Friday Prayer

1,435 questions

Is it permissible to write down the Friday sermon while the Imam is delivering it?
Does supplicating with raised hands differ from supplicating wholeheartedly or without raising the hands, and is it necessary to raise the hands when supplicating?
Is it permissible for a Muslim doctor in Europe to miss the Friday prayer if it conflicts with his professional duties and the treatment of patients?
What is the wisdom behind the Imam being the last to arrive at the mosque for the Eid or Friday prayer, and does that contradict the Sunnah of arriving early at mosques?
What is the ruling on a woman praying Jumu'ah at home, while she regularly prays at the mosque on days other than Friday?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who performs ablution before the time of prayer begins, then passes wind before or after the time of prayer begins, knowing that the wind may continue to be emitted during the prayer, and does the definition of سلس ( سلس البول ) apply to this case?
Is Friday an Eid?
Is it permissible for Turkish youth not to pray behind imams appointed by the state, on the grounds that they are "like someone who opens a shop and closes it after prayer," and to abandon Friday prayer, citing that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not pray Friday prayer in Mecca? And what are the cases in which one should not pray behind an imam?
Is it permissible to perform a ritual bath without a reason, i.e., in the absence of major ritual impurity (janabah), menstruation (hayd), post-childbirth bleeding (nifas), or a Friday, or is it impermissible and considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it permissible for a woman to pray Friday prayer at the same time as a man's prayer, and is it better for her to pray it in the mosque?
Does saying "Assalamu Alaikum" or shaking hands with worshippers invalidate a man's prayer if he enters the mosque on Friday?
Is it permissible for a group of women to perform Salatul-Istisqa (Prayer for Rain) individually in a congregation, without men praying, and to limit it to the prayer without the sermon?
Is it permissible for the worshippers to refuse to return to the Grand Mosque after its renovation, and to prefer the small mosque, which has led to the division of the congregation, knowing that the dispute is limited to the validity of Friday prayer in the small mosque?
Is Friday Prayer the Dhuhr Prayer, or is it a separate prayer that requires the worshiper to perform the Dhuhr Prayer afterward?
What is the ruling on praying Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah for someone who cannot find a nearby mosque or means of transportation to reach it after their usual mosque became inoperable?
What is the ruling on building a prayer room (musalla) in a house that includes a minbar (pulpit) and a mihrab (prayer niche) for teaching children matters of religion?
What is the ruling on suspending Friday prayer in some mosques at the worshippers' behest for security reasons?
What is the ruling on intentionally missing the Friday prayer, and how should one deal with someone who misses it in terms of eating, speaking, and socializing?
What is the ruling on the Imam's statement "the Presence of the Prophet and the Presence of the Messenger" during the Friday sermon?
What is the ruling on the ushers speaking in the mosque during the Friday sermon out of necessity?
When was the first Friday prayer held in Medina?
What should one who works in a government job do on Friday until the time of prayer, and cannot leave at prayer time, and there is no place for prayer, given that some scholars have issued fatwas permitting a second Jumu'ah prayer or delaying the prayer until the time of Asr, and the questioner believes this opinion to be invalid; should he pray a second Jumu'ah or pray Dhuhr?
Has it been reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned the pillars of the sermon after giving advice, and which is better: mentioning the pillars before or after giving advice?
What is the ruling on the preacher abandoning standing on the minbar for the Friday sermon if it is available?

Friday Prayer

Is it permissible to write down the Friday sermon while the Imam is delivering it?

Does supplicating with raised hands differ from supplicating wholeheartedly or without raising the hands, and is it necessary to raise the hands when supplicating?

Is it permissible for a Muslim doctor in Europe to miss the Friday prayer if it conflicts with his professional duties and the treatment of patients?

What is the wisdom behind the Imam being the last to arrive at the mosque for the Eid or Friday prayer, and does that contradict the Sunnah of arriving early at mosques?

What is the ruling on a woman praying Jumu'ah at home, while she regularly prays at the mosque on days other than Friday?

What is the ruling on the prayer of one who performs ablution before the time of prayer begins, then passes wind before or after the time of prayer begins, knowing that the wind may continue to be emitted during the prayer, and does the definition of سلس ( سلس البول ) apply to this case?

Is Friday an Eid?

Is it permissible to perform a ritual bath without a reason, i.e., in the absence of major ritual impurity (janabah), menstruation (hayd), post-childbirth bleeding (nifas), or a Friday, or is it impermissible and considered an innovation (bid'ah)?

Is it permissible for a woman to pray Friday prayer at the same time as a man's prayer, and is it better for her to pray it in the mosque?

Does saying "Assalamu Alaikum" or shaking hands with worshippers invalidate a man's prayer if he enters the mosque on Friday?

Is it permissible for a group of women to perform Salatul-Istisqa (Prayer for Rain) individually in a congregation, without men praying, and to limit it to the prayer without the sermon?

Is it permissible for the worshippers to refuse to return to the Grand Mosque after its renovation, and to prefer the small mosque, which has led to the division of the congregation, knowing that the dispute is limited to the validity of Friday prayer in the small mosque?

Is Friday Prayer the Dhuhr Prayer, or is it a separate prayer that requires the worshiper to perform the Dhuhr Prayer afterward?

What is the ruling on praying Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah for someone who cannot find a nearby mosque or means of transportation to reach it after their usual mosque became inoperable?

What is the ruling on building a prayer room (musalla) in a house that includes a minbar (pulpit) and a mihrab (prayer niche) for teaching children matters of religion?

What is the ruling on suspending Friday prayer in some mosques at the worshippers' behest for security reasons?

What is the ruling on intentionally missing the Friday prayer, and how should one deal with someone who misses it in terms of eating, speaking, and socializing?

What is the ruling on the Imam's statement "the Presence of the Prophet and the Presence of the Messenger" during the Friday sermon?

What is the ruling on the ushers speaking in the mosque during the Friday sermon out of necessity?

When was the first Friday prayer held in Medina?

Has it been reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned the pillars of the sermon after giving advice, and which is better: mentioning the pillars before or after giving advice?

What is the ruling on the preacher abandoning standing on the minbar for the Friday sermon if it is available?