The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.844- The adhān recitation is not to be said in the five following cases and should not be recited, as an obligatory precaution:1- Adhān of ‘aṣr prayer on Friday if it is offered together with the Friday prayer.2- Adhān of ‘aṣr prayer on the day of ‘Arafah which is the ninth of DhulHijjah, if it is performed together with ẓuhr prayer.3- Adhān of ‘ishā’ prayer on the night of Eid al-Adha for a person who is in Mash‘ar al-Ḥarām when it is offered together with maghrib prayer. 4- Adhān of ‘aṣr and ‘ishā’ prayers of a mustaḥāḍah woman who has to offer them immediately after ẓuhr and maghrib prayers, respectively. 5- Adhān of ‘aṣr and ‘ishā’ prayers of a person who cannot control his urine or faeces.In general, in any prayer offered together with another, [the recitation of the] adhān for the latter prayer is not necessary, and the gap in between the two prayers for nawāfil or supplications does not harm the rule. However, if they are offered separately in their meritorious times, then adhān and iqāmah are recommended for both of them.

Issue No.823- It is haram to make a mosque najis, whether it is the floor, ceiling, roof, or the internal sides of the walls. As an obligatory precaution the external side of the mosque's wall should also not be made najis, unless the endower of the mosque has not considered it as part of the mosque.

Issue No.824- If a mosque becomes najis, it is an interchangeable obligation on all to remove the najāsah and make the mosque ṭāhir. It means that if one or a few people undertake the responsibility of making it ṭāhir, others will no longer be under any obligation, otherwise all have sinned and there is no difference in this regard between one who has made the mosque najis and others who have not.

Issue No.836- It is mustaḥab to clean the mosque, to illuminate it, and to try to supply its needs, and it is also mustaḥab for a person going to the mosque to apply perfume and wear neat clothes and verify that the soles of his shoes do not contain any pollution, and entering the mosque putting the right foot in first, and leaving the mosque, putting the left foot out first. Similarly, it is mustaḥab that one enters the mosque earlier than others and exits after they have departed.

Issue No.838- Some acts are disliked with regards to mosques, such as sleeping, talking about worldly matters, reciting poetry which does not contain advice or the like, to spit or throw phlegm or mucus inside the mosque, shouting, raising one's voice; generally, whatever is in contrast with the status of the mosque.

Issue No.792- The place where one can offer his prayer should bear the following conditions: First: being permissibleThe place on which a person offers his prayer should, as an obligatory precaution, be permissible. Therefore, if a person is offering prayer on a usurped property, a usurped carpet or bench, his prayer is void as an obligatory precaution. Similarly the prayer on a property which its benefits belong to someone else (like a rented house) without the beneficiary's consent, is void as an obligatory precaution. And the same rule applies when somebody's right is included in some property. For instance if a person made a will before his death that one-third of his property should be used in a particular manner, prayer cannot be offered in that property if the will has not been executed.

Issue No.811- Women should stand behind men while performing prayer, and their place of sajdah should be a little behind men, otherwise, the prayer will be void whether they are maḥram or non-maḥram. However, if there is a wall or curtain, etc., between men and women, or, if the distance between them is ten cubits (about 5 metres), then there would be no problem in the prayer. In addition, it is not necessary to observe this rule in crowded places which it is hard to observe.

Issue No.813- The place where a person places his forehead while in sajdah should not be higher than the place where he stands, so that his sajdah does not lose its form. As an obligatory precaution, the place should not be higher or lower than the breadth of four joined fingers.

Issue No.809- One should perform prayer in a place where he is able to perform the obligatory parts of the prayer. Therefore, prayer is void in a place which the ceiling is so low that one may not stand properly, or there is not enough space for performing rukū‘ and sajdah.

Issue No.792- The place where one can offer his prayer should bear the following conditions: First: being permissibleThe place on which a person offers his prayer should, as an obligatory precaution, be permissible. Therefore, if a person is offering prayer on a usurped property, a usurped carpet or bench, his prayer is void as an obligatory precaution. Similarly the prayer on a property which its benefits belong to someone else (like a rented house) without the beneficiary's consent, is void as an obligatory precaution. And the same rule applies when somebody's right is included in some property. For instance if a person made a will before his death that one-third of his property should be used in a particular manner, prayer cannot be offered in that property if the will has not been executed.

Issue No.805- If the place on which a person offers prayer is in motion in such a way that he cannot perform the acts of prayer in a normal way, his prayer is void. Therefore, there is no harm in performing prayer in ship and train, etc. as long as one can perform the acts of prayer correctly. If it is inevitable for a person on account of shortage of time or for some other excuses, to offer prayer on a ship or car, etc., and the direction of the qiblah frequently changes, he should, as much as possible, keep his body towards the qiblah and while turning to the direction of the qiblah, he should not recite anything.

Issue No.816- It is mustaḥab to offer prayers in the mosque, and great emphasis has been laid on doing so. Masjid al-Haram is superior to all the mosques, and after it, the order of priority is as follows:1- Al-Masjid al-Nabawi2- The great mosque of Kufa3- The mosque of Bait al-Maqdis. And then the main mosque of every city, the mosque situated in one’s locality, and the mosque of the bazaar have the priority, respectively.