Prayer Times
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What is the meaning of "as long as they establish prayer among you" mentioned in the Hadith: "The best of your imams are those whom you love and they love you, and you pray for them and they pray for you. And the worst of your imams are those whom you hate and they hate you, and you curse them and they curse you." It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, should we not fight them with the sword?" He said, "No, as long as they establish prayer among you. And if you see something from your rulers that you dislike, then dislike their action but do not withdraw your hand from obedience"?
How does one pray on an airplane, and is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers?
Is it permissible to pray the Sunnah (recommended) prayers that precede the obligatory prayers at times distant from the performance of the Fard (obligatory) prayer, such as praying the Sunnah of Dhuhr (noon prayer) then performing the Fard later after being occupied with another task, knowing that the Sunnah is prayed after the time for Dhuhr has begun?
Is it permissible to offer the Fajr prayer half an hour before its prescribed time due to an extreme necessity, such as entering a long surgical operation?
How can one set a practical program for repentance and for organizing time for worship, seeking knowledge in the branches of creed, jurisprudence, education, and matters of the heart?
What are the disliked times for prayer, with textual and rational proof?
Does the prayer become invalid if the worshiper moves three or more times to cover her hair that was unintentionally uncovered?
What is the ruling on the science of geomancy (Ilm al-Raml) in Islam, and is it true that the Angel Gabriel brought it down to Prophet Idris and that it is an honorable science?
Are the following hadiths authentic: "When you pray Fajr, say before speaking to anyone, 'O Allah, protect me from the Fire' seven times, for if you die on that day, Allah will record for you protection from the Fire. And when you pray Maghrib, say before speaking to anyone, 'O Allah, indeed I ask You for Paradise, O Allah, protect me from the Fire' seven times, for if you die on that night, Allah Almighty will record for you protection from the Fire"? And "Whoever asks Allah for Paradise three times, Paradise says, 'O Allah, admit him to Paradise,' and whoever seeks protection from the Fire three times, the Fire says, 'O Allah, protect him from the Fire'"? And is it authentic to recite the dhikr "There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death. In His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent" ten times, and "O Allah, protect me from the Fire" seven times, after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers?
Is my grandmother not held accountable because of her limited understanding and her confusion between prayer times, or should we continue to guide her?
Is it permissible or reprehensible for the wife's mother to be present in the marital bedroom to check on their child's condition?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman to combine prayers?
What is the ruling on uttering the greeting of peace aloud upon entering the mosque during prayer?
Does the Hadith "Perhaps an unkempt, dust-laden person, if he were to swear by Allah, Allah would fulfill his oath" imply the permissibility for any Muslim to swear by Allah, and is it prescribed to repeat this continuously in supplication?
Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr in congregation at the mosque at 14:15 and Asr prayer at 14:50, knowing that the Dhuhr adhan is at 12:17?
What is the meaning of the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Prayer, prayer, and what your right hands possess"?
Is delaying the Dhuhr prayer from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, and delaying the Asr prayer from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, considered performing the prayer outside its prescribed time? And when is a prayer considered to be performed outside its prescribed time?
Is it permissible to prevent men from performing their Dhuhr and Asr prayers in the mosque one day a week to avoid mixing with women who study and teach the Quran to children there?
Is there a prophetic Hadith concerning abstaining from Satan for whoever prays forty consecutive days, catching the first Takbir?
Is the prayer times schedule relied upon as a measure for the ending of the time for Fajr prayer, or is the appearance of daylight before the sunrise time recorded in the schedule what is relied upon?
Is the Salah (prayer) named after one of the bones at the end of the spinal column, and what is the reason for this naming?
What is a Muslim's position when clear Quranic verses, such as those concerning shortening the prayer, the Hadd (punishment) for adultery, and forbidden foods, contradict scholarly fatwas that seem to oppose them?
Is there a preference for certain mosques in supplication other than the Two Holy Mosques, and is feeling comfort and sensing a response to supplication in a specific mosque considered a permissible preference or a delusion?
Is it mentioned in any tradition that whoever misses the two rak'ahs of "Tahiyyat al-Masjid" (greeting the mosque) should say after the obligatory prayer: "Subhan Allah, Walhamdulillah, Wa La Ilaha Illallah, Wallahu Akbar" (Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the greatest) four times, and he will receive the same reward?