Delightful Prayer live class @ Markaz 18th July 2011
One of the position to be closest to Allah is in the Salaat.
There are Five groups of praying people: ibn Qayyim rahimhulla has categorized them as follows:
1)one of the group is wronging themselves.
Some ppl do not take care about conditions of prayer,for egs about doing proper wudhu ,ghusal .such a persons prayer is heedless,nothing to do wz prayer.such a person will be punished .muaaqab,punished.
Prayer is one of the pillar of Islam,first thing Allah will see is our prayer on DOJ.
2) other category of ppl is the one who takes care of his wudhu,ghusal, fulfilling the conditions but there is no khushoo in his prayer.he is better than the first category,but he will be accountable, muhaasab. Either his mind is 0% in the prayer or His mind is 30% or may be 40 % depending on the khushoo he has or completely lacks it.
3) this person is praying with khushoo, then his mind goes away then he strives again ,he is fighting his thoughts, Allah pardons such a person.pardoned,
4)this person is taking care of his prayer,but his concern is to make it perfect ,such a person is muthaab ,he will be rewarded.
5) muqarrabun : this is the title given to such a person who is the most near to Allah in his prayers.he prays as if he puts his heart in front of Allah swt and as if he is witnessing Allah swt.Ask Allahs help and say You make me from the muqarrabun,ya Rab I ask u from ur bounties.Rely on Allah and ask from His bounties.
Remember in previous classes about the Structure of prayer : it comprises of skeleton and soul ( presence of heart and understanding Fahm)
Imagine standing in front of Kaaba,the qiblah, put a sutrah.this is sunnah.this helps in focussing, do not pray in the center,it will cut ur prayer,it is my duty to put a sutrah so that they do not cut my prayer.if someone tries to come we can push that person.this is allowed as per sunnah, the person who is trying to walk in front of u while u r praying is like a shaytan who wants to cut ur prayer. Small children should be taught not to go in front of a praying person.
How to start the prayer. ( always after the niyyah in ur heart)
Always put a sutrah in front of utohave good focus, itcanbea wall, window,chair ur bag.
do not close ur eyes in salah ,this resembles fire worshippers.always look down at the place of sujood.
Raise ur hands unto ur shoulder and say Allah hu Akbar as if u r exalting ur creator and pushing back everything in ur life behind u.
Surah Zumar Aya 67
We need to surrender to Allah swt ,we should remember thatAllah will grasp the whole earth in His hand and He will make the seven heavens roll up.
This is the reason when we raise our hands , we should push back behind us all our life, and say Allah hu akbar.As we are in front of the Al Kabeer Al adhim.
Takbeeratul ihram : Allahuma Akbar
We should say Allah hu Akbar,the moment we say that, there are changes around us that we r not aware.we need to think and ponder while doing the acts of salat ,we should not do it out of habit but remember that now we are standing in front of our lord.
The moment u say Allahu Akbar then u become live on air , Allah will put His face in front of Allah. Ur sins will come on ur head and shoulders, when u go on sujood ur sins will fall off, prayers is expiation of sins. The prayer Should be like ibadah, we want forgiveness from Allah swt.we should not get distracted ,if we turn away from Allah ,Allah will turn away from us.we should focus and pray with pondering and understanding.
Remember there are so many ppl who do not pray they are deprived from Allahsmercy.
When u r in the prayers we should appreciate the niyam ah from Allah swt.this is an honor from Allah swt.
When I am standing in front of Alllah in my prayer it is actual practice to stand in front of Rabil Allameen on DOJ.
We need to practice well in duniya, imagine on DOJ u r standing in front of Allah swt, everyone is looking at u ,the angels, prophets,ppl everyone watching u, u have no idea where ur destination is jannah or hell.
When u say Allah hu Akbar, now u need to take permission from Allah swt before starting ur prayers.
Opening supplication,as if knocking at the door of ur creator:
Pg two of book,Subhanaka Allahuma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka wa ta Aala jadduka wa la ilahaillah ( read with understanding it's meaning).
It is better to change the opening supplications and learn different duas as the one in pg one.always have hudhoor al qalb
Also remember the third dua on pg 6 : Allahuma Akbar kabeera (3)
Allahuma katheera (3) say three times then prophet saws said that the gates of heaven will open.gates of heaven open only for good deeds and for angles but because of this kalemaati f spoken with ikhlaas gates of heaven will open.
We can say all the three duas together or any one ,This is from Sunnah.
As soon as u say Alla hu Akbar , the battle is on with shaytan named khunzub, he is especially assigned to distract u in ur salah.
