Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it true that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to place his hand on his forehead after every prayer and say: "In the name of Allah and all praise is due to Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, from anxiety and sorrow, and from cowardice and stinginess"?
Can a Muslim do something he swore to abandon while prostrating in prayer, because he thought it was forbidden, but then it became clear to him that it was not?
What is the ruling on a congregational prayer in which the Imam rose from the first prostration saying, "Allah hears the one who praises Him," whereupon the worshippers said, "Our Lord, and to You be the praise," and then the Imam completed his second prostration without prostrating for forgetfulness?
Is it mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only prayed on earth or similar, or that he would take a piece of cloth, place it on the earth, and then pray on it?
What is the truth regarding the alleged linguistic errors in the Holy Quran?
What is the ruling on interrupting the 'Asr prayer after three rak'ahs and then completing it individually, due to a person joining in congregation who thought it was the Maghrib prayer?
What is the ruling on women sitting in the streets?
What is the ruling regarding an Imam who omitted the second prostration in the first rak'ah of a four-unit prayer and rose to the subsequent rak'ah, and did not return after the congregants glorified him?
Is it permissible for a person who is disabled in one of his legs to lead a group of worshipers in prayer, and is it permissible for slaves who have not been freed after the death of their masters to lead people in prayer, and do the heirs have the right to free them?
Is dedicating a daily supplication for the deceased through an electronic forum, with members performing the supplication for him, an innovation (bid'ah) or permissible by Sharia?
What is meant by "any remover," what is the evidence that if the substance of impurity is removed, what touches its place does not become impure, and what is meant by "the ruling of impurity"?
Is the prayer considered valid if the Qibla direction was determined using a compass, despite doubt about the accuracy of the direction, and is it permissible to shorten prayers for a Muslim who is traveling most of the time?
What should a man do who intended to pray Asr, but joined the Dhuhr prayer behind the Imam, then remembered his error in intention after the first rak'ah?
Is it permissible to pray by gesturing when it's impossible to find a place to pray or when it's not possible to interrupt a lesson to perform it?
Is it permissible to pray in clothes that have been stained by the urine of a nursing infant, in order to alleviate hardship for a sick person who is harmed by frequent changes of clothes?
Is it permissible for a shaykh to recite the Qur’an between the Adhan and the Iqamah in the mosque, sometimes delaying the prayer and causing disturbance to the worshippers, while citing Allah’s saying: "And when the Qur’an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy" to justify abandoning the Sunnah prayer?
Why is Jerusalem important to Muslims? And are there reasons other than Prophet Jacob's (peace be upon him) building of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Prophet Muhammad's (peace and blessings be upon him) leading the prophets in prayer?
ما هي المراجع التي تصف الشيطان وما يفعله بالإنسان من خلال أحاديث النبي؟
Did the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, pray in sheepfolds before the mosque was built?
Which is better in prayer for one who is able to sit: praying on a chair or on the ground, knowing that he can prostrate when sitting on the ground?
When is the supplication for going to the mosque recited?
Are there 'afarit (demons/jinn)?
Must a solitary worshiper repeat the prayer if he doubted the number of prostrations in the third rak'ah, then completed the fourth rak'ah, rose for a fifth rak'ah, and then performed the prostration of forgetfulness after the tashahhud and before the salutation?
Are the three congregants standing behind the Imam required to be capable of leading the congregants, and is there any evidence for this in the Qur’an and Sunnah?