Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
What is the description of Al-Iltifat (looking around/distraction) in prayer, and is it raising one's gaze from the place of prostration, or darting one's eyes right and left, or changing the direction of one's head?
Is the prayer of a Muslim woman who lives with her sister, who owns a dog that roams all over the house and whose saliva gets everywhere, accepted, given that she cannot remove the dog or designate a special place for herself? And what should she do in this situation to ensure the purity of the place?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who turns his head during prayer and burps?
Is it permissible to build lavatories and a gymnasium above a mosque if there is a need for that, and what are the limits of what is permissible and what is forbidden in this matter?
Is it permissible to let the hands hang down then place them on the chest after the opening Takbeer, and does this contradict the Companion's command to place the right hand over the left in prayer?
Is it permissible for the Imam to pray behind a wall that separates the men's prayer hall from the women's prayer hall?
Is it permissible for a woman to raise her voice when saying "Ameen" in prayer if there are male relatives around her?
How can I pray while holding the Mushaf, knowing that prostrating upon the Mushaf is forbidden, and I do not have the Qur'an memorized?
What is Islam's ruling on my mother or one of my sisters leading me in prayer?
Is a traveler obligated to stop to perform the Maghrib prayer on time while on the road, or is it permissible for him to delay it and perform it at home after its time has elapsed?
Is it permissible to pray Salatul-Istikharah regarding taking the coronavirus vaccine, due to fear of its side effects which its manufacturers have warned against?
What is the ruling on marrying a righteous young man of good character and religious commitment, given the fear of his mother's harshness and temper, and the resulting psychological suffering?
What is the ruling on repeating the takbirat al-intiqal (transition takbir) and does one perform sujud al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) for it?
What is the method for the prayer on the wedding night, what is recited during it, and what is the recommended supplication for this night?
What is the ruling on prostrating on one's hands, that is, placing one's forehead on one's hands during prostration in prayer?
What is the wisdom behind allowing the Prophet (peace be upon him) to have multiple wives?
Is the prayer of one who prayed among drinkers of wine on an airplane, without touching them, or of one who prayed in the same room with a wine drinker who was in the bathroom at the time, accepted?
Is it permissible to perform Salat (prayer) in a workplace that contains a washbasin and an area for preparing drinks, and part of which includes a toilet with no barrier between it and the prayer area, and the toilet is in the direction of the Qibla?
What is the ruling on praying while one's nose is running during prayer and there is no tissue to wipe it, so that one places one of their hands on their nose and is unable to place it on their knee during bowing (ruku'), prostration (sujud), sitting between the two prostrations, and during the tashahhud? And is it permissible to walk to wipe one's nose in a supererogatory (nafila) prayer?
Is a specific period of time stipulated for the obligation of shortening the prayer for a traveler, and what is this period if the traveler will reside for six months outside his homeland?
Is it obligatory to place the nose on the ground during prostration (sujud) in prayer, and what is the ruling on not doing so, and what are the legal proofs for its obligation?
If I miss the first rak'ah of a prayer and then complete it after the imam's taslim, do I recite the tashahhud or is it sufficient for me to say the taslim only after rising from the last prostration?
What is the ruling on raising one's voice next to the grave of the Messenger of Allah, Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and what is the ruling on what sometimes occurs from the security personnel of the Two Holy Mosques when organizing visitors?
Is it obligatory for whoever leads the prayer as an imam to make an intention for the prayer? And what should he say?