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Lesson No 76
- What are the virtues in offering prayers in congregation?
Ans. Some of the virtues are:
- Al-lah awards twenty-seven fold
reward for every Salat;
- it affords an occasion of get-together for Muslims and generates
love and harmony among the worshippers;
- it results in evoking interest among the Muslims for prayers;
- Al-lah will accept the worship
of even sinners offered along with those offered by the pious and
the devout in the congregation;
- It is an occasion for the ignorant to benefit by the knowledge of
the scholars in mattes of religion;
- It provides Muslims with an occasion to get to know the problems
of the poor and the needy;
- It is the display of the grandeur of a special mode of worship,
that is Salat.
- Which people are excused from joining the congregation.?
Ans. Women, minor children, the sick, those who have
to attend on the sick, the lame, the maimed and the handicapped (e.g.
footless people), very old people and the blind are exempted from joining
congregational prayers.
- Under what circumstances and compulsions does it become permissible
for a well and able-bodied person to miss the congregational prayer?
Ans. Obligation to offer the prayer in congregation
is waived in the following circumstances:
- there being heavy rain;
- the path to the mosque being slushy;
- it being chilly cold;
- it being night and the wind blowing in gales;
- time for departure on journey by train, ship or aero plane etc.,
being very near;
- one’s feeling the call of nature;
- meals having being served before one while he is very hungry. In
the presence of anyone of the above compulsions, obligation to offer
the prayer in congregation shall go.
- In which Salats congregational prayer is an emphasized precept of
the Prophet?
Ans. Offering Salats in congregation is an emphasized
precept of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in all commanded Salats as
well as in Salat for the two ‘Ids.
Congregational prayer for Taravih
is a sufficing sun-nah. (i.e. a sun-nah which, if performed by a certain
number of people in a locality, ceases to be binding on others).
- What is the minimum number of people required to form a congregation?
Ans. Two is the minimum number. One of them would be
the head of the prayer (Imam) and
the other his follower. But in that case the follower shall stand to
the right of the leader (in the same row). If the number of followers
is two or more, the head shall stand in front.
- How should people stand in a congregation?
Ans. They should stand adjoining one another, keeping
the rows straight. No space should be left out in between. Children
should be made to stand behind. It is undesirable for children to join
the row of the grown-up people. Row for ladies should be behind that
for the children.
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