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  • Friday prayer must be offered in congregation

    I live in a small city with no mosques, there is only a small Islamic community with a small masjid, which I believe is inside their own house. However, I never go there because I do not feel comfortable with these people. They could be deviants or innovators, or even disbelievers (Allah knows best). Am I sinful If I do not pray the Friday prayer there?.. More

  • Listening to Friday sermon not obligatory on women

    This is a trivial question, but there is a mosque nearby my house, and they always hold the Friday prayer there. I am a woman, and I can vaguely hear the sermon becaise they use a loud speaker. What is the ruling on listening to it for me? Is it obligatory or optional? .. More

  • Leaving mosque during Friday sermon to make a non-Muslim utter the Shahaadah

    Assalaamu alaykum. Can you go out of the mosque while the Friday sermon is ongoingto have a non-Muslim who wants to be Muslimsay the Shahadah (the two testimonies of Faith)? .. More

  • Going early to Friday prayer is more rewardable

    The Friday sermon in our mosque starts at 1.15 PM. I usually go to the mosque just when the Arabic sermon starts, but my mom insists that I go there at 12.30 PM to listen to the Bengali sermon as well. If I go to the mosque earlier than usual in this case, just to please my mom and stop being rebuked by her, is that considered ostentation? .. More

  • Delivering Friday sermon in other language

    On Fridays, after the azan is called for the Friday prayer, our imam sits on the pulpit and gives a lecture in Bangla. After the lecture, he tells us to pray four units of sunnah prayer. After the sunnah prayer, azan is made inside the mosque, and then the imam stands up on the pulpit and gives the sermon in Arabic, after that, he leads us in the two-unit.. More

  • Giving non-Arabic 'bayaan' before Friday khutbah

    Assalaamu alaykum. In the masjid of our locality, the Friday khutbah (sermon) is given in arabic. However, before the Arabic khutbah, the imam gives an extra lecture/speech that is called 'bayan' in our local language for 15 to 20 minutes. Now, is this correct? And are the rulings of the khutbah also applied to this extra bayan, like not talking to.. More

  • Leading prisoners in Friday prayer - Praying Friday prayer twice

    I am appointed as an imam for prisoners for the Friday prayers. This is usually on all fridays. Praying the Friday prayer in the mosque is more rewarding, so will I get the same rewards although we do the Friday prayer in a classroom or a yard? The atmosphere is not the same. As an Imam, what are the rewards for conducting the Friday prayers. Sometimes.. More

  • Using visual aids in Friday sermon

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. My question is the following: Can I use pictures/images or any visual aids about my topicto show to the attendees while I am delivering the Friday sermon? Kindly answer my question according to the Islamic point of view. Thank you, and may Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Going to another mosque if one missed the Friday prayer in the nearest one

    Assalaamu alaykum. May Allah reward you. Please, if I go to the mosque and discover that I have missed the Friday prayer, can I then pray the Dhuhr prayer there and then, or is it obligatory for me to go to another mosque that prays the Friday prayer later than the first mosque even if that involves having to use means of transport? .. More

  • Holding the Friday prayer inside school for safety reasons

    Assalaamu alaykum. We are an Islamic school in India. We offer the Dhohr prayer in our campus in congregation. Our school plans to start having the Friday preayer in the school taking safety and security into consideration so that the students do not need to go out to the mosque. The nearest mosque is about 200 metres away. Can we offer the Friday prayer.. More

  • No specific outfit to be worn by the Imaam and the Khateeb

    Should the Imaam or the Khateeb (i.e. the person who delivers the Friday sermon) wear a specific outfit such as a turban and cloak? Can he lead the prayer while wearing a suit consisting of a jacket and trousers? .. More

  • Joining the Jumu‘ah prayer with the intention of performing the Thuhr prayer

    I was late for the Jumu‘ah prayer one day and did not listen to the Khutbah (sermon). I joined the Jumu‘ah prayer with the intention of performing the Thuhr prayer and, after the Imaam finished, I performed two extra Rak‘ahs (units of prayer), according to what I have read in this regard. However, I realized that many other people came late too.. More

  • Ruling on offering the Friday prayer on board a ship

    We work in an oilfield in the sea and live on board of a ship that does not sail but stands still in its place. We used to perform the Friday prayer until someone came and told us that it is not valid for us to do so. Thus, we stopped offering it. Please inform us of the Sharee'ah ruling on performing the Friday prayer in such a case. Is it obligatory.. More

  • A Khateeb loses his state of ablution while giving the Friday sermon

    Dear brothers in Islam, what should the Imaam do if he loses his ablution while giving the Friday sermon? May Allaah Almighty reward you the best for serving Islam. .. More

  • A non-Muslim giving the Friday khutbah

    I live in a non-Muslim western country and genuine non-Muslims sometimes attend the Jumu‘ah (i.e. Friday) prayer with us. Is it valid and accepted in the Sharee'ah that a non-Muslim gives the Khutbah (sermon)? If it is impermissible, how do we refute the claim of those who say otherwise? They argue that it is not conditioned for the one giving the.. More