Qibla and Place of Prayer
1,358 questions
Which is more meritorious: performing the pre-prayer Sunnah acts at home – which may lead to being late for the mosque – or arriving early at the mosque, even if that means performing the Sunnah acts there? And is the emphasis on arriving early at the mosque absolutely, or on praying in the first row?
Is it permissible for a woman to pray sitting in a car due to the absence of a place where she can seclude herself from men for prayer? And is sea water pure for ablution, and is it permissible to relieve oneself (small an-najasa) in it?
What is the ruling on the Imam pausing between two integral parts of the prayer for a duration sufficient to say "Subhanallah" once or more, such as pausing while neither standing nor prostrating?
ما سبب عدم تطرق المذهب الحنفي إلى صلاة الغائب؟
What is the ruling on a man praying bareheaded, and is it proven that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did that?
Does the mentioned distance permit shortening the prayer?
What is the best place to make supplication during the Night Vigil Prayer (especially in the last third of the night): Is it during prostration, or in the Qunut supplication after completing its formulation, or by raising one's hands after finishing the entire prayer?
Is it permissible for a 17-year-old to lead congregational prayers in Tarawih, while he is still memorizing the Quran, by reading from the Mus'haf, with older individuals present who put him forward, and with the assistance of two people in leading the prayer?
What is the solution for severe symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswas) that include continuous discharge of urine and prostatic fluid (madhy) during ablution (istinja'), feeling aroused, and the intentional or involuntary discharge of urine drops and gas (farts) during ablution (wudu') and prayer, leading to spending long hours in the bathroom and repeatedly performing ablution?
What is the ruling on prolonging one's gaze at worshippers in the second row during their prayer, which causes them distraction?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman who finds difficulty prostrating on the ground to prostrate on a pillow during prayer?
Is it permissible to shorten and combine prayers, or to perform the prayer of a non-traveler when traveling from Jeddah to Riyadh, with about 50 kilometers remaining until arrival?
Does a man's prayer become void if what is above his knee is uncovered during prostration due to spreading his legs, knowing that only those behind him can see the uncovering of the 'awrah?
Do nations take on the ruling of usurped land, such that prayer is not permissible therein?
If one doubts, in the last rakʿah, whether it is the third or the fourth, and initially ignores the doubt, then makes takbīr to stand for the fourth rakʿah during the final tashahhud, does this necessitate a pre-salaam or post-salaam prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw), and is this extra takbīr during the tashahhud considered an addition to the prayer?
Does the prayer become void if something that interrupts it passes from the middle of the place of prostration or its end, when there is a barrier that is not sufficient?
What is the ruling on praying in a moving car when one is unable to pray standing or to maintain facing the Qiblah, and how can one face the Qiblah while sitting, knowing that it is not possible to pray after the time or before it expires (for Fajr)?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the mosque to listen to religious lessons and sit in a passageway inside the women’s prayer area, knowing that there is a prohibition against a menstruating woman entering the mosque, and that there is no other means to listen to the lessons in this country?
Is it considered a violation of the Sunnah for someone to prolong the prostration (sujud) in the night prayer (qiyam al-layl) beyond the bowing (ruku') due to their need for supplication (du'a)?
Is it permissible for a woman to recite aloud during a silent prayer out of forgetfulness, and is it permissible for her to recite the supplications of bowing (rukūʿ) and prostration (sujūd) aloud?
Does not placing the palm fully on the ground during prostration – whether due to forgetfulness, ignorance, or intentionally – invalidate the prostration and the prayer?
What is the ruling on praying in a mosque built on land usurped by the Israeli government, given that those responsible for its construction refused to use adjacent donated land?
What are the verses or surahs that a Muslim recites if he falls under the rule of an unjust and tyrannical ruler?
Is it permissible to use household items found in a place one has been displaced to, such as clothes, without the owners' knowledge, due to lack of money and goods?