11/02/2022
An unforgettable moment which was recorded in history. This was the scene of the Ka’bah in Masjid Al Haram exactly 2 years ago (10 Rajab 1441 AH).
This moment started a drastic change in how we visit the holiest place in Islam, how we enter Haram, how we perform umrah, and many more. As times gradually return to normal by the will of Allah, we hope to never witness such scenes again.
May Allah forgive us.
30/01/2022
Ruling of Salat in front of the Imam
📕 Book: 'Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah: Its Virtues ~ Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi ~ The Prophet's Chamber'
🖋 Author: Sheikh Dr. Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad Al-Qaasim
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The sunnah is that the followers pray behind the Imam, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The Imam is (appointed) to be followed.”
If they (the congregation) pray in front of the Imam without a need, their prayer is not valid. Sheikh Ibn Qudamah said: “The Sunnah is for the worshipers to stand behind the Imam, and if they stand in front of him, it is not valid.”
If there is a valid reason -for example large crowding- there is nothing wrong with Salat in front of the Imam. Sheikh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah said: “If he cannot pray with the congregation, except in front of the Imam; (then) he prays here for the need in front of him (the Imam), and it is the saying of some groups of people of knowledge and from the general principle:
“And from the complete principles mandated is that for the one who is legally incapacitated (unable) in Shari’ah, the obligation is dropped.”