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The Etiquette of Women in Prayer
1086 - قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ: عَنِ اَلْأَمَةِ إِذَا وَلَدَتْ عَلَيْهَا اَلْخِمَارُ قَالَ «لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا لَكَانَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا هِيَ حَاضَتْ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا اَلتَّقَنُّعُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ.
Hadith.1086 - I asked him about a slave woman (amā) who gave birth, and whether the headcover (khimar) would be required for her.
Imam (as) said: "If it were required for her, She would have to wear it when She menstruates, but there is no requirement for her to wear a headcover in prayer."
1087 - وَ رَوَى عِيصُ بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي إِزَارِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ وَ فِي ثَوْبِهَا وَ يَعْتَمُّ بِخِمَارِهَا قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتْ مَأْمُونَةً فَلاَ بَأْسَ.
Hadith.1087 - Iyas ibn al-Qasim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who prays in a woman's izar (waistcloth), in her garment, and uses her khimar (headcover) as a turban.
Imam (as) said: "If She is trustworthy (māʾmūnah), there is no harm."
1088 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ خَيْرَ مَسَاجِدِ اَلنِّسَاءِ اَلْبُيُوتُ وَ صَلاَةَ اَلْمَرْأَةِ فِي بَيْتِهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَتِهَا فِي صُفَّتِهَا وَ صَلاَتَهَا فِي صُفَّتِهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَتِهَا فِي صَحْنِ دَارِهَا وَ صَلاَتَهَا فِي صَحْنِ دَارِهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاَتِهَا فِي سَطْحِ بَيْتِهَا وَ تُكْرَهُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ اَلصَّلاَةُ فِي سَطْحٍ غَيْرِ مُحَجَّرٍ.
Hadith.1088 - It is narrated:
"The best places for women to pray are their homes. A woman's prayer in her house is better than her prayer in a public prayer area (ṣuffah), and her prayer in the public prayer area is better than her prayer in the courtyard of her house. Her prayer in the courtyard is better than her prayer on the roof of her house. And it is disliked for a woman to pray on a roof that is not enclosed (muḥajjar)."
1089 - وَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ تُنْزِلُوا اَلنِّسَاءَ اَلْغُرَفَ وَ لاَ تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ اَلْكِتَابَةَ وَ لاَ تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ وَ عَلِّمُوهُنَّ اَلْمِغْزَلَ وَ سُورَةَ اَلنُّورِ.
فإذا سبحت المرأة عقدت على الأنامل لأنهن مسؤولات يوم القيامة.
Hadith.1089 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"Do not place women in upper rooms (ghuraf), nor teach them writing, nor teach them Surah Yusuf. Teach them spinning (al-mighzal) and Surah al-Nur."
And when a woman makes the tasbih (glorification of God), She should knot her fingers, for they will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.
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The Etiquette of Departing From Prayer
1090 - رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا اِنْصَرَفْتَ مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ فَانْصَرِفْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ.
Hadith.1090 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said:
"When you finish your prayer, turn to your right as you leave."
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Congregational Prayer and Its Virtue
قال الله تبارك وتعالى: " وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة واركعوا مع الراكعين "
فأمر الله بالجماعة كما أمر بالصلاة، وفرض الله تبارك وتعالى على الناس من الجمعة إلى الجمعة خمسا وثلاثين صلاة، فيها صلاة واحدة فرضها الله في جماعة وهي الجمعة فأما سائر الصلوات فليس الاجتماع إليها بمفروض ولكنه سنة، من تركها رغبة عنها وعن جماعة المسلمين من غير علة فلا صلاة له ومن ترك ثلاث جمعات متواليات من غير علة فهو منافق وصلاة الرجل في جماعة تفضل على صلاة الرجل وحده بخمس وعشرين درجة في الجنة، والصلاة في الجماعة تفضل صلاة الفرد بأربع وعشرين صلاة فيكون خمسا وعشرين صلاة.
Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, says: "And establish the prayer and give the zakah and bow with those who bow." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:43).
Allah (swt) has commanded the congregation as He commanded the prayer. Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has made it obligatory upon the people to pray five times a day, from Jumu’ah to Jumu’ah, totaling thirty-five prayers. Among them, one prayer is obligatory in congregation, which is the Jumu’ah prayer. As for the other prayers, it is not obligatory to pray in congregation, but it is a recommended practice (Sunnah).
Whoever neglects it without a valid excuse has no prayer. Whoever neglects three consecutive Jumu’ah prayers without a valid excuse is considered a hypocrite. A man's prayer in congregation is worth twenty-five degrees more than his prayer alone in Paradise. The prayer in congregation is worth twenty-four prayers more than the individual prayer, making a total of twenty-five prayers.
1091 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لاَ صَلاَةَ لِمَنْ لاَ يَشْهَدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ مِنْ جِيرَانِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ إِلاَّ مَرِيضٌ أَوْ مَشْغُولٌ.
Hadith.1091 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated that Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said:
"There is no prayer for the one who does not attend the congregational prayer from among the neighbors of the mosque, except for someone who is ill or preoccupied."
1092 - وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِقَوْمٍ: «لَتَحْضُرُنَّ اَلْمَسْجِدَ أَوْ لَأُحْرِقَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ مَنَازِلَكُمْ.
Hadith.1092 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said to a group of people:
"You must attend the mosque, or I will burn down your houses."
1093 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ صَلَّى اَلصَّلَوَاتِ اَلْخَمْسَ جَمَاعَةً فَظُنُّوا بِهِ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ.
Hadith.1093 – He (as) said:
"Whoever prays the five daily prayers in congregation, assume every good about him."
1094 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلاِثْنَانِ جَمَاعَةٌ.
Hadith.1094 - Imam (as) said: "Two people constitute a congregation."