Friday Prayer
1,435 questions
"How can one reconcile arriving early for Friday prayer after Fajr with performing Ghusl and sitting after Fajr to attain the reward of Hajj and Umrah? "
What should a preacher do who, in a Friday sermon, cited the Hadith: "The demolition of the Kaaba is less significant to Allah than the killing of a Muslim," then discovered that it is unauthentic? Is he sinful for what he said, and and is he obliged to inform the congregants of his error?
How can it be claimed that the Qur’an is preserved, given the existence of hadiths indicating that Omar read "فامضوا إلى ذكر الله" (So proceed to the remembrance of Allah) instead of "فاسعوا" (So hasten), and his statement that the Qur’an originally contained 102,700 letters, most of which were lost, and Ubayy ibn Ka’b’s claim of two additional surahs in his mushaf, and Sayyid Anwar Shah Kashmiri’s assertion of the alteration of some words therein, and Uthman’s statement regarding errors in the mushaf, and Aisha’s claim of scribal errors in verses such as "إن الذين آمنوا والذين هادوا والصابئون" (Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans), and "والمقيمين الصلاة والمؤتون الزكاة" (and those who establish prayer and give zakat), and "إنَّ هذان لساحران" (Indeed, these two are magicians), and that Surah Al-Ahzab had verses missing, and Aisha’s hadith about the abrogation of ten sucklings by five known ones?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on delaying Jumu'ah prayer or not performing it in the mosque due to work circumstances that prevent a doctor from leaving?
What is the ruling on the first Adhan for Fajr prayer and Jumu'ah prayer? And does it carry the same virtue as the original Adhan and responding after the caller?
Is Tahiyat al-Masjid (greeting the mosque) obligatory for the preacher, or should he ascend the pulpit immediately upon entering the mosque? And is Tahiyat al-Masjid to be performed even if the Imam is delivering the sermon? And is it specific to Friday prayer or to all times?
Did I err in praying Dhuhr a little before the Adhan for Jumu'ah because of a conflict between prayer time and an exam, and must I make it up, and what should I have done?
Is Friday Prayer obligatory for someone who works in roof construction in Moscow, faces objections from colleagues and time constraints, and is sometimes detained by the police for document verification?
Is it permissible for a Muslim company owner to authorize a Christian employee to answer phone calls related to work during the Friday sermon and prayer, given the absence of nearby prayer rooms or mosques, and the presence of individuals affiliated with Islam who do not pray working in the company?
Is it permissible to combine the Friday Prayer and the Asr Prayer while traveling, and if not, how should the combination be performed?
Is there any mention of a specific (restricted) remembrance after the Friday prayer?
What is the ruling on a lesson after the Friday prayer, and what is the duration of the sermon?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a soldier's inability to perform Friday Prayer in the mosque due to an official's refusal to grant him permission to go?
Why is the Friday Prayer performed in the mosque only two rak'ahs?
Is it permissible to miss congregational prayer in order to prepare and bury a deceased parent?
Is it permissible to lead people in prayer during Fajr and Isha, and what are the requirements for the preacher in the Friday prayer?
Is a person sinful for not going to Friday prayers in centers where he sees doctrinal deviation and partisan bigotry, fearing that the prayer will not be accepted or that he will fall into discord?
What is the ruling on missing the Friday prayer due to the difficulty of getting to the mosque because of snowfall?
What is the ruling on the imam supplicating after the Friday sermon and the congregants saying "Amen" to his supplication, knowing that the supplication is for seeking forgiveness, healing, mercy, and righteousness for Muslims, and that the Maliki madhhab is followed in this country?
Is it permissible to combine several Sunnah prayers, or to combine them with the obligatory (Fard) prayer?
What is the duration for shortening and combining prayers for a traveler in the following two cases: 1. If he traveled for medical treatment without intending to reside [there], and stayed for more than ten days or a month? 2. If a group or an individual stopped in a city before their destination and it coincided with the time for Friday prayer, do they pray Friday prayer or do they shorten and combine Dhuhr and Asr?
Is it incumbent upon a Muslim to remain in the mosque after the Friday prayer concludes until the Imam leaves the mihrab in order to receive the full reward of Jumu'ah, and is there any basis for this act in Islamic law?
Is the Friday Prayer valid if the worshipper neither sees nor hears the Imam except via camera, microphone, and television, while being in a house separate from the mosque? And what prevents everyone from praying it in their homes along with any channel that broadcasts it?
What is the ruling on a Muslim who intentionally misses Friday prayer for more than three weeks?