Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
What is the ruling on one who prays Fajr in one mosque and then prays Jumu'ah in another mosque without a reason?
What are the conditions for the Imam of the Friday prayer? And must he be married?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who owns a restaurant that serves pork, and is it permissible to skip Friday prayer behind him and instead perform Dhuhr prayer?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who is bigoted regarding his madhhab (school of thought), mocks scholars, uses inappropriate language, reveals secrets, and has cursed the religion? And is it permissible to pray Friday prayer in another mosque far away from him, with the condition that Fajr prayer be performed in the same mosque? And what is the meaning of the intention to follow (the Imam)? And is it permissible to pray behind him despite the dislikeability?
Should the ruler be obeyed if he commands that the Prayer for Rain (Salat al-Istisqa') be performed immediately after the Friday Prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah) in the mosque, so that they pray Jumu'ah and then perform the two rak'ahs of Istisqa' thereafter?
Is it permissible for this employee to lead the Friday prayer and deliver the sermon in his company, given that there is no sheikh available from outside and he is not a dedicated student of knowledge?
Is it permissible for a traveler to pray Asr after Jumu'ah prayer and its Sunnah, with a short or long interval, for the sake of the excellence of the place?
What are the situations in which it is impermissible to raise one's hands in supplication, and is it permissible to raise one's hands in supplication during the Friday prayer secretly during the sitting for rest, and to say "Ameen" behind the Imam at the end of the sermon before the establishment of the prayer?
Is it permissible for worshipers to perform Friday prayer in a building near the mosque that has become too small for the worshipers, or is it better to hold two Friday prayers in the same town?
Is the Dhuhr prayer caught by catching the bowing of the second rak'ah before its time expires, or is it necessary to catch the entire first rak'ah with its two prostrations, unlike the Friday prayer for which it is sufficient to catch only the bowing to have caught it?
Is the ruler's request for the congregants to supplicate collectively after every prayer with three specific supplications for rain for ten days considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on combining prayers (either by performing them earlier or delaying them) for a worker who cannot stop working at the time of prayer, in order to avoid the disruption of machinery and financial losses?
How can one obtain the reward mentioned in the Hadith: "Whoever comes early and is present early, and washes and bathes," and is this Hadith specific to men only?
Will the Hour occur on a Friday, before or after the Friday prayer?
What is the ruling on a father refraining from attending Friday prayer in the mosque due to a dispute with a neighbor, and how can he be advised to pray, and does sin accrue to the son for not speaking with him about this matter?
Is it permissible to begin a sermon with "Al-Hamdalah" (Praise be to God) and writing with "Al-Basmalah" (In the name of God), and with what should each conclude, along with mentioning the evidence?
What should I do if my ablution is suddenly invalidated during Friday prayer, given that I go early to attain the reward mentioned in the noble Hadith: "Whoever washes, and bathes, and goes early, and comes early, and draws near, and listens attentively, and keeps silent, will have what is between that Friday and the next forgiven, and an additional three days; and whoever touches pebbles has engaged in idle talk," and going to renew my ablution would cause me to lose my place in the first row and force me to pray at the back of the mosque?
Is it permissible not to attend Friday prayer due to the dangerous security situation in Baghdad, represented by arrests, and if the Friday preacher invokes "by the honor or by the right of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad" and has innovations and speaks against and criticizes the righteous Salaf?
Does studying count as an excuse for being late for Friday prayer? And is it advisable to request the establishment of a prayer room and mosque for the school (without a minaret or dome), with the possibility of the sermon being delivered by one of the students, memorizing the sermons of the sheikhs?
Is it permissible to accept money for delivering the Friday sermon if the source of this money is not from the mosque's treasury but from a donating individual?
What is the ruling on speaking, exchanging greetings, and offering Eid felicitations during the Eid sermon? Does this nullify the reward or is it considered idle talk?
Is it permissible for a congregant who has an exam and fears missing it due to the Imam's lengthy Friday sermon to leave the sermon and go to another mosque, or to pray Dhuhr if he does not find another mosque?
What are the consequences for the Imam and the congregants if the Imam deliberately laughs in the first rak'ah of Friday prayer, according to the school of Imam Malik?
What is the ruling on the Adhan and Iqamah in the four schools of thought?