Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it permissible to pray in a Zawiya called "Al-Zawiya Al-Qadiriyah Al-Muhammadiyah," where the Holy Quran is taught, knowing there is a spacious mosque inside it, and it follows the Sunnah and the Book of Allah, and its program includes the remembrance of Allah, learning the Quran, memorizing Hadith, and praising the Prophet?
How do scholars who hold the opinion that it is obligatory for the worshipper to recite Al-Fatiha silently when praying behind an Imam reconcile their view with the validity of catching the rak’ah behind the Imam for someone who enters the mosque while the Imam is bowing?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who entered a country through deceit? And is his prayer invalid?
How can one overcome a state of depression and lack of self-interest, deal with criticism, regain self-confidence, return to prayer and the Quran, and handle unruly children, with the approaching return of the husband and travel to the family?
Is a person considered a traveler and permitted to shorten prayers (qasr) if forcibly transferred to another city with the intention of returning to their original city, and do the rulings differ between their prayer in the mosque and their prayer at home, and what if they return to their original city for a holiday, and what is their ruling if the majority opinion is correct?
Is prayer in the dark desirable or reprehensible?
What is the ruling on playing a Quran recitation from a device to repeat after it during prayer, and does that invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible for a worshipper to place a handkerchief or a tissue over his nose during prayer or while listening to the sermon to avoid bad odors? And does this prolonged movement invalidate the prayer, knowing that the handkerchief will be removed during prostration? And is it permissible for him to move while the Imam is delivering the sermon?
What is the ruling for someone who forgot to perform rukūʿ (bowing) and did not remember until they were prostrating (sājid)? Are they required to stand up and then bow, or is it sufficient for them to bow directly?
What is the advice and guidance for one who suffers from a lack of khushu' (devotional humility), delaying prayer, and repeatedly committing sins after repentance, and is seeking that which will strengthen her heart and restore her relationship with her Lord?
Is the prayer of one who prays in a room where his brother is watching pictures or playing computer games accepted, given that no other place for prayer is available?
Is a latecomer who erred in the intention of sitting between the two prostrations and sitting for the Tashahhud required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness, and is he obliged to repeat the prayer if a long time has passed since it?
Is it permissible to change clothes in the mosque and remove one's trousers, thereby exposing one's 'awrah, if there is no one else present?
Must prayers that were performed facing a wrong Qibla direction be repeated after the discovery of the correct direction?
Is a rak'ah considered missed as soon as the Imam begins to move to rise from rukoo' or upon his standing upright? And what is the ruling on someone who bows before the Imam says "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" if the Imam says it after rising from rukoo', and is it obligatory for the congregant to be precise in this matter?
What is the ruling on the prayer of the Imam and the congregants if the Imam forgot to say the takbir for the second prostration in the first rak'ah, and the congregants glorified God to alert him, but he thought it was an addition, then completed his prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness, then realized the omission and added an extra rak'ah? And must the Imam repeat the prayer? And what is the ruling on the prayer of the congregant who stood up to alert the Imam then returned and completed his prayer with the congregation?
What should someone do who wets the bed at night and finds their clothes damp for prayer; should they perform ghusl?
What should a worshipper say during a long wait for the Imam to complete the prayer, after the Imam has given the salutation from the third rak'ah of Maghrib prayer, and the Imam is praying Isha?
1. What is the ruling on someone who sat after the first رکعة in a four-rak'ah prayer, then remembered before tasbeeh and stood up to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) before the tasleem? And is his action considered forgetfulness? 2. What is the ruling on someone who did not commit an act of forgetfulness with the Imam in the previous prayer but performed the prostration of forgetfulness with him? 3. What is the ruling on someone who did not commit an act of forgetfulness with the Imam and did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness with him, on the grounds that he did not commit an act of forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on praying in clothes or on a prayer mat acquired from ill-gotten wealth, and will one be rewarded for attending knowledge gatherings obtained through devices purchased with ill-gotten wealth, and is it permissible to pay a bribe from this wealth to move from this place?
What should I do when I find a slight or non-slight trace on my clothes after passing wind?
Is it permissible to face away from the Qur'an during prayer?
Is the prayer of the Imam and the congregants valid if the Imam prostrated once in the second رکعة, then the congregants alerted him, so he completed the prostration, then performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after the tasleem, while some of the congregants did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness?
Did the verse of Hijab descend after Omar ibn al-Khattab's suggestion to the Prophet, upon him be peace, to cover the faces of the Mothers of the Believers, because he said: "O Messenger of Allah, the righteous and the wicked enter upon you"?