What Breaks the Prayer
- When does the time for the Shafa and Witr prayers end, and is it permissible to delay them until the time of the Fajr takbeer?
- Is it permissible to supplicate in colloquial Arabic or for anything, no matter how small, and does frequent seeking of forgiveness fulfill wishes?
- Is the Imam obliged to let someone else lead the prayer if he suffers from hoarseness or a scratchy throat, fearing that his voice might give out, or is it permissible for him to lead with the intention of appointing a successor and returning to the position of a congregant to teach people this Sunnah?
- Must one renew ablution for the Qiyam and Duha prayers, if one has a continuous discharge?
- Is it permissible for a person afflicted with continuous flatulence to perform ablution at home before going to the mosque and pray Tahiyat al-Masjid with the same ablution, even if his ablution breaks on the way to the mosque?
- Does expiation become obligatory for doubt concerning matters of prayer, for repeated oaths uttered in a moment of anger, for an oath sworn with a forgotten wording, and for an oath in which lying is probable?
- What is the ruling on a worshipper's ignorance of the meanings of some of the sayings and actions of the prayer?
- What are the scholarly opinions regarding the uninterrupted recitation (muwālah) of Al-Fatiḥah and Al-Tashahhud, and is the prayer valid for one who pauses briefly between their phrases for recollection, shortness of breath, or stammering?
- Is the prayer of the congregant dependent on the prayer of the imam, such that it is valid by virtue of his (the imam's) prayer, unless the imam commits an error? And does this mean that the nullifiers of prayer differ in congregational prayer from those in individual prayer?
- What are the situations in which a person invalidates another's prayer?
- Is the prayer of one who, in the final Tashahhud, did not say "wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" after "As-salamu alaika ayyuhan-Nabiyyu (Peace be upon you, O Prophet)," and sufficed with saying "As-salamu alaina wa ala ibadillahis-salihin (Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah)," permissible? And what is the ruling on his previous prayers?
- If the mosque is not crowded, should the worshiper stand in line with the congregants between the pillars, or start a new row away from them, and does the ruling regarding prayer between the pillars change given the spacing out of worshipers due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
- ماذا نفعل إذا تزامن خسوف القمر مع صلاة الفجر؟
- What is the ruling on one who breaks multiple oaths? Is only one expiation required? And must one inspect after every prayer if they have excessive discharge to repeat it, or should they seek a time when they are pure?
- Are the nullifiers of prayer limited in number?
- Does expiation become obligatory for someone who swore to pray Fajr on time, then prayed it after sunrise on two days of the week?
- Is a mobile phone among the things that invalidate prayer, and what is the advice for its owner?
- Is the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" said in the first call to prayer before Fajr, or in the second call to prayer? What is the evidence for saying it? And what should one who hears it say after the muezzin?
- Is the intention to move between the pillars of prayer not concluded if it occurs suddenly or while repelling whisperings (waswas), knowing that intention is obligatory for these transitions?