سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
تفرح أبواب الجمعةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab ul Jummah)
باب الرَّجُلِ يَأْتَمُّ بِالإِمَامِ وَبَيْنَهُمَا جِدَارٌChapter: A Person Praying Behind The Imam While There Is A Wall Between Them.
Hadith 1126
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : " صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ وَالنَّاسُ يَأْتَمُّونَ بِهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجْرَةِ " .
Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the prayer in his apartment and people were following him behind apartment.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1126. Commentary:
When the rows of worshippers are connected and there is a curtain or wall between the rows—even if this situation is between the imam and the followers—and they are well aware of the imam’s conditions, then following (the imam) is permissible. For example, nowadays mosques have multiple floors, or women are behind a curtain. However, following (the imam) via radio or television is not permissible, because the rows are not connected. Furthermore, broadcasting these acts of worship via television is itself highly questionable from a legal (shar‘i) perspective, let alone appointing as imam the person who appears on the television screen.
When the rows of worshippers are connected and there is a curtain or wall between the rows—even if this situation is between the imam and the followers—and they are well aware of the imam’s conditions, then following (the imam) is permissible. For example, nowadays mosques have multiple floors, or women are behind a curtain. However, following (the imam) via radio or television is not permissible, because the rows are not connected. Furthermore, broadcasting these acts of worship via television is itself highly questionable from a legal (shar‘i) perspective, let alone appointing as imam the person who appears on the television screen.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1126
