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questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:29:26
[slm],

Alhamdulillah ive started to pray regularly. there are some questions i have about salah. (see next posts) your thoughts about these questions are really appreciated.
Jazakallahu khaiyran!
your sister in Islam,
Suha :) :-X :)
03/27/02 at 09:30:26
Suha
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:34:44
question 1:

fardh prayers are the obliged ones, then how important are teh sunnah and nafl prayers. if you havent enough time (like a very busy day for example during your exams) is it possible for you to skip these prayers?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:38:16
question 2:

if youve just prayed fardh and the prayertime for that particularly prayer is over, should you then read the sunnah/nafl prayers or just stop praying cause time is over for those prayers?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:41:46
question 3:

how important is time when you are about to pray. i know that you have to pray on time, but is it really that strict? like if you want to pray for zuhr but the prayertime is already ended up ten minutes later? is it still possible to pray or is that prayer already 'a make up for prayer'?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:46:18
question 4:
if youve a very busy day like when your exams are near (i dont know if taht really is an excuse) but is it possible for you to pray zuhr ad assar or magrab and isha together at one time?
so you delay zuhr(or magrab....) till the end of its time and then you pray zuhr and assar(or magrab and isha) together? and if thats possible do you have to read tasbeeh between them or should you read tasbeeh just once at the end of both prayers?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 09:48:15
well there are still a few more question i have,
but ivent so much time at teh moment
so ill come back later on...............

[wlm]
suha :-[
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 10:42:41
Question 5:

I know that your wudu is over when you have passed wind. But what exactly does passing wind mean, so when is your wudu invalid: is it also when you feel gas in your rectum or even in your gut or is it only when you feel that it came out?
And if you have done wudu and you feel something like this (gas in your gut/rectum) can you then sit down to stop this feeling? And what if you’ve already done wudu 3 times before?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 10:43:15
Question 6:

This one is about ghusl. Ca n you immediately pray after ghusl or do you have to do wudu before?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 10:43:59
Question 7:

If you have overslept and you have missed fadjr prayer. Do you have to wait till after sunrise and pray fadjr then or is this prayer already a kadha (make up for)prayer. (so you can make it up whenever you want)
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 10:44:42
Question 8:

Are witr prayers obligatory?
Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/27/02 at 10:45:53
Question 9:

When exactly aren’t we allowed to pray. During sunrise and sunset and when the sun is at his highest position? <---for how long is that?

Well that’s it. Once again thank you very much for your answers!
Wasalaam
suha  ::) :-[ ::) :-[ ::)
Re: questions about prayer
Sis_Malak
03/27/02 at 22:54:21
[slm],
 
 Sis, Inshallah I will help you with a couple of your questions. The rest I am leaving for more knowlegable brothers or sisters.  

 As far as sunnah prayers (Question 1), these are not required.  So you do not have to do them.  However, if you do, there are extra blessings.  So if you have time, do them and follow Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s example.  However, in other situations where perhaps you don't have enough time, or other reasons, it is not haram to skip them.  

In regards to the question about breaking wind and wudu, it only counts if you hear it or smell it.  (this is from hadeeth, but I don't remember the exact place)

[wlm] :-)

 Sis Malak
Re: questions about prayer
Abu_Hamza
03/28/02 at 03:00:05
[slm]

Masha Allah Suha, a lot of good questions :)  Maybe next time, we should ask Suha to be Regis for the WWTBAM contest ;)  I'm sure she'll stump a LOT of people  ;D

[quote]question 1:

fardh prayers are the obliged ones, then how important are teh sunnah and nafl prayers. if you havent enough time (like a very busy day for example during your exams) is it possible for you to skip these prayers? [/quote]

The fard prayers are the obligatory prayers, that's correct.  The sunnah and nafl prayers, according to the majority of the scholars, are NOT obligatory, that's also correct.  So if you don't have enough time, and you only perform the fard prayers, skipping all the sunnah prayers and the nafls, is that enough?  Yes, according to most of the scholars.  However, there are *some* sunnah prayers that the Prophet [saw] is said to have NEVER missed (even while travelling)!  Even if he missed praying them on time, he'd make them up later!  These are the two rak'ahs before the fard prayers of Fajr, and the Witr prayer after Ishaa.  

