Sister wants to attend Taraweeh with her children

Sister wants to attend Taraweeh with her children

Question: My wife wants to pray Taraweeh at the masjid, but our children disturb the people praying. Can I forbid her from attending the masjid, so that she stays at home, take care of the children and establishes the night prayer within the house?

Shaykh Abdullah al-Bukharee  حفظه الله:

-The Prophet said that the best prayer for the women is in her home.

-It’s permissible (mubaah) for her to attend the masjid, but not Sunnah; rather the Sunnah for her is to pray in her home.

-Regarding the children who disturb the worshippers at the masjid, this makes it even more that she shouldn´t attend the masjid.

-The people who pray at the masjid have a right upon you, their right is that you do not disturb them from their ibaadah. By bringing these children you will be disturbing the worshippers and therefore not fulfilling their right upon you.

-This is also the reason why the Prophet forbade from the beautifying the masjid, in order that the people would not be distracted and lose their khusoo’.

-Therefore you are allowed to forbid her from attending, however do so with rifq(gentleness), explain to her the reasoning behind it, and she will be rewarded for praying the night prayer at home, in sha Allah.

Do Not Forget Your Father This Ramaḍān

Do Not Forget Your Father This Ramaḍān

قال العلامة ابن العثيمين رحمه الله : دعاك لوالدك في صلاة التراويح أو صلاة التهجد أفضل بكثير من أن تذبح له عشر نياق.

Sh. Ibn al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله: “Your supplication (Du'ā) for your father in the prayer of Tarāweeḥ or the prayer of Tahajjud is much better than that you sacrifice for him 10 she-camels.”

 [لقاء الباب المفتوح ١١٥]

Giving Short Talks after Four Rakat in Taraweeh Prayer

Giving Short Talks after Four Rakat in Taraweeh Prayer

Imam Muhammad Nasir Ad Deen Al Albani
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
http://mtws.posterous.com

 The Imam Muhammad Nasir Ad Deen Al Albani may Allah have mercy upon him said...

The standing in prayer during Ramadan has only been legislated to increase in the closeness to Allah the Mighty and Majestic by standing in prayer. For this reason we don't see that we should make the tawareeh prayer mixed with something from knowledge or teaching or anything like that. It is only befitting that standing in prayer be pure unadulterated worship. As for knowledge then it has it's time. It is not limited to a particular time. Rather one should consider what is beneficial to those learning, and this is the foundation.

And therefore I intended by this to say that the one who makes a practice of teaching the people after every four rakats for example during the tawareeh prayer, taking this as a habit, then this is something newly invented that opposes the Sunnah.

Taken from the tape series the guidance and the light number 693 at the 28 minute on the tape, by The Shaykh Muhammad Nasir Ad Deen Al Abani may Allah have mercy upon him.

Translated by Rasheed Barbee

 
قيام رمضان شُرع فقط لزيادة التقرب إلى الله عز وجل بصلاة القيام , ولذلك فلا نرى نحن أن نجعل صلاة التراويح يخالطها شيء من العلم والتعليم ونحو ذلك , وإنما ينبغي أن تكون صلاة القيام محض العبادة , أما العلم فله زمن , لا يحدد بزمن , وإنما يراعي فيه مصلحة المتعلمين , وهذا هو الأصل وأريد من هذا أن من إتخذ عادة أن يعلم الناس ما بين كل أربع ركعات مثلا في صلاة القيام , إتخذ ذلك عادة , فتلك محدثة مخالفة للسنة ".

مفرغ من شريط سلسلة الهدى والنور رقم 693 ـ الدقيقة 28 ـ

Prohibition of searching and attending Masaajid due to the beauty of the recitation of the Imam

“Muhammad bin Bahr said regarding the prohibition of searching and attending Masaajid due to the beauty of the recitation of the Imam (as quoted in Badaa’i al Fawaa’id 4/111):

‘I saw Abu Abdullah (i.e. Imam Ahmad) in the Ramadhan and Fadl bin Ziyaad was leading him in Taraweeh. He had beautiful recitation and thus many mashaayikh and many locals gathered together until the Masjid was full. Then Abu Abdullah climbed the staircase of the Masjid and looked to the congregation and said: “What is this! Why are you all leaving your [local] Masjid and attending other Masaajid?”

Thereafter, [Fadl] lead them in prayer for a few more nights and then [Abu Abdullah] stopped him from leading the prayers due to disliking what he saw, i.e. the emptying of other Masaajid. Thus it is upon the neighbour of a Masjid pray in his local Masjid.’

[End of quote from Badaa'i]

And from Ibn al Qayyim’s research of the principle ‘Sadd adh-Dharaa’i’ in his book ‘I’laam al Muwaqqi’een 2/160 he says:

 ‘The 54th point: The Prophet (صلى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم)forbade the man to disregard the Masjid which is closest to him and opt for another Masjid as is in the narration of Baqiyyah on the authority of al Majaashi’ bin ‘Amr on the authority of ‘Ubaydullah on the authority of Naafi’ on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (صلى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم) said: “One of you must pray in the Masjid which is closest to him and should not disregard it for another Masjid.”

 And that is so in order to prevent the abandonment of the Masjid which is closer and to prevent the Imam from feeling abandoned and lonely.

 However, if the Imam was of the habit of not performing the prayer correctly, or he was accused of innovations or openly expressed evilness, then there is no harm for a person to pray in another Masjid.”

[end of quote from 'i'laam]

 The hadeeth which was reported in at-Tabaraani’s al Awsat as well as al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer and Kanz al ‘Ummaal 6/659 as well as Majma’ az-Zawaa’id of al Haythami who said: “Its [i.e. chain of narration] is trustworthy except for the Shaykh of at-Tabaraani: Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Nasr al Marwazi as I have not seen anyone who wrote a biography of him.”[end of quote]. at-Tabaraani also reported it in al Mu’jam al Kabeer 12/370….

 And on the authority of Nawfal bin Iyaas who said: “We used to pray in the time of ‘Umar ibn al Khattab in the Masjid. A group of people would pray here and another group in another place and the people would choose to pray with the one with the best voice. Thus Umar said:“I see that they have taken the Qur’an as melodious tunes! By Allah if I am able, I will change this matter. Three nights did not pass by except that he commanded Ubayy to lead them in prayer.” This was reported by al Bukhaari in khalq af’aal al ‘ibaad p.51 and Ibn Sa’ad in at-Tabaqaat (5/51) and al Marwazi in Qiyaam al-Layl.

And I have only brought your attention to this matter because it is exemplifying our circumstances today on a wide scale. Furthermore, virtuous deeds are not attained by committing prohibited deeds. And likewise because it is a trial for the Imam of the congregation. And Allah knows best.” [End of translation]

The hadeeth of the Prophet (صلى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم) was also declared authentic by Al-Albani to besaheeh in Saheeh al Jaami’ (2/5456) which a slightly different wording as well as in as-Saheehah (2200).

 And Allah knows best.

Note: The original post was sent out on the The Way of the Salaf us-Saalih mailing list.

Post Courtesy: KSA_Dawah Google group. I (Abu Bilaal) have modified the email for presentation purposes and made some changes such as the words: mosque and mosqueshave been changed to Masjid and Masaajid.  I remember reading a while ago that the scholars of Sunnah had discouraged us from using the word mosque and advised us to stick the word Masjid and Masaajid, respectively.