Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
What is the ruling on an eleven-and-a-half-year-old boy leading the prayer if he is the best reciter among those present, and is the prayer behind him valid?
Is one who combines prayers sinful if he does not pray Jumu'ah due to the nature of his work, which requires continuous monitoring, and he cannot find another job?
What should a worshiper do if he enters the mosque while the Imam is delivering the Friday sermon: should he pray or sit down? And is it permissible for the Imam to shout at the worshiper and tell him, "Sit down and do not pray; do you not see me delivering the sermon"?
Is it permissible to buy and sell during the Friday prayer in the first mosque, and then pray in the second mosque?
Is the Friday sermon considered a substitute for the two rak'ahs of Dhuhr, and what is the ruling and the opinions regarding that?
What is the ruling on my working for Jews on Fridays in the construction field, given that the work ends before the Friday prayer and there is no nearby Arab town to perform the prayer?
What is the ruling on greeting the mosque and the Imam on the minbar, and is it forbidden in the Maliki madhhab? What is the ruling on performing two voluntary rak'ahs after the Friday prayer? And what is the reason for the disagreement, to the point of animosity, among people and many scholars regarding these issues?
What should a worshipper do if he remembers that he has not recited the surah after Al-Fatiha while he is descending for rukoo’ (before fully reaching the bowing position)?
What should I do if I enter a mosque to perform the Friday prayer and it becomes clear that it delivers only one sermon? Should I leave the mosque and pray Dhuhr, and would I be sinful if I intentionally went to this mosque knowing that it sometimes delivers only one sermon?
Is it considered exploitation to leave a non-Muslim worker to work in the place of a Muslim during Friday prayer, with his consent, and should he be compensated? And is that considered causing him to miss the prayer?
هل عدم قراءة الزوج لدعاء السفر أو عدم أدائه صلاة الجمعة أثناء سفره يمكن أن يكون سبباً في وفاته بحادث سيارة؟
Is a preacher's forgetting to sit between the two Friday sermons considered to invalidate the prayer, so much so that the Dhuhr prayer must be repeated, especially if the time separating the two sermons is prolonged?
Is it obligatory to perform the two rak'ahs of "Tahiyyat al-Masjid" (greeting the mosque) before the Maghrib prayer, even if it causes objection and disapproval from worshippers on the pretext of violating the madhhab (school of thought), or is it better to forgo them to avoid discord?
What is the authenticity of the Friday Sevenfold Recitation Hadith, which states: "Whoever recites on Friday Surat Al-Fatihah, 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad,' 'Qul A'udhu bi Rabb Al-Falaq,' and 'Qul A'udhu bi Rabb An-Nas' seven times, will be protected until the next Friday"? And is it permissible to act upon it in regard to virtuous deeds?
Is it permissible to perform a four-rak'ah obligatory prayer after completing the Friday prayer, and what is the ruling on this prayer?
Is one who is compelled to sit in a place where he cannot clearly hear the sermon due to overcrowding in the mosque sinful?
Is it obligatory for someone living on a farm in a village where the call to prayer is not heard to pray Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) in the mosque, or is it permissible for him to pray Dhuhr (noon prayer) on the farm, by analogy with the fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen?
What is the legal validity of the supplication performed by the preacher after the second sermon on Friday, accompanied by the loud affirmation of the congregants?
Is it permissible to pray behind a Sufi imam who circumambulates graves, or behind his Sufi students?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a man who did not rise from the first prostration until the Imam stood for the next rak'ah, because he did not hear the Imam's takbir, and should he repeat it as Dhuhr or Jumu'ah if it is invalid?
What is the ruling on a traveler praying Dhuhr and Asr with an early combination on Friday, and was he obligated to pray Jumu'ah?
Is it true that the saying is attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah, that he said during the Friday sermon: "Indeed, Allah descends to the lowest heaven just as I am descending now," and then he descended one step from the minbar? And is it true that he said: "And if Allah had willed, He could have settled on the back of a gnat, and it would have carried Him by His power and the subtlety of His Lordship; so how [could He not settle] on a magnificent 'Arsh?"
Is it permissible to use visual and electronic aids, such as television screens or projectors, to assist the preacher during the Friday sermon, provided that no sound emanates from them that would interrupt the preacher's voice?
Is it obligatory for worshipers to listen to someone who raises his voice reciting the Quran in the mosque, or is it permissible for them to continue their reading or their adhkar?