I'm assuming you know how to pray Witr.  It's a little bit different from the rest of the prayers.  If you don't, just ask and insha Allah someone will answer.

[quote]question 2:

if youve just prayed fardh and the prayertime for that particularly prayer is over, should you then read the sunnah/nafl prayers or just stop praying cause time is over for those prayers? [/quote]

It's up to you!  The Prophet [saw] often made them up if he missed them, but there is no obligation for making up missed prayers that are not fard.  However, try not to make them up during the times when it's forbidden to pray (see below the answer for Q. 9 for more on this).

[quote]question 3:

how important is time when you are about to pray. i know that you have to pray on time, but is it really that strict? like if you want to pray for zuhr but the prayertime is already ended up ten minutes later? is it still possible to pray or is that prayer already 'a make up for prayer'? [/quote]

You *have* to offer the prayer within the time frame in which it is supposed to be offered.  If you miss the prayer intentionally (ex. laziness, etc), then you've missed the prayer!  And if you pray it later, you are simply making up the missed prayer, which is not equivalent to praying it on time.  

However, there are cases where a person has a valid excuse for missing the prayer.  One example is unconsciousness.  There are also other examples.  In these cases, the prayer that is missed, when it's prayed late, it's still considered to be prayed on time.  That is, the reward for it is not decreased.

But in *most* cases, the prayer must be offered in its time frame.  And delaying it until its time is over is a sin, may Allah help us all from falling into it.

[quote]question 4:
if youve a very busy day like when your exams are near (i dont know if taht really is an excuse) but is it possible for you to pray zuhr ad assar or magrab and isha together at one time?
so you delay zuhr(or magrab....) till the end of its time and then you pray zuhr and assar(or magrab and isha) together? and if thats possible do you have to read tasbeeh between them or should you read tasbeeh just once at the end of both prayers? [/quote]

First, the tasbeeh done after the prayers is not an obligatory act.  So it's not something that you are required to do, nor is it a sin to not do the tasbeeh.

Second, about combining the prayers, avoid it!  But if I remember correctly, there's a discussion about what's better ... combining the prayers, or missing them altogether.  I'll have to look it up.

[quote]Question 5:

I know that your wudu is over when you have passed wind. But what exactly does passing wind mean, so when is your wudu invalid: is it also when you feel gas in your rectum or even in your gut or is it only when you feel that it came out?
And if you have done wudu and you feel something like this (gas in your gut/rectum) can you then sit down to stop this feeling? And what if you’ve already done wudu 3 times before? [/quote]

If you smell it or hear it, you've passed wind.  If you don't smell it or hear it, then you haven't passed wind.  

You cannot sit down *during* the prayer to prevent the wind from passing.  In fact, to hold on to the wind during the prayer (or urine, etc) is considered makrooh (disliked) for the prayer.  So if you feel something, release it, break your prayer, go make wudoo again, and pray again.  

There are exceptions for those who have a gastric illness where they continuously pass wind.  Unfortuantely, I'm not sure what the ruling is for them though.

[quote]Question 6:

This one is about ghusl. Ca n you immediately pray after ghusl or do you have to do wudu before? [/quote]

This is how you make ghusl:

1- wash both hands three times,

2- wash the private part,

3- make a complete ablution (like the one made for prayer--the Prophet used to delay washing his feet until the end of his ghusl if he was using a tub, and so on),

4- rub water through one's hair three times, letting the water reach down to the roots of the hair,

-5- pour water over the entire body, begining with the right side, then the left, washing under the armpits, inside the ears, inside the navel, inside the toes and whatever part of the body can be easily rubbed.

So wudu is *part* of ghusl!  You do not have to make a separate wudu after ghusl to pray.  The wudu done in the ghusl is good enough.

[quote]Question 7:

If you have overslept and you have missed fadjr prayer. Do you have to wait till after sunrise and pray fadjr then or is this prayer already a kadha (make up for)prayer. (so you can make it up whenever you want)  [/quote]

Ok, first of all, the time for fajr lasts until sunrise.  So if you wake up before sunrise, pray, and your prayer will be on time insha Allah.

Now, if you wake up *after* sunrise, then it depends whether you overslept intentionally or unintentionally.

