Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
Does repeating the recitation from the point of error in Al-Fatihah, the Tashahhud, and the Salawat Al-Ibrahimiyyah invalidate the prayer due to being overwhelmed by the obsessive whisperings (waswas) of error? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if the worshiper doubts whether he said "Subhan Rabbi Al-A'la" before completing prostration, while having forgotten the day on which the doubt occurred? And is the Fajr prayer valid if the worshiper rushed through it and made a mistake in the Salawat Al-Ibrahimiyyah, and he had completed the 'Isha prayer after waking up during the Friday sermon, then caught a part of the Friday prayer and prayed Dhuhr, then returned and prayed Fajr again?
Is it permissible to change one's place during the Friday sermon if the Imam's voice is unclear, given the possibility of stepping over people's necks, and would that or speaking be considered idle talk (laghw)?
Is it permissible for the Friday Khateeb to formulate the Friday sermon in a way that he asks the worshippers and they answer, and is this method considered legitimate for attracting attention, and will the worshippers' answers not be considered a distraction?
Is it permissible to skip Friday Prayer in order to prepare, transport, and bury the deceased?
How is the Dhuhr prayer performed on time by one who missed Jumu'ah, or was excused from attending it, or for whom it is not obligatory in the first place?
Is it wise to stand up and respond to the Imam during the khutbah if he utters something that contradicts the creed or the Sharia, and is there a fear of falling into hypocrisy or fitna by doing so?
Is it permissible for worshipers to say "Lā ilāha illā Allāh" (There is no god but Allah) if the Imam says "ʿIbād Allāh" (O servants of Allah) during the Friday sermon?
Do the prohibited times for prayer cease on Friday?
Is the congregation's reward counted for one who arrives late for Friday prayer and joins the Imam in the Tashahhud before the Taslim?
Is it permissible to hold two Friday prayers—sermon and prayer—in one building that houses an Islamic school and a mosque, or two separate sermons—one for the students at the school and the other in the mosque—followed by one prayer in the mosque, keeping in mind that Friday is a school day in America?
Is it permissible to return greetings to foreign men, while bearing in mind that Muslims are a good example and should show the chastity of the Muslim woman? And what is the ruling on cheerfulness in their presence? Is it permissible to greet Muslim men known for their righteousness? And what is the ruling on Friday prayer for those of them who are ill? Is it permissible for my husband to greet female nurses, and what is the ruling on joking with them? How should we deal with greetings from non-Muslims on our holidays? How do we invite non-Muslim women to Islam? Is my presence in a shared kitchen with two young men considered unlawful seclusion (khalwa)?
What should one do if they feel intense fear and an increased heart rate upon entering the mosque for congregational prayer, and this sometimes leads them to withdraw from the row and rarely pray Friday prayer?
Is repeating verses and hadiths with the Imam during the Friday sermon considered the forbidden idle talk?
What should one do who suffers from a constant release of wind ( سلس ريح) if wind is emitted after performing ablution for Friday prayer or during it?
What is the method for delivering the Friday sermon with a Sura from the Quran when the Imam is absent, and should the two sermons be with two independent Suras, and is it necessary to mention the praise (Al-Hamd) and prayers upon the Messenger, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him?
What is the ruling regarding performing Friday Prayer in the mosque's courtyard without seeing the Imam or the congregants, and with the Imam's voice occasionally cutting off? And is it obligatory to repeat it?
Are there justifications for preachers to deviate from the Sunnah of shortening the sermon and prolonging the prayer in this era, and are they held accountable for that?
What is the ruling on brothers procrastinating in going out for Friday Prayer until they miss the sermon, knowing that and sometimes doing so intentionally?
Is it legislated to raise one's hands in supplication in the mentioned situations, or is that an innovation?
What is the difference between commencing travel before Fajr prayer and after it for a traveler on Friday, and is he obligated to pray Jumu'ah?
What is required of the worshippers who differed in their intention and prayers after the Friday preacher led the Rain Prayer (Salat al-Istisqa) before the Friday Prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah) without establishing the latter?
Which is better: delaying the Dhuhr prayer on Friday for an hour in order to perform ghusl, or performing the prayer on time and delaying ghusl?
How authentic is the narration mentioned in Abu Shaybah's Musannaf 2/301, verified by Al-Jumu'ah and Al-Lahidan, on the authority of Ibn Omar, that a man asked him, so he replied: "Pray, then sleep," and he repeated that to him three times, and on the third time, he said to him: "Pray, then sleep; may your eyes never sleep"?
What is the ruling regarding a Maliki congregant who prayed Jumu'ah behind a Shafi'i imam, then the imam repeated his prayer as Dhuhr?