Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
How does one pray sitting, and must he prostrate on something in his hand, and is it permissible for him to stand and sit on a chair only during prostration and tashahhud?
Is the prayer of one who wets the bed every day due to illness valid?
If it is difficult for the master of the house to go to the mosque, and he is hosting a pious Hafiz, then who has more right to lead the prayer: the master of the house or the guest? And has anything been mentioned about this in the Qur’an or Sunnah?
Is what is meant by this statement "he who raises his gaze intentionally while supplicating," and is the unintentional excused, and is what is meant by "raising the gaze" not "looking," and is raising the head without raising the gaze considered normal?
Should a traveler who prayed Dhuhr seated in a bus facing away from the Qibla, despite being able to ask the driver to stop, repeat the Dhuhr prayer by shortening it? And would this entail repeating the Asr prayer which he prayed in the mosque before repeating Dhuhr?
What is the ruling on turning the head towards the Qiblah between the right and left salutations in prayer?
Is it permissible to pray on grass that is wet with pure water, or not?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque whose imam openly commits فسق (transgression/immorality)?
Is it permissible for someone who doubted their bowing (rukūʿ), then prostrated, to return to bowing after prostrating, and is their prayer valid?
What is the ruling if I recited the final Tashahhud after the first Tashahhud by mistake, while still having the third and fourth rak'ahs remaining: Should I say the tasleem and repeat the prayer, or should I rise for the third rak'ah?
Is it necessary to change one's sitting place for Duha prayer and reading Qur'an to preserve the reward if the father is watching television in the same place?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who caught the last Tashahhud with the Imam, completed the Tashahhud and the supplication thereafter, then stood up for the missed rak'ah after the Imam had given the Tasleem?
What is the description of the prayer of one who is afraid?
Is it permissible to combine the Asr and Maghrib prayers at the time of Maghrib due to school dismissal at 5:30 p.m., or is it possible to pray Asr during a ten-minute break before its time?
Is it permissible to allow students to play football or other sports in the halls of the mosque, away from the main prayer hall, without disturbing or preventing worship? And is hitting the ball against the wall a sin, or is it forbidden to hit the ball forcefully against the wall?
Is it permissible to reserve a spot in the first row of the mosque and then leave for more than an hour?
What is the ruling on covering the forehead during prostration with a skullcap (ṭāqiyyah) or head covering (ghutrah), which prevents the forehead from touching the mosque carpet?
Is it permissible to pluck eyebrows that are extremely thick (approximately 1 cm wide), causing psychological harm and ridicule to their owner, to the extent that she considers suicide, or is it permissible for her to lighten them?
Is the prostration of recitation valid if a person prostrates on the side of his hand to hold the Mushaf, and is that valid in prayer, and what is the ruling on the prayer if it is said that this prostration is invalid?
Is prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) required if the Imam makes a mistake in the places for saying "Allahu Akbar" (takbir) and "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah" (tasmi' )?
Is the son who recites the Quran better more entitled to lead the prayer than his father in the father's house?
Is it permissible for my wife to pray in the children's room while my adult nephew is asleep in it?
Is it permissible to place the bed facing the Qibla, such that the feet are towards it and the head is in the opposite direction, due to the room's design and the air conditioner's placement?
What is the ruling on praying atop a bed to avoid a small child passing in front of one during prayer?