Prayer Times
1,540 questions
Is it permissible to pray half an hour after Fajr prayer, or is that considered a departure from the religion?
What is the ruling on someone who woke up late for Asr prayer, such that he feared having entered the time of necessity, and is his prayer valid?
How can a Muslim woman please her Lord and have her prayers answered, especially if she suffers from unintentionally falling into sins and from intrusive thoughts during prayer?
Is what the questioner did—investigating prayer times in Finland—religiously permissible, and can he pray at the earliest Fajr time he adopted for abstaining [from food/drink], or must he wait for the later time which he excluded?
How does a traveler determine prayer times when on a 12-hour flight?
Is ablution and prayer valid if I doubted the number of times I washed my right foot, and I washed my left foot twice, given the permissibility of washing some parts of the body for ablution a different number of times than other parts?
What is the ruling on saying "Lord, protect me from Your torment on the Day You resurrect Your servants" three times after the obligatory prayer, and is it considered one of the post-prayer remembrances?
What is the ruling on supererogatory prayers (nawafil) at sunrise and sunset, and does this include the two rak'ahs of seeking forgiveness, circumambulation (tawaf), and the prostration of recitation (sajdat al-tilawah)? And what is the evidence for that?
What is the difference between the prayer times in the Hanafi school and their normal times, and why do mosques affiliated with the Hanafi school separate the ASR call to prayer and the prayer itself by a full hour?
When is a person considered to be in a state of perpetual ritual impurity? And is that by his ablution being nullified once, twice, or three times?
What is the reason for the revelation of the verse: "Do not approach prayer while you are in a state of drunkenness," and does it mean that drinking alcohol is permissible after prayer?
What is the correct time to follow for the Fajr and Maghrib adhans in Ramadan when there is a discrepancy in timings between two mosques in the Netherlands, and a further discrepancy with internet timings, taking into consideration that one mosque is run by Turks and the other by Moroccans?
Who are those referred to in verse 162 of Surah An-Nisa, in His saying, the Almighty: "and those who establish prayer," and what are their descriptions or conditions?
Is it permissible to give away clothes that have rarely been worn—to be placed in a barrel for the needy—as expiation for an oath for someone who does not possess money, and is the expiation considered fulfilled by placing the clothes in the barrel, or must they be given to specific poor individuals, and what is the required amount of clothing for each poor person?
What is the ruling on the prayer of the congregants and the imam in a mosque where there is a slight echo of the transitional takbeers or the saying of "Sami' Allahu liman Hamidah" (Allah hears him who praises Him)? And does the validity [of the prayer] differ with or without the repetition of the echo, knowing that this is the closest mosque to the questioner?
Is it obligatory to invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) 40 times when browsing fatwas?
How does one perform the prayers on time while working for the police in Britain, especially when raiding security targets?
Is it permissible to perform Tasbeeh, Istighfar, or other forms of remembrance (dhikr), such as saying "Subhan Allah as befits the essence of Allah" (Glorified be Allah as befits the essence of Allah), knowing that the intention is not to quantify, but rather it is similar to "Oh Lord, to You be praise as befits the majesty of Your countenance and the greatness of Your dominion" or "Glorified be Allah and praised be He, as many times as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, and as much as the weight of His Throne"?
Is it permissible to pray the supererogatory (Sunnah) prayers sometimes and omit them at other times, especially if the ablution (wudu) is not immediately nullified after the obligatory (Fard) prayer due to frequent passing of wind?
Should a Muslim pray the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque upon entering it during a time when prayer is forbidden?
What should a Muslim son who is 18 years old and performs his prayers do, while his father becomes angry about him going to the mosque and prevents him from accompanying his committed friends, knowing that Allah's pleasure lies in the parents' pleasure, and his father is displeased with him because of prayer?
Is it permissible to combine two prayers due to rain?
Are soldiers entrusted with guarding sensitive locations excused from attending Friday Prayer, and may they pray Dhuhr instead, fearing reprimand and punishment if they leave, and what is the ruling if the mosque is close to them?
Is the Hadith of Anas ibn Malik, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not abandon the Qunut in the Fajr prayer until Allah took his soul," authentic or weak?