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Salaah

Prayer, and all things related to prayer: pillars of prayer, khushoo’, fiqh of prayer, and more!

Just Two More?!

Ibn Kathir, in his tafseer of the ayaat about the Slaves of Ar-Rahman, mentions the translation that they sleep little and pray to Allah at night with fear and hope, and asking for forgiveness. Ibn Abbaas mentions that it's very easy to get this same reward (to be written as the muhsinoon!)--all you have to do is pray two extra rak'aahs (but when?) ...

Success is For the Believers

Successful are the believers, those who offer their salaah with khushoo. What does this really mean? It means to establish the salaah, fully and properly, on time, and to pray with full khushoo--not quickly or lazily. And this is our purpose--because Allah said, He did not create humans and Jinn EXCEPT to worship him. So establish salaah--because you never know when your time will come.

Worship

We go through life praying, giving to the poor, fasting, and other forms of worship which are prescribed by Allah. However, when was the last time we sat back and really tried to understand what it means to worship Allah? Why do we worship Him? Listen to the podcast for more details on this crucial aspect of Islam--worship.

500 Years of Worship

A man worshipped Allah for 500 years. On the Day of Judgement, when Allah says "Enter him into Paradise through My mercy," he says "no, through my deeds!" Guess what? He doesn't make it through deeds. Guess which blessing of Allah EVERYONE has and is worth MORE then 500 years of worship?

Abu Bakr and His Request

The du'a of Abu Bakr: "O Allah, I have wronged myself ..." Subhanallah! If Abu Bakr and the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) wronged themselves and asked Allah for forgiveness, then what about us? How keen are we to ask? Make a habit of making this amazing du'a in your tashahhud and at other times.

“As-Salaah! As-Salaah!”

The importance of salaah can be seen in the seerah of our beloved Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم). Allah raised our beloved Prophet to His heights to give him the command of salaah directly, rather than sending it through Angel Jibreel. Also, the importance of salaah is seen in the seerah, when the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) was on his death bed, when he had the chance to give one last message that he could give his ummah until the Day of Judgment. He cried out, As-Salaah! As-Salaah!

Have you Established the Salaah?

The greatest command after that of tawheed is of salaah. Allah lays out a list for whom this Qur'an is a guidance, and amongst the first things He says are about those who establish the salaah; those who guard them strictly and stand in front of Allah with obedience. The example of Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) is amongst the best, and as he builds the ka'ba, he makes du'a to Allah to make him amongst those who establish salaah.

Relax! Who are you Racing?

We at times find ourself in a race with salaah. One of the primary ways to gain khushoo in our salaah is to take our time in it, so much so that our Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) told us to be slow and articulate with each movement--we should let all our bones rest and [...]

“If it is sound then the rest of his deeds will be sound…”

Going on about the importance of salaah, salaah is the first matter that a slave/abd/person will be brought account for on the Day of Judgment. So important is salaah, that Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) said that if this one matter is good then everything else will also be good.

Limitless: Ramadan Planning

In Ramadan, a month in which the opportunities are limitless and the reward is ready for taking in abundance. Inshallah, join me on this journey as we go through some self-planning for this blessed month, and inshallah learn about the one action which is the most noble in the sight of Allah!

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