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Praying in front of imaam
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. At our office premises prayer hall, there is an imam who conducts prayers on Fridays and during the month of Ramadan. There is a small room earmarked for women in front of the minbar which is separated from the imam by a barred window, like a wall. My question is whether the women, who are technically.. More
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Reward of congregational prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. I have read a hadith that relates that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said that the Fajr and ‘Ishaa’ prayersare difficult to perform in congregation for the hypocrite. Does this hadith make it obligatory to perform the Fajr and ‘Ishaa’ in congregation? Is it obligatory for the Muslim male ot perform all the prayers.. More
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Waiting for regular imaam of mosque to lead prayer
Do we have to wait for the permanent or regular imam in order to perform the congregational prayer? Or can anyone lead the prayer without waiting for the regular imam?
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Joining congregational prayer for follower who missed previous prayer
Assalaamu alaykum. I joined the prayer as the imam was saying Tasleem (closing the prayer) at the end of the Maghrib prayer. Because of rain, they combined the Maghrib and the `Ishaa'together. Should I perform the Maghrib before joining the congregation for the `Ishaa'prayer in such case?
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Mere doubts that imaam makes mistakes do not invalidate prayer
What is the ruling on praying in the second congregational prayer in the mosque if one fears that the imam of the second congregation makes mistakes in ablution or pronunciation in the Faatihah, has very thin or transparent clothes, or makes other common mistakes that render the prayer invalid? Must one enquire or go into details about these things?.. More
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Praying behind latecomer after imaam makes tasleem
Assalaamu alaykom. When we arrived at the mosque to pray the congregational prayer, the imam had already made the final salutation, but we saw some latecomers who caught some units of the prayer, my question is: What is better: form a second congregational prayer, or take one of the latecomers as our imam.
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Abandoning prayer in mosque to avoid Tableeghis
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. I am 22 years old and have a very bad temper. I was really committed to praying in the mosque, but then some of the people of theTableeghi Jamaa’ah started approaching me and tried to enroll me in their activities. I really hate them for their false beliefs and Sufism as well as their abandoning the study of the.. More
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No scholar held that man praying at home is disbeliever
Please answer this question quickly and do not recommend other answers. Some scholars consider praying in congregation a condition for the validity of prayer. So if one deliberately prays at home, is he a disbeliever according to scholars?
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Quran memorizers leaving the congregational prayer
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have a question. My question is that we have a problem in our place of prayer, which is that the ones that have memorized the Quran do not want to pray with people. I tried to force one of them by reminding them of the hadith of the prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam.
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Praying in congregation near end of prayer time
Assalaamu alaykum. I like to pray on time. My husband has the habit of always delaying it. He always tells me to wait for him so that we can pray in congregation. Sometimes, it means that I have to wait until the end of the prayer time approaches. It causes issues between us because I want to pray on time and he does not let me do that. His argument.. More
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Praying behind Imaam who prays quickly and makes mistakes in his recitation
Assalamu alaykum. Please give me a quick response. At work, we, around 30 men, make congregation for the Maghrib prayer in the office prayer room. The problem, however, is that the regular imam prays very fast, and his recitation alsocontains some major mistakes. Besides him, though, there is another man who prays moderately and whose recitation is.. More
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Praying in congregation without aligning feet with row
Assalaamu alaykum. I just recently prayed the Ishaa prayer and wanted to ask about something. I was praying next to someone, and when we were bowing, I noticed that our legs did not align next to each other's very well. He was standing a little behind me and our legs were not parallel. Is this an issue? Also, please answer the previous questions that.. More
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Praying on chair in Masjid
Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. In reference to your fatwa regarding praying seated in the chair; that it is of two types: praying the whole prayer seated, to place the back leg of the chair in line with the row; and to place the front leg of the chair in line with the row if you are sitting in the chair only for prostration and tashahhud. What I want know.. More
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Praying behind a person who does not pray regularly
Assalaamu alaykum. If a 23-year-old does not regularly pray (some days he does not pray at all) and his father asks him to lead the prayer, especially when they pray at home, can he lead the prayer? May Allaah reward you.
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The imaam delegating someone else to lead the people in prayer
Assalaamu alaykom brothers in Islam, my questions are the following:
1. Considering the fact that the Prophet, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, andthe four Caliphs did not delegate others to lead the prayer, is it in accordance with the Sunnah to delegate another person to lead our prayer instead of the Amir/Imam of the community?
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