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رد: Juristic Rulings Relevant to Purification, Prayer, and Funerals Prayer
Importance and Merit:
Prayer is the second pillar of Islam and the most crucial pillar after the two testimonies of faith.Anyone who denies its obligation is a disbeliever because he has belied Allah, His Messenger, and the consensus of Muslims.As for the one who affirmed its obligation but neglects it and abandons it, there is difference of opinion among scholars regarding his situation,but the preponderant view is that he is a disbeliever in a way that takes him out of the fold of Islam.Prayer is a connection between the servant and his Lord.The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When one of you prays, he is privately conversing with his Lord.”In a Qudsi hadith, Allah Almighty said: “I have divided prayer between Myself and My slave into two halves, and My slave shall have what he asks for. When the slave says: Al-hamdu lillahi rabb al-‘ؤپlamؤ«n (All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds), Allah Almighty says: My slave has praised Me. And when he says: Ar-Rahmؤپn ar-Rahؤ«m (the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful), Allah says: My slave has extolled Me. And when he says: Mؤپliki yawm ad-dؤ«n (Master of the Day of Judgment), Allah says: My slave has glorified Me. And when he says: Iyyؤپka na‘budu wa iyyؤپka nasta‘ؤ«n (You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help), He says: This is between Me and My slave, and My slave shall have what he asks for. And when he says: Ihdina as-sirؤپt al-mustaqؤ«m, sirؤپt alladhؤ«na an‘amta ‘alayhim ghayr al-maghdإ«bi ‘alayhim wa la ad-dؤپllؤ«n (Guide us along the Straight Path, the Path of those You have blessed — not those You are displeased with or those who are astray), He says: This is for My slave, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.”
Prayer is a garden of worship full of everything beautiful. At its onset, Takbؤ«r initiates it, followed by recitation of the speech of Allah during standing, exaltation of Allah during bowing, praise of Allah after rising from bowing, glorification and supplication to Allah during prostration,Tashahhud and supplication during sitting, and ending with salutation of peace.
Prayer provides aid amidst ordeals and deters one from indecency and wrongdoing;Allah Almighty said: {And seek help through patience and prayer} [Al-Baqarah: 45]And: {Recite [O Muhammad] what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing.} [Al-‘Ankabإ«t: 45]Prayer is the light for the believers in their graves and resurrection;the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Prayer is light,”and: “Whoever guards it, it will be light for him, an argument [in his favor], and salvation on the Day of Judgment.”Prayer is delight and joy for the believers;the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The delight of my eye is in prayer.”Prayer is a means whereby sins are erased and wrongdoings are expiated;the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Say, if there were a river at the door of one of you in which he bathes five times a day, would any soiling remain on him?” They replied: “No soiling would remain on him.” He said: “That is the example of the five (obligatory) prayers. Allah obliterates sins therewith.”He (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) also said: “The five (daily) prayers and the Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer are expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided.”And: “Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone.”[Reported by Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)]And Ibn Mas‘إ«d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “He who likes to meet Allah tomorrow (i.e. on the Day of Judgment) as a Muslim, should observe those prayers when the call to prayer is made,for Allah has legislated for your Prophet the ways of right guidance, and these (the prayers) are among the ways of right guidance. If you prayed in your houses, like this man who did not attend prayer (in the mosque) and performed prayer in his house, you would be abandoning the Sunnah of your Prophet;and if you abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, you would go astray. There is no man who purifies himself, and does it well, and comes to the mosque and prays, but for every step he takes, Allah raises him in status one degree thereby and takes away one of his sins.I have seen the time when no one stayed behind except a hypocrite known for his hypocrisy. A man would be brought swaying (on account of weakness), supported by two men on his sides till he was set up in a row (in the mosque).”Humility in prayer is to have a conscious mindful heart during prayer. Guarding that state of humility is one of the causes of success and admission to Paradise.Allah Almighty said: {Successful indeed are the believers. They who are during their prayer humbly submissive. And they who turn away from ill speech. And they who are observant of Zakah. And they who guard their private parts, except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed. But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors. And they who are to their trusts and promises attentive. And they who carefully maintain their prayers. Those are the inheritors. Who will inherit the highest level of Paradise. They will abide therein eternally.} [Al-Mu’minإ«n: 1-11]The two principle conditions for the acceptance of prayer are sincerity to Allah Almighty therein and performing it in consistency with the Sunnah;the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Verily, the reward of deeds depends upon the intentions; and, indeed, each one will be rewarded according to his intention.”And he said: “Pray as you have seen me pray.”
Definition of Prayer:
It is to worship Allah by standing, sitting, bowing, and prostrating while reciting Dhikr [mention of Allah] in a specific manner. Before starting to pray, the conditions that precede prayer must be fulfilled, like purification, covering the parts of the body that must be covered in prayer, and the start of its time if it is one of the timed prayers. |