Social Distancing Congregations: Muslims adopt a non-Islamic rule into Muslim prayers!

 Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem

Allahumma swalli ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa ala aali Sayyidina Muhammadin wa sallim

It shocked me to see that, those different Muslim sects and groups who can't agree with each other on Ramadan or Eid Moon sight and other Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) issues in prayers , they unanimously agreed on implementing social distancing rules into Salat (ritual prayers) in the Masjid (Mosques)

East to West, North to South, every Masjid is embracing the new Fiqh principles from unbelievers, 2 meter exactly , it's never 1.5 meter or 3 meter , 2 meter is unanimously agreed upon , Muttafaqun alaihi, both Sunni and Salafi agreed, both Sunni and Shia agreed . Everyone is united upon 2 Meter social distancing Salat. But none of them cannot agree upon what Allah and Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)  teachings us and commanding us to do as the Ummah (Nation of Believers)!

Allah Almighty is commanding in the Quran, to hold fast to the rope of Allah and do not be divided, be brethren (3:103), obey Allah , obey the Messenger and obey those who are in authority among you (4:59) and be with the Siddiqin (Truthful, 9:119) 

Nabi Muhammad alaihiswalathu wa Salam is saying: none of you truly believe until he love for his brother what he love for himself, and none of you truly believe until his inclinations is with what I have brought. Religion is Naseeha, to Allah to His book to His Messengers and to the Imams (40 Hadith Nawawi)

But today , Muslims do not want their Khalifa, they do not want to follow the Imams of Islam , the living Imams (heirs of the prophets), they not want to be united in the command of Allah Almighty Exalted and in the guidance of the prophet and to appoint a Khalifa and to live according to the Imams of the way. They do not want to be with Siqqidin, they are appointing liars to be their leaders and  following liars and deceivers!. 

They are saying: " books are enough for us, we do not need a man (an Amir/Imam)  to maintain our affairs .we do it ourselves with books and in our own way . And we follow the way of unbelievers and hypocrites.

You must be careful , more punishment and calamity is coming, because your priorities are not obedience to the LORD of Heavens. Your priority is to make yourselves lords and masters . That's why you want to open your institutions according to the understanding of unbelievers.

This new practice of 'Social Distancing Salat'  must be very thoughtful for those who have intelligence and understanding.
Even those Salafis who accuse shirk and bidha (Polytheism and innovation) on Muslims , they also implement new clause to Fiqh of Salat and started social distancing Jamath (congregational)

 prayers.
It is an innovation (bidha) adopted from non- Islamic sources and it is a Shirk (hidden polytheism) by obeying those who disobey Allah Subahana wa Ta'ala and His Messengers. Because in the social distancing Salat, there is a direct disobedience to the Messenger of Allah is involved . So basically, I would like to say , the Salafis commit shirk and bidha!.

And I am not comfortable to pray contrary to the way of the Prophets and early Imams of Islam. Because if the Jamah prayer cannot be conducted according to the traditional Islam due to fear of an enemy or  a life threatening disease , then it is not necessary to pray contrary to the Sunnah!.. And how come in some Madhabs, Eid prayer cannot be prayed at home, but social distancing prayer can be prayed at Masjid, when it is against sound tradition of Islam?

Al-Nu’man b. Bashir said:
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) paid attention to the people and said three times; straighten your rows (in prayer); by Allah, you must straighten your rows, or Allah will certainly put your faces in contrary directions. I then saw that every person stood in prayer keeping his shoulder close to that of the other, and his knee close to that of the other, and his ankle close to that of the other.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْجَدَلِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى النَّاسِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثًا ‏"‏ وَاللَّهِ لَتُقِيمُنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَرُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَةِ صَاحِبِهِ وَكَعْبَهُ بِكَعْبِهِ ‏.‏
صحيح ق بجملة الأمر بتسوية الصفوف وجملة المنكب بالمنكب عقله خ عن أنس (الألباني) حكم :
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 662
In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 272
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 662

So if the Muslims wanted to pray according to the Sunnah, then they could have asked to bring a full body suite such as the ones Medical staffs use while working at the Hospitals!, not just masks ,mats and bags!. The doctors and nurses working together with the patients without social distancing!.Because those full body suite protect them from contaminating!. Luxury hotels that implement food safety standards such as HACCP, use full body suites or uniforms while entering kitchen or cold storage or preparation areas!. In the same way, Muslims could have used something like rain coats while praying at Masjd along with full head covering mask and pray. The advantage of a rain coat is that when you leave after prayer you can wash it outside before entering the house, not getting wet!

Now, people have already accepted contrary direction from unbelievers into the Fiqh of Salat. Why is that they accepted the non-Islamic methods in to Salat, but fight over other Fiqh issues and split from their fellow Muslims?

I have mentioned this things before , but It came to my heart again today. And I am not hiding behind the computers or social media . Open your live TV channels, I am coming to invite you to the servant-hood and to tell you to abandon all thoughts and intentions of seeking lordship in the name of Islamic leadership. I don't care about your Imam councils or Fatwa committees!

Wa salamun alal mursaleen
Walhamdulillahi Rabbil aalameen

~ Jouhar Ali Naqshbandi Al-Hassani

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