Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
How can a young man combine worshipping Allah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, with pleasing his parents, especially after his father accused him of disbelief due to an argument with his sister and his refusal to attend Friday prayer?
How can one differentiate between mani (spermatic fluid) and madhi (pre-seminal fluid), and what is the ruling on purity (tahara) and prayer (salat) for someone who feels something coming out after using the restroom (istinjaa') or before ablution (wudu') or during prayer, without being certain of its exit? Is this considered incontinence (salas)? And how can one pray in the mosque, especially Friday prayer, in this situation?
What is the ruling on praying behind people of innovation, and is it permissible to say "Ameen" aloud after Al-Fatiha when the Imam does not say "Ameen"?
What is the ruling on listening to Qur'anic recitations or individual readings before the Friday sermon, and are worldly conversations at this time considered a disturbance?
Was there a pre-Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer Sunnah during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and how was it prayed then? If it did not exist, is it now considered among the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs or an innovation?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a woman delivering the Friday sermon and leading Muslims in prayer?
How can one deal with a father who misses Friday prayers and gets angry when reminded, so as to make him committed to them, knowing that he prays the other prescribed prayers irregularly, and that the rest of the family is committed to their prayers?
What is the ruling on someone who catches the Tashahhud in the Friday prayer: should they pray two rak'ahs or like the Dhuhr prayer? And is it permissible to alert the Imam if he stands for an extra rak'ah due to forgetfulness after he has straightened up? And what is the ruling on someone who catches two rak'ahs with the Imam and then prays with him the rak'ah that the Imam made a mistake in: should he complete one rak'ah or make the tasleem with him?
Is it permissible to pray behind an Imam who abandons Friday prayer?
What is the position of Islamic law regarding a woman's delivering a sermon to people and leading them in Friday prayer?
Is it obligatory to close an internet café at the time of Friday prayer, and what is the required duration of closure before and after the prayer?
What is the ruling on a man who does not pray Jumu'ah in the mosque due to circumstances of having undergone knee surgery 10 years ago, and is unable to prostrate or bow on his knees?
Is it permissible to suffice with only the first sermon on Friday and dedicate the second sermon to supplication (du'a) only, without any speech or sermon?
What is the ruling on quoting supplications from the Quran?
Is it true that whoever misses more than three Friday prayers will have his heart sealed, and is the Dhuhr prayer sufficient for him, taking into account that he is a teenager and does not have transportation to the Friday mosque?
Is it permissible for worshipers during the Friday sermon to go and switch on the loudspeaker located inside a room attached to the mosque?
What is the ruling on praying Friday prayer in the mosque for someone who swore by divorce fifty times that he would not pray in the mosque during the month of Ramadan, and does the oath take effect if he prays in the mosque?
What are the rulings for the Sunnah prayers performed before and after the obligatory prayers, and how is the prayer shortened when the Imam begins the call to prayer, and how is the prayer completed for someone who joins late, clarifying what is recited therein, and what does one who is reciting the Qur’an do when the prayer is established, and what are the sayings and actions recited with the Imam in congregational prayer?
Is it permissible to miss Friday prayer if one's work extends from 8:00 PM to 10:00 AM, thereby preventing attendance despite attempts to wake up?
Is it permissible to delay the Friday prayer until just before the Asr prayer, with a congregation, due to the absence of a congregation at its [usual] time, or should one pray the Dhuhr prayer as a regular prayer at its [usual] time?
What is the ruling on working in a tourist hotel as a baggage handler, a job that may involve carrying alcoholic beverages, knowing that this work may sometimes prevent one from performing Friday prayer, and that leaving this job may cause disagreement with one's mother?
Is there a Sunnah indicating the recitation of Surat Al-Jumu'ah in the Isha prayer on Friday night, and what is the reward for one who does so, and is it permissible if it is not a Sunnah?
Is prayer to be shortened throughout the entire duration of travel? What was the action of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding travel? How do men pray Dhuhr on Friday if it coincides with the time of travel? And does a traveler complete the prayer upon arriving in Lebanon if he intends to stay for a month or a month and a half?
Is it permissible to leave an unlawful job that allows for performing Friday Prayer but is unstable, for a lawful and stable job that might prevent performing Friday Prayer?