Travel
508 questions
Is what the questioner did—shortening and combining prayers—considered a mistake, and is he required to make up the Maghrib and Isha prayers, in addition to past prayers before his residency in Al-Muthnib?
What is the ruling on combining the Maghrib and Isha prayers due to rain if the rain has stopped but its effects remain on the road?
Is listening to a lecture to be prioritized over performing the regular Sunnah prayer of Maghrib, especially if the lecture time is directly after the Maghrib prayer?
Is it permissible to combine and shorten the prayers of Dhuhr and Asr, or Maghrib and Isha, due to the nature of a daily 8-hour work shift in a remote area 130 kilometers away from one's place of residence?
When does a traveler begin to pray fully if he intends to reside for more than a year? Is it from the day of his arrival, or after four days, or is he allowed both options?
What should I do about my promise to my maid for an 'Umrah after two years, knowing that she cannot travel long distances by car, and I cannot afford a plane ticket?
Is it permissible to combine two supplications (dhikr) that were individually reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) at one time, such as the opening supplication (du'a al-istiftah) with two different wordings in a single prayer?
Is it permissible for a girl to ride in a car with two young men who are not her mahram, knowing that she sits in the back seat and there is no communication between them, and is this considered khulwah (impermissible seclusion)?
Is it permissible for a traveler who does not know the duration of his stay at his first destination, and intends to travel from there to another place then return to it for a prolonged stay, to combine and shorten prayers? And is anything incumbent upon him if he shortens and combines for five days?
Which takes precedence for achieving success in exams: Qiyam al-Layl (night vigil prayer) or Salatul Hajah (prayer of need)? And which of them is more likely to be answered and yield greater reward? Does the supplication during Qiyam al-Layl include psychological and physical matters, such as changing eye color or increasing height? And are such supplications answered?
What is the ruling on disavowing and shunning people of innovation, even if they are family members, and what is the ruling on praying and performing ablution according to their madhhab? Is it permissible to delay prayer or miss some obligatory prayers due to the inability to outwardly disavow this madhhab to family members during studies?
What is the evidence for shortening the Maghrib and Isha prayers in Muzdalifah?
Is it permissible to combine the Asr prayer with the Dhuhr prayer by performing them together earlier (jam' taqdim) due to illness and sleeping after the prayer until just before the Maghrib adhan?
Is it permissible to wear a wool belt made from dog and pig wool to alleviate back pain after a car accident?
Is it permissible to shorten the Dhuhr prayer and combine it with Asr at the airport after the time for Dhuhr has begun in the city and an hour before traveling?
Is it permissible to shorten the prayer in the sprawling capital when moving to another district within the city and being delayed due to traffic congestion?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed 'Isha, combining and shortening it, with a congregation praying Maghrib, where he caught the second rak'ah of their prayer? Is his prayer valid?
Is it permissible to delay the Dhuhr prayer—if its time has begun—for the purpose of traveling with the intention of combining and shortening prayers?
How does a woman combine two prayers, what is the correct intention she should have for that, and how are the prayers of shortening (qasr) and combining (jam') performed during travel?
Is it permissible for a person afflicted with irregular urinary incontinence to combine prayers (Dhuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha) according to the school of thought of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, or is the concession of combining prayers specific only to those with continuous incontinence?
Is it prescribed for a Muslim to recite the supplication for riding after having driven a distance in the car, or should he omit it because he did not begin with it at the time of mounting?
When are the Maghrib and Isha prayers performed together at Muzdalifah: Is it after the 'Isha call to prayer, or immediately upon arrival at Muzdalifah if that is before the call to prayer, taking into consideration what was mentioned in the Prophetic Hadith: "Then he prayed there the Maghrib and 'Isha with one Adhan and two Iqamas"?
Is it permissible to combine Dhuhr and Asr prayers without shortening them, upon returning from a long and exhausting journey, knowing that one will not wake up until after Maghrib or Ishaa, and what is required concerning what was prayed in this manner three times?
Is it permissible to pray sitting in a car to avoid security problems when praying on the street in America?