Mistakes in Prayer
114 questions
Is it obligatory to immediately research the ruling on a mistake that occurred during prayer when in doubt about its invalidity, knowing its nullifiers, especially if the mistake relates to preventing some limbs from reaching the ground during prostration, standing, and sitting due to a thick or thin prayer rug?
Is it permissible to pray in the mosque behind the aforementioned imam, who is characterized by slandering the Companions, altering the facts of the Sirah, defaming people, making mistakes in some historical information, prolonging the sermon and shortening the prayer, and having problems with his articulation points and speed of recitation in prayer?
Does the prayer of the congregant become void if he performs the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) after the Imam’s tasleem, assuming the Imam had forgotten due to his sitting for the resting pause (jalsat al-istirāḥah), and then he objects to the Imam for not performing the prostrations of forgetfulness? Is he excused for his ignorance, and is his prayer pardoned?
Is it obligatory for someone who finds difficulty completing the recitation of verses while leading congregational prayers due to shortness of breath to refrain from leading prayers and instead pray with the congregation, especially if most of the congregants do not know Arabic well or are unaware of the rules of diacritics?
Which of the two is more worthy of leading the prayer (Imamate): the one who has memorized more of the Qur'an and has greater knowledge of the Sunnah (wearing a shirt and trousers), or the one who has memorized less and makes many mistakes and forgets often (wearing a thobe and a turban), knowing that there are no others besides them? And is it disliked to pray behind an Imam who wears a shirt and trousers?
What is the ruling when someone replies to the Imam in prayer with an incorrect response, and the Imam then follows him unknowingly?
What is the best systematic fiqh book on purity and prayer for a student of knowledge, that mentions the sayings of scholars and gives preference to issues?
How sound is the narration of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) continued to perform Qunut in the Fajr prayer until he departed from this world"?
What must I do to atone for the sin of seeking help from a fortune-teller to do something that would make a young man become attached to me, after I have repented to Allah?
Is it permissible to distribute a pamphlet that includes details about prayer which contradict the prevalent madhhab in the region, such as grasping (the hands) after rising from rukūʿ, while fearing the incitement of discord, or should it be amended while preserving what is established in the Sunnah?
What is the ruling on being preoccupied from religious reading after marriage while maintaining prayer on time? Is this considered among the distractions of life? And how can children be raised without anger?
Is the prayer of my late mother accepted, and is she sinful, taking into account that she was illiterate and her recitation of the surahs contained errors that were later corrected?
Hello, I feel a lot of hesitation, so what is the solution?
What is the correct way to deal with relatives who have wronged one's parents, when the parents do not wish to communicate with them? Should one strive to maintain ties of kinship with them, and how can an end be put to this situation?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who made a mistake and forgot a part of the Iqamah through the loudspeakers in the mosque?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who led the Maghrib prayer as an imam and performed only one prostration (sujud) in the first unit (rak'ah), then performed the second prostration after being alerted by the congregants, completed the prayer, and performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the taslim? Do the congregants have to repeat their prayer individually? Is it obligatory for the congregant to follow the imam in such a case?
How can the imam's mistake be corrected when reciting the congregational prayer for women, as it is recited silently, and what is the ruling on the prayer in this case?
What is the ruling on a husband cursing his son, expelling him from the house, and calling him by abusive names, under the guise of upbringing, and is this method correct for dealing with a son's shortcomings in supererogatory prayers despite his maintaining the obligatory ones?
Is it permissible for a husband to lead his wife in prayer if he makes mistakes in recitation while she has memorized the Qur’an?
Is the feeling of anxiety and trembling before leading the prayer, followed by calmness after the first Rak'ah, considered an illness or hypocrisy?
What is the ruling on someone who was praying behind an Imam, and the Imam made a mistake, such that the worshiper bowed, thinking that the Imam had bowed, when another person said "Allahu Akbar" to begin prayer, and the worshiper remained in his bowing position until the Imam bowed?
What should I do if I make mistakes in prayer, such as erring in the adhkar (remembrances) or reciting only Al-Fatihah during ruku' (bowing), or forgetting the taslim (salutation of peace) in congregational or individual prayer?
What is the ruling on the mistake of the worshipper in congregational prayer when the prayer of the Imam is sound?
Does swallowing food residue during prayer invalidate it, due to not rinsing the mouth beforehand?