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Is is permissible to lead a salah split over different rooms?

Is is permissible to lead a salah split over different rooms?

Visibility and Connection and following the Imam

Traditionally, it is preferred that the Imam and the congregation are in the same physical space, maintaining a direct line of sight or at least a clear physical connection.

The ability to follow the Imam’s movements and recitations is crucial for the validity of the congregational prayer.

Though it is always preferable for a congregation to worship collectively in one space, it is not always physically possible to fit them in one area. In such situations, it is permissible for a congregation to be split in different rooms. For instance, this could be a multi-storey building, as long as the imam can be heard and it is clear what position he is in during the salah. This can be done using microphones speakers and other audio visual aids.

Shaykh Haytham Tamim 22nd July 2024

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Shaykh Haytham Tamim is the founder and main teacher of the Utrujj Foundation. He has provided a leading vision for Islamic learning in the UK, which has influenced the way Islamic knowledge is disseminated. He has orchestrated the design and delivery of over 200 unique courses since Utrujj started in 2001. His extensive expertise spans over 30 years across the main Islamic jurisprudence schools of thought. He has studied with some of the foremost scholars in their expertise; he holds some of the highest Ijazahs (certificates) in Quran, Hadith (the Prophetic traditions) and Fiqh (Islamic rulings). His own gift for teaching was evident when he gave his first sermon to a large audience at the age of 17 and went on to serve as a senior lecturer of Islamic transactions and comparative jurisprudence at the Islamic University of Beirut (Shariah College). He has continued to teach; travelling around the UK, Europe and wider afield, and won the 2015 BISCA award (British Imams & Scholars Contributions & Achievements Awards) for Outstanding Contribution to Education and Teaching.