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Ṣalāh

صلاة

إمام

Imām

Definition

The one who leads the prayer — chosen by knowledge of the Qur'an, then sunnah, then age.

Example

The imām's takbīr is the signal; followers move only after him — the Prophet ﷺ forbade racing the imām.

See also

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Jamāʿah

Congregational prayer — its reward is 27 times that of an individual prayer.

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Masbūq

A latecomer to jamāʿah — someone who missed one or more rakʿāt with the imām.

All glossary terms

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