“Prostrating on the carpets of the Prophet’s Mosque is also...

“Prostrating on the carpets of the Prophet’s Mosque is also permissible if taqiyya requires it, and it is not obligatory to move elsewhere to avoid prostrating on carpets. Likewise, delaying the prayer until after the sun’s zenith due to taqiyya is not obligatory”. [15] No Need to Repeat the Prayer after following Sunnis Most of the jurists who issued the above ruling consider the follower’s prayer valid and do not consider it necessary to repeat it.

In this case, it makes no difference whether time remains for repeating the prayer or not, nor whether participation in the congregation occurred out of necessity or not. [16] Perhaps the reason for not requiring repetition is that although this prayer outwardly appears to be a congregational prayer, it is in reality performed individually. Jurists have also held that…