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Is it permissible to perform any nafl salaah in jamaat?

Published as Nafil Salaah in jamaat

· 2 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Qiyaam-ul-layl: I am a Hanafi living in an area where, unfortunately, many do not follow a set mazhab. One of the brothers requested that 'Qiyaam-ul-layl' be performed in jamaat during Ramadaan. From his description, I understand this to be tahajjud salaah (as we have already
arranged for Taraweeh salaah). Is it permissible to perform any nafl salaah in jamaat?

Answer

According to the Hanfi mazhab, it is impermissible to perform nafil Salaah in jamaat with more than four people (including the Imaam).

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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