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Congregational Prayers and Coronavirus
The Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America said: "As for the jumuah, it is not permissible for adult men who are otherwise required to attend it to miss it except in the case of justifiable, not ...
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Why don't we pray the Sunnah Rakaats of Salah in Jamaat (Congregation)?
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Voluntary prayers done in congregation are of two types, one of which
it is Sunnah to do in congregation, such as the eclipse ...
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Why are women higly discouraged from attending Mosques?
Discouraging women from going to mosques is based in ahadith:
لا تمنعوا نساءكم المساجد وبيوتهن خير لهن
Do not prevent your women from visiting the mosque; but their houses are better for them
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Congregational Prayers and Coronavirus
Analysis, discussion and prologue
First of all we are talking about a contagious invisible virus, which any of us if it has broken out in our area could be a potential medium or distributor without ...
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Why don't we pray the Sunnah Rakaats of Salah in Jamaat (Congregation)?
Is there any reason why we don't pray the Sunnah rakaats of prayer in congregation like we pray the Fard rakaats in congregation?
I believe you are asking about the Sunnah Mu'akkadah (oft-repeated ...
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When Jamaah of Masjid is audible from my home and I pray in my home, does that make my Salah a Jamaah Salaah?
In the name of Allah
To the best of my knowledge, there is a limited (specified) space between the individuals of Salah-al-Jama'ah (المصلین), it doesn't seem to be accepted in that location as you ...
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Is it possible to pray Jamat with just myself and my wife?
I'd like to add to the correct answer of Hamza Islam the following:
As OP asked about how the prayer is done. There's one IMO important thing which is not explained: Who should perform Iqamah of the ...
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Is there any problem with praying the same salah twice?
Case number 1 seems fine according to this Hadith
Jabir bin Yazid bin Al-Aswad Al Amir told us that his father said: "I
attended Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)in Masjid Al
Khaif. ...
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How does one pray in congregation?
In that case all you may have to do is:
Pray tahiyat al masjid (salutation of the mosque) once you enter the mosque if you reached it before the congregation prayer starts. It's a nafl of two rak'a.
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prayer in group is it mandatory?
Salam brother, you say that you do not follow any Imam but you seem to be following YouTube. I would really be careful about what I hear online because anybody can post anything. You really need to ...
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During jama'at prayers, what are you suppose to do when the Imam is say Hamd and Surah?
You listen. And you remain silent even if you can not properly hear.
So, when the Quran is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you
may receive mercy.
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How will three persons (two males and one female) stand for congregational prayer?
In a congregation consisting of three people, two males and a female: The male imam will stand in front, the other male will stand to the right of the imam, and the female will stand behind the imam.
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How do three males stand for congregational salah?
If the congregation consists of three or more males then the followers will stand behind the Imam.
قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليصلي فجئت حتى قمت عن يساره فأخذ بيدي فأدارني حتى أقامني عن يمينه ...
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How do I pray jamaat with my husband and brother in-law ( husbands brother)?
"I pray right behind my brother in law." - You should pray behind the men leaving space if possible and not "right behind" your brother in law.
As to the last part of your ...
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Can people form a community (jamaat) via teleconferancing to pray together?
No! The place is a condition for congregational prayer! Straightening the lines and Joining the shoulders are conditional factors! Without them you can not establish Jammah
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Do rewards double if one pray twice in congregation?
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, forbade the obligatory prayer to be repeated twice in a day. He says: Do not pray twice in a day. Narrated by Abu Dawood (579).
This prohibition ...
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Do rewards double if one pray twice in congregation?
Not really, but you will get rewarded.
Generally, we go to the congregation to offer obligatory prayer, or fardh salah. When you pray for the second time, it becomes a voluntary prayer. And as you ...
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Can a child join Salat in family?
Before puberty there is a stage called Tamiz تمییز which is when the child gains some understanding of things. At this age, acts of worship such as Salah are valid, although not obligatory. There are ...
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Will I incur sins if I stand in prayer even though my wudhu is broken?
If you intentionally go ahead with a prayer that is invalid you will certainly be sinning, some scholars even discussed whether this is an act that makes you a kafir or not!
Why kafir? Because this ...
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Do the muqtadis need to recite anything while praying behind the imam, whether it is during silent salah or loud salah?
There are controversies regarding reciting surah Fatiha while praying behind an Imam. As I was researching on this matter I came to know different opinion and hadit on different websites.
• Some says ...
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Do the muqtadis need to recite anything while praying behind the imam, whether it is during silent salah or loud salah?
The question according to Hanafi Fiqh is answered here. According to it:
The position of the Hanafi school is that the follower does not recite
any Qur’an behind the imam regardless of the prayer ...
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Raf'ol yadayn when I am praying behind a imam of different madhab
The issue of raf'ol yadayn is not of whether it is permissible but of whether it is more virtuous. All Imams agree that it is permissible.
Suppose Imam is following Hanafi fiqh and not doing raf'ol ...
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If I miss congregation salah?
"I reach masjid just 10-15 min late. So can i pray it alone and will it be accepted?"
As opposed to not praying? The prayer is obligatory on you, and you do not have to pray in congregation even ...
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What is the correct manner to join Eid prayer when arriving late?
https://islamqa.info/en/138046
There is no differentiation in this regard between the obligatory prayers, the Eid prayer, prayer for rain or any other prayer. If the one who is praying behind the ...
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When imam forgets in prayer?
The answers given so far are reflecting the shi'a perspective. As the question was more general, please find below the sunni perspective.
If the Imam didn't react on the invocation of "subhan ...
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Can an Imam interrupt a prayer for some reason?
yes, of course, the simplest reason is when the imam loses his 'purity', in this case, the imam has to interrupt his prayer and take by the hand, one of the first row followers (ma'amoum), to be imam ...
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Can I perform Prayer (Salah) at home without looking the jammath in the masjid?
Praying in jamaa’ah (congregation) in the mosque is one of the most important rituals of Islam, and it is obligatory for every man past the age of adolescence who is able to hear the call to prayer, ...
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Is it possible to pray Jamat with just myself and my wife?
Dear Islamic Brother/Sister
Assalaamualaikum
It is not permissible for wife/ladies.
She should not stand right beside of her husband/gents (Imam: Who is leading salat), but behind of Husband/gents.
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