This level establishes:
• the classical legal status for capable men without excuse;
• the source's merit comparison with Adhan;
• the minimum count of two;
• the basic position of one versus multiple male followers.
It does not yet decide who is qualified to lead, all 14 conditions of following an Imam, or the full list of excuses. Those are the next levels.
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Congregational Prayer: Status, Minimum, and Basic Formation
This level establishes:
• the classical legal status for capable men without excuse;
• the source's merit comparison with Adhan;
• the minimum count of two;
• the basic position of one versus multiple male followers.
It does not yet decide who is qualified to lead, all 14 conditions of following an Imam, or the full list of excuses. Those are the next levels.