Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
What should a gas station attendant do who cannot leave his work at the time of Friday prayer, and the station owner asks him not to sell at this time, knowing that travelers might frequent the station? Should he sell or not?
What is the ruling on praying Dhuhr, Asr, and Jumu'ah at home if a person works as a night watchman and sleeps during the day? Also, what should be done if he is unable to attend Jumu'ah due to his work during the day?
I would like to know some hadiths regarding the virtue of Friday prayer.
Is it permissible for women to buy food offered for charitable purposes in the mosque during Friday prayer, given that Friday prayer is not obligatory for them?
What is the ruling on the congregants saying "Allahu Akbar" during the Friday sermon if the preacher says "Allahu Akbar" in an enthusiastic manner?
What is the ruling on missing Friday prayer and congregational prayers when an epidemic is widespread or there is a fear of its spread?
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform Qunut for a month in all prescribed prayers and in the Friday prayer when a calamity befell his Companions, and is it permissible for us to perform Qunut in the Friday prayer when a calamity befalls?
Will the Friday preacher be rewarded for arriving early to it if he is unable to do so because of the sermon, and is there any specific virtue mentioned for the Friday preacher?
Is raising a finger to seek permission from the Imam during the Friday sermon exclusive to the Companions, or is it still permissible?
What is the minimum number of worshipers required to establish the Friday prayer behind an Imam, taking into consideration the various opinions regarding this number?
Is it permissible to follow the time of Asr prayer according to the Hanafi school of thought and pray between it and the time of the Shafi'i school, and is it permissible to adopt both opinions out of necessity?
What is the ruling regarding my prayer, since I left the women and prayed alone, and what is the ruling regarding the prayer of the women who prayed two rak'ahs of Jumu'ah prayer, with part of their prayer being led by a woman?
What should one who wishes to arrive early for Jumu'ah prayer during the first hour do, if mosques open their doors a quarter of an hour before the Adhan daily, but on Fridays they open at eleven o'clock?
Is it permissible to pray in a room devoid of religious symbols but containing some sacred Christian books, a room that the university has designated as a prayer room for Muslim students?
Is the prayer of one who is in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) and intended to perform ghusl only for Jumu'ah prayer, but forgot the intention for janabah until he had led a full day of prayers, valid, and likewise the prayer of those who prayed behind him, and should he inform them of that?
Is it permissible to shorten prayers (qasr) in a house located 300 km away that is visited for three days weekly, and is it valid to pray Dhuhr instead of Jumu'ah prayer in this case?
Is it from the Sunnah for the Imam to hold a stick during the sermon?
Why are there two calls to prayer (adhan) for Jumu'ah (Friday prayer), even though the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had only one call to prayer made in front of him when he ascended the minbar?
What is the ruling on a congregational prayer where the voice of the Imam was cut off during the Friday prayer, so one of the congregants completed the prayer for them? And what is the ruling if no one came forward to complete the prayer for them? And do they complete it individually as Dhuhr or as Jumu'ah?
What is the ruling on a minbar that is attached to the wall like a balcony, with its steps not visible to the worshippers? Does this affect the validity of the khutbah and the Friday prayer? And is there any difference of opinion on this matter?
Is it permissible for a bedridden, disabled person to pray at home?
Should a sleeping person be woken up during the Friday sermon, or should they be left to sleep, given the Prophet's—peace and blessings be upon him—prohibition of idle talk and touching pebbles while the Imam is delivering the sermon?
Am I correct in understanding that there is no Sunnah (recommended prayer) before the Friday prayer, and that whoever prays in the mosque prays four rak'ahs of Sunnah after the fard (obligatory) prayer, and whoever prays at home adds two rak'ahs of Sunnah before the four rak'ahs? And what is the classification of these rak'ahs, and are they Sunnah Mu'akkadah (confirmed Sunnah)? And is it permissible for me to pray two rak'ahs of nafl (supererogatory prayer) after the Friday adhan and before the khutbah, even if it is not a Sunnah Ratibah (regular Sunnah), to avoid embarrassment?
If a person is obligated to perform both ghusl of janabah and ghusl of Jumu'ah, how should he perform the ghusl in terms of intention and number of washes?