the prayer

Question: If a man or woman has artificial teeth fitted, is their purification deficient, such that they may only lead someone like themselves?

Question: A man becomes upset when he misses congregational prayer, for example because of an excuse for which Allah will excuse him—not because it was missed (for he knows his excuse with Allah), but because believers may suspect him of...

Question: If the imām raises his head from bowing, and while he is raising his head the follower bows, how is the follower’s prayer judged?

Question: If a man begins his prayer alone, then another man comes and joins him, praying along with his prayer—is that valid?

Question: If a person is present in the mosque and the prayer is established, and a man steps forward to lead whom he does not accept, what should he do? Should he leave the prayer, despite what may befall him...

Question: Does putting forward one who is not the most entitled, without excuse and without permission, justify leaving attendance at that congregation?

Question: Does the permission of the most entitled for another to advance preserve the virtue of the congregation or not?

Question: If what is entailed by the ḥadīth “Let the people be led by the one most versed in the Book of Allah …” is contravened, does the prayer become invalid or not? And does the permission of the one...

Question: If one of the parents calls their child while he is praying, should he continue his prayer, or cut it off to answer them and fulfill what they ask?

Question: What do you say about someone who forgot one rakʿah of Ẓuhr and gave salām after three? We do not see the strength of the school’s view that he must repeat the prayer in light of the famous ḥadīth...