Friday Prayer
1,403 questions
Is it permissible to establish Friday Prayer in a small prayer area designated for university students, given the existence of large mosques a fifteen-minute drive away, and for the purpose of alleviating pressure on the major mosques?
How sound is the statement reported from Umar that whoever misses the Friday sermon must pray four rak'ahs?
Is the rain-seeking prayer (Salat al-Istisqa) valid without a sermon (khutbah)?
Is it permissible to pray at home if one fears illness or another ailment, and what should he say to his friends regarding their fatwa?
What is the ruling on traveling on Friday if the flight time conflicts with performing Jumu'ah prayer? Is it permissible to omit raml in circumambulation (tawaf) and sa'y in order to accompany an elderly person? Is it sufficient to shave to zero with a machine, or is a razor required to attain the virtue of shaving?
What did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, do after the people dispersed from him and only twelve men remained—did he complete his sermon and prayer with them?
Is it obligatory to search for another mosque for Friday Prayer given the strong presumption that none exists, or is it permissible to pray Dhuhr if one wakes up late and presumes that the Friday Prayer in the village mosques has been missed?
Is it permissible for a woman to pray the funeral prayer in her home, while the mosque is adjacent?
Was it correct to remain in the mosque and glorify God during the polytheistic sermon, or to leave, with the consequent stepping over people's necks and missing the Friday prayer?
Is the prayer of a traveler who intended to make up Friday prayer as four rak'ahs of Dhuhr, then prayed it again with the same intention, valid?
What is the ruling on the clear fluid that is discharged after urination for a period ranging between 15 and 30 minutes, and what is the ruling on prayer and clothing when this fluid is discharged?
Will the supplication against oneself be answered on a Friday prayer?
What is the ruling on Friday prayer that is performed after the time for Asr prayer has begun, according to the majority of scholars? And is it obligatory to boycott all products that support the Zionist entity, even if that leads to difficulty in living?
What is the ruling on catching the Eid sermon but missing the Eid prayer itself, and how is the Eid prayer performed?
Is it permissible for those on an offshore oil rig not to pray Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) and instead pray Dhuhr (noon prayer), and to shorten their prayers during a two-week work period, under the pretext that it is not established that the Prophet (peace be upon him) shortened prayers for only four days and nights?
Is modifying one's sitting posture while the Imam is supplicating during the Friday sermon—specifically, sitting cross-legged with the head bowed down, looking at the place of prostration—considered an innovation (bid‘ah) or the introduction of something not part of the religion?
Is it permissible to recite the Quran while listening to the Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) being recited aloud in Urdu before the Friday sermon?
Is it Sunnah for women to recite Surat al-Balad and al-Ghashiyah, or al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun, in the Dhuhr prayer on Friday?
What is the permissible time for performing Friday prayer before noon (zawal)? Can someone suffering from incontinence perform ablution before noon to be counted among those who attended the Friday prayer?
What is the minimum number required to establish Friday prayer, and what is the meaning of the Prophet's saying, "More than two are a congregation"?
Does the prayer of one who intended to make up the Dhuhr prayer along with the Asr prayer become invalid if he forgot during the prayer that it was Dhuhr and thought it was Asr, then remembered before the Tasleem that it was Dhuhr?
Is it obligatory for non-residents to regularly attend the Arabic sermon being delivered? And does the presence of some local residents negate the condition of permanent residency mentioned in the fatwa? And is the former preacher sinful for this?
What is the criterion for early attendance on Friday, and does arriving a few minutes before the Imam ascends the pulpit fulfill the reward mentioned in the Hadith? Is it better to go to a distant mosque by car or to a nearby mosque on foot, given that its preacher is subpar?
What is the ruling on Friday prayer if it coincides with an Eid day, and is it obligatory for someone who attended the Eid prayer, or is the Eid prayer sufficient, with the Dhuhr prayer performed instead, and is the call to prayer (adhan) made for the Dhuhr prayer in the mosques?