Congregation and Mosque

• Is he who prays alone at home, due to his inability to hear the call to prayer, even though the mosque is close to his home, sinful; or is it obligatory for him to pray in congregation at home?
• Is it permissible for the Imam to delay the Dhuhr prayer until the end of its time and to offer the Asr prayer at the beginning of its time with the intention of a suwari (formal) combining, and should we pray with him or in another mosque?
• Is it true that there is no repentance for one whose fate has been sealed, and that the destiny of a briber is Hellfire, even if he prays, fasts, and seeks forgiveness? And is he considered cursed and despairing of God's mercy?
• Does bad breath allow a fasting person to pray at home, or must he break his fast to pray in congregation?
• Can Fatwa No. 98119 be applied to all types of acts of worship, such as congregational prayer and reciting the Qur'an, such that performing the act of worship is sufficient to earn reward, or is the fatwa specific only to supererogatory fasting?
• Is one who misses congregational prayer – even though it is held in the mosque – sinful, based on the opinion of those who say it is a communal obligation (fard kifaya), or other opinions that do not necessitate attending it?
• What is the ruling on a father preventing his son from going to congregational prayers, and how can the son guide his father?
• What is the ruling on deliberately going to a specific mosque to combine prayers due to rain, while there is a mosque available that does not combine? Is this considered seeking out concessions (tadayyu' al-rukhas), and is it like the ruling on someone who travels during the day in Ramadan not for the purpose of travel but to break their fast?
• Is it permissible for someone who finds a congregation praying before the time of the mosque's main congregation to pray with them, knowing that the main congregation is larger in number, and is it obligatory to interrupt a regular voluntary prayer (ratibah) to join them?
• Is it permissible for an elderly, ill person who is unable to go to the mosque to have his young grandchildren lead him in prayer at home to earn the reward of congregational prayer, and is it permissible for his adult son to miss the congregational prayer at the mosque to pray with his father and earn the reward of congregational prayer?
• What is the difference between Fajr prayer and Subh prayer, and what does a Muslim do, in emulation of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, from the first call to Fajr prayer until the second call or after it in congregational prayer?
• Is it permissible for a congregant to stand in front of the imam during congregational prayer, especially if the mosque is full and the worshippers are arrayed outside the mihrab or on a level advanced beyond the imam?
• Is it permissible for a student studying in America to pray in the library, in order to make use of study time, bearing in mind that this could be a means of da’wah (inviting others to Islam)?
• What is the ruling on the prayer of a person who went to a secluded place out of shyness of being seen praying?
• What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who prayed Maghrib alone, then intended to make up previous prayers after joining another congregation?
• Have I committed a sin by leaving the first congregation, and what is the ruling on my repeated prayer under these mentioned circumstances? And have I committed the sin of letting the prayer time elapse? And will Allah accept my make-up prayer, or will it not be accepted from me even if I pray it a thousand times, because I delayed it without an excuse?
• What should the worshipper (ma'mum) do if the Imam says the taslim (salutation of peace) by mistake in the second rak'ah of a four-rak'ah congregational prayer?
• ما هو الحل والعلاج للارتعاد والتعرق وتشتيت الآخرين في المسجد وأثناء الحديث أمام الملأ، وهل يجب ترك صلاة الجماعة في هذه الحالة؟
• What is the ruling on a worshipper passing wind during prayer, whether he is an Imam leading a congregational prayer (at home or in the mosque) or praying alone? And does this invalidate the prayer in these cases?
• What is the ruling on the procedures mentioned in the Qur'an memorization house, and what is incumbent upon me to do regarding them: is it to offer advice, or to stop studying there, while mentioning the evidence and the names of the muftis?
• Is a person afflicted with seizures (epilepsy) who takes a sedative that causes him to be unable to wake up for Fajr prayer in the mosque excused, given that he is a student of knowledge and a regular at the mosque?
• Is it sufficient for the validity of women's congregational prayer if they see the worshippers in the courtyard through an open window, even if the visibility is limited to a small number of worshippers? And what about the condition of continuous rows when there is a courtyard separating the school and the mosque?
• Is the prayer valid for the latecomer who joined the Imam after the Imam had given the salutation to the right, performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw), and sat for the tashahhud, then the worshipper stood to complete his prayer, or is it obligatory for him to repeat the prayer?
• Is it better for someone who has newly embraced Islam to pray the obligatory prayers in the mosque, and what is the evidence for that?