Musollah Etiquette
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR PRAYING IN CONSTRAINED CIRCUMSTANCES
WUḌHU:
• Perform only the essentials for wuḍhu. This includes washing your face and limbs only once and not thrice.
• You may also wish to keep your wuḍhu so as not to have to repeat it for the different prayers. This will help you save time when you take subsequent prayer breaks.
PRAYERS:
• Perform only the essentials for prayers. For example, you can recite only al-Fātihah for each raka’ah – there is no need to recite
du’a iftitāh and the surahs we normally do after reciting al-Fātihah.
(Note: this should only be done when we are really constrained for time. Whereas in normal situations, take your time and communicate with Allah in serenity)
THE SPACE:
• Bring a travel prayer mat with you. You do not have to go to a designated prayer place – it is sufficient for you to pray at a place
nearby that is visibly clean from impurities (najis), and just spread your prayer mat facing the qiblah and pray. Even if you do not have a prayer mat, it is acceptable to pray on any clean surface. Dust is not an impurity, and traces of impurities that are not visible to the naked eye are excused. However, be mindful of the needs of others too.
Ensure that you are NOT blocking the path, NOT inconveniencing others, or worse, becoming a safety hazard yourself!
References:
MUIS. Contemporary Irsyad Series. Retrieved from: https://www.muis.gov.sg/-/media/Files/OOM/Resources/CIS_280818_4.pdf
WUḌHU:
• Perform only the essentials for wuḍhu. This includes washing your face and limbs only once and not thrice.
• You may also wish to keep your wuḍhu so as not to have to repeat it for the different prayers. This will help you save time when you take subsequent prayer breaks.
PRAYERS:
• Perform only the essentials for prayers. For example, you can recite only al-Fātihah for each raka’ah – there is no need to recite
du’a iftitāh and the surahs we normally do after reciting al-Fātihah.
(Note: this should only be done when we are really constrained for time. Whereas in normal situations, take your time and communicate with Allah in serenity)
THE SPACE:
• Bring a travel prayer mat with you. You do not have to go to a designated prayer place – it is sufficient for you to pray at a place
nearby that is visibly clean from impurities (najis), and just spread your prayer mat facing the qiblah and pray. Even if you do not have a prayer mat, it is acceptable to pray on any clean surface. Dust is not an impurity, and traces of impurities that are not visible to the naked eye are excused. However, be mindful of the needs of others too.
Ensure that you are NOT blocking the path, NOT inconveniencing others, or worse, becoming a safety hazard yourself!
References:
MUIS. Contemporary Irsyad Series. Retrieved from: https://www.muis.gov.sg/-/media/Files/OOM/Resources/CIS_280818_4.pdf