Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer after forgetting to complete the recitation of Al-Fatiha before bowing with the Imam, and completing it during bowing?
Is prostration in prayer directly to Allah or to the Kaaba?
What is the ruling on performing prayers in fitting rooms in commercial stores when there is no designated prayer area available, knowing that store owners may not approve of this?
Is one considered sinful for looking at a lamp that was flickering on and off during prayer, fearing its fall, then remembering the prohibition against looking up at the sky during prayer? And does moving the closed eyes upwards count as looking up at the sky?
Does frequently repeating the performance of makroohaat (disliked acts) in prayer lead to the prayer becoming invalid?
What is the ruling on one who misses the Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers due to private lessons, long distances, and traffic congestion? And does this cause him to fall into disbelief? And how should one who wishes to pray on time act in these circumstances? And what should a woman do if the time for prayer arrives while she is on a leisure trip or tour with her family and does not want her family to dislike her?
What is the ruling on using scented wet wipes in public such that men can smell their fragrance, and is it permissible to use them if they contain a small percentage of alcohol despite "alcohol-free" being written on them, and does this affect the purity of the body and prayer?
Is it obligatory to wash the penis and testicles and perform ablution after madhy (pre-seminal fluid), even if not for prayer?
What is the ruling on saying "Alhamdulillah" (all praise is due to Allah) behind the Imam before he finishes saying "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears those who praise Him)? And is it obligatory to wait for the Imam to finish "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" before saying "Alhamdulillah"? What is the ruling on a worshipper forgetting to say "Alhamdulillah" until he has straightened up, and what is the ruling on one who starts saying "Alhamdulillah" during the rising and finishes it after straightening up?
Is it Islamically permissible to allocate specific rows in the school prayer hall for each academic level, while prohibiting students of lower grades from filling empty spaces in rows designated for higher grades, and the Imam asks for the gaps to be filled, then students of order are asked to return to their rows if they advance?
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if the worshipper discovers, after finishing it, that the direction of the Qiblah was wrong, given that he did not exert sufficient effort in determining it?
Is it permissible for a Chadian worker to place his mat inside the mosque until his return to his country due to his cramped living conditions?
What should I do about my feelings of low intelligence and inability to study after my addiction to masturbation and my prayer against myself not to enter medicine if I return to it, as well as hearing my mother pray against me not to enter the Faculty of Medicine?
What is the ruling on one who lowers his hands in a loud prayer when the Imam signals bowing by changing his voice, especially in Tarawih prayer, knowing the amount of recitation?
What are the implications of returning to prostration after having started reciting Al-Fatiha out of forgetfulness and then remembering this during pro prostration; is it obligatory to restart the prayer or to continue it, and what should have been done in this case?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory before the taslim if I doubted saying "Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) during prostration in the first rak'ah, and I mostly believe that I did not say it, and I am now in the second rak'ah, knowing that the rule states: "If you doubt during prayer and one of the two matters becomes more likely to you, then act according to what became more likely to you, and perform the prostration of forgetfulness after the taslim"?
Is priority, preference, and closeness to the Sunnah understood to be for praying in a mosque carpeted with clean socks rather than praying barefoot, based on Allah’s saying: "O Children of Adam, take your adornment at every place of prayer" (7:31) and the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "Act against the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their khuff (leather socks)"?
What should one do who doubts a rak'ah of his prayer after finishing it, or doubts performing a pillar that has already passed?
Does the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud sahwi) become necessary for someone who said "Rabbana wa lakal hamd" (Our Lord, to You be all praise) before "Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears the one who praises Him), and then remembered at that very moment?
If the Imam makes a mistake and sits for the tashahhud in the third rak'ah, and the worshipper does not realize this until after he has stood up, should he then sit and alert the Imam, or should he complete his standing and then alert the Imam?
What is the ruling on prayer if someone, in the final Tashahhud, unintentionally adds "He is One, without partner; sovereignty and praise belong to Him, and He has power over all things," and does not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it permissible for someone who is unable to determine the Qibla from his home to approximate it using the direction of the sun?
Is it required to perform all the deeds mentioned in the verses, such as Allah's saying, "And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily..." and "Certainly will the believers prosper: They who are during their prayer humbly submissive...," to receive the reward mentioned at the end of the verses, or is performing just one of them sufficient to attain this reward?
Is it necessary to delay the evening adhkar until after the Asr prayer, or is it permissible to recite them before the prayer, knowing that the reason for the delay is transportation?