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.
Jamaat Salaah and Imaamat
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?
Performing a second jamaat in the masjid
Q: When we are in Saudi, in some masjids they perform a second congregation. Are we allowed to take part in that congregation if we haven't already read our salaah?
Sound system malfunctioning during the fardh salaah
Q: Some people were reading salah in the main hall and others outside the hall. The microphone got cut half way through, such that the people outside the hall couldn't hear the imaam or see him. There was also no one to call out the takbeer. What is the ruling in this case?
1. Is the salaah valid for those outside despite the mic being off throughout the rest of the salaah?
2. Some people broke their salaah and some carried on. Is their salaah valid?
3. If the mic was to start working again, then can the people outside carry on and catch up to the imaam?
Father correcting the son for missing salaah in the musjid
Q: On one occasion I missed Salah in the masjid. In this case I read it at home. I understand this is not ideal however if my father comes to find out about this he claims that I have a shaytaan in me. This is understandably upsetting to me.
1. Is it okay from a Islamic perspective for him to say this to me?
2. If so, what purpose does it serve?
Woman performing salaah behind the imaam in the Haram
Q: If a lady went to the Haramain and she performed some salaah behind the Imaam, will she have to repeat those salaah?