If you did not oversleep intentionally, that is, you set the alarm for waking up but for some reason you still sleep through fajr time, you should pray fajr as soon as you wake up.  If you do that, your prayer is still considered to be on time, because the person who is asleep is from among those who is not *required* to pray (as long as he's not *intentionally* sleeping through the prayer).

If you overslept because of carelessness, then you should make up the prayer as soon as you can after you wake up.

[quote]Question 8:  

Are witr prayers obligatory?[/quote]

According to the overwhelming majority of the scholars, the witr is NOT obligatory.  Imam Abu Hanifa considered it wajib (obligatory), however most scholars have said that he was mistaken in his opinion.  

All scholars agree, however, that Witr is a *strong* sunnah.

[quote]Question 9:

When exactly aren’t we allowed to pray. During sunrise and sunset and when the sun is at his highest position? <---for how long is that? [/quote]

There are 3 times when we are forbidden from praying.  These times are:

1. After fajr until the sun has risen above the horizon
2. When the sun reaches its highest position until the time of dhuhr
3. After asr until the maghrib

What you should not pray during these times is the voluntary prayers.  However, if you haven't prayed fajr yet, and you find yourself close to the time of sunrise, most scholars say that you should go ahead and pray fajr.  Same thing for Asr close to sunset.  

There is a great deal of debate among the scholars about whether or not certain voluntary prayers may also be prayed during these "forbidden" times.  For example, tahiyyatul masjid (the prayer said upon entering the masjid), making up missed prayers, sunnah prayers, etc.  You can see some of the discussion on this here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/law/fiqhussunnah/fus1_06.html (skip down to Volume 1, Page 90.)

If I've made some mistakes, please correct me guys.  

And Allah knows best.  

Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
03/28/02 at 03:04:46
Abu_Hamza
Re: questions about prayer
WhatDFish
03/28/02 at 03:49:10
[slm]

sister

mashaa'Allah, ill answers some of the questions inshaa'Allah and quote a few ahadeeth that encourages us to do salaah as well as the nawaafil.

the thing is try to make time for them and inshaa'Allah He will help you. first of all you must want to do it. Bro Ali at Tamimi in a lecture in singapore a few years ago spoke on this too. he said from a hadeeth that the first thing Allah will check on the Day of Judgement is a persons salaah, and if it is good then alhamdulillah everything else will be too and if its not, then your nawafil will make up for it inshaa'Allah.(somebody pls post this hadeeth i cant find it)  also the sunnah prayers act as a buffer, lets say for eg when we're really tired or sick or etc etc, we 'may' miss the sunnah but still do our fard but if we only do the fard then when we're weak we may give it a miss and thats a big wrong. and of course we seek to get closer to Allah by all these additional prayers.

a Hadith by the Prophet  (May peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said:

"Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows): 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer." Hadith sahih narrated by at-Tirmidhi No. 379 and by others. Hadith No. 6183 in Sahih al-Jaami’.

‘Anbasah ibn Abi Sufyan quoted Umm Habibah as saying "Allaah’s Messenger  (May peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"A house will be built in Heaven for one who prays 12 Rak'aat in a day and evening as follows: 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib Prayer, 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ Prayer and 2 before the Fajr Prayer." Narrated by at-Tirmizi under No. 380. He said: The Hadith narrated by ‘Anbasah quoting Umm Habibah in this chapter is a hassan and sahih hadith. It is under No. 6362 in Sahih al-Jaami’.

the two sunnah rakaahs before the fard of fajr are very very impt, i cant stress enough.

Aisha radhiyallahu ‘anha narrated that the Prophet Shalallahu ‘alaihi wa Salam said : “The two rakaats before dawn (fajr) prayer are better than the word and all that it contains.” Narrated by Muslim.

the Prophet [saw] did not miss this and the witr prayers even on his travels when even the fard prayers were shortened.

ur witr prayer shd be the last of the night, ie if u intend to get up for tahajjud then do ur witr after that.

Abdullah bin Umar Radhiallahu ‘anhu narrated thet the Prophet Shalallahu ‘alaihi wa Salam said : “Make Witr as your last salah (prayer) at night.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

hmm lets see whats else . . . so u 'can' miss the sunnah prayers sister but try not to, but if uve just started salaah and u feel u cant do em all then go slow begin with ur fard and slowly add on the sunnah prayers.

on wudu its answered, as for ghusl ,ur wudu is in ur ghusl so if uve done ghusl htere is no need to repeat ur wudu.

im off to work inshaa'Allah ill add on a couple more ahadeeth when i come back.

and Allah knows best.