Istiaadah: seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan say Aoudhu billahi minas shaytan nirajeem.
Two types of shayatateen : shaytan al ins wa shayatin al Jin
Be very good and kind to the shaytan ins.as advised by Allah to Musa about firawn in Quran.spk to firawn with the soft speech.
Sura Aaraf Aya 200
Whenever the shay tan whisper comes to u,very softly and slowly as if a pinch then seek refuge in Allah.
Different forms of istiaadah
Audhu billah hi min shaytan nir rajeem
Istiaadah means to seek refuge in Allah fromShayran the outcast,the one who is out from Allahsmercy.
Start with Basmallah : bismillah hir Rahman Ar Raheem
Shaytan becomes smaller when u say Basmallah.he grows larger when u commit sin,when u do wrong things.shaytan will not have power on u ,when u say bismillah all the time.Allah will put barakah in ur diff acts of eating, drinking, sleeping.
Surah Fatihah: we need to recite in every prayer,there is no prayer wout Fatiha, prayer is nullified wout fatihah. Magical key as if u r talking to Allah and Allah is responding to u.
We need to say it minimum 17 times in our daily obligatory prayers. We need to focus as this is a conversation with Allah swt.
Sunnah of Nabi to read ayah of Quran : every single ayah with pause, pondering,slowly,we need to understand with khushoo.do not get into traps of shaytan as he will make u focus on Tajweed or other traps.
While u r praying Allah is listening to u ,focusing on u, ESP the Fatiha bring the focus.mind wanders so only with Allah s help we can get better n better.
Prayer is divided bet the slave and Allah in two parts.
Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Alameen
Allah says my slave has praised me.thanking me
Maaliqi youm adeen ( u r magnifying ,exalting the creator ,as if u r begging Allah swt ,the owner of DOJ be merciful wz me on that. Day )
Allah says my slave is exalting me.
I will worship u alone and ask for help from u alone.
Allah says this is bet me and my slave.
Now the rest is for u:
Guide us to the straight path.( sirat al Quran, sir at al deen, and sir at al aakhirah )if u r trying this in dunya always asking to obey Allahs commandments ,to follow the sunnah ,this will be how it will be for dunya n aakhirah.
Which straight path u want , the path of those whom u bestowed with ur favor for egs the prophets,martyrs,hidaaya only from Allah.then you say I don't want to be part of two groups,one on whom Allah is angry on ( ppl who have knowledge but do not act upon the knowledge like the Jews ) nor the ones who went Astray.
When u do this duaa u should feel that Allah responds to ur dua.obligatory to say Surah after faatihah .this is sunnah.
Read whole Surah or one ayah
For any of the five salatal it has been recommended by prophet saws to read from juz almufassal.
What is juz Mufassal : From Surah Qaaf to Surah Naas.
But for salatal fajar :Any Surah from Qaaf to Amma.
Salatal maghrib: from Ad Dhuha till Surah Naas.
Rest of other prayers u can read from Amma to Dhuhaa.
Longest prayer is fajar ,prophet saws used to make it 60 ayah.
Read with meaning of the Surah to bring khushoo.I need to interact with ayaah.
When there is a mercy in ayah ,you say Allahuma inni asalukal ar rahmah.
If you read ayat of adhaab,Allahuma audhoobika min sakhataq.
In ur heart u should read about Allahs blessings then be grateful say Alhamdulilah.
Any ayah about tasbeehh like bismih rabbikal Alla..then say subhanaka,negate Allah from any defects.
Surah Qiyaamah Aya 3 When prophet saws would read the question in the Surah where Allah swt asks that would Henotb able to assemble the bones on Doj..the prophet would answer and say of course subhanaka...
Always interact with Quran, memorize and understand the ayah, bring actions of heart.prophet saws used to read with tarteela we could hear letter by letter, beautify ur voice,raise ur voice for fajar, Maghreb ishaan..we should utter with our mouth ,reading Quran, dhikar, prayers always utter,do not simply read wz eyes wout moving ur lips .
Quran itself is beautiful so beautify with ur voice.the one who has the best recitation ofquran, u can feel that he is interacting with Quran and as if he fears Allah swt.the best prayer is when we pray longer.
Sura mohammed Aya 24 ad tadaabbbur
We need to ponder upon Quran, leads to action or else there is a lock in his heart.this is an encouragement to memeorise the Quran wz meanings.
The Sahabah used to memorize only ten ayah until they acted upon those ayah and practiced so they would never forget ,this is also a chance to memorize with meaning.
