Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it permissible for someone who is correcting the Imam in Tarawih prayer to step forward one pace from the first row to get closer to the Mushaf, then return to their place before bowing, leaving their spot vacant while they step forward, and without looking behind them when they return?
Is the following arrangement of rows in the mosque – men, then children, then women – a Prophetic hadith, or was its meaning mentioned in a hadith? What is the ruling on violating it, and what is the ruling on a man pulling a boy out of the row to take his place?
Is it permissible to delay prayer due to a nocturnal emission after Fajr prayer and going to school, which leads to missing Dhuhr prayer?
Does the angels' supplication for the worshiper, until he leaves or has an impurity, occur before the prayer is established or after it is performed? Is it a condition to sit in the same place of prayer or in any spot in the mosque? Does speaking about worldly matters or standing up to get a Quran interrupt this virtue? Is the virtue achieved by sitting without remembrance of Allah?
What is the ruling on using an English toilet (standing while urinating) if urine splashback reaches the legs and it is difficult to remove without soiling or wetting one's clothes in winter?
Is my prayer valid if I doubted having performed the second rak'ah during the first tashahhud, then stood up to perform it, then remembered that I had already performed it and made this rak'ah the third, and completed the prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it permissible for one suffering from obsessive doubts (al-mosawwes) to adopt the view of a school of thought that does not consider the purity of the body, garment, and place a condition for the validity of prayer?
Does the prayer of a worshipper become interrupted by the passing of a menstruating woman or by her sitting next to him, and must it be repeated?
Is my prayer valid, even though I doubted my recitation of Al-Fatiha in the first or second rak'ah and completed the prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the ruling on praying Asr on an airplane as Maghrib approaches, and is it permissible for my wife to pray in an exposed area?
Is it permissible to adopt the view that allows delaying the obligatory dhikr from its proper place in prayer without considering it an indulgence in dispensations (tattabu' al-rukhas), especially when this occurs repeatedly?
Is moving worshipers to find a space in the first row considered a disturbance and a harm that necessitates sin?
Is prayer valid in a hall rented for parties, knowing that there is an intention to build a special prayer room for the Muslim community in the complex?
What is the ruling on men praying with sleeping or sitting women directly in front of them without a barrier? And is their prayer valid if the Qibla is incorrect? And are the women who did not respond to the request to stand up sinful? And what is the ruling on a woman praying her obligatory prayer while sitting to avoid temptation, and must she repeat it? And what is the ruling on one who abandoned the Sunnah to avoid men seeing her?
What is the Shar'i ruling on keeping a guard dog at home, and does it prevent angels from entering a house that a dog enters, and what is the ruling on praying in rooms other than those the dog enters, and how does one purify oneself after playing with the dog?
Is it necessary to repeat the prayer if the Qibla deviates by about 30 degrees without an excuse? And is it permissible to limit the change in the prayer's posture to the place of excuse only?
What is the correct action if most imams delay the transitional takbir, such as "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears whoever praises Him), until after reaching the rukn (bowing) or achieving tranquility in it, which causes confusion and makes the worshipper doubt whether they have caught the rak'ah (unit of prayer), and does the imam's prayer become void according to Ahmad if he delays the transitional takbir?
How can one overcome the problem of uncontrollable flatulence in a non-Islamic country where there is no place for Wudu or prayer? Is it permissible to combine prayers with a single Wudu, or to follow the Maliki school of thought in such a situation?
What is the amount of Sutrah in prayer? And what is the religious opinion on those who exaggerate in estimating its distance?
Where should a woman place her hands when performing the opening takbir for prayer: parallel to her ears or at her earlobes?
Is it permissible to isolate a mentally ill person who makes sounds and murmurs, wears unclean clothes, and whose 'awrah is sometimes exposed in the mosque, in a nearby place until the prayer is over, or should he be left as he is?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one from whom drops of urine fall onto the prayer rug and the towel after showering, and it is sometimes difficult for him to wash them, and does he sin by not informing others when they use the towel?
Is it authentically established that it is from the Sunnah for the husband, during the first legitimate seclusion (khulwah), to offer his wife milk or sweets, place his hand on her head, recite Qur’an, and pray a supererogatory prayer with her? And is entering the house with the right foot from the Sunnah? If not, what is the correct Sunnah regarding the actions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) immediately after marriage?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a latecomer who joined the Imam during the first Tashahhud, said the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram) and another Takbir, and remained standing until the Imam stood for the third Rak'ah?