Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
When is the Friday Prayer performed silently, and are there cases for that?
Does the Friday Prayer become invalid by adding two non-obligatory prostrations before it? And what should the Imam and the congregants do after they disperse if the prayer is invalid?
Does my statement: "What is wrong with these professors who love to delay us from prayer?" constitute backbiting against my professor, knowing that he delays us from Friday prayer, and in his class, he condones usurious loans, drinking alcohol, and the immodest display of female students?
Is it permissible for someone whose foot has been amputated and who faces difficulty in movement, to pray Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) at home behind the imam of the mosque, if his home is close to the mosque and he can follow the prayer?
What is the ruling on working on Fridays in a foreign country, which leads to missing the Friday prayer, while there is an opportunity to invite people to Islam?
Is prayer in a congregation in a hotel on Friday without a sermon, due to the impossibility of going to the mosque because of a strike, valid and sufficient for the Dhuhr prayer? And is it permissible to perform Friday prayer in a congregation at the university (with or without a sermon) if the administration refuses to allow students to leave for the mosque, or should it be prayed as Dhuhr?
Why does one who misses the Friday Prayer in congregation not pray two rak'ahs with the intention of Friday, given that the obligation of Friday Prayer supersedes the obligation of Dhuhr Prayer on Friday?
Is it permissible to recite the Qunūt supplication during the Friday sermon outside of Ramadan or times of calamity?
What is meant by the nullification of deeds in the noble verse: "lest your deeds should be nullified while you perceive not" (Al-Hujurat: 2), and does their nullification imply disbelief?
What is the ruling on one who constantly and uncontrollably experiences mazhī discharge, and is it permissible for him to delay prayer or not attend Friday prayer because of it?
Is it from the Sunnah for the Imam/Khateeb of Jumu'ah to delay his arrival and sit in the back rows, then make his way through them to the minbar? And it is said that the benefit of this is for people to recognize him, so how sound is this statement? And is it true that among the desirable manners for the khateeb is to stand before ascending the minbar and send prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then seek his permission to ascend? And has this been reported from the Companions?
Is it permissible for a newly married husband to miss the Friday prayer, especially if he spent the night with his wife and slept late, or satisfied his desire and slept early? And what is the duration a husband should stay with his wife after marriage?
What is the ruling on performing Friday Prayer before its prescribed time to accommodate for rest and lunch breaks, and is it permissible to pray 30 minutes before the Adhan, or must it be prayed at noon after its time has begun?
Is the pilgrim's delay in spending the night in Mina due to exhaustion and lack of transportation considered a valid excuse that removes the obligation of a compensatory sacrifice (dam) from him and his wife, and does spending most of the night in Mina lift the obligation of a compensatory sacrifice (dam)?
What is the ruling concerning Friday prayer that may have occurred before the entry of the time for Dhuhr, knowing that this was due to ignorance that the first adhan preceded the time for Dhuhr?
Is it permissible for travelers to shorten and combine prayers (Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha), knowing that they will be residing at their workplace for four months, and is Friday prayer obligatory for them in their city of work?
If a woman attends Friday prayer, should she intend the فرض (obligatory) prayer of Jumu'ah or not? And is she required to re-pray Dhuhr afterward? And is it recommended for the Friday Khateeb (preacher) to address women explicitly by saying "O sisters," or should he suffice with saying "O brothers" to include everyone?
Is a traveler sinful if he misses the Friday prayer and prays Dhuhr after returning to his hometown?
Is it permissible for employees in a private company – numbering over thirty – to perform Friday prayer in congregation, with the adhan, sermon, and imamate by one of them, if they are unable to leave for the prayer?
Is it permissible to designate specific surahs to be recited in the Asr prayer, or the Witr prayer, or the emphasized Sunnah prayers, such as designating Surat Al-Asr and Al-Ikhlas for Asr, and is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Why weren't the Hadiths of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, explicit and comprehensive for all possibilities, such as the Sunnah after Friday prayer? And why do scholars reconcile between Hadiths? Is this reconciliation based solely on personal opinions?
What is entailed for someone who intended to pray Dhuhr by mistake instead of Jumu'ah after the Imam's opening Takbir, and is it legislated for him to قطع (cut short/interrupt) the prayer and renew his intention for Jumu'ah prayer?
Is it permissible to pray four rak'ahs of the regular Sunnah prayers (regarding which it was stated: "Whoever prays twelve rak'ahs every day, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise") between the first and second adhan for Jumu'ah prayer?
Must a woman experiencing استحاضة (prolonged vaginal bleeding outside of menstruation) perform ablution (wudu') for every prayer at the call to prayer (adhan), and does this affect her ability to attend Friday congregational prayer (Jumu'ah) in the mosque?