Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
ما هي شروط سجود التلاوة فيما يخص الطهارة والتوجه للقبلة؟
What should I do if I took someone as a sutrah during prayer and then they left their place: should I move forward or stay in my place?
Should a discerning child pray next to the men in congregational prayer, or should he be positioned at the back? Is there any evidence for this?
Is it permissible for the worshipper to clench his little finger and ring finger between the two prostrations and point with his index finger as in the Tashahhud?
What should a person do who suffers from the dripping of urine drops after purification (istinjāʾ), and whose doctor advised leaving the organ without tissues or plaster, but he fears his clothes becoming ritually impure (najis)?
Is there any [consequence] for someone who says "Allahu Akbar" (God is the Greatest) instead of "Sami'allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears those who praise Him) when rising from Rukoo' (bowing)?
What is the ruling on the prayer of women who found out about an error in determining the Qibla after the prayer?
What is the ruling on a father using a phone that has become najis due to urine, and is it considered dry and pure, and what should the questioner do in this situation?
Is it permissible to pray in a room where someone is watching television with low volume, and the program only shows people in modest clothing?
Was what I did—praying individually while following the Imam, then leaving the place immediately after finishing the prayer to avoid fitna—correct, given the women's refusal to straighten the rows and close the gaps?
Should the prayer be repeated if the worshiper forgot the intention, coupled with excessive doubt?
What is the ruling on vowing to pray a thousand rak'ahs if the father divorces his wife, and the divorce has already taken place, and is it obligatory to fulfill the vow given the existence of another vow to terminate the first vow within a specific period that the questioner was unable to fully fulfill?
What is the ruling on placing a barrier on both sides of the rows in the mosque for the passage of worshippers, so that they do not interrupt the prayer of those who joined late?
Is it obligatory for all toes to touch the ground during prostration (sujud), and do prostration and prayer become invalid if some of them do not touch the ground?
What is the opinion of Sharia on hanging signs bearing the name of Allah and the name of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in front of worshippers in the mosque? And do these signs distract worshippers from their prayers?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque whose Qiblah is known to be incorrect, taking into consideration the previous ignorance of the worshippers, the delay in correcting the Qiblah after becoming aware of the error, the stance of those in charge of some mosques who refuse to make the correction, as well as the situation of small mosques where changing the Qiblah might be difficult, and what is the Muslim youth's duty regarding conveying the Sharia ruling on this matter?
How should the marine pilot pray and shorten his prayer, and how does he determine the Qibla as the direction of the vessel changes?
Is it permissible to offer the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) for the deceased while they are in a car outside the mosque and have not been placed in front of the Imam inside it?
Is it permissible to prevent men from entering the mosque for the Asr prayer on Sunday on the pretext of allocating the place for women only, and is this from the Sharia? What are the cases in which it is permissible to suspend the obligatory prayer for men or prevent them from entering the mosque?
When is it prescribed for the worshipper to perform the prostration of forgetfulness in his prayer?
What is the ruling on praying behind an imam of a mosque whose transgressions have been established by his own admission of flirting with women and listening to music, and his refusal to accept advice, given his father's inability to advise him?
Is it permissible for us to shorten and combine prayers when we are constantly traveling as workers, and while we are waiting for the ship, and on our weekly day off, and can we shorten prayers on our way to the ship?
Is it permissible to play billiards where the loser pays the table rental fee?
Is placing the hands (forearms) on the ground during prostration valid in the Hanafi school of thought? And are the claims of those who do this and other things, such as uttering the intention and praying quickly, that they conform to the Hanafi school of thought, correct? And what is the correct way to invite people to Allah without alienating them?