Questions tagged [masjid]
The prayer hall of Muslims. Muslims collaboratively pray five times in a day here. Use this tag about anything related to masjid.
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Will my salah be accepted if I pray at home?
I read a hadith that said Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wanted to burn the houses of those who prayed at home. So this indicated that it is wajib to pray in congregation. I also read another hadith that ...
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Is it possible to pray Jamat with just myself and my wife?
There are situation I cannot go to mosque for jamat (congregational prayer), but my wife is at home. Is it possible that I become imam and my wife is my mukim (I not sure this exact term). What is the ...
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Is using a loudspeaker in a mosque mandatory?
I live in Indonesia where 90% of our population is Muslim. Every mosque in my locality uses high volume loudspeakers during every prayer. All of the mosques make a loud prayer sound, and it seems like ...
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Do i read the sunnah rakkats in the mosque
Asalamualykum,
Hi i wanted to know, when i go to the mosque for a prayer eg maghrib.
"Do i read the 2 rakkath sunnah in the mosque before the 3 rakkath farz or after the 3 rakath fard or do i just ...
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Can non-Muslims enter a Mosque or prayer room?
Are non-Muslims allowed to enter a prayer room and pray? I am asking this because I have seen non-Muslims come into a Muslim prayer room before.
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Eating garlic before visiting the masjid - ambiguous hadith
Narrated 'Ata' (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):
I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, "The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi WaSallam) said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from ...
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Forty years between Al-Masjid-ul-Haram and Al-Aqsa?
Apparently the mosques in Mecca and Jerusalem were built 40 years apart:
Abu Dhar narrated: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, &...
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What is the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite Mosque?
I am considering converting to Islam at a mosque in my area. I have never been to a mosque before, so this will be my first time. I'm not sure what type of mosque this mosque is
I am not sure wether ...
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Does Islam restrain/prohibit Jews from to pray in a mosque?
The Israeli government does not allow Jews to pray on the Temple-Mount, out of respect to the Muslim faith. This is enforced by Israeli police.
So I was wondering, is it because it's against Islamic ...
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How to respond when you hear multiple Azans(call to prayer)?
Asalamualaikum,
I think many of you may have come across this issue. Generally when we hear the Azan , we do the following:
Repeat what the Mu'aththin says, except for when he says:
"حَيَّ عَلَى ...
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Is it compulsory for Imam of a masjid/mosque to have a beard?
Recently an acquaintance of mine was refused for being the imam of a mosque, just on the ground that he does'nt had a beard. He is a admirable and pious man with a sound knowledge of Quran. He is also ...
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Not praying in masjid when imam is a government paid employee?
I noticed that my relatives (living in Dubai) do not pray at the masjid, even when it is only at a 2-minute walk from their home. They offer all their prayers at home, including the Jumma salah.
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Where was the first wall put inside a Mosque?
For example, there is no wall separating men and women around the Kaba which is the Grand Mosque. Every where else that I know of, except for one in Denmark, has a wall separating men and women. ...
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Struggle to keep up with the Imam during prayer at the mosque
I struggle with reciting prayer in my head. I can say it out loud but when it comes to saying it in my head it is very hard. I can't explain why. It just is. It will take me almost an hour to do it ...
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What is the fiqh ruling on lost property in mosques?
I'd like to know the ruling or if there are different opinions and cases for lost property (لُقَطَة) -books, keys, smartphones, etc.- which was found in mosques?
It happens often that people when ...
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What are the rulings of praying and follwing an Imam from outside a mosque when the mosque is crowded?
In the classical literature of fiqh scholars adress the issue of crowded mosques, and how to pray in a case a mosque is filled to overflowing.
But so far I couldn't find any explanation or rulings ...
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When asked "what's the ruling on a Muslim that doesn't pray" did Sheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali reply "the ruling is YOU invite him to the masjid"?
This was recently posted on /r/Islam on Reddit:
Question: "What's the ruling on a Muslim that doesn't pray?" Answer: "The ruling is YOU invite him to the masjid!" ~Shk. Muhammad alGhazali (d. 1996)
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Can any building be converted into a mosque?
I've heard that some Christian churches were converted into mosques after Islam spread to those areas and took hold as the dominant religion of the area. For example, the Hagia Sophia was the main ...
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Interpretation of the word "masjid" in 7:29?
I based this question on the comments in this thread.
Quran [7:29]:
Say: “My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to Him) at every time and Masjid (place of worship), ...
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Do mosques in Islam have a sacredness and how is it defined?
The mosques in Islam are the houses of worship (See also How should Muslims treat houses of worship of other Religions? on houses of worship of other religions). But we also know or have learnt from ...
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Is it allowed for a Jew to pray in mosques? [duplicate]
I read somewhere that Jews can pray in mosques according to their rabbis but not in churches as churches according to their rabbis are places of Idolatry , but does Islam allow a Jew to pray in ...
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