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Conditions for the Validity of the Friday Prayer

A group of about thirty young men will go to a farm on Friday. Is it permissible for one of us to deliver the sermon (*khuṭbah*) and lead us in the Friday prayer, or is it necessary to go to the nearest mosque?

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Ruling of Islamic Law on the Prayer of one who Performed a Prostration of Forgetfulness for Omitting the Recitation of a Surah after al-Fatihah

A man led the people in prayer as imam, and at the end of the prayer he performed a prostration of forgetfulness (*sujūd al-sahw*) because he had omitted a short *sūrah* after al-Fātiḥah. What is the ruling on his prayer and that of those praying behind him?

 

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Ruling of Islamic Law on Applying Perfume before Entering the State of Ihram

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on applying perfume before entering the state of ihram

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Islamic Ruling on Praying Seated due to Obesity

What is the ruling on praying seated due to severe obesity, given that I experience hardship in performing the prayer — especially when rising from the ground after sujūd to perform the next rak‘ah?

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Islamic Ruling on Performing Prayer on the upper Floors of al-Masjid al-Haram

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on performing prayer on the upper floors of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām?

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Islamic Ruling on Performing Tawaf on the upper Floors of al-Masjid al-Haram

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on performing ṭawāf on the upper floors of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, given that these floors are situated above the level of the Ka‘bah, and that the one performing ṭawāf passes by certain barriers, such as pillars and walls, during the ṭawāf?

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One who is Deemed "Able" (al-Qādir), for whom the Uḍḥiyah (Sacrificial Offering) is Sunnah

Who is the one deemed "able" (al-qādir), for whom the uḍḥiyah (sacrificial offering) is sunnah?

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Does the Intention (Niyyah) of the Principal (Muwakkil) Suffice for the Sacrifice (Dhabḥ) of the Udhiyyah?

Does the intention (niyyah) of the principal (muwakkil) suffice for the sacrifice (dhabḥ) of the udhiyyah?

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Islamic Ruling on Forgoing the Sacrifice (Uḍḥiyah) for one who is Financially Able to Offer it

What is the ruling on forgoing the sacrifice (uḍḥiyah) for one who is financially able to offer it?

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Is an Animal that Results from Crossbreeding between two Types of Livestock (An'ām) Valid [for Sacrifice]?

Is an animal that results from crossbreeding between two types of livestock (an'ām) valid [for sacrifice]?

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Islamic Ruling on Slaughtering a Pregnant Ewe

What is the ruling of Islamic Law regarding one who slaughters a ewe and it turns out to have been pregnant, and is it permissible to slaughter the ewe if one knows it is pregnant?

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Islamic Ruling on Purchasing a Sacrificial Animal (Udhiyah) and it then Develops a Defect before Slaughterr

What is the ruling of Islamic Law regarding one who purchases a sacrificial animal (uḍḥiyah) and it then develops a defect before slaughter?

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Islamic Ruling on Offering the Sacrifice (Udhiyah) Using the Wealth of a Minor or a Legally Incompetent Person (Safih)

What is the ruling on offering the sacrifice (uḍḥiyah) using the wealth of a minor or a legally incompetent person (safīh)?

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Islamic Ruling on Following the Imam in the Actions of Prayer

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on following the actions of the imam in prayer and how this following is achieved?

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Islamic Ruling on Supplicating with other than the Transmitted (Ma'thur) Supplications in Prayer

What is the ruling of Islamic Law on supplicating with other than the transmitted (Ma'thur) supplications in prayer?

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