Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it permissible to use the drum to wake people for Suhoor, and how did the Companions and the Salaf wake up for their Suhoor?
Is it prescribed to interrupt the prayer and send blessings upon the Prophet during the first tashahhud and then follow the Imam if he says the takbir to move to the third rak'ah?
Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten the prayer (qasr) if they intend to stay for only four days, knowing that you mentioned in one place that the limit for shortening is twenty prayers, and in another place you mentioned it is three days?
What is the ruling on young men in Gaza wearing long shorts and sleeveless shirts due to the heat, and do these clothes conform to Allah's saying: "O Children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of prayer"? Is this considered a breach of manliness (muru'ah)? What is the ruling on wearing them in imitation of Jews and Christians, or wearing them for an unhirsute youth and causing temptation, or when those who wear them mix with women in the markets?
Why was the Mosque of the Two Qiblas named as such, even though the story of the change of Qibla occurred in Quba, according to the hadiths of Al-Bukhari and Muslim?
What is the ruling on hanging pictures of pharaohs and Egyptian drawings in the living room, and is it permissible to pray therein? And what is the ruling on placing my daughter's toy bears and her picture next to the television?
Is it better for the regular imam to step forward to lead the prayer, or should he let the muezzin lead, if the regular imam enters while people are waiting for the prayer, and the muezzin has already stepped forward to lead them?
Does the angels' supplication for forgiveness and the reward cease if someone sitting in his prayer area stands up to a pillar or a support, or if he speaks with one of the worshippers permissible speech?
Is it meant that the intention in the heart is to utter it verbally and then say the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram)? And how should the intention be for the Tarawih, Witr, and Tawbah prayers?
What is the jurisprudential rooting for the problem of water remaining inside the opening of the penis after istinja’ and then exiting from it, knowing that this water is ritually impure and nullifies wudu’ according to a previous fatwa, and how can one escape this vicious cycle that affects purity and the validity of prayer?
Is it permissible to deliberately look at forbidden images for the purpose of stopping the dripping of urine after urination?
What is the ruling on completing the dhikr in prayer while starting the next posture, such as completing the dhikr of bowing or rising from it while starting prostration?
Is it permissible to repeat the prayer because of the incorrectness of the Imam's transitional takbeers and the haste of the congregants in performing the pillars?
If a donkey's feces touches a cardboard box, and then the box is placed on a bed or a chair, does it render the place it was put on impure?
Where did Imam Ahmad place his hands during prayer, on his chest or below his navel, taking into consideration what was mentioned in the book "Al-Insaf" and what was narrated from him?
Is it obligatory to return the Qur’an, which was not taken by the student after the end of classes and her graduation, to the school, and to whom specifically should it be handed over? And is it sufficient to give it to one of the female officials to be placed in the school’s prayer room?
What is the ruling on praying in a prison or in unclean clothes, given the difficulty of purifying them?
Is it prescribed for a Muslim to say "My Lord, accept my prayer from me" always at the end of the last Tashahhud before the Taslim, and if it is an innovation, what is the correct place to supplicate with it?
Is it permissible to delegate the slaughter of the Udhiyah (sacrificial animal) on the day of Eid to a butcher in France in exchange for a fee, and will the one who does so be rewarded?
What is the meaning of "إلا وقف فسأل" (he would only stop and supplicate) mentioned in the Hadith concerning the Prophet's recitation of Surahs Al-Baqarah and Al Imran during the night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl)? Does it mean supplication (du'a), given that supplication is not permissible in Salah except in the Witr prayer?
What is the solution to recurrent doubt in prayer, such as forgetting to place the nose on the ground, or the number of prostrations, or the takbir, and what is the legal position regarding this waswas (whispering from Satan)?
What is the ruling on removing palm trees and building commercial shops on neglected land where various graves were found, some with remains in jars, some not facing the Qibla, and some facing it, and what is the ruling on transferring some of the remains to Muslim cemeteries, and is it obligatory to complete the transfer of the remaining remains?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, during the last Tashahhud, doubted whether he had performed the sitting between the two prostrations, then changed his intention to rectify that, then returned to the Tashahhud, and performed the prostration of forgetfulness at the end of the prayer? Does the prayer become invalid thereby, and what is incumbent upon him if five days have passed since this prayer?
Is what is done in Fajr prayer—two adhans and an iqamah—Islamically correct? And when should the Sunnah of Fajr be prayed? And is it sufficient in place of Tahiyyat al-Masjid?