Hadith 83

trust his religion and his devoutness, and the other you fear his sword and his whip and his brutality upon the religion, so pray behind him upon the way of dissimulation (Taqiyya) and the politeness. And proclaim Azaan and Iqama for yourself, and recite it without being entrusted with it, and if you are free from reciting the Surah before him, so let remain a Verse from it and glorify Allah-azwj. When the prayer leader performs Ruk’u, then recite (the remaining) Verse and perform Ruk’u with it. If you do not catch the recitation and fear that he will perform Ruk’u, say what the prayer leader had deleted from the Azaan and the Iqama and perform Ruk’u’’. [140]
And Al-Sadiq-asws said: ‘Console your sick ones and attend their funerals, and pray in their Masjid(s)’’. [141]
And he-asws said: ‘One who prays Salat with them in the first row, so rather it is as if he has prayed with Rasool-Allah-saww in the first row’’. [142]
And he-asws said: ‘The showing off with the hypocrite in his house (place, neighbourhood etc. ) is worship, and with the Momin is Shirk (association with Allah-azwj)’’. [143]
(The book) ‘Arbaeen’ of Al Shaheed – by his chain from the Seyyid Al Murtaza, may Satisfaction of Allah-azwj be upon him, from Al Mufeed, from Ibn Qawlawiya, from Al Kulayni, from Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Uzina, from Zurara who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah-asws what the people are reporting that the Salat in congregation is better than Salat of the man prying alone by twenty-five Salat(s). He-asws said: ‘They speak the truth’. I said, ‘Can the two men be a congregation? ’
He-asws said: ‘Yes, and the man would stand on right hand side of the prayer leader’’. [144]
And from him, by the chain from Al Kulayni, from a number of his companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Yusuf, from his father who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far-asws saying: ‘Al-Juhanny came to the Prophet-saww at Makkah. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! I tend to be in the valleys and with me are my wife, and my children, and my servant. I proclaim Azaan and Iqama, and I pray Salat with them. Are we a congregation? ’
He-saww said: ‘Yes! ’
He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! My servants pursue drops of the clouds, so I and my wife and my children remain. So, I proclaim Azaan, and Iqama, and I pray with them. Are we a congregation? ’
He-saww said: ‘Yes! ’
He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! My children disperse regarding the livelihood, so I and my wife remain. I proclaim Azaan and Iqama, and I pray with them (her). Are we a congregation? ’
He-saww said: ‘Yes! ’
He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! The wife goes regarding her need and I remain alone. So, I proclaim Azaan and Iqama, am I a congregation? ’
He-saww said: ‘Yes! The Momin alone is a congregation’’. [145]
And from him, by the chain from Al Kulayni, from Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Hammad, from Hareyz, from Zurara who said, ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah-asws (Abu Ja’far-asws) one day, and a man entered