Mosque and Community Affairs
96 questions
Is it better for a woman to stay in her home, or to study at university to become a teacher or a linguistic proofreader and offer something beneficial to society, while adhering to modesty and avoiding mixing with men?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) enter the the mosque with his right foot and exit with his left, despite the weakness of the chain of transmission of the hadith mentioned in that regard?
Is sending food (such as milk, juice, or dates) to worshippers in the mosque with the intention of charity considered an act of charity?
Would my generalization that 60% of women in society commit forbidden acts be considered slandering chaste, unsuspecting women, and do I have a way to repent if that is the case?
What is the ruling on disposing of the surplus revenue from an endowment that exceeds the mosque's needs by giving a portion of it to the imam of another mosque who has no income? And does the supervisor have the right to object to this action?
What is the ruling on a father preventing his children from going to the mosque as a form of discipline?
How do I deal with a neighbor who harms my mother by vandalizing household utilities and verbally abuses my sister?
How do we respond to those who forbid enjoining good and forbid anger and zeal when the sanctities of Allah are violated, using phrases such as "It's none of your business; our Lord is the One who will judge them" and "You are free as long as you don't harm others" to justify their actions?
Is it permissible to designate a portion of the solar energy donated to the mosque for one of its neighbors?
Is it permissible to delay an heir from receiving his share of the inheritance for fear that he might squander his money, and what is the ruling on the money this heir took from his father during his lifetime, without his siblings, to settle his financial crises?
Is it permissible for mosque employees to use its internet for their personal affairs outside official class hours, and is it permissible for them to pay a fee in exchange for this use?
Is it permissible to commit an innovation (bid‘ah)—such as reciting the Qur’an at banquets or making congregational supplications after prayer—in order to avoid people's discord and the fragmentation of the mosque community?
Should the negligent Imam continue leading the mosque out of fear of falling into hypocrisy and ostentation, or should he relinquish the imamate?
What is the ruling on the grant received by a student after completing his master's degree, and is he obliged to return it to the state or donate it as charity?
Is it more appropriate for the mosque to have a different imam every Friday, or should it employ a permanent imam, especially if the mosque is capable of doing so?
Is it permissible to take the remaining money from building a mosque in America and spend it on building a library, a school, and annexes for another mosque in a different area that has a large Muslim community?
Is it permissible for the first Imam to expel the second Imam from the house designated for him within the mosque garden? Is the designation by the local community of who the second Imam should be considered a condition set by the endower (waqif)? Is one who expels him sinful? And should whoever resides there afterwards be informed of the endower's condition, and are they sinful if they do not adhere to it?
Are there conditions and controls for selecting the muezzin, or is the bad, annoying voice of the muezzin acceptable to the people of the area under the pretext of serving the mosque and his proficiency?
Is it permissible for a reciter to accept a reward for leading prayers in the mosque, knowing that he did not stipulate it, and the amount is given by the mosque community and not from the public treasury, and he spends it in the pursuit of knowledge?
Is it permissible for a woman to annul her marriage herself if her husband does not fulfill his duties, breaks his oaths, and the Imam of the mosque ignores her, and what is the method for separating from him?
Which is better: breaking the fast in the mosque after prayer, or praying and then going home to break the fast with the family?
What is the fate of the share of the inheritance of her deceased father that belongs to a daughter who has lost her mind, and is it given to her children or to her?
Why are secular holidays, which are not innovations of the disbelievers and have no relation to religion, considered an innovation in religion, despite the existence of specific religious holidays? And does Ibn 'Uthaymeen's statement about the customs of the disbelievers that are prevalent among Muslims apply to "Mother's Day"?
Is it permissible for an Imam, who receives a salary, to also be the director of the mosque at the same time, and does this represent a conflict of interest?