Ma’zoor performing salaah behind a person who smokes dagga when no one else is present
Q: Can I read fardh salaah behind a person who I know smokes dagga? I cannot lead the salaah as I am ma’zoor.
Jamaat Salaah and Imaamat
Making a second jamaat in the masjid
Q: I have read a few times that men should not join the second and third jamaats in the Masjid.
In the UK, many of the Masajid are very small, serving a large number or Muslims. However, in recent years they have introduced second and third jamaats to avoid people praying on the pavement which is used by everyone public.
Is it still the case that instead of joining the second jamaat, men should pray alone in the Masjid?
Joining the imaam in whichever position he is in while in salaah
Q: If a masbooq finds the Imaam in sajdah or jalsah or qadah, should he join the Imaam in that posture or can he wait for the Imaam to stand up for the next rakaat?
Muqtadi following the imaan when saying the takbeer for moving between postures
Q: Regarding the muqtadi saying the takbeer when moving between postures of Salaah, should the muqtadi say the takbeer as soon as he hears that the imaam started his takbeer or should the muqtadi wait for the imaam to finish his takbeer then start his takbeer?
Disciplining someone else's child in the masjid
Q: If another persons child comes to the musjid and is playing or makes noise can I hit him? If the child is between 7 and 12.
Children standing in the adults' saffs if they are misbehaving
Q: Is it correct for a person to keep his sons behind him in the masjid - away from other children as these children are causing a disturbance in the back. Some children hit others.
What will be the correct age to bring children to the masjid? Any guidelines regarding the children's saffs as some mention that the children can stand in the adults' saffs if they are misbehaving.
Please clarify with guidelines for our masaajid.
Moving one saff back for an Aalim to stand in the first saff for salaah
Q: When we are in the masjid and iqaamah has already started, sometimes a person in the first row moves back to make space if another learned Maulana arrives, even though there are already a few learned Ulama present in the first row.
Should we move from our place to give space to a Maulana at that time, or should we remain focused and avoid movement so we can prepare ourselves to stand before Allah? What is the correct adab according to the sunnah?
Standing on the mataaf and performing fardh salaah
Q: Is it permissible to read salaah on the mataaf in jamaat, as this is technically reading in front of the imam? Previously the imaams would perform on the mataaf/hateem, but not anymore.
Muqtadee going into ruku after the imaam recites an aayah of sajdah
Q: What is ruling if a muqtadee went into ruku after the imaam recites an ayah of sajdah?
Musallees mistakenly going into ruku after imaam recites an aayat of sajdah in salaah
Q: If the Imaam in the Haram reads a sajdah aayat in maghrib, and the musallees not knowing the imaam went into sajdah, instead go into ruku, and thereafter they join the imaam again in the remainder qiraat, is the salaah of the musallees valid?