IV. Ascribing Lies to Allah and His Prophet (peace be upon Him)

Hiring a person to offer prayers

1542. After the death of a person, another person can be engaged to offer, on payment of wages, those prayers and other acts of worship which the dead person did not offer during his lifetime. And it is also in order if a person offers the services without taking payment for it.

Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha prayers

1525. Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha prayers are obligatory during the time of Imam (peace be upon him), and it is necessary to offer them in congregation. However, during the present times when the Holy Imam is in Occultation, these prayers are Mustahab, and may be offered individually as well as in congregation. However, as per precautionary measures, it should be offered in congregation, with the intention of Raja’.

Method of offering Namaz – e – Ayaat

Namaz – e – Ayaat

1500. Namaz – e – Ayaat whose methods will be explained later, becomes obligatory due the following four things:

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse

The prayer becomes Wajib even if the moon or the sun are partially eclipsed, and even if they do not engender any fear.

Things which are Makrooh in congregational prayers

1497. If there is vacant space in the rows of the congregation, it is Makrooh for a person to stand alone.

1498. It is Makrooh for the follower to recite the Zikr in the prayers in such a way that Imam hears them.

Things which are Mustahab in congregational prayers

Rules of congregational prayers

1469. When a follower makes his Niyyat, it is necessary for him to specify the Imam. But, it is not necessary for him to know his name. If he makes Niyyat that he is following the Imam of the present congregation, his prayer is in order.

Qualification of an Imam of congregational prayers

1462. The Imam of the congregational prayers should be:

Congregational prayers

1408. It is Mustahab that obligatory prayers, especially the daily prayers, are performed in congregation, and more emphasis has been laid on congregational prayers for Fajr, Maghrib and ‘Isha, and also for those who live in the neighborhood of a Masjid, or on those who are able to hear its Azaan.