Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is a prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who emits a slight whistle when pronouncing the letter "ra" during prayer, or whose voice involuntarily rises when reciting a small part of a word, knowing that he read words from Ibn ‘Uthaymeen stating that one does not prostrate for unintentional loud recitation in an inappropriate place?
Does moving the right hand to adjust clothing while sitting between the two prostrations, with the rest of the limbs remaining still, contradict tranquility (tuma'ninah) in prayer?
Is it permissible to wear a watch during prayer?
Must a person suffering from urinary and flatulence incontinence and obsessive-compulsive purification change his underwear for every prayer, or is it sufficient to place a barrier on his clothes only at the time of prayer?
What is the ruling on reading from the Mushaf with the Imam in Tarawih prayer, and is it counted as a second ختمة (complete recitation of the Quran)?
What is the ruling on closing the eyes when bad thoughts come to mind? Is that considered an innovation (bid‘ah)? And does it invalidate the prayer if done during it?
Is a marriage contracted between a man and a woman, neither of whom prays, legally permissible, and is it permissible for the man to reconcile with his divorced wife after his repentance, and what is the ruling on a reconciliation that took place without adhering to what is required by Islamic law?
What is the authenticity of the statement that the angel on the left [who records misdeeds] moves to the right during prayer, based on the wisdom that it is impossible to commit a sin during prayer?
What is the ruling on someone who, after rising from rukūʿ, inadvertently said "Allāhu akbar" and bowed again, then remembered and proceeded to prostrate, and then said "Allāhu akbar" again to transition from bowing to prostration? And does the prayer become void due to the extra takbīr? And what is the ruling on someone who inadvertently performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw) before the salām instead of after the salām?
What is the ruling regarding drops that fall on clothes or hands upon standing up from the toilet, and the wetness of undergarments after sleep, when one is uncertain whether it is semen, prostatic fluid, continuous discharge, or sweat?
What is the interpretation of the actions and meaning of salah (prayer), and are the aforementioned hadiths that speak of the interpretation of salah authentic?
How does a woman place her hands when bowing (ruku') and prostrating (sujud) in prayer?
Which is better and more greatly rewarded: praying Asr and then remaining in the mosque until Maghrib, or returning home before Maghrib, renewing ablution, and then going out to the mosque to renew the reward for steps?
What is the evidence for the permissibility of combining greeting the mosque (tahiyyat al-masjid), the Sunnah of ablution (wudu'), and the supererogatory prayer between the two calls to prayer (nafilah ma bayna al-adhanayn) in two rak'ahs with a single intention from the Sunnah, and what are the sayings of the jurists, especially the Malikis?
What is the ruling on purifying a prayer mat and the place of prayer after doubting their impurity from the separated water of ablution, and is one required to purify the remaining places to which impurity is feared to have transferred?
What should one do who forgot the glorifications (tasbeehat) in the Prayer of Glorification (Salat al-Tasbeeh) during the standing (qiyam) or bowing (ruku'), and how is this deficiency compensated for?
Is the prayer of one who says "Our Lord, and to You be the praise" during prostration out of forgetfulness valid, considering his suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder? And is it permissible for him to follow other schools of thought to ease his obsessions? And what is the ruling on his past prayers that he performed with an incorrect ijtihaad (independent reasoning)?
What is the ruling on one who claims to have photographed the house of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with the widespread circulation of images claimed to show the belongings of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him?
Were the actions of the First Imam and the Second Imam correct, and what is the view of the Maliki school on this matter?
Is it permissible to pray supererogatory prayers while walking to fulfill a need, by analogy with the abundant prayers of the Companions and the Successors?
Is the prayer of one who prayed on a prayer rug that is likely to be defiled with urine accepted, given the inability to identify the defiled rug among similar rugs, and does one who passes through the corner of the place where the urine fell become defiled without identifying the rug?
What is the ruling on a prayer that I completed, having intended to repeat it due to lack of devotion? And what is the ruling on prayers after which I found secretions but was unsure of when they exited? And is going to perform ablution considered an intention, and is it obligatory to bring the intention to mind? And what should I do if I doubt whether I performed a make-up prayer and cannot remember, given that I suffer from forgetfulness and obsessive thoughts?
Is women's prayer valid if they perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after an imam who did not perform it?
What is the ruling on a man's prayer if his trousers are torn or short, not fully covering the knee, given that a man's awrah is from the navel to the knee?