Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
Is it better to pray supererogatory prayers at home or in the mosque, and what is the evidence for that?
What is the reward for Friday prayer, what is its significance, and why is it distinguished from other prayers?
Is it permissible to speak during the Imam's silence between the two Friday sermons, and is it permissible to gesture with the forefinger over the mouth to alert someone to the necessity of silence during the sermon?
What should the worshiper do if the Imam omits a prostration in the first rak'ah of the Friday prayer?
Is it true that whoever prays Friday Prayer is not a disbeliever, as reported from Ibn Uthaymeen and Ibn Taymiyyah, based on the hadith "tark as-salat" (abandoning prayer) and not "tark salat" (abandoning a prayer)?
What is the ruling on praying behind imams in Bangladesh who perform Bid'ah (innovations in religion), such as seeking intercession (Tawassul) and celebrating the Prophet's birthday (Mawlid)? And what is the method for advising them and clarifying the truth to them?
Does a musical ringtone from a mobile phone, and turning it off during the Friday sermon, count as a distraction that invalidates the reward of the Friday prayer, making it merely like a Dhuhr prayer?
What is the ruling on leaving the mosque during the Friday sermon to answer a phone call, assuming it is urgent, and does that invalidate the prayer?
Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, pray the Sunnah first or break his fast first after performing the obligatory Maghrib prayer in Ramadan?
Will I receive the reward for the hadith, "Whoever washes and bathes, and comes early and is early… and does not ride," if I go early and bathed to the Haram riding to perform Jumu'ah? And if the reward for riding is not written for me, will I receive the reward for walking from the parking lot to the Haram? And will I receive the reward of a year's worth of Qiyam (night prayer) and Sawm (fasting) by walking from the parking lot to the Haram?
Which is more befitting: to hasten in an attempt to catch a rak‘ah of the congregational prayer with the Imam, or to walk with tranquility and dignity even if one misses the congregational prayer?
What is the ruling on the congregants praying in the external courtyard of the mosque, with the Imam coming out to them to lead the prayer there after his sermon, and what is the ruling on this action of the Imam, and is the first row inside the mosque or in the external courtyard?
Did Imam Malik issue a ruling without knowledge or evidence from the Book or the Sunnah, and forbid greeting while the Imam is delivering the sermon, and permit the worshipper to pray missed prayers without an excuse, while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded greeting and said: "Islam nullifies what came before it"? So what is the ruling on Imam Malik and those who follow him in Islamic law?
Is one who studies in Europe sinful if he looks at women in class without fear of temptation or for a discussion session, or is forced to attend a mandatory music class, or misses Friday prayer due to work and his inability to go to the mosque?
How is the 'Asr prayer shortened (qasr) in the event of performing the Friday prayer in congregation?
What is the ruling on performing Friday prayers in rented churches due to the unavailability of other suitable places, and is it valid to cite what was narrated from Ibn Umar regarding the prohibition of praying in churches?
Is Friday Prayer and congregational prayer obligatory for one who cannot hear the the Adhan in his city due to the mosque's distance?
Is Friday prayer obligatory for workers in a foreign company in the desert, working on a system of 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off, given the presence of a nearby national company with a mosque and an imam who perform Friday prayers?
What is the ruling if the time of a solar eclipse coincides with the time of Friday Prayer?
Is it prescribed for the Imam to go early for Jumu'ah prayer, or should he come at the time of the sermon?
Must the prayers be re-offered after intending to pray two rak'ahs of Dhuhr prayer on Friday instead of Friday prayer?
Is it permissible to prevent beggars from asking for money in mosques, and is it permissible to give to them?
Is it forbidden to sit cross-legged during the Friday sermon?
Is a Friday Prayer and its two sermons sufficient if they only last ten minutes?