Invalidate the Prayer - Ruling on saying salaam to one who is praying

Is it mustahhab to say"assalam alaikum" aloudwhen one enters the
hallin the masjid where people are praying ? Andif it is should a
person who enters the hall say"assalam alaikum" aloudeven if the
Jamaah for the salaah has begun and it might disturb the khushoo of
the jamaah ?I am asking this questionsince few of our brothers say
"assalam alaikum" aloud even when the imam is reciting in the loud
prayers.
Praise be to Allaah.
The majority of scholars are of the view that it is permissible to say
salaam to the one who ispraying if that will not lead to spoiling of
the prayer of one who is unaware of the things that invalidate the
prayer, because he may think that it is obligatoryto return the
salaams verbally, so he will reply and thus invalidate his prayer. The
Hanafis are of the view that it is makrooh.
It says in Tabyeen al-Haqaa'iq: It is makrooh to say salaam to one who
is praying, reading Qur'aan, sitting to pass judgement, researching a
fiqhi matter or is relieving hismelf, and if one does say salaams to
them, it is not obligatory for them to respond, because it is
inappropriate. End quote.
In Sharh al-Kharashi 'ala Mukhtasar Khaleel (a Maaliki book) (1/325)
it says: It is not makrooh tosay salaams to one who is praying either
an obligatory or a naafil prayer. End quote.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo' (a
Shaafa'ibook) (4/105): The words of our companions suggest thatit is
not makrooh to say salaam to one who is praying. This is what is
suggested by the saheehahaadeeth. End quote.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Uthaymeen said in Liqa' al-Baab il-Maftooh
(24/31): Saying salaams to one who is praying is permissible because
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not
criticize those who greeted him with salaam. But if the Muslimfears
that he may confuse the worshipper, then he should not say salaams, or
if he fears that he may talk and reply – i.e., because mostof the
common folk do not understand so if you say salaam to them they may
reply Wa 'alayka al-salaam, thus invalidating their prayer– if he
knows that the prayer will be invalidated thereby. Whatever the case,
we say that saying salaams to one who is praying is not wrong, because
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) approved of
it, unless there is the fear that the person whois greeted may be
confused or his prayer may be invalidated, in which case one should
not say salaams.
But how should he respond? He should not respond verbally by saying
'Alayka al-salaam,rather he should respond by means of a gesture, by
raising his hand so that the one who greeted him will know that he has
returned the greeting. Then if the one who greeted him is still there
when he has said the salaam and finished his prayer, he may respond
verbally, but if the person has left, then the one who was greeted
does not have to do anything more than what was mentioned, namely
gesturing. The apparent meaning of the text is that returningthe
greeting is obligatory but he is excused from speaking because it
invalidates the prayer. End quote.
There is nothing wrong with saying salaam to one who is praying, but
if it is going to disturb the worshippers, such assaying salaam when
the imam is reciting, then one should not say salaam.
And Allaah knows best.

Invalidate the Prayer - Advice to one who deliberately makes a praying person laugh and distracts him from his prayer by talking to him

