Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
What is the ruling on one who masturbated and then slept, then woke up for Fajr prayer while the Imam was praying and the weather was very cold, so he washed his private parts, performed ablution, and prayed, and he repeated this for Jumu'ah prayer and the rest of the obligatory prayers until 'Isha prayer, when he performed ghusl?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque built during a dispute between the villagers, how does this ruling change after reconciliation, and what is the ruling on establishing Friday prayers therein after the reason for its construction has ceased?
Is it Islamically permissible to stand and join the row before the 'Iqamah in order to catch the first row in Friday prayer or other prayers?
What is the ruling on the Friday lesson, and does it conform to the Salafi thought on the pulpit? And what is the opinion of Shaykhs Hassan and Al-Abbad on it?
Is it permissible for a woman to lead people in prayer, and what is the authenticity of the statement attributed to the school of thought of Imam Ahmad regarding the permissibility of her leading men in Tarawih and supererogatory prayers, or even obligatory prayers if she is elderly? And does the Hadith of Umm Waraqa provide evidence for that?
What is the prayer method for a young man residing in a foreign country without documentation, and is it permissible for him to shorten and combine prayers, and what is the ruling on Friday prayer for him, and is shortening (prayers) obligatory or optional?
Does a divorce issued in the form of: "By God, if you do not open the door after counting to ten, then you are divorced, divorced, divorced, the triple divorce," take effect, bearing in mind that this utterance occurred during a period of purity in which the questioner had intercourse with his wife, and he did not intend to issue a divorce but rather to admonish, and the intention behind the counting was to attend Friday prayer, and is this considered one divorce or three, taking into account that he had previously uttered this word once during menstruation?
Is it permissible to take a taxi to the mosque after the Imam has ascended the minbar, and is that considered forbidden (haram)?
What should a person do if the Friday sermon in one mosque coincides with the adhan of another mosque, and in which of them should he pray? And what should he do if he begins praying in one mosque and then another mosque issues the adhan during his prayer?
What is the ruling on someone other than the preacher leading the congregational prayer after the call to prayer (Iqamah)?
Is it a condition for the validity of the Friday prayer that the preacher and the imam be residents?
What is the ruling on one or more people standing to the right of the Imam during Friday prayer when there is space in the back rows?
Is it permissible for the Friday preacher to begin the sermon with the Basmalah and then praise Allah?
Is it permissible to supplicate with "Our Lord, judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the best of those who judge" during the Friday sermon, and is this considered a supplication against the people, based on the interpretation of some scholars?
What is the ruling on Friday prayer for Shafi'i students in Sunway colleges in Malaysia, and is it permissible for them to emulate the Hanbalis or Hanafis under these circumstances?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to attend Quranic exegesis circles within the mosque and to listen to the Friday sermon?
Is it permissible to sit leaning against a wall with my face not towards the Qiblah during the Friday sermon? And is it true that the sermon takes the place of two Rak'ahs and therefore necessitates facing the Qiblah?
Is it permissible to hold two Friday prayers in one mosque with two imams and two sermons at different times due to the small size of the place and the increasing number of worshippers?
Is it permissible to perform two Friday prayers on a single day with the intention of seeking knowledge and expanding religious understanding, especially given that the Imam for the second Friday prayer is rarely available?
Is collecting donations for the mosque after the second sermon by the imam of the mosque unlawful (haram), and does the prayer of the one who collects or counts the donations in the mosque become invalid, based on the saying, "He who tells his companion 'be quiet' has spoken in vain (lagha)," and on the story of the one whose prayer was invalidated because he counted pebbles?
What is the ruling on a woman leading men in the Friday prayer, and to what extent is the statement of Amina Wadud valid, that denying women this right is a mistake deeply rooted in Muslim societies?
What is the ruling on praying in mosques that have Sharia violations, such as praying too quickly, the Imam being elevated above the worshippers, and celebrating innovated holidays? How can one deal with those who practice these actions? Is it obligatory to establish a new mosque to follow the Sunnah, or is it sufficient to gather and study knowledge?
Is it obligatory to establish Friday prayer in Dar al-Harb or Dar al-Kufr?
Is the Sunnah of Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) before or after the prayer, and what is the ruling on one who prays it before, even though it is mostly performed before the prayer in Egypt, and is it two rak'ahs or four?