بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم
▪️Ruling on what should be done if the door bell rings while one is offering Salah▪️
📩 Question:
A questioner from Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt asks: If I am offering Salah (Prayer) and the bell rings and there is no other person in the house but me, what should I do?
✏️ Answer:
If it is a supererogatory Prayer, then the matter is flexible and there is no reason to interrupt the Prayer and find out who is at the door. But, if it is an obligatory Prayer, you should not rush unless there is something important that you fear you may miss. If it is possible to alert the person at the door that the person inside the house is busy praying, for instance by saying "Subhan Allah" سبحان الله for a man or clapping for a woman, then that is sufficient. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "If something unusual happens in the Prayer, men should say, 'Subhan Allah سبحان الله' and women should clap." If it is possible to notify the person at the door that the man is praying by saying "Subhan Allah" or that the woman is praying by clapping, that should be done. If that will not serve any purpose, i.e. The worshipper is far from the door and will not be heard, then there is nothing wrong to interrupt the Prayer in the case it is necessary, especially in supererogatory Prayer. In the case of obligatory Prayer, if the worshiper feels something urgent by the knocker they may interrupt the Prayer, open the door and then restart it from the beginning. Praise be to Allah.
📚[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 29, pg. 347]
▪️Ruling on what should be done if the door bell rings while one is offering Salah▪️
📩 Question:
A questioner from Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt asks: If I am offering Salah (Prayer) and the bell rings and there is no other person in the house but me, what should I do?
✏️ Answer:
If it is a supererogatory Prayer, then the matter is flexible and there is no reason to interrupt the Prayer and find out who is at the door. But, if it is an obligatory Prayer, you should not rush unless there is something important that you fear you may miss. If it is possible to alert the person at the door that the person inside the house is busy praying, for instance by saying "Subhan Allah" سبحان الله for a man or clapping for a woman, then that is sufficient. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "If something unusual happens in the Prayer, men should say, 'Subhan Allah سبحان الله' and women should clap." If it is possible to notify the person at the door that the man is praying by saying "Subhan Allah" or that the woman is praying by clapping, that should be done. If that will not serve any purpose, i.e. The worshipper is far from the door and will not be heard, then there is nothing wrong to interrupt the Prayer in the case it is necessary, especially in supererogatory Prayer. In the case of obligatory Prayer, if the worshiper feels something urgent by the knocker they may interrupt the Prayer, open the door and then restart it from the beginning. Praise be to Allah.
📚[Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 29, pg. 347]