Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it permissible to remove and demolish permanent wooden (caravan) mosques, established on the ground, in which prayers are performed, without building an alternative mosque, for the purpose of preserving the urban appearance of the country?
Is a raka'ah considered valid if you caught up with the Imam during sujud, but were unable to recite Al-Fatihah because the Imam bowed, or must you complete four raka'ahs?
Do clothes become impure by touching a bed that has impure wetness, if the bed is not a place for prayer?
Is the prayer of one who caught the Imam during the Eid prayer while he was reciting Al-Fatiha considered valid, and is there nothing upon him?
Is the prayer of one who, having erred in the third rak'ah, began reciting the tashahhud with the intention of the first tashahhud, then completed it, rose for the last rak'ah, and then said the salam, valid, or must it be repeated?
Is it permissible to deliberately roughen the place of prostration to make the mark of prostration appear on the face, in order to fulfill the description "Their mark is on their faces from the effect of prostration," and is this considered showing off?
How can one pray Dhuhr and Asr at school in Europe without knowing the Qiblah, and is it permissible to pray a short time before the Adhan based on a prayer timing program?
What is the ruling on one who feels during prayer and devotion that he is not straight and not facing the Qibla?
Is it permissible to pray directly on earth and sand?
What is incumbent upon a girl who recites Qur’an in a place where there are pictures and toys, and she comes across verses of prostration but does not prostrate, and she forgets to make them up when she returns home?
What are the easy and simplified books recommended for learning the jurisprudence of purity (tahara) and prayer (salat) with their branches, in order to confront obsessive doubts (waswasah) and ignorance of daily matters, such as how to place the hands in prostration, bearing in mind that I am not a student of knowledge?
Is it permissible to rent or buy a commercial shop established on land that was a place of prayer (musalla), then converted into a bar, and then into commercial shops?
To what extent are the mentioned hadiths, which are being spread by an enemy of Islam, authentic? Is refuting him by denying them correct? And what is the appropriate response to this person?
Does a menstruating woman, specifically, passing in front of a worshipper outside his place of prostration invalidate his prayer, bearing in mind that the hadiths which liken women to dogs and donkeys are not authentic, and that Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, used to sit between the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the qiblah, and he did not object to that?
What is Al-Aqsa Mosque and what are its special characteristics? Is the Palestinian cause only an Arab issue, or is it a general Islamic one? And how do we instill love for Palestine in our children?
Is the Qibla that was determined by compass correct, or must the precise location of the Kaaba be determined and faced, especially after some brothers found online that the precise location of the Kaaba differs by 37 degrees to the left?
Is it permissible to shorten the prayer for an engineer working on a project 230 km away from his place of residence for a period ranging between 3 and 9 months?
Is it permissible for me to return to the first row on Friday [for prayer] after having left it due to an emergency, even if that entails stepping over rows?
Is it true that Imam Malik ordered prayers to be directed towards the tomb of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, instead of the Kaaba, as some people do?
What is the interpretation of seeing death and the narrowness of the grave, then exiting through a window and seeing a place resembling Paradise, after performing Istikhara prayer regarding joining the Ahmadiyya community?
Is placing the hands before the knees when prostrating correct?
Is it permissible to sprinkle water, over which verses of Ruqyah have been recited, in the corners of an uninhabited house, and then go and pray in it and recite the Qur’an in it from time to time, as a means of protecting it from devils?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a recently converted Muslim girl who conceals her Islam and finds it difficult to perform prayers on time due to her family, and is it permissible for her to shorten and combine prayers while traveling for a period of 15 days?
What is the ruling on a woman who vowed to perform prayers to ensure she would not abandon them, but then was unable to continue and stopped, and what is its expiation?