Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,206 questions
Is it true that Al-Aqsa Mosque is the Qibli Mosque?
Is one who removes imaginary impurities sinful for believing the madhy and nosebleed are not impure due to obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Is it permissible to build a prayer room for women above the mosque's restrooms?
What is the ruling on reserving a place in the mosque, and is it permissible to reserve a place when one needs to relieve oneself or bring a sick person?
What is the ruling on praying in a street that has four mosques, each with a different Qibla, knowing that there are fatwas which permit a slight approximation in the angle of the Qibla, and that these mosques are widely divergent in their Qibla directions?
Is the two-rak'ah prayer mentioned in the hadith "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah... until his saying: complete" an absolute supererogatory prayer or Duha prayer, and does it take place 15 minutes after sunrise?
Is it correct to say “Allahu Akbar” and raise the hands when standing for the third rak‘ah after the first tashahhud, and is the prayer invalidated if “Allahu Akbar” is said and the hands are raised before fully straightening up to stand?
Is the prayer of one who completes it valid, after having entered into it fearing that there might be something invalidating it, and then it becomes clear to him that what he feared does not invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible to object to someone's leading the prayer (Imamate), or to remove someone from their place in the first row during prayer?
When is it permissible to reserve places in lectures and study centers? Does this apply to reserving places in the mosque? Is it permissible to send someone to reserve a place long before the lesson? Is it permissible to sit in a place reserved by others?
What is the authenticity of the debate that took place between Imam Al-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad regarding the ruling on one who abandons prayer, and what is the refutation against those who use it to argue for the predominance of Imam Ahmad's view on this issue?
What is the ruling on intentionally turning off the lights for the sake of devotion (khushu') in prayer, and does this constitute imitation of the Children of Israel? What is the preferred view on this issue among the sayings of Ibn Baz, Al-Uthaymeen, and Al-Khudair?
What is the ruling on impure water entering the anus unintentionally during Istinja?
Is it permissible to pray in an abaya that is internally soiled with feces when no other garment is available and one is traveling?
What is the ruling on speaking about worldly and religious matters in the mosque, as long as they are not forbidden?
Does the prayer become invalid if the worshiper says the Taslim immediately upon rising from the prostration of forgetfulness, or must he wait a little before saying the Taslim?
Is the Hadith that speaks of saying "Amin" upon entering the mosque and that the angels pray for the one who says it, and which was narrated by Abu Hurayrah, authentic?
Is it permissible to prostrate on the bed for the prostration of recitation (sajdat al-tilawah), and is it obligatory to face the Qibla?
Is my remorse, prayer, desire for repentance, and my Salah accepted, despite the presence of someone who is threatening me and delaying my repentance from a grave sin that I did not commit intentionally?
What is the ruling on working in a place where there are combat games that are forbidden by Sharia, and I am asked to make accounts for their sale and purchase, and do I bear sin for that, and what should I do regarding obeying my father in this matter given my fear of his reaction?
Is it permissible to pray in a place where there is a picture? Thank you.
What is the difference between Fajr prayer, Duha prayer, and Subh prayer, and is there a supplication in Fajr prayer like the supplication of Witr prayer?
How does one respond to the assertion that Allah the Almighty is not confined to a place, and that the sky is merely the direction of prayer, the descent of mercies, and its ultimate destination is annihilation, citing His exalted saying: "The Day We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] scroll for [its] records" (21:104), and the Hadith: "The heaven creaked, and it has the right to creak, for there is no space in it except that there is an angel standing, bowing, or prostrating therein"?
Is supplication answered when the prayer is being established, and where exactly is its place?