One of the position to be closest to Allah is in the Salaat.
There are Five groups of praying people: ibn Qayyim rahimhulla has categorized them as follows:
1)one of the group is wronging themselves.
Some ppl do not take care about conditions of prayer,for egs about doing proper wudhu ,ghusal .such a persons prayer is heedless,nothing to do wz prayer.such a person will be punished .muaaqab,punished.
Prayer is one of the pillar of Islam,first thing Allah will see is our prayer on DOJ.
2) other category of ppl is the one who takes care of his wudhu,ghusal, fulfilling the conditions but there is no khushoo in his prayer.he is better than the first category,but he will be accountable, muhaasab. Either his mind is 0% in the prayer or His mind is 30% or may be 40 % depending on the khushoo he has or completely lacks it.
3) this person is praying with khushoo, then his mind goes away then he strives again ,he is fighting his thoughts, Allah pardons such a person.pardoned,
4)this person is taking care of his prayer,but his concern is to make it perfect ,such a person is muthaab ,he will be rewarded.
5) muqarrabun : this is the title given to such a person who is the most near to Allah in his prayers.he prays as if he puts his heart in front of Allah swt and as if he is witnessing Allah swt.Ask Allahs help and say You make me from the muqarrabun,ya Rab I ask u from ur bounties.Rely on Allah and ask from His bounties.
Remember in previous classes about the Structure of prayer : it comprises of skeleton and soul ( presence of heart and understanding Fahm)
Imagine standing in front of Kaaba,the qiblah, put a sutrah.this is sunnah.this helps in focussing, do not pray in the center,it will cut ur prayer,it is my duty to put a sutrah so that they do not cut my prayer.if someone tries to come we can push that person.this is allowed as per sunnah, the person who is trying to walk in front of u while u r praying is like a shaytan who wants to cut ur prayer. Small children should be taught not to go in front of a praying person.
How to start the prayer. ( always after the niyyah in ur heart)
Always put a sutrah in front of utohave good focus, itcanbea wall, window,chair ur bag.
do not close ur eyes in salah ,this resembles fire worshippers.always look down at the place of sujood.
Raise ur hands unto ur shoulder and say Allah hu Akbar as if u r exalting ur creator and pushing back everything in ur life behind u.
Surah Zumar Aya 67
We need to surrender to Allah swt ,we should remember thatAllah will grasp the whole earth in His hand and He will make the seven heavens roll up.
This is the reason when we raise our hands , we should push back behind us all our life, and say Allah hu akbar.As we are in front of the Al Kabeer Al adhim.
Takbeeratul ihram : Allahuma Akbar
We should say Allah hu Akbar,the moment we say that, there are changes around us that we r not aware.we need to think and ponder while doing the acts of salat ,we should not do it out of habit but remember that now we are standing in front of our lord.
The moment u say Allahu Akbar then u become live on air , Allah will put His face in front of Allah. Ur sins will come on ur head and shoulders, when u go on sujood ur sins will fall off, prayers is expiation of sins. The prayer Should be like ibadah, we want forgiveness from Allah swt.we should not get distracted ,if we turn away from Allah ,Allah will turn away from us.we should focus and pray with pondering and understanding.
Remember there are so many ppl who do not pray they are deprived from Allahsmercy.
When u r in the prayers we should appreciate the niyam ah from Allah swt.this is an honor from Allah swt.
When I am standing in front of Alllah in my prayer it is actual practice to stand in front of Rabil Allameen on DOJ.
We need to practice well in duniya, imagine on DOJ u r standing in front of Allah swt, everyone is looking at u ,the angels, prophets,ppl everyone watching u, u have no idea where ur destination is jannah or hell.
When u say Allah hu Akbar, now u need to take permission from Allah swt before starting ur prayers.
Opening supplication,as if knocking at the door of ur creator:
Pg two of book,Subhanaka Allahuma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka wa ta Aala jadduka wa la ilahaillah ( read with understanding it's meaning).
It is better to change the opening supplications and learn different duas as the one in pg one.always have hudhoor al qalb
Also remember the third dua on pg 6 : Allahuma Akbar kabeera (3)
Allahuma katheera (3) say three times then prophet saws said that the gates of heaven will open.gates of heaven open only for good deeds and for angles but because of this kalemaati f spoken with ikhlaas gates of heaven will open.
We can say all the three duas together or any one ,This is from Sunnah.
As soon as u say Alla hu Akbar , the battle is on with shaytan named khunzub, he is especially assigned to distract u in ur salah.
