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صلاة الجماعة Questions regarding congregational prayer.

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Should I recite surah fatiha during the prayer beyond imam? [duplicate]

Should I recite myself surah fatiha during the prayer beyond imam or do I just need to stay awake to listen to imam's recitation?
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Is it permissible to lead non-mahrams in prayer?

Salaam Alaykum, as we know, today is the first of Ramadan and I'd like to wish all of you a blessed Ramadan. My question is, I'm now currently living with my aunty/with my cousins, and I have one ...
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Elevation of prayer of individual to congregation

In hanabali fiqh, its a famous opinion that when an individual is praying alone and people join him, his prayer is elevated to status of congregation. My question, Is the prayer of an individual ...
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Why are women higly discouraged from attending Mosques?

In 4 Sunni schools of thought and especially in Hanafi madhab, women joining in jamat for prayer is considered as highly discouraged and makruh tahrimi. But, there are so many ahadith where we can see ...
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Can I play audio/video of salah-in-masjid and virtually/remotely offer congregational prayer while staying at home (if I am unable to leave home)?

I live in a place where no women have the option of going to masjid. We pray at home. Moreover, I have some physical limitation and I can not go anywhere right now. I don't think I have anyone who I ...
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Do rewards double if one pray twice in congregation?

If I pray twice in two different mosques, will I double the rewards twice? For example, I pray fajr in a mosque and walk to another one close by with a slightly different prayer time to pray in that ...
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Can a child join Salat in family?

Young Children (say, about 5 years old) do not have the obligation and are not supposed to join Salat; they are not fully able to understand the meaning and to do everything properly but they like to ...
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How do three males stand for congregational salah?

Asalamualaikum If three men all pray salah together where do the two followers stand? Behind or to the side of the imam?
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Is praying taraweeh in congregation in the home included in this hadith?

There is a hadith that describes the reward for the one who prays Taraweeh salah in congregation with the imam it will be recorded for him that he prayed the whole night. Abu Dharr narrated: "We ...
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Praying in congregation at home

If a person fails to reach the mosque and time of prayer in the mosque is now gone (the congregational prayer has been offered in the mosque), does he have to offer congregation at home or can he pray ...
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How do I pray jamaat with my husband and brother in-law ( husbands brother)? [duplicate]

What is the right way to pray jamaat with my husband leading the prayer. My brother in law usually stands beside him and I pray right behind my brother in law. Is that okay ? Or should I just stand ...
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Someone passes in front of me while i was praying in congregation. Am I responsible for it?

On Friday I missed one rakat and after imam salam I continued my prayer but someone passes in front of me while i was praying. Am i responsible for the sin or the person who passes in front of me If I ...
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Can people form a community (jamaat) via teleconferancing to pray together?

Can people gather via teleconferencing methods to pray together, e.g., to pray the Friday prayer? I guess it's preferred to gather in person but I assume there exists certain circumstances that make ...
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Congregational Prayers and Coronavirus

Should we be attending Jummah and other congregational prayers in light of Coronavirus? Whereas, health organizations are recommending to keep away from mass gatherings what should be the muslim ...
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How to line up a few followers in family congregational Salah?

How should a few family members line up in congregational Salah in following cases? A husband and a wife (or a son and a mother, or a brother and a sister, or a father and a daughter - a male and a ...
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Which scholars consider a congregation invalid if a person leads it without the permission of the regular imam?

In this video Sheikh ibn 'Othaymneen gave a fatwa about the case of a mu'addhin who performs the iqamah and would start the payer if the regular imam wouldn't appear within the time frame defined by ...
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What should a person who came late to the salah do if he forgot to make up the missing rakahs?

I came to pray in the mesjid and I missed one rakah and I forgot to pray that one rakah after the imam finished the salah, a few minutes after we finished the salah, I remembered that so I just prayed ...
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Is Jamaat allowed in home?

In my extended family, there r many boys (brothers), they rather do a jamaat in house rather than go to a near mosque. Not joining them makes me feel bad but it also makes me feel bad if I don't go to ...
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Will I incur sins if I stand in prayer even though my wudhu is broken?

Suppose I'm praying an obligatory prayer behind an Imam at a masjid. Suddenly my wudhu breaks (due to the passing of wind). Now, if I still keep standing in prayer will I incur sins? This should ...
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Join a brother late to get benefit of fard salaah in congregation

When you come into mosque late for Zuhr, and someone is busy with salah, without you knowing if he is performing Sunnah Zuhr or Fard Zuhr, can you join that person and perform your Fard Zuhr and carry ...
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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?

When praying the fard of Dhuhr/Zuhr and Asr salah in congregation behind the imam, the imam recites everything silently. According to some websites, it is makrooh tahrimi to recite anything behind ...
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Raf'ol yadayn when I am praying behind a imam of different madhab

I'am used to do raf'ol yadayn in prayer... but when I am praying behind an imam, can I do rafol yadayn when imam didn't? or shouldn't I do that and need to follow the imam? If I do so, will my salat ...
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If I miss congregation salah?

Assalamuallaykum. I used to miss my congregation's salah of zohr. I leave my college and reach masjid to attend my zohr salah with jamat (in congregation), but the time for traveling is so long that I ...
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What is the correct manner to join Eid prayer when arriving late?

Often and we see it each time people come late to join the Eid prayer, some come late enough and pray in a new congregation, others come or arrive after the Imam has started the prayer. My question ...
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Why don't we pray the Sunnah Rakaats of Salah in Jamaat (Congregation)?

