Fatwas Archive

Question: What is the state of a legally responsible person who keeps up the five prayers, but when he enters the prayer, obsessive thoughts and inner talk take hold of him, so he leaves the prayer as he entered it,...

Question: Is the prayer of Ẓuhr valid behind an imām praying ʿAṣr—and likewise the reverse?

Question: Is the prayer valid behind an imām who folds his hands (overlapping the arms in standing) and says “āmīn,” or not?

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?