If you find any fault, then correct it, I pray
for no one is faultless except Allah, you must say.
~ Imam Jalalu`d~Din `Abd'ur~Rahman As~Suyuti

`Uthmaan



Re: questions about prayer
Suha
03/29/02 at 06:32:38
[quote]Masha Allah Suha, a lot of good questions :)  Maybe next time, we should ask Suha to be Regis for the WWTBAM contest ;)  I'm sure she'll stump a LOT of people  ;D[/quote]

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thank you sooo much every1
ill keep these in my mind
[wlm]
suha  :) :)

03/29/02 at 06:37:16
Suha
Re: questions about prayer
Tesseract
03/30/02 at 21:47:35
[slm]

[quote]So wudu is *part* of ghusl!  You do not have to make a separate wudu after ghusl to pray.  The wudu done in the ghusl is good enough. [/quote]

Hmmmm.......The Imam of our masjid told us that although wudu is a part of ghusl but "most" scholars say that it does not make up for wudu, and that u should make wudu again after ghusl. However, minority of scholars say that wudu which is part of ghusl is enough. I asked my Imam later that what should we do in this case where there is difference of opinion between scholars, because this is what I had been following that I didn't use to make wudu again after ghusl. He said that since majority say that it is not enough, then it is better that  we make wudu after ghusl.

Wallahu 'Alam.

Wassalam.

Re: questions about prayer
Taalibatul_ilm
03/31/02 at 05:16:35
[slm]
This is from islam-qa.com, it seems the majority say you don't need wudhu' after ghusl, but apparently there is one of two opinions of Shaafi'  and Ahmed that you need to do wudhu before or after the ghusl.
Question:


I would like to know if it's okay if i didn't make wudu after taking a bath???

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

If you are referring to the ritual bath of ghusl, then the answer is as follows:

Al-Bukhaari reported in al-Saheeh (248) from ‘Aa’ishah that when the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did ghusl to purify himself from janaabah (impurity following intercourse), he would start by washing his hands, then he would do wudoo’ as for prayer, then he would dip his fingers into the water and make the water reach the roots of his hair, then he would pour water over his head three times, scooping the water up with both hands, and then he would pour water over his entire body.

Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath (1/248): “… he would start by washing the parts of the body ordinarily washed in wudoo’ in order to honour them, and so as to include both kinds of purification, the minor and the major…”

Al-Haafiz also said (1/362): “Al-Bukhaari also understood this to mean that it is waajib when making ghusl to purify oneself from janaabah to wash oneself once, and that the one who does wudoo’ with the intention of making ghusl and then washes the rest of his body does not have to repeat his wudoo’ if he does not do anything to break it [e.g., pass wind, etc.]”

Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni (1/217): There are two ways of making ghusl to purify oneself from janaabah, one of which is sufficient, and the other is the perfect way. What al-Khiraqi mentions here is the perfect way. Some of our companions said: the perfect way includes ten things: the niyyah (intention), saying ‘Bismillah…’ (In the name of Allaah…), washing the hands three times, washing away whatever dirt is there, doing wudoo’, pouring water over the head three times making sure that it reaches the roots, pouring water over the rest of the body, starting on the right side, rubbing one’s body with one's hand and moving from the place where one has done ghusl in order to one's feet. It is mustahabb to make sure that the water reaches the roots of the hair on one's head and beard before pouring water over them. Ahmad said: Ghusl to purify oneself from janaabah should be done in the manner described in the hadeeth narrated from ‘Aa’ishah, who said: ‘When the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did ghusl to purify himself from janaabah (impurity following intercourse), he would start by washing his hands three times, then he would do wudoo’ as for prayer, then he would run his fingers through his hair until he thought the water had reached his scalp, then he would pour water over his head three times, scooping the water up with both hands, and then he would wash the rest of his body.’ (Agreed upon). Maymoonah said: ‘The Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did wudoo’ to purify himself from janaabah, then he poured water on his hands and washed them two or three times, then he poured some water from his right hand into his left, and washed his private parts, then he struck his hand on the floor or wall two or three times, then he rinsed his mouth and his nose, and washed his face and forearms, then he poured water on his head, then he washed his entire body, then he moved slightly and washed his feet. Then I brought him a cloth, but he did not want it, and he started to wipe the water away with his hands.” (Agreed upon). A lot of the requirements (of ghusl) are listed in these two hadeeth. Beginning on the right is important because the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) liked to always start on the right when purifying himself. According to a hadeeth narrated from ‘Aa’ishah, when the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did ghusl to purify himself from janaabah, he would call for something like a milking-vessel, and he would take some water in his hands, then he would start with the right side of his head, then the left. Then he would take some water in his hands and start pouring it over his head.” (Agreed upon). With regard to washing the feet after doing ghusl, there was some dispute as to what Ahmad actually said. According to one report, he said, ‘I would rather wash them (the feet) after doing wudoo’, because of the hadeeth of Maymoonah.’ According to another report, he said, ‘We should act according to the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah, which says that he did wudoo’ for prayer before doing ghusl.’ And Allaah knows best.

