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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Do I need to respond to an azan I hear even after I have prayed the Fard Salaat?
A few questions popped into my mind regarding the Azan
How to respond to multiple azans that are being recited simultaneously?
How to respond to multiple azans that are being recited one after the ...
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By whom and where was the first minaret added to a mosque?
When we check the books of seerah and sunnah we may be astonished that such a characteristic part of a mosque like a minaret was not yet known at the time of the prophet () as we may read in Sunan abi ...
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Not going to masjid because of hostile people?
Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam,
Where i stay, there are only 2 masjids near by.
Both of them are run/dominated by the same group of Muslim brothers.
Because of the way that i pray (Rafa yadain ...
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Is it permissible to open the mosque for the foreigner tourists?
Mosque's main purposes is the place to offer our prayers and preaching of Islam. During my visit to Istanbul recently, I saw the mosques were closed at the prayer times but after that the mosque was ...
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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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Is it forbidden to destroy a mosque during times of battle?
In recent news, ISIS is reported to have destroyed the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq. CNN reports:
The United States and Iraq said ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ...
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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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Closing of mosques during epidemics and plagues
As we know, during the times of Umar RA, there was a plague. It was believed at that time as it is believed now also that if one is infected, the disease may spread to closed ones. This can be known ...
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What direction do you face to pray when in LA?
The shortest distance between LA and Mecca would have a person facing nearly north.
In what direction do Muslims in LA face while praying? If it's east, should it be changed?
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Will someone gain martyrdom if they died while going to or returning from the mesjid?
As-Salamu alaikum brothers and sisters, if someone dies while going or returning to the mesjid, will they be considered a shaheed?
Jazakum Allah khayran and Baraka Allahu feekum.
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What are the activities that are proven in Ahadith to have taken place in mosque other than worshipping?
I would like to know what are the activities that were proven in Ahadith to have taken place in mosques other than obviously praying, worshipping and Friday sermons.
Note that I am not asking to list,...
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How to interpret the ahadith on making lost property anouncmenents in mosques?
This question might deliver a hint or partial answer of my other question What is the fiqh ruling on lost property in mosques? and it has some relation with my former question: Do mosques in Islam ...
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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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Which mosque to choose for Jumma if both are next to eachother?
If two mosques are very close to eachother and both accessible easily, how can we decide which mosque to go to for jumma prayers? Especially if one was created to differentiate from the first one (as ...
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Is there any evidence that one can join prayers -without being on a journey- only in a mosque?
There are a couple of ahadith showing that the Prophet () and his sahaba () joined the dhor and 'asr prayers (by praying them one after one at the time of the later one) and Maghrib and 'isha' prayers ...
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How to interpret the ahadith about the prohibition of praying between the pillars of a mosque?
We may read in the sunnah:
“We were forbidden to form a row between two pillars at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we would be repelled from them forcefully.” (Sunan ibn Majah)
"We ...
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Can a minaret have auxiliary functionality, such as also being a clock tower or lighthouse?
On my travels, I'm yet to see a minaret be used for auxiliary purposes. This is what they often look like:
This is the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It would be possible to add a ...
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What are the blessings of praying in a specific spot in the Prophet's mosque?
When my mother when on Umrah, she prayed at this spot where loads of people wanted to pray there and she said it was 'very nice'. My cousin who is a Hafiz told my aunts who went Umrah last year to ...
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Is Jamaat allowed in home?
In my extended family, there r many boys (brothers), they rather do a jamaat in house rather than go to a near mosque. Not joining them makes me feel bad but it also makes me feel bad if I don't go to ...
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Should I say "Ameen" loudly if I'm the only one to do so?
In a congregation where the "Ameen" is said silently after the Fatiha such as the Hanafi, if I'm of the view that the stronger view is it should be say loudly or my particular school of thought ...
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Can I play audio/video of salah-in-masjid and virtually/remotely offer congregational prayer while staying at home (if I am unable to leave home)?
I live in a place where no women have the option of going to masjid. We pray at home. Moreover, I have some physical limitation and I can not go anywhere right now. I don't think I have anyone who I ...
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about Masjid al Aqsa
In Quran it is said
"Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the ...
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Madinah prophet grave dome earlier colors?
I read somewhere that the dome was made of wood and not painted, then it was changed to yellow for some years or centuries and then it was painted blue and it was changed again to green.
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Was there an al aqsa mosque in arabia / place referred to as masjid al aqsa , in arabia, during mohammeds time that mohammed went to?
I have heard that during the days of Mohammed’s existence, there was a village adjacent to Mecca that was called al-Jarana. Near(or in?) this village were two mosques. The mosque which was the ...
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Someone passes in front of me while i was praying in congregation. Am I responsible for it?
On Friday I missed one rakat and after imam salam I continued my prayer but someone passes in front of me while i was praying.
Am i responsible for the sin or the person who passes in front of me
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Are there restrctions on the number of mosques in a given area?
Are there restrictions on the number of mosques in a given area? For example, is it permissible to build 3 mosques in a small village? Can Friday prayers take place at all 3 mosques at the same time?
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How should a person facing urinary incontinence pray and visiting mosques according to Islam?
I am just a 14 year old boy right now and I have had discovered urinary incontinence since i started offering namaz regularly (10/11 year old), I had these issues before but ignored them as I didn't ...
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Can an actor be called to inaugurate masjid
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Recently I heard a news in which one Turkish TV actor is invited to Pakistan for the mosque inauguration. As Mosque is a place of worship not a entertainment place to inaugurate with actors. And ...
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