Analysis of Determining the Ideal Distance Between Prayer Lines for the Perfect Sujud Position in Malaysia's Surau and Mosque

Abstract

Prayer is a religious pillar that ensures the perfection of a Muslim's beliefs. Defects in worship and prayer also lessen the reward and cause the perpetrator to lose emotional tranquilly. As a result, the purpose of this study is to qualitatively examine the ideal distance between the prayer row in front and the prayer row behind for the correct prostration action based on the height of a typical Malaysian congregation (makmum). Because the analysis revealed that the interview of all 7 makmum had reached saturation of information related to the ideal distance of the row and the ideal prostration, a total of 7 makmum who fit the requirements were chosen as informants interviewed. To represent the data acquired, an in-depth case study analysis was performed. Cohen Kappa on the difference in expert agreement from the interview checklist is 0.78, considered moderate. According to the survey, respondents confirmed that the distance between the rear and front rows should be extended to achieve a proper prostration movement based on the congregation's usual body height in Malaysia. The study also discovered that widening the space between the front and rear rows by 30 centimeters helps the congregation to conduct a perfect prostration movement in prayer. The coordination of the distance between the front row and the back row in mosques and suraus throughout Malaysia can further propagate the goodness of the congregation in achieving the perfect quality of prostration movement, thereby strengthening the relationship and attaining reverence in prayer. Solat merupakan tiang agama yang menjamin kesempurnaan iman seseorang Muslim. Kecacatan ibadat di dalam solat turut mengurangkan pahala dan menyebabkan hilang ketenangan emosi bagi pelakunya. Justeru kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kualitatif jarak ideal antara saf solat di hadapan dengan saf solat di belakang bagi pergerakan sujud sempurna mengikut ketinggian jemaah normal di Malaysia. Seramai tujuh orang makmum yang memenuhi kriteria dipilih sebagai informan untuk ditemubual kerana analisis mendapati temu bual ke atas kesemua tujuh orang jemaah telah mencapai ketepuan maklumat berkaitan jarak ideal saf dan sujud yang sempurna. Analisis kajian kes secara mendalam dijalankan bagi memaparkan data diperoleh. Bacaan Cohen Kappa terhadap perbezaan persetujuan pakar dari senarai semak temu bual adalah sebanyak 0.78 iaitu pada tahap sederhana. Kajian mendapati keseluruhan seramai 7 orang bersetuju bahawa jarak antara saf belakang dengan saf hadapan perlu dilebihkan bagi mendapatkan pergerakan sujud yang sempurna mengikut ketinggian badan jemaah yang normal di Malaysia. Kajian turut mendapati pertambahan jarak sebanyak 30 sentimeter antara saf hadapan dengan saf belakang membolehkan jemaah melakukan pergerakan sujud yang sempurna di dalam solat. Penyelarasan jarak antara saf hadapan dan saf belakang bagi pengamalan masjid dan surau seluruh Malaysia mampu menyebarkan lagi kebaikan para jemaah dalam mencapai kualiti pergerakan sujud yang sempurna seterusnya mengeratkan silaturrahim dan menggapai khusyuk di dalam solat.