[Omm AL-Homayra'a]

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Assalamu aleykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu,

Here's a collection of fatawa from the Standard Committee concerning one of the most important pillars of Islam: As-Sala / The prayer.

The fatawa are taken from AbdurRahman.org site- Jazahum Allah Khayran

Click on the title to read the fatwa

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Praying immediately to the right or left of the imaam when crowded

The time for the Qayloolah

Praying two rak'ahs of the istikhaarah prayer for two separate issues

Praying the Tahiyyatul-Masjid whilst the adhaan for Jumu'ah is being called

Completing and straightening the rows in the funeral prayer

Praying between the pillars

Praying behind or next to women in the Haram area

When to stand for the prayer during the iqaamah

Hastening to catch the rak'ah while the imaam is prostrating

Praying on a raised area such as a bed

Drawing lines on the Masjid floor / prayer carpet

The supplication of the prostration of forgetfulness (sajdah as-sahoo)

The two rak'ah Sunnah prayer after the Maghrib adhaan and before the iqaamah

The imaam being raised from his congregation during prayer

A woman's prayer in her home is better

Cutting short and dismissing the voluntary prayer upon the start of the obligatory prayer

Pointing without moving the index finger in the tashahhud

Performing the Dhuhaa prayer at work

Preventing the small child from passing infront of the one praying

Joining a praying individual and thereby performing the congregational prayer

Reciting two Soorahs in a single rak'ah

Lifting one or both feet off the ground whilst in sujood

The prostration of forgetfulness - before or after the tasleem?

The imaam pausing after reciting Soorah al-Faatihah

The adhaan and iqaamah for the women

A woman praying inside her home after the adhaan or the iqaamah has been called

Performed the Maghrib prayer and realised he had not performed the 'Asr prayer

The direction in which one should face whilst supplicating

The permissible distance when passing by someone who is praying

Leaving the masjid after the adhaan is called

The two rak'ahs of Salaat al-Fajr and Tahayyatul-Masjid

Extending one's legs and feet to the direction of the Qiblah and eating and sleeping in the Masjid

Praying in a room with pictures hanging on the wall

Kuffaar entering the masaajid

Tearing down a masjid to rebuild it or move location

Buying a church to make it into a masjid

Using shoes as a sutrah

Straightening the rows by drawing lines on the masjid floor

Combining the prayers whilst travelling

Changing places to pray the Sunnah

Praying between the pillars of the masjid

Joining the row behind the imaam

Praying behind an imaam I dislike

Praying the obligatory prayer instead of Tahayyatul-Masjid

Whilst praying the naafilah prayer the congregational prayer starts

Entering the masjid whilst the adhaan is being called

Abandoning the Salaat al-Fajr

He forbids us to read the Qur.aan before Fajr

Reciting a soorah after al-Faatihah in the third and fourth rak'ah

Leaving off a single prayer

Prohibition of continuing the prayer after having broken wind

Latecomers joining the congregational prayer

Eating and sleeping in the masjid and pointing legs towards the Qiblah

Drawing lines on the masjid floor to define the direction of the Qiblah

One who is weak in his tajweed and reciting the Qur.aan leading the prayer

Performing the naafilah prayer when the congregational prayer has started

The ruling concerning one who does not pray

Ruling concerning a Muslim woman praying without hijaab

Devilish prompting and confusion while in the prayer

Doorbell rings while I am praying

A woman in her house does not pray following the imaam

There is no harm in reading from a copy of the Qur.aan during the Tahajjud prayer

Ruling concerning raising one's hands during the supplications of the Witr prayer

Performed Witr during the first part of the night and then got up during the latter part,...

Delaying the 'Ishaa. prayer

Devilish whispers during the prayer

The iqaamah for women

The "prayer of need" and "prayer for memorising the Qur.aan"

Labour pains are expiation of sins

Wearing forbidden clothing could invalidate one's prayer