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  • To Look at the Place of Prostration

    To Look at the Place of Prostration

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    To Look at the Place of Prostration and offer salah with Humility

    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to incline his head during prayer and fix his sight towards the ground”- “while he was in the Ka’bah, his sight did not leave the place of his prostration until he came out from it”; and he said, It is not fitting that there should be anything in the House which disturbs the person praying.

    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to forbid looking up at the sky”, and he [Peace be upon him] emphasised this prohibition so much that he said: People must refrain from looking up at the sky in prayer, or their sight will not return to them (and in one narration: or their sight will be plucked away).

    In another hadeeth: So when you pray, do not look here and there, for Allaah sets His Face for the face of his slave in his prayer as long as he does not look away, and he also said about looking here and there, “it is a snatching away which the devil steals from the slave during prayer.”

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) also said: Allaah does not cease to turn to a slave in his prayer as long as he is not looking around; when he turns his face away, Allaah turns away from him; he “forbade three things: pecking like a hen, squatting (iq’aa’), like a dog and looking around like a fox”;

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) also used to say, Pray a farewell prayer as if you see Him, but if you do not see Him, surely He sees you; and, Any person who, when an obligatory prayer is due, excels in its ablution, humility and bowings, will have it as a remission for his previous minor sins as long as he does not commit a major sin, and this (opportunity) is for all times.

    Once he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), prayed in a khameesah and (during the prayer) he looked at its marks. So when he finished, he said: Take this khameesah of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me his anbijaaniyyah, for it has diverted my attention from the prayer (in one narration: for I have looked at its marks during the prayer and it almost put me to trial) Also “‘Aaishah Radi Allahu anha had a cloth with pictures spread towards a sahwah, towards which the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) prayed and then said: Take it away from me [for its pictures did not cease to thwart me in my prayer].

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would also say: Prayer is not valid when the food has been served, nor when it is time to relieve oneself of the two filths.

    May Allah make us offer our salah according to the Sunnah, ameen

  • To Place the Right Arm on the Left Arm

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    To Place the Right Arm on the Left Arm, and the command for it

    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to place his right arm on his left arm”, and he (Peace be upon him) used to say: We, the company of prophets, have been commanded to hasten the breaking of the fast, to delay the meal before the fast, and to place our right arms on our left arms during prayer.

    Also “he (Peace be upon him) passed by a man who was praying and had placed his left arm on his right, so he (Peace be upon him) pulled them apart and placed the right on the left.”

    To Place the Hands on the Chest:

    “He (Peace be upon him) used to place the right arm on the back of his left palm, wrist and forearm”, “and he commanded his companions to do likewise”, and (sometimes) “he (Peace be upon him) would grasp his left arm with his right.”

    “He (Peace be upon him) used to place them on his chest.”

    Also “he used to forbid putting one’s hand on the waist during prayer [and he put his hand on his waist (to demonstrate)]”. And this is the “silb” which he used to forbid.

    May we never miss even a single prayer and may Allah accept it from us, ameen

  • Intention,Takbeer and Raising the Hands

    Intention,Takbeer and Raising the Hands

     

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    Day 8: Intention, Takbeer and Raising the Hands

    When you stand for salah, facing the kaabaah, make the niyyah (intention).

    1: Intention
    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to say: All actions are by intention, and every man shall have what he intended.

    2: Takbeer

    Then he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would commence the prayer by saying:

    Allahu akbar
    Translation: ”Allaah is the Greatest”

    He(sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) ordered “the man who prayed badly” to do likewise as has been mentioned, and he said to him: Verily, the prayer of a person is not complete until he has made an ablution which has included the necessary parts of the body and has then said: ‘Allaahu Akbar’.

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would also used to say: The key to the prayer is purification, it is entered by takbeer and exited by tasleem.

    Also, “he (Peace be upon him) used to raise his voice for the takbeer such that those behind him could hear.”

    But, “when he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) fell ill Abu Bakr used to raise his voice to convey the takbeer of the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) to the people.”

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would also say: When the Imaam says: Allaahu Akbar, then say: Allaahu Akbar.

    3: Raising the Hands

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would raise his hands sometimes with the takbeer, sometimes after the takbeer, and sometimes before it.
    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would raise them with fingers apart [not spaced out, nor together]”, and “he(Peace be upon him) would put them level with his shoulders”, although occasionally, “he (Peace be upon him) would raise them until they were level with [the tops of] his ears.”

