The Status of a Congregation in a Home Mosque (Masjid al-Bayt)

Question

If, in the home mosque mentioned above, the need (occasionally) arises for a congregational prayer, is continuity with the imam and continuity of the rows a condition for the validity of following the imam (iqtida’), as in a [regular] house?

Answer

Whatever prevents following the imam (iqtida’) in a mosque prevents it in a house as well.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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