Prayer Times
1,346 questions
How does one deal with a person who shows hypocrisy and reneges on their commitment to advice after having accepted and acted upon it?
What is the cause of the significant, prolonged, and recurrent mental wandering during prayer, study, and at all times, despite long hours of studying, maintaining regular litanies (awrad), and reading the Quran?
Is specifying certain remembrances (adhkar), times, and numbers for daily acts of worship – as detailed – considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it prescribed for the worshipper to secretly say "Astaghfirullah Al-Atheem (I ask Allah, the Almighty, for forgiveness)" when rising from bowing and saying "Allahumma Rabbana Lakal Hamd (O Allah, our Lord, to You be all praise)"?
What are the times that should be followed for prayer in a European city: those mentioned in the mosque's daily schedule, or those found online, knowing that there is a difference of up to fifteen minutes?
What is the best way to study subjects that require understanding or memorization or both, and what are the methods of preparing for exams and the supplications (du'as) to be recited before, during, and after them?
Is there a supplication for the guidance of someone we love?
Is it permissible to perform the prayer of a vow (two rak'ahs) before the 'Asr and Fajr prayers instead of performing it after them, knowing that it is not permissible to pray after the 'Asr prayer or the Fajr prayer?
Is the day on which I performed ghusl after menstruation before Asr prayer on the first day of Ramadan, having intended to fast from the beginning of the day, considered a day that must be made up?
Is it permissible for one observing I'tikaf to contact his family by phone to check on them a few times, and not within the mosque's prayer area?
Is it permissible to repeat the Istikhara prayer for the same reason? And what is better: the Istikhara prayer, the Witr prayer, or the regular Sunnah prayers? And when is Istikhara prescribed?
How many times is the Taslim at the end of the prayer, twice or four times?
Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr before its time begins (12:49), given that the available break time is from 12:00 to 12:30, or is it permissible to combine it with Asr prayer, which begins at 2:40, knowing that the second break is after 3:00?
Is it permissible to divide the remembrance of "Lā ilāha illā Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu, wa huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr" throughout the day, such as saying it 50 times after Fajr and 50 times after Asr, or 20 times after each obligatory prayer, in order to attain the reward mentioned in the Hadith, or must it be recited consecutively to obtain this reward?
What is the correct time to perform Fajr prayer between "Fajr" and "Shurooq" mentioned in printed results, what is meant by "Zawwal," do two rak'ahs before Fajr and two after it suffice for the Fajr prayer, and when does the time for Duha prayer begin and end?
Are the three recitations of Al-Mu'awwidhatayn and Surat Al-Ikhlas after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers sufficient to replace their re-recitation for the morning and evening remembrances?
What is the religious ruling on the Imam deputizing another person to lead the people in prayer for some of the obligatory prayers, and is it permissible for him to deduct an amount from his salary and give it as charity in exchange for these prayers?
Does the reward for breaking a fasting person's fast accrue by offering a single date in the mosque, or does it require satisfying his hunger? Is it permissible to compel a fasting person to break his fast with specific dates in the mosque? Is the reward for breaking the fast related to the first bite? What is the ruling if the muezzins dispute over the call to prayer? Is it permissible to give preference to another in calling the Adhan, and does the one who gives preference receive the reward for the Adhan?
Is it permissible to rely entirely on the "Fajr alarm clock" for determining prayer times, and the times for beginning and breaking the fast in Berlin, given that it sometimes differs from the local calendar by a few minutes?
Should kidney patients undergoing four-hour dialysis during the times of Dhuhr and Asr prayers pray during the procedure, or are they permitted to combine the two prayers with a delayed and shortened form due to extreme fatigue?
Is the remembrance "Astaghfirullah Al-Atheem Allathee La Ilaha Illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa Atubu Ilaih" (I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Magnificent, whom there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him) after every prayer considered an innovation (bid'ah), and what are the proofs for that?
What is the ruling on selling during prayer, and is it obligatory to close shops and markets near mosques at prayer times?
Does it necessitate daily ghusl for one who suffers from nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting), and is he considered among those with excuses, and do Jinn have a connection to his illness?
What is the ruling on keeping dogs as companions and touching them with one's private parts, and what is required of a man who did not purify himself after touching a dog, then got married and had children?