Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
1- Is it permissible to deliver lessons before the Friday sermon?
Is it permissible for someone who enters the mosque on Friday and finds it full to sit down immediately due to being unable to perform the Salutation of the Mosque, or should he remain standing until the prayer is established?
What is the ruling on one who combines the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, as well as the Maghrib and Isha prayers, every time a prayer is missed due to fatigue and illness, and what is the number of rak'ahs for the Friday prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who worked in a place where there were naked people and did not pray Jumu'ah for six months, while maintaining all other prayers?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on praying four rak'ahs, like the Dhuhr prayer, after the time for Jumu'ah has expired, due to not performing the Jumu'ah prayer with an excuse that may not be acceptable?
Is it permissible to leave the country due to the spread of SARS and the suspension of Friday prayers, knowing that the disease has not reached the level of a plague?
Is there a successor (substitution) for Friday and Eid prayers?
Is a specific number of sermons for Eid and Istisqa' (prayers for rain) required according to the Maliki school, by analogy with the Friday sermon?
What is meant by Al-Bahuti's saying: "midday" in the context of the desirability of sleep; is it before or after the Dhuhr prayer?
What should be done with the items that the brother bought during the second call to prayer for Jumu'ah, knowing that the purchase is considered void?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a congregant who prays behind an imam who says a dhikr or du'a between the two salutations, and is his prayer valid? And how does he pray Jumu'ah if most imams do that?
Is it permissible to be absent from Friday prayer in places where SARS is rampant, such as China, especially if the Chinese government prohibits gatherings in mosques, given that there are mosques inside embassies not subject to this ban?
When is selling prohibited if Jumu'ah prayer is held in mosques an hour or two before the Dhuhr athan?
When is it permissible not to attend Friday Prayer?
Should the morning and evening adhkar be recited from a booklet, or memorized and supplicated with hands raised like du'a, especially those adhkar that begin with "Allahumma"?
How can a woman obtain the reward for acts of worship and Sunnahs (Prophetic traditions) that are prescribed for men, such as the reward for Friday prayer, congregational prayer, and the footsteps taken towards the mosque, knowing that her prayer in her home is better?
Is one who prepares food to be served at the time of the Friday prayer sinful?
Is it permissible for a father to prevent his daughter from going to the mosque on Fridays and to prevent her from wearing the hijab out of fear for her safety from problems?
What is the ruling on saying "Ameen" to the preacher's supplication if part of it is in a language the congregants do not understand?
Is it obligatory for a person who is confined to a wheelchair to go to the mosque for prayers?
What is the ruling on departing after the first sermon concludes but before the two sermons are entirely finished, without a valid Sharia excuse?
Is it permissible for the Friday sermon to be delivered in the vernacular, with the Prophetic traditions and Qur'anic verses recited verbatim, if the attendees would understand it better than classical Arabic?
Is there a difference in establishing Friday prayer between large villages and major cities, and is the statement of Ibn Nujaym al-Misri in "Al-Bahr Al-Raiq" that Friday prayer is obligatory in three categories (obligatory in major cities, incumbent in their environs, and sunnah in large villages that meet the conditions) contrary to the majority of scholars? If there is no difference, then what is the interpretation of his statement?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who believes that God will not be seen on the Day of Resurrection?