Prayer Times
1,346 questions
What is the advice after Ramadan?
What is the wisdom behind specifying certain times and conditions for the acceptance of supplication – such as the prayer of the oppressed – even though every supplication is answered according to specific conditions?
What is the manner of performing the Layl (night) vigil prayer and the number of its Rak'ahs (units of prayer), and what is the preferred supplication after the Fajr (dawn) prayer?
Does the Muslim father's marriage to a Kitabiyyah (a woman of the People of the Book) forfeit his right to the custody of his Muslim daughter?
When is the prostration of forgetfulness performed? Is the prostration of forgetfulness prescribed for forgetting the middle Tashahhud? What is the ruling on glorifying Allah in bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujud) more than three times?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) prostrate and say "Astaghfirullah" three times after the tasleem of the prayer?
Is silent meditation after the 'Isha prayer, which involves focusing on breathing and reflecting on sins, good deeds, and the future for the sake of Allah's pleasure, considered an innovation (bid'ah) and a violation of the Quran and Sunnah, taking into account 'Umar ibn al-Khattab's saying, "Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable"? And how can one meditate on life in a way that does not violate Islamic law?
Does frequent urination, which may reach more than 30 times a day, or what is medically known as neurogenic bladder, take the same rulings as سلس (incontinence), or is it a type of سلس (incontinence)?
Is the remembrance (dhikr) mentioned in the Hadith: "Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise, as many times as the number of His creation, in accordance with His pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, and to the extent of the ink of His words) restricted to a specific time?
Which is better for frequent recitation: seeking forgiveness (Istighfar) or "Subhan Allah wa bihamdih" (Glory and praise be to Allah), given that both are among the causes for the forgiveness of sins and an increase in provision?
What is the ruling on the imam changing his sitting posture after the prayer and turning to face the congregants, and must he sit on his knees, like the "iftirash" posture, out of respect for the pulpit of the Prophet (peace be upon him)?
What should I do about losing the desire to live, abandoning prayer, and neglecting my studies as exams approach?
Is what the questioner did correct in considering the blood that came out of her to be menstruation at times and istihada (non-menstrual bleeding) at other times, based on its duration and color, knowing that she fasted in both cases and prayed in the case of istihada?
What is the discretionary time for each prayer in minutes?
What is the meaning of "or if he had in that town a wife with whom he had consummated the marriage" in relation to the shortened prayer (Salat al-Qasr), and how should the prayer be performed on a farm 160 km away from the spouses' workplace, where they spend the weekend out of necessity?
Is it permissible to pray in the mosque if the prayer time is advanced before its lawful time based on astronomical calculations, or must one pray at home, or must one repeat it at home?
Is it permissible to delay the Isha prayer until Fajr, or combine it with Maghrib, due to the difficulty of performing it on time because of early work?
Is it permissible to accept a job offer to write a program for organizing school class schedules, knowing that these times might conflict with prayer times (Asr, Maghrib, and Jumu'ah), and would this be considered cooperation in sin?
What is the text of the Prophetic Hadith about the seven whom Allah will shade under His Throne on the Day of Resurrection, and who are these seven, what are their characteristics, and is the one who is consistent in praying in congregation among them?
What is the ruling on looking up to the sky while supplicating after the obligatory prayer?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who finds it difficult to perform the 'Isha and Fajr prayers on time due to work circumstances to pray them according to the prayer times in Makkah al-Mukarramah?
What is the Shar'i ruling regarding a wife who refuses to pray, prefers listening to music with the help of her father, who sees this as "enjoying youth," and left the marital home because her husband refused her going to parties in immodest clothing, and her father is asking the husband to rent another house for her return, even though the marital home is spacious and each individual in it has their own private entrance?
What is the ruling on a group of people gathering in a house for remembrance (dhikr), reading the Qur'an, and performing supererogatory prayers, relying on the generality of the verse: "Those who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth," and the hadith: "Indeed, Allah has angels who roam the earth, seeking out gatherings of remembrance," and the hadith: "And waiting for the prayer after the prayer, that is the Ribat, that is the Ribat"? And does this fall under the category of Bid'ah Iḍāfiyyah (additive innovation)?
What are the best righteous deeds after the obligatory ones?