He said: “If he does ghusl once and makes water reach every part of his head and body, and does not do wudoo’, that should be sufficient if he rinses his mouth and nose and has the intention to do ghusl and wudoo’, but in this case is not doing that which is better.”

What is mentioned here is what is sufficient, but the perfecp way is preferable, which is why he said “he is not doing that which is better” i.e., if he does no more than that, this is sufficient even though he is not doing what is perfect and preferable. The phrase “has the intention to do ghusl and wudoo’” means that ghusl is sufficient for both if he has the intention for both. This is what was stated by Ahmad. Another opinion was also narrated from him, which is that ghusl is not sufficient for wudoo’ unless he does wudoo’ either before or after ghusl. This is also one of the two opinions of al-Shaafa’i, because the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did that, and because both janaabah (major impurity) and hadath (minor impurity) are present, and purification from both is required.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“… approach not al-salaah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state until you know (the meaning) of what you utter, nor when you are in a state of janaabah (i.e., in a state of sexual impurity and have not yet taken a bath) except when travelling on the road, till you wash your whole body…” [al-Nisa’ 4:43]

So the lack of ghusl has been made the factor that prevents a person from praying, and if a person has done ghusl, he has no reason not to pray. Both are acts of worship of the same type. In ghusl a lesser type is incorporated in a major type, as ‘umrah is incorporated in Hajj.

Ibn ‘Abd al-Birr said: The one who does ghusl to purify himself from janaabah, if he does not do wudoo’ but he makes water reach every part of his body, he has done what is required of him, because Allaah has enjoined upon the one who is in a state of janaabah to do ghusl, not wudoo’, when He says (interpretation of the meaning): “… if you are in a state of janaabah (i.e., had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body.” [al-Maa’idah 5:6]. This is the consensus of the scholars and there is no dispute among them; they are agreed that it is mustahabb to do wudoo’ before doing ghusl, in emulation of the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and because this reinforces and perfects ghusl.

And Allaah knows best.



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Re: questions about prayer
WhatDFish
03/31/02 at 14:15:29
[slm]

sister suha, heres a hadeeth from Imam Nawawi's 40 hadeeth that beautifully explains how nawafil prayers bring us closer to Allah.


Hadeeth 38 : The Worship of Allaah is the Means of Attaining Nearness to Him and His Love  

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On the authority of Abu Hurairah (radiAllaahu anhu) who said : The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said :

Verily Allaah ta'aalaa has said : Whosoever shows enmity to a walee (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with nawaafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.  

It was related by al-Bukhaaree

Explanation of Hadeeth Number 38 :
The author of al-Ifsaah said about this hadeeth from its understanding : Verily Allaah subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa has put aside all excuses from the one who shows enmity to a walee of His, and has declared that He shall War against him with the same enmity. And the walee of Allaah ta'aalaa is the one who follows that which Allaah has legislated. So let mankind be warned against harming the hearts of the awliyaa of Allaah, 'azza wa jall.
And I consider the meaning [of this hadeeth] as referring to the one who shows enmity to a walee due to the Friendship and Allegiance (Wilaayah) shown to him by Allaah. On the other hand, if the matter is such that it involves a dispute between two walees of Allaah in the form of a legal dispute or a quarrel, which is due to one of them trying to attain a right of his that is hidden from the other, then this does not enter into this hadeeth. And such disputes have occurred between Abu Bakr and 'Umar (radiAllaahu anhumaa), and between al-'Abbaas and 'Alee (radiAllaahu anhumaa), and similarly between many of the sahaabah, and all of them were awliyaa of Allaah.

