The 5 Amal (also known as Amaal) of Masjid are the recommended practices to establish in a Masjid. This is one of the goals when we go out in Jamaat to a new Masjid. The 5 Amal consist of 3 daily practices, 1 weekly practice, and 1 monthly practice.
#1 Monthly 3-Day Jamaat
- Each Masjid should try to establish their own 3-Day Jamaat.
- If a Masjid cannot form their own Jamaat, brothers from the masjid should spend 3 days with Jamaats from other Masjids.
- Focus should be on bringing in new brothers.
#2 Weekly Umumi Gasht
There should be two Umumi Gasht in each Masjid every week. The focus is to visit every Muslim in the local area.
- One Umumi Gasht should be from your own Masjid.
- A second Umumi Gasht (often called just ‘Second Gasht’) should be in a neighboring Masjid.
#3 Daily Taleem
Two Taleems Halqas (Circles) should be established in your own Masjid
- One Taleem in the Masjid.
- The Taleem should ideally last half an hour.
- It should happen at a time when all brothers are present.
- It should be held at the side of the Masjid so it does not disturb brothers who are praying.
- One Taleem at home
- The home Taleem should ideally last half an hour.
- Time should be split between reading the book and talking about the 6 Points (Qualities).
Commonly asked questions:
- If our Masjid already has a Halaqa conducted by the Imam, should we still do our own Taleem?
Answer: Make Mashwara with the local Zimmedaar/Shura about whether the Imam’s program is suitable to replace Taleem. Tablighi Jamaat as a whole cannot give a blanket endorsement to all Imam Programs worldwide.
- Must we only read the approved books by our Elders?
Answer: The approved books for Taleem are Fadhail Amaal, Riyaadus Saliheen (Original Arabic Version), Hayatus Sahaba (Original Arabic Version) and Mishkat Al Masabih (Original Arabic Version). Some ‘Salafi’ focused Masjids may have concerns about reading Fadhail Amaal. In such cases, it is generally allowed (subject to Mashwara) to read the non-Arabic version of Riyaadus Saliheen in these Masjids.
#4 Daily Da’wah
It is recommended to spend 2.5 hours visiting other Muslim brothers every day. If you cannot spend 2.5 hours, try to visit at least one house.
#5 Daily Mashwara
Brothers should meet daily for a short Mashwara.
- The Mashwara should happen after a prayer. It is best to do this Mashwara after Fajr so that brothers will start the day with the Fikr (mindset) of Da’wa.
- The Mashwara should be very brief, around 5 minutes on average.
- It should cover what was done yesterday and what will be done today.