Category: Prayer

Prayer holds a very important place in the religion of Islam.  It is the second pillar of faith and the act of ritual prayer is performed five times every day.  There is great power entrenched in the postures of prayer not the least of which is that it establishes and reinforces our connection to God.  […]

‘Umar (RA) became unconscious after he was stabbed, and according to Al Miswar bin Makhramah, it was said: “Nothing would wake him up except the call to prayer, if he is still alive.” They said to him, “The prayer has finished, O Chief of the Faithful!” He woke up and said, “The prayer, by Allah! […]

A number of people sent me queries concerning the correct opinion on praying salat al-janazah in absentia (on a person who is not present). The question was obviously relevant since people all over the world prayed salat al-janazah for Shaykh ibn Baz rahimahullah. Before I briefly answer the question, I would like to mention the fact that this occurrence (that so many […]

Ibn ‘Umar radiallahu ‘anhu reported that Allah Messenger sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Establish your lines straight, for indeed the angels pray in lines. Align your shoulders, close the gaps, yield your hands to your brothers, and do not leave any gaps for Shaytan. Whoever connects a line, Allah maintains him, and whoever breaks a line, Allah cuts him off.” [Ahmad, […]

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Friday is a very important day for Muslims.  It is more significant and more beneficial than any other day of the week.  It is the day that Muslims gather together to pray in congregation. Directly before the prayer they listen to a lecture designed to empower them with valuable knowledge about God, and the religion […]

Purification (tahara) is the required preparation for prayer and other acts of worship.  There are four levels of purification: The physical purification by the removal of all unclean traces from body and clothing. The purification of the body parts from all sin and transgression. The purification of the heart from all bad character, lowly and […]

The happiness of that guy was tremendous when a well-known company accepted him to work for it. He was over the moon as he was the only accepted candidate. He signed the contract that implies that he should agree on respecting the company working hours, delivering weekly reports about his work and activities, and accepting […]

An Niyyah (Intention) This is the firm resolve of the heart to perform wudoo in obedience to the order of Allaah ta’ala and His Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). Ibn Taimiyyah (rahimahullaah) said (Majmoo’at-ur-Rasaa-il il-Kubraa 1/243): “The place of the niyyah is the heart and not the tongue in all forms of ‘ibaadah – and […]

It is confirmed that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) sometimes forgot something in the salah (prayer). It is also true that he said: “I am a human being and forget like you forget. If I forget, remind me.” In instances like these, he (SAWS) performed what are known as the prostrations of forgetfulness (Sujud […]