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19 fatwas in Fiqh.
- Holding a second congregation in the mosque after the first has finished What is the ruling on a group who arrive late and pray as a second congregation after the prayer for which the adhān was given has been led by the appointed imām?
- The ruling on following the imām in each closing salām What about when the imām gives the salām to his right and the maʾmūms [those praying behind the imām] follow him, and then he gives the salām to his left and they follow…
- The ruling on shaking hands with fellow worshippers after the obligatory prayer Some people give salām to their right and left when they have finished the prayer, and some of them say “ḥaraman” [may you pray in the Ḥaram], saying: This increases…
- What counts as catching the congregational prayer? How much must one catch to have caught the congregational prayer?
- The ruling on someone who forgets something in the prayer and does not perform the prostration of forgetfulness We prayed in congregation in a mosque, and the imām stood up for a fifth rakʿah. The maʾmūms [those praying behind the imām] said to him, “Subḥān Allāh [Glory be to…
- What is the istikhārah supplication? What is the duʿāʾ of istikhārah [the prayer for guidance in a decision] like?
- The ruling on abandoning the prayer while acknowledging that it is obligatory A man acknowledges that the prayer is obligatory, but he does not pray. Is it permissible to eat with him and to sit with him?
- The ruling on combining two prayers without an excuse In Yemen we have a sect called al-Makārimah who regularly combine the ẓuhr and ʿaṣr prayers, and this combining is done between the two times. What is the view of Islam…
- The ruling on ʿĪd greetings, embracing and shaking hands Congratulating one another at ʿĪd, that is, ʿĪd al-Fiṭr and ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā, and what people do in the way of shaking hands, clasping one another or embracing, and sending…
- How many rakʿahs is the night prayer? Is it better for us to pray qiyām [the night prayer] as eight rakʿahs and then add three as witr [the odd-numbered night prayer], or as ten and then add three?
- Is it permissible to leave the witr prayer? Is it permissible to leave the sunnah of witr [the odd-numbered night prayer]? I have heard that the Messenger never left witr, whether travelling or at home. Please…
- The ruling on someone who sleeps through the dawn prayer until its time has passed I slept through the dawn prayer and did not wake up until mid-morning. Is it permissible for me to pray it when I wake up, or should I pray it at its own time?
- How much movement invalidates the prayer? Prayer stands at the head of all the kinds of remembrance. Yet it is noticeable that many worshippers make a great many movements during the prayer. What is the limit of…
- Whoever loses his wuḍūʾ during the prayer should break it off A reader from Riyadh writes: Someone began the prayer while he was in the first row, then a ḥadath [state of ritual impurity] occurred to him. He carried on with his…
- Must one who repents make up the prayers he missed? To His Eminence, our father, Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Bāz, Grand Muftī of the Kingdom and Head of the Council of Senior Scholars and of the Department of…
- What to do when one praying is unsure how many rakʿahs he has prayed Suppose the imām, in a four-rakʿah prayer, is unsure whether he has prayed three or four, and then gives the taslīm [the closing salām of the prayer]. After the taslīm…
- The latest time for catching witr What is the latest time at which one can still catch the witr [the odd-numbered night prayer] prayer?
- When combining two prayers, is it better to combine early or late? When combining and shortening ẓuhr and ʿaṣr, which is better: to pray straight after the adhān of ẓuhr, or to delay it to midway between the two times?
- The ruling on the Jumuʿah prayer when it falls on the day of ʿĪd What is the ruling on the Jumuʿah prayer when it falls on the day of ʿĪd? Must it be held by all Muslims, or only by a particular group? I ask because some people…