I follow Hanafi madhhab. How should I perform prayers in congregation in a place where those who follow Shafii madhhab are in majority?
Shafiis are in majority in the place where I live. They say tasbihat just after the fard prayer. Shall I perform Sunnah prayers first or say tasbihat? Do I have to read al-Fatiha and an additional chapter or verses when I follow the imam?
Dear Brother / Sister,
You should act in accordance with Hanafi madhhab. You do not have to read al-Fatiha and an additional chapter or verses when you follow the imam. You should perform Sunnah prayers too.
When the imam is Shafii in a congregation whose majority is Shafii, there is no drawback to a Hanafi person to follow the Shafii imam. He does not have to do anything extra. He will perform his prayer based on the rules of his own madhhab. The imam’s performing the prayer with small differences does not affect the prayer of a Hanafi person.
Qada prayers are performed instead of the sunnahs of the daily prayers. However, it is not appropriate for a person to abandon both qada prayers and sunnah prayers because he has qada prayers.
Questions on Islam
- Is it permissible to eat meat without researching who slaughter animals in countries where Jews and Christians are in majority?
- Should we read the chapter of al-Fatiha in the 3rd and 4th rak’ahs when we perform a fard prayer in congregation when the imam reads silently?
- What are the necessary qualities for an Imam to have in order to lead a congregational prayer?
- What are the issues that a person who will be an imam for people from different madhhabs should pay attention to? How is the issue of wudu?
- Will you give information about the things the people following the imam need to do in prayers with congregation?
- Can a Shafii imam lead witr prayer for Hanafis? Are Allahumma salli and barik supplications read in the second rak'ah of tarawih prayer?
- Prayers in Congregation
- Is the prayer of a person who does not follow the imam properly in sajdah and ruku’ (who acts before or after the imam) valid according to Shafii madhhab?
- Which nafilah prayers apart from tarawih prayer can be performed in congregation? How should we make intention (niyyah) for them?
- Is it appropriate to read the Quran (the chapter of al-Ikhlas three times, al-fatiha, etc) in the mosque after performing the sunnah and while waiting for the fard prayer?