    May Allah make us steadfast in offering our salah and accept it from us, ameen

     

  • The Prayer of a Sick Person in a Sitting Position

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    The Prayer of a Sick Person in a Sitting Position

    ‘Imran ibn Husain (radiallaahu ‘anhu) said, “I was suffering from haemorrhoids (piles), so I asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) and he said, Pray standing; if you are not able, then sitting down; if you are not able to do so, then pray lying down”

    ‘Imraan ibn Husain also said, “I asked him (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) about the prayer of a man while sitting, so he said: He who prays standing, that is better; he who prays sitting, his reward is half that of the former. He who prays lying down (and in another narration: reclining), has half the reward of the one who sits.

    This applies to the sick person, for Anas (radiallaahu ‘anhu) said, “The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) came out to the people while they were praying sitting due to illness, so he said: Verily, the prayer of one who sits is (worth) half of the prayer of the one who stands.

    Once “he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) visited a sick person and saw him praying (leaning) on a pillow, so he took it and cast it aside. So the man took a stick to pray (leaning) on it, but he took it and cast it aside and said: Pray on the ground if you can, but otherwise make movements with your head, making your sujood lower than your rukoo.”

    Sitting and Standing in the Night Prayer (Tahajjud):

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), used to pray long through the night standing, and long through the night sitting, and if he recited standing, he would bow standing, and if he recited sitting, he would bow sitting.”

    Sometimes, “He would pray sitting, so he would recite sitting until about thirty or forty verses of his recitation wre left; he would then stand up to recite these standing and then bow and prostrate, and he would do likewise in the second raka’ah.”

    In fact, “he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) prayed as-subhah sitting down towards the end of his life when he had grown old, and that was a year before his death.”

    Also “he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would sit cross-legged.”

    Prohibition of Prayer Facing the Grave:

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to forbid prayer facing the grave, saying: Do not pray towards the graves, and do not sit on them.

  • The Sutrah

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     The Sutrah, and the Obligation to have one:

    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to stand near to the sutrah, so that there was (a distance of) three cubits between him and the wall” and “between the place of his prostration and the wall, (there was) enough space for a sheep to pass.”

    He used to say: “Do not pray except towards a sutrah, and do not let anyone pass in front of you, but if someone continues (to try to pass) then fight him, for he has a companion (i.e. a shaytaan) with him.”

    He would also say: “When one of you prays towards a sutrah, he should get close to it so that Shaytaan cannot break his prayer.”

    Sometimes “he would seek to pray at the pillar which was in his mosque.”

    “When he prayed [in an open space where there was nothing to use as sutrah] he would plant a spear in the ground in front of him and pray towards it with the people behind him”;

    Sometimes “he would to set his mount sideways and pray towards it” but this is not the same as prayer in the resting-place of camels, which “he forbade”, and sometimes “he would take his saddle; set it lengthways and pray towards its end.”

    He would say: When one of you places in front of him something such as the stick on the end of a saddle, he should pray and not mind anyone who passes beyond it.

    Once “he prayed towards a tree” and sometimes “he would pray towards the bed on which ‘Aa’ishah (radi Allaahu anhaa) was lying [under her sheet].”

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), would not let anything pass between him and his sutrah, hence once “he was praying, when a sheep came running in front of him, so he raced it until he pressed his belly against the wall [and it passed behind him].”

    Also, once “while praying an obligatory prayer, he clenched his fist (during it), so when he had finished, the people said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah(sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), , did something happen during the prayer?’ He said: No, except that the devil wanted to pass in front of me, so I strangled him until I could feel the coldness of his tongue on my hand
    By Allaah! Had my brother Sulaimaan not beaten me to it, I would have tied him (the devil) to one of the pillars of the mosque so that the children of Madinah could walk round him. [So whoever can prevent something intervening between him and the qiblah, he must do so].”

    He(sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), also used to say:

    When one of you prays towards something which is a sutrah between him and the people and someone intends to cross in front of him, then he should push him in the throat [and repel, as much as he can], (in one narration: he should stop him, twice) but if he refuses (to not pass) then he should fight him, for verily he is a devil.