And His - subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa - statement "And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him" contains a reference to the fact that we do not place the voluntary deeds (nawaafil) before the obligatory (faraa'id). And the 'nawaafil' are named as such because they are performed after the obligatory deeds have been completed; and if not then they are not given the name 'nawaafil'; and this is indicated by His statement "And My servant continues to draw near to me with nawaafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him", since attaining Nearness with the nawaafil occurs by what follows the completion of the faraa'id. So when the slave becomes persistent in seeking His Nearness through the nawaafil, then this causes Allaah 'azza wa jall to Love him.

Then He said "When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees" until the end of the hadeeth. Then this is a sign of the Wilaayah of Allaah, and its meaning is that he does not hear that which is not permitted for him to hear by the Sharee'ah, nor does he see that which is not permitted by the Sharee'ah, nor does he grasp with his hand that which is not permitted for him by the Sharee'ah, nor does he hasten with his legs towards anything except that which the Sharee'ah allows him to hasten towards. And all of this is the basis (asl) [of being Loved by Allaah]. But also, the Worshipper of Allaah may become so engrossed in the Dhikr of Allaah ta'aalaa that he becomes famous for that, and if another person, who is not from amongst those who Remember Allaah much, were to speak to him without mentioning the Dhikr of Allaah, then it would be as though he did not hear him; until the speaker approaches him with something from the Dhikr of Allaah. And similarly in the case of those things which are seen, and those things which are grasped, and those things towards which one walks. And this is a most noble characteristic, and we ask Allaah that He makes us from amongst its possessors.

And His statement "and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge" shows that even after the slave becomes from amongst the Beloved of Allaah, this does not prevent him from asking his Lord to satisfy his needs or seeking refuge in Him from those whom he fears. And Allaah ta'aalaa is able to give him what he desires before his asking Him for them, and to grant him refuge before he seeks it, but He subhaanahu becomes Near to His slaves through His giving those who ask Him, and His granting refuge to those who seek it from Him.

And Allaah knows best.


Summary :
[*]That there are Muslims who are the Awliyaa (Friends) of Allaah
[*]That one who is close to Allaah because of his piety and worship of Him, has Allaah as his Protector
[*]That whoever makes a walee an enemy, actually earns the enmity of Allaah for himself
[*]That one draws closer to Allaah by following the Sharee'ah, and by fulfilling the obligatory duties upon him
[*]That a Muslim continues to draw closer to Him by performing voluntary acts of worship (nawaafil)
[*]That ways and means not prescribed in the Sunnah will not help us in drawing closer to Allaah
[*]That when a servant draws closer to Him, then Allaah Loves him, and then guides him in each moment of his life
[*]an-Nawawi said that "I am his hearing ..." can mean "I safeguard his hearing from shaytaan"
[*]That when a servant is Loved by Allaah, He fulfills his du'aa, and protects him from evil when he asks Him to do so


`Uthmaan
Re: questions about prayer
WhatDFish
03/31/02 at 14:50:59
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
he said from a hadeeth that the first thing Allah will check on the Day of Judgement is a persons salaah, and if it is good then alhamdulillah everything else will be too and if its not, then your nawafil will make up for it inshaa'Allah.(somebody pls post this hadeeth i cant find it)  
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[slm]

heres the hadeeth

Hadith Qudsi 9:
On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (PBUH), who said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:
The fist of his actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, then he will have prospered and succeeded: and if they are wanting, then he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, the Lord (glorified and exalted be He) will say: See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers with which may be completed that which was defective in his obligatory prayers. Then the rest of his actions will be judged in like fashion.

It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Ahmad).

Niyyah for Qasr Salaah
Anonymous
04/01/02 at 00:02:29
Salam alaykom

I have a question to all the brothers and sisters about the
niyyah/intention we utter
for performing Qasr Salaah.

I know that there is a different way of saying it when you make Thuhr
and Asr together at Thuhr time, instead of at Asr time.

Can anyone help?  I'd like to have the intention in English and Arabic.

