Which nafilah prayers apart from tarawih prayer can be performed in congregation? How should we make intention (niyyah) for them?
Dear Brother / Sister,
According to Hanafi madhhab, it is regarded makruh to perform nafilah prayers except tarawih, kusuf (solar eclipse) and khusuf (lunar eclipse) prayers in congregation.
When nafilah prayers are performed in congregation, it is necessary to make intention (niyyah) to follow the imam.
It is more virtuous for nafilah prayers to be performed alone. This is the general decree but there is an exceptional decree based on some conditions:
It is permissible to perform tasbih prayer, which cannot be performed easily by some people alone, in congregation by some people who are sitting together without inviting and informing one another beforehand by making one of them the imam. (Mehmed Emre, Günümüz Meselelerine Açıklamalı Fetvalar, 1320)
When tasbih prayer is performed in congregation, the imam reads aloud and repeats tasbihat aloud. (Ibn Abidin, Raddul-Muhtar, Egypt 1966, II/27)
Questions on Islam
- At least how many people are necessary to perform tasbih prayer? Can it be performed with two people: one imam and a person following the imam?
- Can we perform congregational salah (prayer) with my wife and children at home?
- Rawatib Prayers
- Tarawih Prayer
- How is Tarawih Prayer Performed?
- It is said that the Prophet (pbuh) prayed only eight rak’ahs of tarawih. Why do we pray twenty rak’ahs?
- Why is the witr prayer performed after tarawih prayer performed in congregation? Is it not possible to perform it at home?
- 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?
- How should the imam who will lead a prayer to the congregation make the intention (niyyah)?
- How is intention (niyyah) made for prayers? How are intentions made in Arabic? Are there any differences in intentions based on madhhabs? Do intentions change based on madhhabs?
