Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
What is the ruling on praying on the floor of a house that is walked upon with sandals and shoes, and is entered into the bathroom with?
Is it permissible for us to purchase a mosque building or the house of a Muslim from the bank with usurious interest, knowing that the only mosque in the city is closed and there is no alternative place for prayer or Islamic activities?
What is the ruling on bringing a prayer rug from home to pray on it inside the the mosque when it is already carpeted?
Is ritual purity (wuḍūʾ) required for the Duha sitting after its invalidation, or can the sitting be completed without ritual purity?
How can one help friends who watch bad movies, listen to music, and neglect prayer, despite attempts to remind them and encourage them to watch Islamic lectures?
When does the time for I'tikaf begin in the last ten days of Ramadan: is it directly after the Tarawih prayer or during the last third of the night?
Is it permissible to pray in rows parallel to the wall outside the mosque if doing so causes one to lose the orientation of the Qibla, even if its correct direction is known?
What is the ruling on praying in a bathroom that is used only for showering, knowing that it is large and clean in one part of it?
What is the ruling on someone who leaves the mosque when the prayer is about to begin, claiming that the imam does not place his toes on the ground during prostration and that he advised him but he did not change, and is his departure from the mosque justified?
What is the ruling on a Muslim supplicating with whatever he wishes while sitting between the two prostrations, and is its virtue greater, or supplicating after bowing?
Is it permissible to pray using the Hadith Qudsi instead of the Holy Qur’an? What are the differences and ranks between the Hadith Qudsi, the Holy Qur’an, and the Noble Prophetic Hadith?
Is it true that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to leave immediately after the prayer, and when did he recite the prescribed supplications (adhkar), and in what order? And does this align with the view of the Hanafis who say that the recommended sitting after the prayer is for the duration of saying: "O Allah, You are Peace, and from You is peace; blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor," and then one goes to recite the adhkar, regular (rawatib) and supererogatory (sunan) prayers in his home?
Can supplicating against those oppressors who use magic against me and my children be a reason for my supplications not being answered?
Will the reciter of the Quran be sinful if she recites while a group of people are talking next to her, or will the group be sinful?
What is the ruling on one who omits a pillar of prayer, whether forgetfully or intentionally?
What is the ruling on converting the prayer room designated for prayer in a factory, which was designed to be so, into offices?
How did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, act to change the Qibla from Al-Aqsa Mosque to Al-Haram Mosque during prayer, while he was leading it?
Is the imam's supplication for the sick after prayer and the congregants' saying "Amen" to the supplication considered an innovation, bearing in mind that the mosque is the only gathering place for Muslims?
Should a woman place her hands during prayer on her stomach or above her chest?
Is my prayer invalid if I pray with a headband that has become ritually impure? And are my previous prayers, in which I did not use the headband, invalidated? How can I atone for them? And how should the headband be used? And must I repeat all my prayers on a day when I find traces of ritual impurity on my clothes?
Does a Muslim prostrate between the feet of Allah, exalted be His majesty, when prostrating in prayer, and does that contradict Allah being above the Throne, while the Footstool is the place for His feet?
Where should the praying person's sutrah be placed?
Is it possible to emigrate to another city to avoid sin, while fearing the loss of one's job and the inability to find an alternative?
What is the ruling on praying aboard a ship when the Qiblah direction changes due to its rotation, and is it obligatory to wait for the ship to stop rotating before praying?