Jazakallah for your time
wasalaam
Re: questions about prayer
Anonymous
04/05/02 at 15:03:04
asslamualakum.                                                                                        
is it true that is you take your head scalf off your wudu breaks?  can anyone please hep
with the ruiling on this.
Re: questions about prayer
se7en
04/06/02 at 00:40:24
[quote author=Anonymous link=board=madrasa;num=1017239366;start=15#20 date=04/05/02 at 15:03:04]asslamualakum.                                                                                        
is it true that is you take your head scalf off your wudu breaks?  can anyone please hep
with the ruiling on this.
[/quote]

as salaamu alaykum,

from what I remember from a class on tahara, if you perform mas'h over your socks/hijab when you initally made your wudu, your wudu is broken when:

- this item is removed
- the permissibile period for mas'h is over [twenty four hours at home, seventy two when traveling]

I think there are some other opinions on this though.

Allahu a'lam.

wasalaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllah :-)
04/06/02 at 00:41:40
se7en
Re: Niyyah for Qasr Salaah
se7en
04/06/02 at 00:56:51
[quote author=Anonymous link=board=madrasa;num=1017239366;start=15#19 date=04/01/02 at 00:02:29]Salam alaykom

I have a question to all the brothers and sisters about the
niyyah/intention we utter
for performing Qasr Salaah.

I know that there is a different way of saying it when you make Thuhr
and Asr together at Thuhr time, instead of at Asr time.

Can anyone help?  I'd like to have the intention in English and Arabic.

Jazakallah for your time
wasalaam
[/quote]

wa alaykum as salaam wa rahmatAllah,

I just wanted to mention something about niyyah that might be of benefit inshaAllah.  Most definitely, niyyah is a requirement for an act of ibadah to be accepted.. but it is an act of the *heart* and doesn't need to be said on the tongue.  Scholars actually say that declaring the niyyah was not a practice of Rasulullah [saw], and discourage ppl from doing so.  

wAllahu a'lam.

wasalaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllah :-)
04/06/02 at 01:08:23
se7en
Re: questions about prayer
Abu_Hamza
04/06/02 at 02:16:14
[slm]

Just to add to what se7en said, make sure you know what you're praying (and why you're praying, and to whom you're praying, etc) BEFORE you begin your prayer!

Sometimes, we start our prayer by saying Allahu akbar, and then during the fatihah, we're trying to think "okay, this is asr right?  oh no, it's dhuhr ... but i'm gonna make it 2 rak'ahs because i'm travelling ... yeah that's right." :)

Become aware of what you're going to pray before you begin the prayer.  

Furthermore, once you say Allahu Akbar, you cannot change your intention.  

So for example, if you started your prayer in a hurry with the intention of praying 4 rak'ahs of dhuhr, because it's dhuhr time.  But during your fatihah, you remember that you're travelling so you should pray 2 rak'ahs, you cannot change your intention in the middle to 2 rak'ahs [actually, this may not be a good example :)  There are certain situations where you *can* change your intention in the middle of salaah, but let's leave that for another thread ... or consult Fiqh Us Sunnah for more info].

Basically what I'm saying is ... make sure you know what you're praying before you start the prayer!  And of course, it's always a good practice to NOT rush to the prayer and saying Allahu Akbar.  Before you start your prayers, you should try to push out all thoughts from your mind and focus your heart onto the prayer.  Once you've reminded yourself who you are about to stand in the company of, then say Allaahu Akbar, and begin.

And then, maintain that focus until the tasleem.

Wallahu ta'ala a'lam.

Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah.
Re: questions about prayer
se7en
04/06/02 at 13:44:44
as salaamu alaykum,

[quote]There are certain situations where you *can* change your intention in the middle of salaah [/quote]

wow really? like what?
Re: questions about prayer
M.F.
04/06/02 at 16:56:11
Assalamu alaikum,
Someone said a funny thing that stuck in my head about changing the niyya during salat.  This was the person hosting Sh. Bilal Philips on the program Fataawa on UAE TV.  Bilal Philips said that you can change your niyya in certain situations, and the host said he'd read that you can "downgrade" your niyya; like from a fard to a sunnah  but you can't "
upgrade" it like from a sunnah to a fard.  
Wallahu a'lam
04/06/02 at 16:56:50
M.F.


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