    He also used to say: If the person who passed in front of someone praying knew (the sin) on him, it would be better for him to wait forty than to pass in front. (Abu an-Nadr said, “I do not remember exactly whether he said forty days, months or years.”).

    What Breaks the Prayer:

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to say: A man’s prayer is cut off when there is nothing such as the end of a saddle in front of him, by: a [menstruating]woman, a donkey or a black dog. Abu Dharr said, ‘I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, why the black dog rather than the red one?” He said, The black dog is a shaytaan.

    May Allah accept our salah and save us from any intentional or unintentional mistakes , ameen

     

  • Standing in Prayer

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    Day 4: Standing in Prayer

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to stand in prayer for both obligatory and voluntary prayers, carrying out the command of the Exalted:

    “And stand before Allaah devoutly.” (Baqarah, 2:238).

    As for during a journey, he would pray voluntary prayers on his riding beast.

    He set the example for his ummah to pray during severe fear on foot or while mounted, as has been mentioned, and that is the purpose of the saying of Allaah:

    “Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer, and stand before Allaah devoutly. If you fear (an enemy) then pray on foot, or while riding. But when you are in security, celebrate Allaah’s praises in the manner He has taught you, which you did not know before.” (Baqarah, 2:238-9)

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) prayed sitting during the illness of which he died.” He also prayed sitting on another occasion before that, when he was injured, and the people behind him prayed standing; so he indicated to them to sit, so they sat (and prayed). When he finished, he said, You were going to do as the Persians and the Romans do: stand for their kings who sit. So do not do so, for the Imaam is there to be followed: when he makes rukoo’, make rukoo’, when he rises, rise; and when he prays sitting, pray sitting [all of you].

    The Prayer of a Sick Person in a Sitting Position:

    ‘Imran ibn Husain (radiallaahu ‘anhu) said, “I was suffering from haemorrhoids (piles), so I asked the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) and he said, Pray standing; if you are not able, then sitting down; if you are not able to do so, then pray lying down.

    ‘Imraan ibn Husain also said, “I asked him (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) about the prayer of a man while sitting, so he said: He who prays standing, that is better; he who prays sitting, his reward is half that of the former. He who prays lying down (and in another narration: reclining), has half the reward of the one who sits.
    This applies to the sick person, for Anas (radiallaahu ‘anhu) said, “The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) came out to the people while they were praying sitting due to illness, so he said: Verily, the prayer of one who sits is (worth) half of the prayer of the one who stands.

    Once “he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) visited a sick person and saw him praying (leaning) on a pillow, so he took it and cast it aside. So the man took a stick to pray (leaning) on it, but he took it and cast it aside and said: Pray on the ground if you can, but otherwise make movements with your head, making your sujood lower than your rukoo.”

    Prohibition of Prayer Facing the Grave:

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to forbid prayer facing the grave, saying: Do not pray towards the graves, and do not sit on them.

    May we never miss even a single prayer and may Allah accept it from us, ameen

  • Facing The Ka’bah

    Facing The Ka’bah

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    Facing The Ka’bah

    When the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) stood for prayer, he would face the Ka’bah in both obligatory and voluntary prayers, and he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) ordered that, saying to the “one who prayed badly”: When you stand for prayer, perform ablution prefectly, then face the qiblah and say takbeer.

    “During a journey, he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would pray voluntary prayers and witr on his mount, wherever it faced carrying him [east or west].”

    The saying of Allaah, the Exalted, “Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allaah” (Baqarah, 2:115) applies to this.

    “[Sometimes] when he intended to pray non-obligatory prayers on his she-camel, he would make it face the qiblah, say takbeer, and pray towards wherever his mount turned its face.”

    “He would make rukoo’ and sajdah on his mount by lowering his head, making the sajdah lower than the rukoo’.”

    “When he intended to pray obligatory prayers, he would dismount and face the qiblah.”

    In prayer during severe fear, he (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) set the example for his ummah to pray “on foot, standing on their feet, or mounted; facing the qiblah or not facing it”, and he also said, When they (the armies) meet, then it (i.e. the prayer) is takbeer and indication with the head.

    He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) also used to say: What is between the east and the west is qiblah.

