Question
There is a tendency for some musallis in almost all the Musjids to sit right at the back near to the wall. They remain seated when the Iqaamat is being announced. They take their time to come forward. They join only after some saffs have been formed and the Imaam is deep into the Qiraa't. What is the Shariah's view?
Answer
The haraam lethargy displayed by these louts is a sign of nifaaq (hypocrisy). This was the style of the munaafiqeen who are severely reprimanded in the Qur'aan for precisely this type of haraam lethargy at the time of Salaat. This type of dawdling is haraam.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 25 No 03
- PDF page
- 4
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