QUESTION:
Our Nazirah classes are upstairs now, and if we go downstairs for Namaz, that would create problems for Namazis. Would performing our own Jamaat upstairs be a solution, or should we stay upstairs and and join the downstairs Jamaat (while the downstairs hall will not be full)?
ANSWER:
We understand from your query that there are two floors to a hall. The bottom floor is used for Salaah, and the top floor is used for Maktab. We also understand that the hall is frequented for Salaah by congregants. We suggest that the students are taken to the bottom floor to perform Salaah with the main Jamaat. However, the teachers should stand with them until Salaah commences to ensure that they do not disturb other Musallis. When Salaah commences, then the teachers should join the Jamaat by standing in the Sufuf occupied by adults. In this way, the students will learn the importance of performing Salaah with the first Jamaat. Since this is a hall, there is no abhorrence in holding a second Jamaat but holding a second Jamaat in a Masjid is Makrooh as the importance of attending Salaah with the first Jamaat is undermined. People then come to the Masjid at their convenience and have their own Jamaat. In conclusion, the students should join the main Jamaat together with their teachers.
ومقتضي هذا الاستدلال كراهية التكرار في مسجد المحلة ولو بدون اذان (شامي ج١ص٥٥١)
ولا تذروأ فرجأت للشيطان (رواه أبو داود)
قال البزازي: المسجد وإن كبر لا يمنع الفاصل فيه (حاشية الطحطاوي ج١ص٣٩٨)
ولو قام على سطح المسجد واقتدى بإمام في المسجد إن كان للسطح باب في المسجد ولا يشتبه عليه حال الإمام يصح الاقتداء وإن اشتبه عليه حال الإمام لا يصح كذا في فتاوى قاضي خان وإن لم يكن له باب في المسجد لكن لا يشتبه عليه حال الإمام صح الاقتداء أيضا (الفتاوي الهندية ج١ص٨٨)
Re: Kitaabun Nawaazil Vol:4 Pg:503
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 29 Safar 1446 / 03 September 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