    Jaabir (radiallaahu ‘anhu) said:

    “Once, when we were with the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) on an expedition, the sky was cloudy, so we tried to find the Qibla but we differed, so each one of us prayed in a different direction, and each of us drew marks in front of him in order to mark our positions. In the morning, we looked at it and found that we had not prayed towards the Qiblah. So we mentioned this to the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) [but he did not order us to repeat (the prayer)] and he said: Your prayer was sufficient.”

    “He (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to pray towards Bait al-Muqaddas [with the Ka’bah in front of him] before the following verse was revealed: “We see the turning of your faces to the heavens; now shall we turn you to a Qiblah that shall please you: turn then your faces in the direction of the Sacred Mosque” (Baqarah 2:144). When it was revealed he faced the Ka’bah. There were people at Qubaa’ praying Fajr when someone came to them and said, ‘Verily the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has had some of the Qur’aan revealed to him last night and he has been ordered to face the Ka’bah, [verily] so face it’. Their faces were towards Shaam, so they turned round [and their Imaam turned round to face the qiblah along with them].”

    May Allah make us steadfast in offering our salah and accept it from us, ameen

     

  • Wudu- Part 2

    The steps after washing Hands Up to the Wrist,Mouth,nose and face are mentioned below.

    8.Washing the Hands and Arms Including the Elbows

    Use the left hand to wash the right hand, forearm and elbow, up to and including the elbow making sure that no part of the hand, arm and elbow is left dry, especially between the fingers. Repeat three times. Then use the right hand to wash the left hand, forearm and elbow making sure that no part of the hand, arm and elbow is left dry, especially between the fingers. Repeat three times.

    Allah said, “O you who believe! When you intend to offer prayer, wash your faces and your hands (fore-arms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles…” (Al-Ma’idah 5:6)

    Nu’aim ibn Mijmar said, “I saw Abu Hurairah make wudu – he washed his face and completed the wudu, then washed his right hand until he reached the upper arm, then his left hand till he reached the upper arm” – then in the end of the Hadith he said: “This is how I saw Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) make wudu.’” (Sahih – Muslim)

    9.Wiping the Head *

    Wipe the head with the fingers of both hands, starting from the forehead, taking them to the nape of the neck, then bring them back to the forehead. Do this one time.

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) wiped his head with his two hands, moving them forwards and backwards – beginning with the front of the head and (wiping) with them up to his nape then he (peace be upon him) returned them to the place from which he began. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmithee, and others)

    Wiping Over the Turban

    Men who wear a head piece that is difficult to remove (such as a turban) should wipe over the head covering. Do this one time.

    Amr ibn Umayyah said, “I saw Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) wipe over his turban and leather socks.” (Sahih – Al-Bukhari and others)

     
    What to say upon completing ablution

    Wiping Over the Turban and Forelock    If part of the head is uncovered and it is normally so, then it is preferable to wipe over the part that is uncovered along with the turban. Do this one time.

    Shu’bah said, “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made wudu and wiped over the front portion of his scalp, his turban and his socks. (Sahih – Muslim)

    Woman’s Head Cover

    As for the woman’s head cover, it is also permissible to wipe over it. This would be the case of a woman that has no private place for wudu (i.e. where non-Mahram men or non-Muslim women may see them). Do this one time.

    Umm Salamah (Radi Allahu anha] used to wipe over her head cover . (See’al-Mughnee’ – Ibn Mundhir)

    10.Wiping the Ears

    Wipe the ears by inserting the tips of the index fingers into the ears, twist them around the folds of the ears then pass the thumb behind the ears from the bottom, upwards. Wipe the ears with the water used for the head. Do this one time.

    Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “The two ears are a part of the head.” (Sahih – At-Tirmithee, Abu Dawood, and Ibn Maajah)

    From Abdullah ibn Amr – about the way of performing wudu – he said, “Then he (peace be upon him) wiped his head and entered his two forefingers into his ears and wiped the backs of his ears with his thumbs”. (Sahih – Abu Dawood, An-Nasaa’ee, Ibn Maajah, Ibn Khuzaimah)

    Ar-Rabee bint Mu’awwidh reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) “Wiped his head with water remaining in his hand” (Hasan – Abu Dawood and others)

    11.Washing the Feet and Ankles

    Use the right hand to wash the right foot up to and including the ankle making sure no part of the foot is left dry, especially between the toes. Use the right hand pinkie finger to wash between the toes starting on the right side of the foot. Repeat three times. Then use the left hand to wash the left foot up to and including the ankle making sure no part of the foot is left dry, especially between the toes. Use the left hand pinkie finger to wash between the toes starting on the right side of the foot. Repeat three times.

