Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
Should a Muslim openly supplicate for the Prophet (peace be upon him) when the Imam mentions him in the Friday sermon, or should he do so silently to himself, knowing that listening attentively to the sermon is obligatory?
What is the ruling on attending congregational prayers (Salat al-Jama'ah), Friday prayers (Jumu'ah), and Eid prayers, given the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, taking into consideration the difficulty of distinguishing between infected areas, the long incubation period of the virus, and the ease of transmission through contact or inhaling sneezes?
Is it permissible for foreign students to establish Friday prayer in their university housing after being prevented from doing so in mosques and having to suffice with Dhuhr prayer, knowing that the number of worshippers may reach ten and that there are zero coronavirus cases in their state?
What is the ruling on being preoccupied with a phone and browsing the internet at the mosque door, or smoking during the Friday sermon?
What is the ruling on holding lectures and seminars to commemorate the Prophet's birthday, and composing poems for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on this occasion?
Does the statement of Ibn Sirin concerning the deceased disbeliever who is seen in the best of conditions apply to my father, who only prayed Jumu'ah and most prayers during Ramadan, and who appears in dreams good, beautiful, and bringing good tidings, asking for more supplication, despite knowing that he was being punished for abandoning prayer? And is the inheritance he left permissible or forbidden?
Is it obligatory for shops to close on Friday during the pandemic if Friday prayers are not held in mosques?
Which is better on Friday: Jumu'ah prayer in the neighborhood mosque due to the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever washes on Friday and performs ghusl, then goes early and arrives early, and walks and does not ride, and draws near to the Imam and listens, and does not speak idly, for every step he takes, he will have the reward of a year's worth of fasting and praying the night in worship," or going to the cemetery mosque to pray over four or five جنائز (funeral prayers)?
Do the people of Paradise gaze upon Allah Almighty forever, or do they return to their dwellings after gazing upon Him?
Is it permissible for the Friday Khateeb to display a video after the prayer, related to the topic of the Khutbah, on a television screen in the mosque, for the purpose of reinforcing the Khutbah and enriching the topic?
What is the ruling on two Friday prayers in one factory separated by a wall?
What is the ruling on reciting a surah after Al-Fatihah? And what is the ruling on a layperson choosing the fatwa that is most appealing to them?
What is the ruling regarding someone who missed the Friday prayer because he hesitated to enter the prayer due to his shoes and wallet, while people were praying outside the mosque?
Is it considered a sin not to attend Friday prayer due to fear of contracting the coronavirus, and what is obligatory in this case?
Is there a sin upon one who wakes up assuming the Friday prayer has been missed, for not going to the mosque due to the long distance and not hearing the Imam's voice?
Is the Hadith, "It is a duty upon every Muslim to perform ghusl every seven days," referring to the ghusl of Friday, or is it general, including women as well?
What is the ruling on multiplying Friday prayers in a certain country without need, where they are held in numerous mosques and only a few worshippers suffice?
Is it permissible to combine two wages from the mosque administration and the Ministry of Endowments for delivering the Friday sermon, whether the mosque administration is aware or not, knowing that the total of the two wages is small and does not exceed $8.5 per sermon and the distance traveled is 10 kilometers?
Is it permissible for workers on a mobile oil drilling rig in the desert that belongs to a city, or for workers in a fixed residential complex that belongs to a city, to perform the Friday prayer?
Is it permissible to leave the mosque to instruct a non-Muslim in the Two Testimonies during the Friday sermon?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who suffers from flatulence during prayer, especially during prostration and bowing, and often does not feel it except at the beginning of prayer or when bending, and sometimes finds it difficult to ascertain that something has exited from him, with the repetition of ablution during Friday prayer?
Is it valid to repeat the Jumu'ah prayer with a new sermon after a prolonged interval between the first sermon and the prayer due to an error by the Imam and the combining of the Asr prayer and consultation, or would it have been sufficient to perform it without a sermon?
Is a resident doctor in Germany considered sinful for not performing Friday prayer in congregation or at the mosque, given the nature of his work and the difficulty of reaching the mosque?
Is it permissible to attend Friday Prayer twice a month due to work circumstances, and what is the ruling on praying in mosques that deviate from the Qibla?