To what extent is it true that congregational prayer is accepted one hundred percent, and that a husband's prayer in congregation grants his wife the reward of congregational prayer, and does this include children? And is a Muslim rewarded for performing Sunnah acts even if he did not intend them? And to what extent is the method of the Prophetic prayer movement, as mentioned by Sheikh Waseem Yousef, accurate?
A Muslim is required to perform congregational prayer in the mosque, and the reward for their prayer is commensurate with their presence and awareness. The acceptance of prayer is a matter of the unseen, known only to Allah. There is no evidence that a woman receives the reward for congregational prayer (jama'ah) simply because her husband or children go to pray. Ordinary actions, such as drinking, do not earn a person a reward unless they intend it as an act of closeness (to Allah) and seek the reward, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, actions are by intentions," and "There is no reward except with sincere seeking (of it), and no deed except with intention."
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