Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
What is the specific point at which the invocations "Subhan Rabb al-Alamin (Glory be to the Lord of the Worlds)" and "Subhan Allah wa bihamdih (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him)" are to be recited, which the Prophet used to say upon rising at night, and is it recited within the prayer, outside of it, or at a particular point during it?
Is it obligatory to complete the Tasbih after the obligatory prayer before performing the Sunnah prayers, or is it permissible to perform part of it and then pray and complete the Tasbih later, especially when time is limited?
Is it permissible for me to pray two rak'ahs of gratitude to Allah daily?
Is it permissible to interrupt the prayer in order to change the prayer's location to a quieter place, or to check on one of the children?
What is the ruling on the imamate of a person who suffers from a disability that prevents him from sitting properly between the two prostrations, and causes him to turn his body away from the Qiblah during the Tashahhud to extend his leg, especially when there is someone more worthy of leading the prayer, and the congregants dislike that?
Is my prayer valid if I recite the Basmalah at the beginning of Al-Fatiha, believing that it is not one of its verses, and then sometimes repeat Al-Fatiha without the Basmalah due to lack of devotion, knowing that I recited it at the beginning?
Does prayer become void by being in a place with music or by hearing the television when it contains music?
Is it permissible to pray in a room that is open to a place where there are statues that are difficult to remove?
How sound is the Hadith: “Pray on the earth and what it brings forth, of what is neither eaten nor worn”?
What must a congregant do if the imam concludes the prayer with a deficit of a rak'ah or a prostration after being alerted but does not respond? And should he recite the tashahhud and conclude the prayer with him despite knowing that the imam sat down in the third rak'ah of a four-rak'ah prayer?
Is it permissible and valid to pray in a place that has been trodden by the feet of a pig?
Does slight straying and deviation from the spot of the worshipper standing behind me during prayer constitute the قطع (breaking) of his prayer?
Is repentance from one sin valid while committing other sins, and does delaying prayer due to inability to determine the Qibla or fatigue lead to major disbelief?
Is it sufficient to wash the outer trousers at the spot where they came into contact with the inner garment upon which a drop of urine fell?
What is the ruling on using an air freshener that contains alcohol solely for scenting a room?
What is the ruling regarding someone who joined a prayer in progress and caught one rak'ah with the Imam, then stood for the second rak'ah and did not perform the tashahhud until the third and fourth rak'ahs?
Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers by performing them earlier (jama' taqdeem) when setting out on a journey? Is it permissible to shorten the four-rak'ah prayers while traveling from Italy to Morocco? And is it permissible to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers by performing them earlier (jama' taqdeem) in the airport waiting lounge when non-mahram men are present?
Is it permissible to act upon Ibn Taymiyyah’s saying that no matter how much impurity exceeds its place, its removal with stones is sufficient, and prayer is valid thereafter without using water for purification (istinja’)? Or is his opinion impermissible to act upon? And is it a corrupt or invalid opinion, such that acting upon it is forbidden?
Is it permissible for a prisoner in Israeli jails to wipe over his leather socks (khuffayn) for three days and nights, or will his prayer be invalidated and he must make it up if he does so?
Does a prayer repeated as a precautionary measure take the place of the first invalid prayer and count as a [fulfilled] obligatory prayer?
1. What is the supplication for seeking guidance (Salat al-Istikhara)? 2. What is the supplication for prostration (Sujud)? 3. Is it permissible to pray in a room where masturbation has taken place?
What is the ruling on praying and reading the Quran in a room that has human pictures hanging on the walls?
What is the ruling regarding spots found on underwear resulting from prostate congestion, and do they take the same ruling as urine? Is it obligatory to change or wash the clothes whenever these spots are found? Does the ruling concerning those with urinary incontinence apply to me, which necessitates performing ablution at the beginning of the time for each prayer?
Is it permissible to pray while feeling the need to relieve oneself before or during the prayer?