Can I do my Namaaz (prayer) in my room
Assalaamualaikkum. I am staying in a hostel as I am working out of my state and there's no Masjids nearby to where I actually am. While being so, I am accomplishing my everyday prayer in my room itself. And i have planned atleast to go to Masjeedh for Jumma namaaz, during my lunch break,as it is quite far from my place and no matter how long the distance is I ought to go there. However that's not my only problem too. The problem is can I continue my routine process of doing my namaaz in room itself.
-Nawaz Khan
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Salaam brother Nawaz.
You can pray your namaaz in your room as long as it is clean and pure so InshaAllah thats no problem. All of your 5 namaz can be prayed individually. However, for Jummah namaaz you have to pray in congregation and have a khutbah so in this case it may be difficult to pray in your room.
As for your Jummah prayer.. Do you work with any other Muslim Men? If so you could ask for a room at your workplace and do your jummah namaaz there with your Muslim work colleagues. Or in your room. You need a minimum of 3 people (including yourself).
If this is not possible and you are able to travel to the masjid each friday then do try as its obligatory upon men and very important. Missing them without reason is a great sin. So if it is possible then do go to jummah. Another option is to speak to your work and see if they can make arrangments for you. Or ask for flexitime( if you can work a bit later one day and have the extra time for lunch) (if it is allowed in your workplace.) Of course be polite and respectful and InshaAllah.
Here is a Q & A
Question:
Friday prayer.... salaam...due to my job, sometimes I am unable to read the Friday Jumma prayer. Can you tell me how much sin is it, if somebody has lost three Jummas consequently. Also is any reason justified, due to work?
Answer :
Every Muslim male should be dedicated to performing Friday Jumu`ah Prayer at its appointed times because not performing the Friday Prayer without any valid excuse is a serious sin in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Whoever leaves three Jum`ah Prayers consecutively out of neglect on his part, Allah will put a seal on his heart.”
Responding to the question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states the following:
"The Prophet is referring to a person who deliberately absents himself from the Jumu`ah; it does not refer to situations when because of circumstances beyond his control he could not attend the Jumu`ah. For Allah does not burden anyone with what is beyond his or her ability to endure.
The lesson we should learn from such hadiths is: We must never skip the Jumu`ah willfully out of apathy or neglect. How can we, when Jumu`ah is an obligation placed on us by Allah? It has tremendous spiritual and social benefits.
So ask forgiveness of Allah if you have skipped the Jumu`ah deliberately in the past, and make a determination never to do so in the future. Allah is indeed Forgiving and Merciful."
Sara
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