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Is it valid for adults to pray behind a minor (a boy who has not yet reached puberty) as the imam in Tarāwīḥ prayer? In some ḥifẓ institutions during Ramadan, students sometimes lead each other in Tarāwīḥ for the purpose of strengthening memorization, and occasionally teachers or older students join the congregation behind a minor who is leading.

I am diabetic and use a continuous glucose monitoring sensor (FreeStyle Libre) that is inserted under the skin and remains attached for two weeks. Water does not reach the skin beneath the sensor during ghusl. Is my ghusl valid according to the Ḥanafī madhhab? If removing it is required, I would have to discard the sensor and replace it, and I am concerned about my health management.

If a physician is required to work night shift from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM for one week during residency training and cannot avoid it, is it permissible to combine Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr in the late afternoon in order to get enough sleep?

As someone who follows the Hanafi madhhab, what should I do if the masjid performs Salāt al-Witr in a different manner? Is it correct to intend nafl behind the imam and then pray my own Witr afterward? And is it appropriate to follow the imam, then stand after his salām and add a rakʿah, and later pray my own Witr separately?

Is the following ruling supported by evidence or by any of the four main schools of Islamic law? The ruling states: “If any emergency arises during prayer and you must leave prayer, you should make one taslīm to the right side only, take care of the matter quickly, and complete the prayer from where you ended. If the matter takes a long time, then redo the prayer from the start.”

I was praying four rak‘ahs of Sunnah before Ẓuhr. During my prayer, another brother came and began praying behind me, intending to follow me as an imam. Is this permissible, and what should be done in such a situation?

A woman who recently underwent abdominal surgery can stand in prayer, but experiences pain when bowing entirely for sujūd. Sitting for the prayer also causes discomfort when trying to lower the head. Is it permissible for her to place a pillow on the prayer mat or beneath it, and rest her head on it during sujūd? What is the Islamic ruling in such a case?

If I find that the congregational prayer has already started, can I pray the two Sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr after the obligatory prayer or wait until sunrise?

How do we perform the Islamic Eclipse prayer?

What are men required to wear during Islamic obligatory prayers (dress requirements, length, colors, images, writing, design, etc. )?

What is the Islamic Sunnah timeline to read Surah Al-Kahf on Friday?

What time are the prayers?

If a person suffers from poor memory and a lot of forgetfulness and gets confused in their prayers, Is their prayer valid?

When are the times in which the prayers are prohibited to be performed?

When must the prayer be performed when sleeping through or forgetting the Prayer?

When is the cut-off time for each Salah to be performed?

What are the times of the Prayers?

Which activities does hayth prevent?

Is the Qibla in North America North-East or South-East?

How would a person with urinary incontinence purify themselves for prayer?

If a person did not do their prayers in the past and now they want to commit to their faith and prayers, do they have to make up all the missed prayers for the previous past years?

Is it better to wipe over the socks or to wash the feet while being at home?

In what cases is it permissible to combine prayers together while not being on travel?

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