    Allah said, “O you who believe! When you intend to offer prayer, wash your faces and your hands (fore-arms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles…” (Al-Ma’idah 5:6)

    The Prophet remained behind us on a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the ‘Asr prayer which was over-due and we were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them thoroughly) so he addressed us in a loud voice saying twice orthriae, “Save your heels from the fire.”Volume 1, Book 4, Number 164:
    Narrated by Abdullah bin ‘Amr(peace be upon him)

    “Al-Mustaurad said, “When the Prophet (peace be upon him) made wudu he would enter the water between his toes with his little finger.” (Sahih – Abu Dawood, At-Tirmithee, and Ibn Maajah)

    Washing both the feet once up to and including the ankles. It’s not sufficient for one to pass wet hand over the feet or shoes. Under certain conditions masah can be done over leather socks known as khuffs

    Wiping Over the Foot Covering

    Wiping over the top of the foot covering with wet hands instead of washing the feet is allowed, provided that the foot covering has been put on after performing wudu that included washing the feet. Wipe the top of each foot one time, using the right hand for the right foot and the left hand for the left foot. This is allowed for 24 hours from the time of wudu, if not traveling. After this time the feet must be washed. It is allowed for 3 days from the time of wudu, if traveling. After this time the feet must be washed.

    Amr ibn Umayyah said, “I saw Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) wipe over his turban and leather socks.” (Sahih – Al-Bukhari and others)

    Drying the Body-Parts After Wudu

    Drying the body-parts after wudu is a desirable action.

    Aishah (Radi Allahu anha) said, “Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) had a cloth which he used to dry himself with after making wudu.” (Sahih – An-Nasaa’ee)

    How Many Times For Each Action in Wudu

    Each detail of wudu has been performed by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once, twice or three times (except wiping of head and ears, these should only be done once). Washing each body-part once is obligatory – and the second and third washings are Sunnah – and it is better to wash three times so as to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

    Volume 1, Book 4, Number 185:
    Narrated by Yahya Al-Mazini:

    A person asked ‘Abdullah bin Zaid who was the grandfather of ‘Amr bin Yahya, “Can you show me how Allah’s Apostle used to perform ablution?” ‘Abdullah bin Zaid replied in the affirmative and asked for water. He poured it on his hands and washed them twice, then he rinsed his mouth thrice and washed his nose with water thrice by putting water in it and blowing it out. He washed his face thrice and after that he washed his forearms up to the elbows twice and then passed his wet hands over his head from its front to its back and vice versa (beginning from the front and taking them to the back of his head up to the nape of the neck and then brought them to the front again from where he had started) and washed his feet (up to the ankles).

    Beginning With the Right

    Always wash the right hand before the left hand. Always wash the right foot before the left foot. Always wash the right side before the left side.

    The Prophet used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.Volume 1, Book 4, Number 169:Narrated by Aisha(peace be upon her)

     

     

  • Wudu- Part 1

    Wudu is the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water. Muslims are required to be clean in preparation for ritual prayers. The Quran says “For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean.”

    Muslims are also required to be clean when handling and reading the Qur’an. The Qur’an says “Which none shall touch but those who are clean” . Purification of the body and clothes is called Taharah. Prophet Mohammed said that “Cleanliness is half of faith” To have Taharah for the body, one should do either ghusl or Wudu.

    Cleanliness (Taharah) is an important precondition of Islamic worship. Wudu is an essential part of Cleanliness.

    Salah(prayer) is not valid without Wudu’ or Tayammum(dry Ablution).

    The Qur’anic mandate for wudu comes in the sixth ayat of sura 5 (Al-Ma’ida):
    “O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles; and if you are under an obligation to perform a total ablution, then wash (yourselves) and if you are sick or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy, or you have touched the women, and you cannot find water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your faces and your hands therewith, Allah does not desire to put on you any difficulty, but He wishes to purify you and that He may complete His favor on you, so that you may be grateful.”

    Allah says in the Qur’an :

    “Surely Allah loves those who turn to Him and those who care for cleanliness” (2:22).

    The Noble Qur’an – At-Tauba 9:108

    And Allâh loves those who make themselves clean and pure (i.e. who clean their private parts with dust [i.e. to be considered as soap) and water from urine and stools, after answering the call of nature].

