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lence (ihsan) as:
“That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for
although you don’t see Him, He, verily, sees you.” (Sahih
Muslim, Book 001, Number 0001)
3) Try to keep the mouth closed when yawning. If this is not
possible, one should cover it with the back of one’s hand.
4) Try not to cough.
5) During iqamah, when the muezzin says “Hayya ‘ala al-
falah,” the imam and congregation should stand. If the imam is
not near the mihrab, each row through which he’ll pass must
stand. (See al-Bukhari, Salat, 9; Abu Dawud, 106-107)
When the words “qad qamat as-salat” (prayer has been
established) are spoken, the imam begins the prayer, thereby
confirming the muezzin’s words. However, there is nothing
wrong with beginning the prayer after the iqamah’s end.
Indeed, in the view of the Shafi`i, Malaki, and Hanbali, as well as
Abu Yusuf, this is actually what is best. (Prof. Hamdi
Donduren, Delilleriyle Islam Ilmihali [Islamic Catechism with
Proofs] [Erkam Publishing])

The Friday Prayer
Muslims gather together in places of worship on the blessed
day of Friday so that they listen to and benefit from the imam’s
sermon. After they pray the Friday prayer together, they go
about their daily affairs. In the hadith al-sharif we are told:
“Of all the seven days on which the Sun rises, the best and
most superior is Friday. It was on a Friday that Adam was
admitted to Paradise and a Friday on which he was taken
out of Paradise and sent down to world, and the Hour will
also be on a Friday.” (al-Tirmidhi)
Omer Nasuhi Bilmen said this about the Friday prayer:
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