Istiaadah: seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan say Aoudhu billahi minas shaytan nirajeem.
Two types of shayatateen : shaytan al ins wa shayatin al Jin
Be very good and kind to the shaytan ins.as advised by Allah to Musa about firawn in Quran.spk to firawn with the soft speech.
Sura Aaraf Aya 200
Whenever the shay tan whisper comes to u,very softly and slowly as if a pinch then seek refuge in Allah.
Different forms of istiaadah
Audhu billah hi min shaytan nir rajeem
Istiaadah means to seek refuge in Allah fromShayran the outcast,the one who is out from Allahsmercy.
Start with Basmallah : bismillah hir Rahman Ar Raheem
Shaytan becomes smaller when u say Basmallah.he grows larger when u commit sin,when u do wrong things.shaytan will not have power on u ,when u say bismillah all the time.Allah will put barakah in ur diff acts of eating, drinking, sleeping.
Surah Fatihah: we need to recite in every prayer,there is no prayer wout Fatiha, prayer is nullified wout fatihah. Magical key as if u r talking to Allah and Allah is responding to u.
We need to say it minimum 17 times in our daily obligatory prayers. We need to focus as this is a conversation with Allah swt.
Sunnah of Nabi to read ayah of Quran : every single ayah with pause, pondering,slowly,we need to understand with khushoo.do not get into traps of shaytan as he will make u focus on Tajweed or other traps.
While u r praying Allah is listening to u ,focusing on u, ESP the Fatiha bring the focus.mind wanders so only with Allah s help we can get better n better.
Prayer is divided bet the slave and Allah in two parts.
Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Alameen
Allah says my slave has praised me.thanking me
Maaliqi youm adeen ( u r magnifying ,exalting the creator ,as if u r begging Allah swt ,the owner of DOJ be merciful wz me on that. Day )
Allah says my slave is exalting me.
I will worship u alone and ask for help from u alone.
Allah says this is bet me and my slave.
Now the rest is for u:
Guide us to the straight path.( sirat al Quran, sir at al deen, and sir at al aakhirah )if u r trying this in dunya always asking to obey Allahs commandments ,to follow the sunnah ,this will be how it will be for dunya n aakhirah.
Which straight path u want , the path of those whom u bestowed with ur favor for egs the prophets,martyrs,hidaaya only from Allah.then you say I don't want to be part of two groups,one on whom Allah is angry on ( ppl who have knowledge but do not act upon the knowledge like the Jews ) nor the ones who went Astray.
When u do this duaa u should feel that Allah responds to ur dua.obligatory to say Surah after faatihah .this is sunnah.
Read whole Surah or one ayah
For any of the five salatal it has been recommended by prophet saws to read from juz almufassal.
What is juz Mufassal : From Surah Qaaf to Surah Naas.
But for salatal fajar :Any Surah from Qaaf to Amma.
Salatal maghrib: from Ad Dhuha till Surah Naas.
Rest of other prayers u can read from Amma to Dhuhaa.
Longest prayer is fajar ,prophet saws used to make it 60 ayah.
Read with meaning of the Surah to bring khushoo.I need to interact with ayaah.
When there is a mercy in ayah ,you say Allahuma inni asalukal ar rahmah.
If you read ayat of adhaab,Allahuma audhoobika min sakhataq.
In ur heart u should read about Allahs blessings then be grateful say Alhamdulilah.
Any ayah about tasbeehh like bismih rabbikal Alla..then say subhanaka,negate Allah from any defects.
Surah Qiyaamah Aya 3 When prophet saws would read the question in the Surah where Allah swt asks that would Henotb able to assemble the bones on Doj..the prophet would answer and say of course subhanaka...
Always interact with Quran, memorize and understand the ayah, bring actions of heart.prophet saws used to read with tarteela we could hear letter by letter, beautify ur voice,raise ur voice for fajar, Maghreb ishaan..we should utter with our mouth ,reading Quran, dhikar, prayers always utter,do not simply read wz eyes wout moving ur lips .
Quran itself is beautiful so beautify with ur voice.the one who has the best recitation ofquran, u can feel that he is interacting with Quran and as if he fears Allah swt.the best prayer is when we pray longer.
Sura mohammed Aya 24 ad tadaabbbur
We need to ponder upon Quran, leads to action or else there is a lock in his heart.this is an encouragement to memeorise the Quran wz meanings.
The Sahabah used to memorize only ten ayah until they acted upon those ayah and practiced so they would never forget ,this is also a chance to memorize with meaning.
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