Jamm’at
is when muslims gather to make salah in which one is the Imam who leads
and the rest are muqtadee who follow him; there is great reward for
jamm’at.
1) Sayeduna Anas (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Whoever reads Salah with Jamm’at for forty days with the first takbeer * ; two salvations will be written for him:
one from hell and one from hypocrisy.”
2) Sayeduna Abdullah bin Umar (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Salah with Jamm’at is twenty-seven times greater than salah prayed alone.”
3) Imam Muhammad Gazali (Rahmatullahi Alaih) says, “Salah was so
important to our salaf saliheen [pious predecessors] that if they missed
the first takbeer they would mourn for three days and if anyone missed
jamm’at then they would mourn for seven days.”
(Mukashifatol Quloob)
4) Sayeduna Maymoon bin Mahraan (Rahmatullahi Alaih) came to the
masjid. He was told that the jamm’at has finished. Upon hearing this, he
sadly said:
“The fazilat (auspiciousness) of this [jamm’at] is better than ruling over Iraq."
(Mukashifatul Quloob)
5) Sayeduna Abu Hurairah (RadiAllahu anhu) narrates that the Beloved Prophet (Swall Allahu alaihi wasallam) said:
“If the people knew what was in the [calling of] Azaan and [being a
part of] the first saf [row of jamm’at] then they would not get it
without drawing names. So they would draw names [i.e., they would
compete for the honor of these two acts].
[Bukhari]
THOUGHTS AND POINTS
6) Jamm’at is compulsory for every sane and mature man who has the
ability to pray salah. It is very important for the people living in the
vicinity of the masjid to attend the jamm’at.
7) To move closer to a masjid or madarsa with the intention of
getting Jamm’at is a very commendable action. May Allah give us the
taufeeq to keep our Masjids and Madarsas filled. In fact, keep this in
mind when moving or buying a house.
8) If you live so far that you can not drive or walk to the masjid or
madarsa comfortably then make time to come for jamm’at atleast once or
twice a day or week or more [based on distance and means of travel] to
atleast earn the reward of coming for and praying with jamm’at.
10) One should not think ‘I can’t make it for Jamm’at, I am too busy
with school or work and family, this is from the Shaitan or our
ill-Conscious. If you make the intention and effort, Allah-willing, the
hardships will go away.
11) Stand in the saf (rows) shoulder to shoulder so that there is no space left in between.
12) To wait for Salah has been called “Salah,” so be punctual for the Salah.
* First takbeer which is also called Takbeerul Tahreema.