    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “Allah does not accept prayer without purification ” (Sahih – Muslim and others)

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    Steps for performing wudu:

    1.Making Niyyah (Intention) for Wudu

    Before starting the actions of wudu, it is necessary to make niyyah. Make niyyah that the act of performing wudu is for the purpose of purity only. Niyyah should be made in the heart because it is an action of the heart and not of the tongue. Niyyah by words is not approved by the Prophet (Peace be upon him).

    Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “Verily the actions are by intention and there is for everyone only what he intended”(Sahih – Fath-ul-Baaree and Muslim)

    2.At-Tasmiyyah (Mentioning Allah’s Name)

    After niyyah, start wudu by saying aloud or silently:

    “Bismillah”

    (In the Name of Allah)

    Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “There is no wudu for him who does not mention Allah’s name upon it.” (Sahih – Ibn Maajah, At-Tirmithee, Abu Dawood, and others)

    3.Washing Hands Up to the Wrist:

    Start by using the left hand to wash the right hand up to the wrist making sure that no part of the hand is left dry, especially between each finger. Repeat three times. Then use the right hand to wash the left hand up to the wrist making sure that no part of the hand is left dry, especially between each finger. Repeat three times.

    Humran (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates that he called for water to make wudu and washed his hands three times… then said, “I saw Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) make wudu just as I have made wudu.” (Sahih – Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

    4.Washing Mouth

    Take water into the right hand and wash the mouth by moving the water around inside the mouth making sure to reach the back of the throat. Repeat three times.

    Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “When you make wudu then wash your mouth.” (Sahih – Al-Baihaqee)

    5.Sniffing Water Into the Nose and Then Ejecting It

    Put water into the right palm, sniff the water into the nose and breath it into its backmost part, then eject the water from the nose with the fingers on the left hand. Repeat three times.

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “When one of you makes wudu then let him enter water into his nose, then expel it.” (Sahih – Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood)

    Abd Khair said, “We were sitting looking towards Ali (Radi Allahu anhu) – as he made Wudu – and he entered into his mouth a handful of water with his right hand and washed his mouth and nose, then expelled it from his nose with his left hand – he did that three times, then said, ‘Whoever would like to see the way of purification of Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) – then this is his purification.’ (Sahih – Ad-Daarimee)

    Allah’s Apostle (peace be upon him) said, “If anyone of you performs ablution he should put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts with stones should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them in the water for ablution, because nobody knows where his hands were during sleep.”Volume 1, Book 4, Number 163:

    6.Washing the Face

    Wash the face, from ear to ear, and forehead to chin making sure that no part of the face is left dry. Repeat three times.

    Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala said, “O you who believe! When you intend to offer prayer, wash your faces and your hands (fore-arms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles…” (Al-Ma’idah 5:6)

    7.Running Water Through the Beard with the Fingers

    Take a handful of water into the right hand and enter it below the chin and rub it through the beard making sure to get all the way down to the roots of the hair.

    Anas (Radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him), when he made wudu, used to take a handful of water and enter it below his chin and rub it through his beard and said, “This is what my Lord – the Great and Exalted – has ordered me to do.” (Sahih – Abu Dawood, Al-Baihaqee, Al-Haakim)

     

  • Merits of Surah Al-Mulk

    Merits of Surah Al-Mulk

    “O Allah! Keep me occupied with Your remembrance and the recitation of the Holy Quran. Forgive me on the day of judgement and Grant me a lofty place in Jannatul Firdous” AMEEN

    REMINDER: Try to recite Surah Mulk everyday. According to a hadith, it will intercede on behalf of its reciter,until he is forgiven.

    “Verily, there is a chapter in the Qur’an which contains thirty Ayahs that will intercede on behalf of its reciter until he is forgiven. (It is): (Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion.”

    This Hadith was collected by At-Tirmidhi and the four Sunan Compilers. At-Tirmidhi said concerning it, “This is a Hasan Hadith.” At-Tabarani and Al-Hafiz Ad-Diya’ Al-Maqdisi both recorded from Anas that the Messenger of Allah Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallaam said,

    “There is a chapter of the Qur’an that will argue on behalf of its reciter until it causes him to enter into Paradise. (It is): (Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion.”