Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Is it permissible to face the Hijr during prayer, considering it a part of the Kaaba?
ما معنى قول الرسول عليه السلام: "التسبيح للرجال والتصفيق للنساء" وما مدى صحة الحديث؟
What is the ruling on reserving a place in the first row of the mosque by placing a personal prayer mat, and what are the implications of removing this prayer mat to pray in its place? And does one who arrives late attain the reward of the first row if he prays in it?
Is it permissible for someone entering the mosque to place his hand on a latecomer who is making up what he missed, in order to lead him, and if not permissible, how does one signal to the follower that he has become his Imam?
Is it permissible to pray in a mosque built over a cemetery, most of whose graves have been removed and its ground leveled, knowing that some graves still remain under the mosque and that the mosque is elevated above the ground of the cemetery?
What is the ruling on the transitional takbeer before reaching the next pillar or during it? Is it obligatory to extend the takbeer? What is the ruling on someone who mistakenly performed the opening takbeer twice?
What is the ruling on praying Asr (afternoon prayer) after its prescribed time due to the unavailability of a place to pray, coupled with successive lessons that prevent praying it within its time?
Does committing a sin in a specific place or by using certain objects and tools negatively affect those who use them later? And does performing righteous deeds therein bring good to those who use them? If so, are the impure places, objects, and tools through which a non-Muslim was invited to Islam better than those that have been purified?
Is it permissible to withdraw from the intention of building a mosque due to there being no need for it, the abundance of mosques, and the scarcity of worshippers?
Is there a supplication or a remembrance for getting out of a place that is unbearable to live in?
Does excessive speed when returning to bowing—after rising from it and then remembering to say: "Allah hears those who praise Him"—affect the obligatory tranquility (ṭumaʾnīnah) in prayer?
Is it permissible to postpone prayer when going out with one's mother if its time conflicts with the mother's un-Islamic commands, and is it obligatory to reconcile with the angry mother in this case?
Is it permissible for the congregants to pray on the upper floor, listening to the imam who is alone in the mosque's prayer hall, after the carpets have been washed?
What is the ruling on someone who forgot the pre-salutation prostration (sujud al-qabli) and remembered it after the taslim?
Is it permissible to pray in a place built by atheists and infidels using the money of poor Muslims, and by order of the foolish, and which is claimed to be the third largest mosque after the Two Holy Mosques?
What is the ruling on the prayers of one who was ignorant of the obligation of purification (Istinja') before prayer and sufficed with wiping with the hand, and are his prayers valid despite the persistence of traces of impurity?
What is the ruling on someone from whom pre-seminal fluid (madhy) is discharged while he is outside his home, and he fears missing the prayer time, and it is difficult for him to wash or change his clothes outside the home?
What is the wisdom behind the Prophet's prohibition of prayer in camel resting places, while the Prophet's Mosque was built where his she-camel knelt?
Is it sufficient to sprinkle the inner garment with water and wash the penis and testicles and the area around them before each prayer, given the intermittent discharge of pre-seminal fluid (madhy)? And is it permissible to touch the Mus'haf in this state?
How does one purify oneself if urine continues to flow for more than ten minutes after urinating, prior to prayer?
Is inner peace after repeatedly performing the الاستخارة prayer and seeing certain dreams considered an indication of good in marrying a particular person?
Why does one perform two prostrations for forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)? Is there a reason for that, or is it a Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him?
Is anything required of one who recites the opening supplication after seeking refuge in Allah in the first rak'ah?
Why does one's life seem difficult and require years of prayer to achieve what is desired, while the lives of others appear easier? And is it possible to live one's life with peace of mind and inner contentment, despite the feeling of delayed fulfillment of desires like procreation? What is your guidance regarding this?