Allah says in the Qu'ran: “When you (O Messenger Muhammad) are among them, and lead them in As‑Salaah (the prayer), let one party of them stand up [in Salaah (prayer)] with you taking their arms with ...
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During jama'at prayers, what are you suppose to do when the Imam is say Hamd and Surah?

Are you suppose to just listen the hamd of the Imam? What if you are too far away? Where should your mind be set to? Can you say any dhikr if you can't hear? If so what dhikrs are recommended?
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How will three persons (two males and one female) stand for congregational prayer?

If three persons want to perform prayer like father, son and mother what would be the standing position for jamaat of three.
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Is there any problem with praying the same salah twice?

I have 2 cases two discuss. I offered my salah well within time at my home, alone. I walked out of my house and saw a few of my friends who were going to the masjid to pray the same salah as a group (...
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How should one finish his prayer if he joins the jamaat in the third or the fourth rakat?

If a man comes to the masjid and sees that the congregation has already started and they are at the third or the fourth rakat, should he join them or wait for another congregation?
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How does one pray in congregation?

How does one participate in the 5 daily prayers in congregation? I know how to pray all of the 5 Prayers. All I require is knowledge of the do's and don'ts.
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prayer in group is it mandatory?

i live in a Westren non-islamic country, where masjids are far away from me and i cannot travel long distance to do my prayers in Jama'aat . according to the verse of Holy Quran "WARKUU MA'RAKEEN" ...
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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?

My home is nearer to Masjid (mosque). All conducted Jamat in Masjid are clearly audible from my home. I have the following questions (please answer in both gender's view): Shall I do Salah by using ...
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Can an Imam interrupt a prayer for some reason?

I would like to know if it is possible for an Imam in congregation to interrupt the prayer for some reasons. For example some of the praying believers have been attacked or a he's hearing murmur or ...
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Can I perform Prayer (Salah) at home without looking the jammath in the masjid?

While I am at home can I pray Salah at home when the jammat timing is not over. And also I can't reach the Mosque on time to attend the jammat. So is there any problem if I pray alone at home?
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Is it possible to pray Jamat with just myself and my wife?

There are situation I cannot go to mosque for jamat (congregational prayer), but my wife is at home. Is it possible that I become imam and my wife is my mukim (I not sure this exact term). What is the ...
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Is a congregational prayer valid if the Imam isn't in his own row?

In our mosque, there isn't enough space to make two complete rows, so the Imam prays just one step in front of us (almost beside us), as in the following diagram: Is this sort of congregational ...
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Under what conditions does Allah accept a jama'at prayer?

It is said that if you pray in Jama'at, Allah will accept your prayer so long as one person in the jama'at prayed a valid prayer. But if nobody among the jama'at prayed a valid prayer, does Allah ...
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How to act in Mosque in Friday Prayer?

I begin praying in Mosque next Friday (InshaAllah). I never did a prayer in a Mosque (except when i was very young i think) and i need some tips how i should act to not look like a lost person... Can ...
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Can one pray Tahajjud later in the night after they have prayed 20 rakah Taraweeh

In almost all of the mosques here, Witr is prayed in congregation after the 20 rakah Taraweeh prayer. But as far as I know, Witr is to be prayed after Tahajjud if someone wishes to pray Tahajjud. So I ...
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Where to stand in jamaat when we came late

Some one came late to jamaat ,Imam and only one maamoom are performing the last rakaat of pray(in atahiyyath).maumoom stand at the very right side,then where should the second maumoom stand?(left side ...
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When imam forgets in prayer?

What should a person do if the imam forgets a sujood in prayer and the mamoom (the one(s) who prayers behind the imam, as following him) indicates, but the imam continues and does not do Sajdatu Sahu. ...
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Where to start in Prayer? If someone enters in Prayer with a group of people praying together. [duplicate]

I want to ask question related to Prayer. It is considered more valuable if group of muslims pray "Faraz" together in the leadership of "imam". And one want to join them, while they have completed "2 ...
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Should darood be recited along with the congregational prayers if one joins it in the second. third or forth rakath? [duplicate]

If I join the congregational prayers/Jamaat in the second Rakat and said my prayer along with the imam through second, third and forth Rakat, should I also recite the Darood-e-Ibrahim along with the ...
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What is the minimum number of people required to form a jamaat?

What is the minimum number of people required to form a jamaath? (Any farz namaz)
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To what extent is movement permissible in order to silent the phone if it starts ringing during the prayer?

While saying the prayers if someones phone (while in the pocket or kept on the ground) starts to ring, is it allowed to silent it through some minimal movement? If so, what minimal movement in ...
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Can men and women stand next to each other during congregational prayers?

Is it permissible for men and women to stand next to each other and mixed together during congregational prayer? Will their prayers be void? Source required.
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How should I perform the missed rakats if joined a group prayers in the third unit/rakat? [duplicate]

If I join a group Salah during the third rakah, how I should perform the missed rakat? After Surah al Fatihah, I have to recite an additional Surah; because in farz Salah, it is only in the first two ...
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What is the proper way of saying Takbir for Eid?

I could see the takbir in all masjids, so I think it wouldn't be an innovation. But, I would like to know, What is the proper way of saying these Takbirs for Eid? In my masjid, they are saying ...
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Hadith that Narrates the Story of a Blind Man who Asked the Prophet(PBUH) about Congregational Prayer

The other day we were discussing the importance of Jammat(congregational) prayer. At one point, one of the guys said that a blind man came to the Prophet(PBUH) and said that he couldn't see and might ...
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Is it allowed to touch a person behind him to make congregation behind him?

I often see our brothers touching a person(who is praying a fard prayer)'s back for making jama'at prayer behind him. Even, I do that without knowing it correct or not? Did our Prophet(PBUH) told us ...
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