There are some young people who deliberately make people who are
praying laugh, and distract them by talking. We would like you to
tellus some hadeeths on this topic, that will help us to advise them.
Is the hadeeth "Whoevermakes a praying person laugh has made a
thousand angels weep" a saheeh hadeeth?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer is the most important symbol of Islam; Allah emphasized its
importance when He chose the heavens to be the place where He enjoined
it upon our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) during his ascent into heaven (Mi'raaj). And He also emphasized
its importance when He first enjoined it upon HisProphet Moosa (peace
be upon him), when He spoke to him alone on the right side of al-Toor,
and said to him (interpretation of the meaning): "Verily, I am Allaah!
Laa ilaaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so
worship Me, and perform As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah) for My
remembrance" [Ta-Ha 20:14].
He emphasized its importance when He made it the foundation and pillar
of faith. Whoever neglects it will be more neglectful of other duties,
and whoever prays regularly,it will be light and a protection for him
on the Day of Resurrection. Hence it is the main aspect of the
straight path and the one of the fundamentals of the truereligion, as
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And they were commanded
not, but that they should worship Allaah, and worship none but Him
Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform
As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah) andgive Zakaah, and that is the right
religion" [al-Bayyinah 98:5].
If the Muslim recognizes the importance of prayer in the Islamic
religion and have respect in his heart for what Allah has enjoined of
honouring the symbols of Allah, as He says (interpretation of the
meaning): "Thus it is an obligation that mankind owes to Allaah]and
whosoever honours the Symbols of Allaah, then it is truly, from the
piety of the hearts" [al-Hajj 22:32], then he will realize that
distracting one who is praying and trying to make him laugh or moveor
speak is a kind of tampering with what is sacred, and there is the
fear that the one who does this will come under the heading of those
who mock the symbols of Islam, which is one of the causes of falling
into apostasy, Allah forbid. The Prophet(blessing and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: "If the one who passes in front of one who is
praying knew what (sin)he incurs, he would realize that waiting for
forty is better than passing in front of him." The narrator,
Abu'l-Nadr,said: I do not know whether he said forty days or months or
years. Narrated by al-Bukhaari (510) and Muslim (507). What level of
sin is incurred by the one whodeliberately distracts one who is
praying or tries to make him laugh by moving or speaking? There can be
no doubt that it is a grave sin.
Secondly:
The hadeeth mentioned in the question is not saheeh, and is not
narrated in the books of Sunnah and reports. Rather Imam Ahmad (may
Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no saheeh hadeeth about
laughing [i.e., in prayer].End quote.
Al-Tahqeeq fi Ahaadeeth al-Khilaaf, by Ibn al-'Jawzi, 1/198
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked the
following question:
How sound is the hadeeth, "Whoever makes a praying person laugh has
made Allah weep"?
He replied:
The hadeeth with this wording is not saheeh, but there is no doubt
that if you are talking to one who is praying and making him hear
words until he starts to laugh and thus invalidates his prayer, you
are the cause of that. It is not permissible to make a praying person
laugh and the like. End quote.
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Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) was askedthe
following question:
Is it narrated in the Sunnah that "Whoever makes a believer laugh
whilst he is praying has made one thousand angels weep"? If it is
notsaheeh, then what is the sin that results from that?
He replied:
I do not know of any basis for this hadeeth, but it is not permissible
for the Muslim to distracthis brother whilst he is praying or to make
him confused about his prayer. If a person can prevent one who wants
to walk in front of him when he is praying, and there is a stern
warning concerning that, then it is more appropriate thatthe stern
warning should apply to the one who makes him laugh and distracts him
from praying. The one who passes in front of a person who is praying
may have a need to do that, but there is no need to joke and make
apraying person laugh, and to distract him from his prayer. So the one
who does that incurs a great deal of sin.

Invalidate the Prayer - Should he interrupt his prayer in order to answer one of his parents if they call him?

Is it true that if one is praying and ones parentcalls for them they
are toimmidiately leave prayergo their parent and thenafter go and
restart the prayer. I was told this when i was a lot younger is there
any truth to it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If a Muslim is offering anobligatory prayer, he should not interrupt
it inorder to answer the call of his father or mother. But he can
alert the one who is calling him to let him know that he is busywith
the prayer, either by saying tasbeeh ("Subhaan Allah") or by raising
his voice in recitation and the like.
And it is prescribed for him to make the prayer brief, then when he
has finished he can answer the call.
Al-Bukhaari (707) narrated from Abu Qataadah (may Allah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: "Sometimes I stand in prayer, intending to make it lengthy, then
I hear a child crying, so I make my prayer brief because I do not want
tocause hardship to his mother."
This indicates that it is prescribed to make the prayer brief if there
is something that is distracting the worshipper.
If it is a naafil prayer, if he knows that his father or mother will
not objectto him completing the prayer, he may completeit and then
answer themonce he is free. But if he knows that they will object to
him completing the prayer he may interrupt his prayer and answer them,
and there will be no blame on him for that. Then he can go back and
start praying again.
Al-Bukhaari (3436) and Muslim (2550) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Jurayj used to worship in his cell, and his
mother came to him. Shesaid: 'O Jurayj! I am your mother, speak to
me.' She found him praying and he said: 'O Allaah, my mother or my
prayer?' And he chose his prayer. She went away, then she came back a
second time and said: 'O Jurayj! I am your mother, speak to me.'
Hesaid: 'O Allaah, my mother or my prayer?' And he chose his prayer.
She said: 'O Allaah, this isJurayj and he is my son, and I spoke to
him but he refused to speak to me. O Allaah, do not let him die until
he has seenprostitutes.'" He said: "If she had prayed that he be
tempted, he would have fallen prey to temptation."
Al-Nawawi gave this report the title: Honouring one's parentstakes
precedence over voluntary prayer and other actions.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The scholars said: What would have been correctin this case is
answering her, because he was offering a naafil prayer and continuing
with it isvoluntary and not obligatory, whereas answering one's mother
and honouring her is obligatory, and disobeying her is haraam. He
could have shortened his prayer and answered her, then gone back to
his prayer… End quote.
See: Fath al-Baari by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on
him), al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 20/342
It says in al-Durr al-Mukhtaar (2/54) - which is a Hanafi book:
If either of his parents calls him during an obligatory prayer, he
should not answer unless his parent is urging him to come and help.
End quote.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If your parents call you when you are praying, itis obligatory to
answer them, on condition that the prayer is not an obligatory one. If
it is an obligatory prayer, it is not permissible to answer them, but
if it is a naafil prayer, you should answer them.
But if they are people who give things their due measure and if, when
they realise that you are praying, they will excuse you, then in this
case you should indicate to them that you are praying – either by
clearing your throat or saying "Subhaan Allah" or raising your voice
in the verse or du'aa' you are reciting – so that the one who is
calling will realise that you are praying.
But if they are otherwise, and they are people who will not make
excuses or who want an immediate response, then you should interrupt
your prayer and speak to them.
But in the case of an obligatory prayer, you should not interrupt it
for anyone except in the case of necessity, such asif you see someone
who you fear will fall into mortal danger, such as falling into a well
or intothe sea or into a fire. In that case, you should interrupt your
prayer because it is a case of necessity. Otherwise, it isnot
permissible to interrupt an obligatory prayer.

