Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
Did the Imam ascend the pulpit without offering the greeting of peace?
Is it permissible for a woman to lead people in prayer (imamate) and deliver the sermon (khutbah) for the Friday prayer, to both men and women?
Is the ghusl valid and must the prayers be repeated, or must the ghusl and prayers be repeated, in the event of forgetting to wash the feet after wudu during ghusl from janabah, then remembering that during Friday prayer?
Will I receive the reward for the first row in Friday prayer if I sit in a back row so I can see the Imam and listen to the khutbah, with the intention of sitting in the first row?
What is the ruling on the adhan being called four times in some mosques?
What is the reason for the shiver that comes over a worshiper when saying "Amen" to the preacher's supplication during the Friday sermon?
What is the degree of the Prophetic Hadith: "If you say to your companion, 'Listen,' while the Imam is delivering the sermon on Friday, then you have engaged in idle talk," and what is its text, and what is the ruling on reciting it to encourage listening before the Adhan for Friday prayer?
Is it permissible to perform Friday Prayer at home and listen to the Haram sermon via satellite, given the absence of a mosque for Sunnis in the city, and the presence of a mosque half an hour away by car where sermons are delivered in Persian?
Does Allah print upon the heart of a Muslim, and how does that happen, what are its implications, and is there a remedy for it?
When was the time of the Friday sermon changed from after the prayer to before it?
What is the ruling on selling a gold piece at a public auction between the sermon and the two Khutbahs on Friday inside the mosque to complete its construction, knowing that the piece was donated?
Is the Friday Prayer valid if the sermon is in Chinese, with the recitation of verses and hadiths in Arabic?
Is the Farewell Friday an innovation, and are there any authentic Hadiths reported concerning it?
What is the ruling on some worshippers shouting or making sudden noises during Friday prayer upon hearing certain words? And is this action considered idle talk that invalidates the prayer, knowing that they claim these shouts are involuntary?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to skip Friday prayer in order to wash a deceased person so as to pray over them after the Friday prayer?
Is it permissible for the Imam to delay ascending the minbar after the adhan while he is present in the mosque?
Is it permissible for the scholarship student to pray Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah prayer for fear of receiving incorrect information in the sermon?
What is the ruling on combining attendance at private lessons with Friday prayer in a country where Friday is not an official holiday?
What is the ruling on the prayer and the sermon if the sermon was interrupted due to external factors, and then the prayer was performed immediately thereafter?
Is the aforementioned ribat, with its known characteristics and rituals—represented by a forty-day seclusion in one of the individuals' homes, their absence from congregational and Friday prayers, along with communal fasting and night vigil, communal recitation of dhikr under the supervision of one of them, narration of dreams, reading from books of raqa'iq (heart-softeners), memorization of the Qur'an, a fiqh lesson, and communal prayers upon the Prophet (peace be upon him)—part of the Prophetic guidance, or is it an innovation (bid'ah)? And is it considered a lawful i'tikaf (seclusion)? Is it permissible to miss congregational and Friday prayers because of it? Did the Companions sit in rows for communal dhikr under supervision? Did they arrange to perform communal night vigil outside of Ramadan? Is it permissible to designate one day of the week for communal night vigil?
Is it permissible for the Imam to sit on the minbar while delivering the Friday sermon?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who lies for the sake of expediency and is known to be committed to the directives of a group that dictates to him what he says in the Friday sermon without discussion, which provokes the anger of the worshippers?
Is what was mentioned about Imam Muslim kissing the feet of Imam Al-Bukhari, and Imam An-Nasa'i kissing the feet of Imam At-Tirmidhi, out of reverence for them, true? And what is the concept of Wilayah (sainthood/guardianship) and the Awliya' Allah As-Salihin (righteous saints of Allah) and the duty towards them according to Ahl As-Sunnah?
Is it legislated for those who are outside the mosque and prayed Jumu'ah in it to perform Tahiyyat al-Masjid, given the continuity of rows and prayer rugs?