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11/13/01 at 16:45:49
The Prayer of the Weak and its Connection with Aid and Victory of the Ummah
http://www.islaam.com/ilm/prayerof.htm

Shaykh Husayn al-Awaaishah
The Prayer - Its Effect in Increasing Eemaan and Purifying the Soul
© al-Hidaayah



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From Sa`d, radiyallaahu `anhu, who said that Allaah's Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam said: Indeed Allaah aids this Ummah due to its weak ones, through their supplication, their Prayer and their purity of intention. [Reported by an-Nasaa`ee and others, and it is found in al-Bukhaaree and other places without mention of purity of intention. It is found in Saheeh ut-Targheeb (5)]

So with this the inferiority of the people's thinking is clear, those who say: Give your attention to the rich, the powerful and the people of standing and leave the poor. We have indeed abandoned the weak, the poor, those in poverty, and the pious, and we have tasted the bitterness of defeat, of humiliation and of ruin. Why shouldn't this be our predicament when victory of this Ummah was tied to their supplication, their Prayer and their purity of intention? So let us take care to keep the company of the weak and the pious, and seek victory from Allaah, the One free and removed from all imperfections and the Most High, asking them to supplicate for the removal of our suffering and the suffering of the Ummah of Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam.


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Fortification and Safety From Destruction, Defeat, and the Dissension of Punishment
http://www.islaam.com/articles/salvation.htm

Shaykh Sa`eed ibn `Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtaani
Pillars of Salvation
The Levels of Jihaad - Its merits and the reason for gaining victory over enemies
© 1997 The Invitation to Islam, UK



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The slaves of Allaah have pillars of salvation and support which save them from destruction and defeat if they are afflicted by them. These pillars are among the greatest solutions for whoever is affected with destruction, or wars and epidemics. They are also a protection from calamities before they happen. These pillars of salvation are:

1) Repentance and seeking forgiveness from all sins and disobedience, great or small. Repentance is acceptable only with the following conditions:

a) The abandoning of all sins.
b) Regret for having perpetrated those sins.
c) Determination not return to those sins.

If the sin involves the right of another human, then there is a fourth condition: to exonerate oneself from the injured party.

Repentance is of no benefit when the soul reaches the throat (i.e. at the time of death), or after the rising of the sun in the west (the Last Day). There is no doubt that sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness are among the greatest means to attain victory. Allaah says:

Allah will not change the condition of a people as long as they do not change their state by themselves. [Soorah ar-Ra`d: 11]

Allaah says: v Allaah would not punish them while you (Muhammad) are amongst them, nor will He punish them while they seek (His) forgiveness. [Soorah al-Anfaal: 33]

2) Fearing Allaah, the Most High, means that the servant places a shield between himself and what he fears from his Lord, His anger, and punishment. This involves acting in obedience to Allaah, by the guidance of Allaah, in the hope of reward from Allaah; and to leave sins by the guidance of Allaah, fearing the punishment of Allaah.

3) Ordering the goo`, and forbidding the evil. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: "By He in Whose Hands lies my soul, You must order the good and forbid the evil, otherwise it is feared that Allaah will send down upon you punishment from Himself, and then you will supplicate to Him and He will not answer." [Related by at-Tirmidhee and Ahmad. See also Saheeh al-Jaami` (6/99)]

Allaah says:

So, when they forgot the remainder that had been given to them, We rescued those who forbade evil. But We seized those who did wrong with a severe torment, because they used to rebel (disobey Allaah). [Soorah al-A`raaf: 165]

5) Following the guidance of the Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam in all matters of faith, words and actions.

6) Supplication, and humility to Allaah, the Most High.

Our final supplication is that all praise is for Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.

NS


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