Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
Is absentmindedness during the Friday sermon considered "laghw" (idle talk/distraction)?
What is the correct ruling regarding Friday prayer for two individuals who are traveling for the purpose of studying for four months, and have not found a nearby mosque, and one of them advised them to pray Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah?
Is the reward for Friday prayer attained if one enters the mosque while the Imam is ascending the minbar, and when is this reward lost?
What is meant by "early in the day" in Fatwa no. 112474? Does it refer to the appearance of true dawn (Fajr Sadiq), sunrise, or when the sun has risen to the height of a spear?
What is the ruling on someone who joins the Imam in the second rak'ah; should he pray it like the Dhuhr prayer?
Is it advisable to go to another mosque for prayer, knowing that the current mosque's Imam prolongs lessons and delays the Friday sermon, and embarrasses worshipers who do not attend the lessons?
Is it permissible to deliver the Friday sermon approximately ten minutes before the 'Asr call to prayer, then perform the 'Asr prayer immediately after the Friday prayer, in order to allow sufficient time for delivering the sermon in two languages (Arabic and French) due to some congregants not understanding Arabic, and due to the Imam being unable to attend before 14:00 in winter time, or is it better to assign another Imam to deliver the sermon in Arabic only at an earlier time?
ما حكم جمع التبرعات للمسجد أثناء خطبة الجمعة؟
Is it permissible to go to a city where there is no mosque, which would lead to missing Friday prayers for four months?
Is it permissible to make up the Dhuhr prayer before the Friday prayer on Friday after the first Adhan for someone who has years of missed prayers and makes up each prayer with another?
Is Friday prayer obligatory for adult students who are not permanent residents in a foreign country, and their number is less than 40 individuals?
Why did some scholars and Companions refrain from using mounts despite their availability, and does this contradict the concept of taking lawful means and utilizing time and effort for other matters?
Is the 'Asr prayer valid for someone who prayed three rak'ahs of it before sunset and one rak'ah after it, knowing that the ablution of a person with urinary incontinence is invalidated when the time for prayer expires?
What is the ruling on Friday prayer if the number of worshippers does not exceed forty, or if the majority of the villagers are uneducated?
Is it permissible to translate Friday sermons from Arabic into another language, with additions, omissions, or the replacement of some poetic texts with Quranic verses and prophetic hadiths, or the use of parables suitable for the Western environment, due to the unsuitability of sermons written in the Arab environment for non-Arab listeners?
What is the ruling on using a miswak during the Friday sermon, and can this be analogized to touching pebbles?
How can a person afflicted with urinary and seminal incontinence perform obligatory prayers, including Friday and funeral prayers, taking into account that his seminal discharge is sometimes caused by forbidden practices, and must he repeat past prayers?
Is Friday Prayer valid if the Imam ascends the pulpit and there are only three worshippers in the mosque, then the mosque fills during the khutbah?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who suffers from urinary dripping and finds it difficult to attend congregational prayer? And what is the expiation for one who swore to do something and did it twice? And is it obligatory to repeat the Friday prayer if something viscous is found after the prayer? And what is the ruling on wiping the male organ with a tissue after every prayer when there is urinary dripping?
Are the Friday sermon and prayer valid if the preacher does not pronounce the Shahada (testimony of faith) for Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and what is the ruling on previous prayers that were conducted in this manner, and is it sufficient to say, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and I bear witness that our master Muhammad is His servant and messenger, peace and blessings be upon him"?
What is the ruling on offering the Friday Prayer earlier than the time of the Dhuhr call to prayer in the mosque, under the pretext of it coinciding with the break times of American workers?
Is it permissible to adopt Imam Malik's fatwa prohibiting "tahiyat al-masjid" (greeting the mosque prayer) while the Imam is delivering the sermon, out of fear of falling into what is forbidden?
What is the way to establish Friday prayer in the small neighboring mosque, taking into consideration the objections of the neighbors to vegetable vendors, and the distance of the large mosque?
What is the fate of the old mosque after a new congregational mosque is built next to it? Is it permissible to sell it, or pray in it, or designate it as a women's prayer area, or a school for memorizing the Quran?