WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS
English Translation
Book by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
(part 7)
Not hastening unduly to join a prayer in progress
If the prayer starts and a person is still on his way to the mosque, he should not hasten unduly; he should walk with calmness and dignity, as indicated in the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him): "The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: If the prayer starts, do not approach it running; approach it walking with calmness and dignity. Whatever you catch up with, pray, and whatever you miss, complete it [afterwards].'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Fath, 2/390).
Breaking wind during a congregational prayer
If a man breaks wind during a congregational prayer, what should he do in this embarrassing situation?
He should put his hand over his nose, and go out. The evidence for this was reported by Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), who said: "The Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: If one of you passes wind whilst he is praying, he should hold his nose and leave.'" (Sunan Abi Dawood, 1114; see also Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood, 985).
Al-Teebi said: "The command to hold ones nose is to make it appear as though one is bleeding. This is not lying; it is a form of action that is allowed so that Shaytaan will not convince a person in this situation not to leave because he feels too shy of others." (Mirqaat al-Mafaateeh Sharh Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, 3/18).
This is an example of the kind of ambiguity that is allowed and approved of, in order to avoid embarrassment, as whoever sees him leaving in this manner will assume that he is suffering a nosebleed. Another benefit of this Prophetic advice is that it puts a stop to the insinuating whispers of the Shaytaan, which may otherwise cause him to stay in the row or continue praying with the congregation when he has passed wind, and this does not please Allaah. How can he stay when the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has commanded him to leave?
In this case he is permitted either to pass through the rows, or to walk to the edge of the mosque, in order to leave, so that he can go and make wudoo' then come back and rejoin the prayer.
When one has already prayed and comes to another mosque to find the people there praying
If a person has already prayed in one mosque, then he comes to another mosque for a lesson or for some other reason, and finds the people there praying, then he should join them and his prayer would be considered a naafil (supererogatory or "extra") prayer. He should do so even if it is during the prohibited times of prayer because there is a reason behind it.
The evidence for this comes from the hadeeth of Yazeed ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him): "I performed Hajj with the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and prayed Fajr with him in Masjid Al-Khayf. When he completed his prayer and turned around, he found two people at the back who did not pray with him. He said, I have to talk to them. So he came to them, and they were trembling. He asked them: What prevented you two from praying with us?
They said: O Messenger of Allaah(saws)! We had already prayed in our places.
Hesaid: Do not do that. If you have already prayed at your places and then came to a congregational mosque, pray with them too and it will become a supererogatory prayer for you.'" (Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, no. 219; Saheeh al-Jaami, 667)
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