Sometimes due to the extreme crowds in the Haram (al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah) the men [end up] praying behind the women or [you find] a man praying beside a woman, so is that correct?
Category: Prayer [صلاة]
When to stand for the prayer during the iqaamah
Is there any mention in the Sunnah of the moment [when one should] stand for the prayer when the iqaamah is called?
Hastening to catch the rak'ah while the imaam is bowing
Is it permissible to hasten to catch the rak'ah with the imaam in the congregational prayer? Provide us with a fatwa, and may Allaah protect and preserve you.
Praying on a raised area such as a bed
Is it permissible to perform the prayer on an area/place raised from the ground such as a bed or the like if a person had doubt about the purity (cleanliness) of the ground and there was no...
The supplication of the prostration of forgetfulness
What is to be said in the sajdah as-sahoo (the prostration of forgetfulness), and may Allaah reward you with good?
Two rak'ah Sunnah prayer after the Maghrib adhaan and before the iqaamah
What is the ruling of [performing] the tahiyyatul-masjid (two rak'ah Sunnah prayer upon entering the masjid and before sitting down) just after the adhaan of [the] Maghrib [prayer] and before the...
The imaam leading the prayer from a raised platform
Is there any effect on the validity of the prayer whereby the imaam is praying [leading] the prayer from a raised platform to the congregation of followers?
A woman's prayer in her home is better
From that which is known is that the prayer of the woman inside her home is better than her praying in the masjid; So if she abandoned praying in al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah) or al-Masjid...
Cutting short the voluntary prayer when the obligatory prayer starts
I notice some people praying a voluntary prayer, and when the mu.adhdhin announces the start of the prayer, they cut short and dismiss their [voluntary] prayer even though they have already performed...
Pointing without moving the index finger in the tashahhud
What is the ruling regarding moving the [index] finger [of the right hand] during the tashahhud? Should it be moving or is it sufficient to point without moving it?