum bleeding) so she stopped praying for a week to ten days, make up the missed prayers? And if she must make them up, should she do so consecutively or each prayer with its corresponding one?
Should a person suffering from flatulence perform ablution again for supererogatory prayers after a temporary emission that occurred after the obligatory prayer, and what should their intention be when performing ablution in this case?
Is the prayer valid for someone who remembered the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw) before the salām, after the first taslīm, then completed the second taslīm, and then performed the prostration of forgetfulness?
Who are the Aga Khanis and what are their beliefs, and is it true that they pray twice a day instead of the five daily prayers?
Is the worshiper's raising of his hands after bowing, with their palms facing his face, in accordance with the Sunnah, and if not, what is the correct posture for raising the hands?
Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who writes amulets, does not pray Fajr or Isha in congregation, and dislikes those who shorten their garments and grow their beards, knowing that he is in good health despite his old age? And if it is not permissible, is it then permissible to pray individually while he is leading the prayer in congregation?
What is the ruling on increasing the glorifications (tasbih) in bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujud) beyond three times, or decreasing them to less than five in prostration, and should one lengthen the bowing and prostration in night prayers by increasing the glorifications?
Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who does not recite Al-Fatiha properly, such as by omitting the tashdeed in (Iyyaka) and (Ad-Dallin) and similar words, and by saying (Adh-Dhalin) instead of (Ad-Dallin)? And must the prayers performed behind him be repeated? And is it obligatory to move to another mosque despite the family's objection?
Is the prayer on the pulpit mentioned in Fatwa no. 13340 a real prayer or an instructional one? Can it be applied to current pulpits, and how is it performed? Does the worshiper prostrate on his hands or his knees first, as Ibn Baz and Ibn Uthaymeen stated? Is rising by supporting oneself on the ground with clenched fists a Sunnah, given the disagreement on the meaning of "al-ajnu" and the weakness of the hadith mentioned in it?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding preventing drivers working in households from praying in mosques and compelling them to pray at home, while not allowing them to go out unless accompanied by members of the household?
Who is the trustworthy one whose sighting is sufficient to prove the month of Ramadan?
Is it permissible for me to pray without a head covering if I fear being discovered, and is prayer valid in the bathroom out of necessity?
Does a young Muslim man's praying alone at home instead of in the mosque for ten years out of negligence invalidate his prayers and prevent him from entering Paradise, knowing that the number of worshippers in the mosques of his area is limited?
What is the ruling on prisoners performing Friday and congregational prayers behind a single imam who leads them while they are in their cells, by means of a loudspeaker?
Must a woman who was in the state of postpartum bleeding (nifas) make up for the seven days during which she did not pray after her bleeding stopped, under the assumption that she was not to pray until after forty days?
Is it permissible to perform Qunūt in prayers when an epidemic spreads, and is it permissible to do so in some prayers but not others?