Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
What should one do who sits for the final Tashahhud mistakenly in the third rak'ah instead of the fourth in Asr prayer, and should he complete the prayer then perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the taslim (final salutation)?
Is it permissible to place a piece of cloth on the head to wipe over it during ablution to preserve one's hairstyle, and to pray with it after finishing ablution?
What should I do when I wake up impure and miss the prayer time because I am waiting for the bathrooms to open?
What is the ruling on praying in a place surrounded by a fence that separates it from the graveyard by a low wall and has a door, knowing that there are other places outside the village, and that this place has become too small for the villagers?
What is the intention for the supererogatory prayer? May Allah reward you with goodness.
What is the ruling on the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) for an Imam who said "Allahu Akbar" instead of "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah" when rising from rukoo' (bowing), then corrected himself, and what should a follower (ma'moom) do if he has not completed his tashahhud and is delayed in following the Imam in the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is the optimal action that should be taken toward a mosque imam who fights against some Sunnah acts of prayer, such as placing hands on the chest and moving the finger in the Tashahhud, while also committing some Bid'ah (innovations), such as celebrating the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid)?
What is the ruling on one who says: "Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-Aliyil-Adheem" (Glory be to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might or power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Magnificent) when standing for Tarawih prayers, and is this considered to be in the place of calling the iqama for Tarawih prayer?
Does inadvertently vocalizing some verses in a silent prayer invalidate the prayer, or is it rectified by the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw), or does it require nothing and the prayer remains valid?
Is someone who was unjustly killed in the West while seeking a livelihood, and was generous and giving but did not pray, considered a martyr?
Is it permissible to perform Tawaf while urine is exiting into diapers, and are the two rak'ahs of Tawaf and the obligatory prayer permissible with defiled diapers, and does one receive the reward for prayer in the Haram when praying at one's place of residence or in the nearest mosque?
To where does the qibla of Quba Mosque point?
Does my leaving Arafat for a short time to buy water, then returning before the sun sets, while being unaware of the ruling and it being my first Hajj, affect my Hajj?
What is the ruling on one who fidgets during prayer?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque where it is said that its land was usurped, even though its builder stated that the land belonged to a Jewish man who was exiled from Egypt, so it became state property, and he built the mosque upon it? And does the sin of praying on usurped land fall upon the usurper or upon the worshippers? And what is the recompense for whoever spreads false rumors about the mosque's land being usurped?
Is there a specific supplication prescribed to be recited in front of the Maqam of our Master Abraham in Mecca?
Is it permissible to kill a dog that the mother keeps at home, which is not a guard or hunting dog, and is white in color, knowing that the mother does not pray because of it, and can this problem be solved?
What is the ruling regarding someone who has prayed for years facing the wrong direction, then discovers the correct direction of the Qiblah, and how can the direction of the Qiblah be determined in Egypt?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who missed the first rak'ah and did not perform the pre-emptive prostration with the Imam, who did not sit for the middle tashahhud but remained sitting until the Imam said the taslim, then completed his prayer and performed the pre-emptive prostration?
What should a worshipper do if two oversights occur in a single prayer, one of which necessitates prostration of forgetfulness before the salutation and the other after the salutation? And should he perform four prostrations or only two if two things occur that necessitate prostration of forgetfulness after the salutation?
Is it permissible to establish the prayer before the Imam takes his place in the rows, or before it is determined who will lead the prayer if there is no designated Imam?
Is the one who experiences obsessive doubts in prayer subject to the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw)? And what is its manner (before or after the salaam)? And is there a tashahhud for it?
Is it obligatory to fulfill a vow to fast one day for every day a family member wakes up for Fajr prayer, given the regularity of waking up on many days?
What is the ruling on the prayer and ablution of one who suffers from continuous flatulence and incessant vaginal discharge, especially when there is no place for ablution in the mosque and after attempting treatment for the flatulence?