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Paradise - Jannah > Those who Ardently Hope for Paradise: TheParty of Allah

Allah has inscribed faith upon such people's hearts, will reinforce
them with a spirit from Him, and admit them into Gardens with rivers
flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, forever. Allah is
pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. Such people are the
party of Allah. Truly it is the party of Allah who are
successful.(Surat al-Mujadala, 22)
Those believers to whomAllah has announced His promise of good news
have important qualities, as revealed in the Qur'an:
-They believe and do right actions. (Surat al-Baqara, 25)
- They fear Allah. (Surah Al 'Imran, 15)
- They spend for the cause of Islam in times both ease and hardship.
(Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- They control their rage.( Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- They pardon other people.( Surah Al 'Imran, 134)
- After they act indecently or wrong themselves, they remember Allah
and ask forgiveness for their wrong actions. (Surah Al 'Imran, 135)
- They do not knowingly persist in doing wrong actions. (Surah Al 'Imran,135)
- The obey Allah and his Messenger. (Surat an-Nisa', 13)
- They keep up prayer, spend in charity, believe in and support
Allah's messengers. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 12)
- They are truthful. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 119)
- They leave their homes for the cause of Allah and strive in Allah's
way with their souls and possessions. (Surat at-Tawba: 20)
- They do good. (Surah Yunus, 26)
- They humble themselves before their Lord. (Surah Hud, 23)
-They repent of their sins. (Surah Maryam, 60)
- They honor their trusts and contracts. (Surat al-Mu'minun: 8)
- They safeguard their prayers. (Surat al-Mu'minun: 9)
- They compete with oneanother in the doing of good deeds. (Surah Fatir,32)
- They are Allah's chosen servants. (Surat as-Saffat, 40)
- They believe in the Qur'an. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 69)
- They say "our Lord is Allah" and thereafter stand firm in their
faith. (Surat al-Ahqaf, 13)
- They are heedful. ( Surah Muhammad, 15)
- They turn toward Allah with their whole heart. (Surah Qaf, 32)
- They stand in awe of the Most Gracious, although He is beyond the
reach of human perception, and come unto Him with a heart returning in
repentance.(Surah Qaf, 33)
- They are the doers of good. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 16)
- They ask for Allah's forgiveness before the dawn. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 18)
- They are the forerunners. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 10)
- They always keep their word and fear a day whose evil will spread
far and wide. (Surat al-Insan, 7)
- They give food, despitetheir love for it, to the poor and orphans
and captives. (Surat al-Insan, 8)
- They give the appropriate respect to the Messenger of Allah. (Surat
al-Hujurat, 3)