How many of us (Muslims) pray ?

zman · June 21, 2004, 4:05pm

^ Sugestions. Get an Alarm clock and set it to 20 minutes before the azaan. InshaAllah, you will wake up - Ameen. I myself use an alarm clock.

Allah Knows Best
WaSalaam

system · June 21, 2004, 4:12pm

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*Originally posted by HILAL K: *
ASlamu alikum

I have a problem MOST of the times i tend to OVER SLEEP and MISS OUT SalaatulFAJR........and tht puts me in such a distressful and depressed mental state tht the rest of the day i spend feeling GUILTY

i know i shuold be praying 5 times and at the same time iam lazy.....and dont wake up on time but tht is just killing me I DONT WANT TO MISS SALAATUL FAJR....BUT I DO....ITS LIKE MENTAl TORTURE I CANT LIVE LIKE THIS

ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW I CAN BE CONSISTENT IN PRAYING FAJR??????

jzakALLAH
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I sometimes have the same problem. However, I have tried something that really works. We have a Quran hifz group in our mosque. The mosque is 1 minute walk from my house Alhamdulilah and a few Muslims live in the neighborhood. What we do is call each other by phone at fajr time. So in this way everyone is awake as there is a kind of responsibility to wake each other up.

If someone is lazy (like me) we call him 2 -3 times and tell him ya fulaan, wake up....salat......itaqillah......assalatu khairan min anaaum.... Two three calls and even the laziest brother wakes up :) Alhamdulilah we have the best community! ( I am the only Pakistani who live in this place)

HILAL_K · June 21, 2004, 5:49pm

aslamualikum bro zman thnx for the suggestion i DO have an alarm but iam so used to it tht i turn it off with out realizing........

hey LAEEQ (LOL) thts a GREAT WAY U GUYZ WAKE UP EACH OTHER neway keep giving suggestion......jzakumALLAH

zman · June 21, 2004, 5:57pm

^ O Ya I totally forgot, Make niyyah for Al-Fajr before going to bed. Keep the alarm clock away from you.

The "snooze" button has made me skip sometimes also.

WasSalaam

HILAL_K · June 21, 2004, 6:02pm

ZMAN: once again thnx

i have been using the alarm formula for a long time....hummm....niyyah.....ill try tht (with sincerity) inshaALLAH

system · June 22, 2004, 8:34pm

Allah, the Exalted, says:

**"Guard strictly (the five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salat (i.e., the best prayer - `Asr).‘’ (2:238)

"But if they repent and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, then leave their way free.‘’ (9:5) **

1074. Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH): "Which act is the best?‘’ He (PBUH) said, "As-Salat at their fixed times.‘’ I asked, "What next?‘’ He (PBUH) said, "Being dutiful to parents.‘’ I asked, "What next?‘’ He (PBUH) said, "Striving (Jihad) in the way of Allah.‘’
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: Every Salat should be performed at its proper time. Deliberate delay in performing is wrong. The ultimate result of deliberate delay is that one becomes sluggish and begins to ignore and neglect it by force of habit, which is obviously very dangerous.

1075. Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Islam is based on five (pillars): testifying that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His slave and Messenger; performing of Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat); the payment of Zakat; performing Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House [of Allah (Kabah)]; and Saum (fasting) during the month of Ramadan.‘’
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: In this Hadith, Islam has been compared to a building which rests on five pillars. As a building cannot stand without its foundation, similarly, Islam cannot exist without these pillars. For this reason, he who denies any one of these obligations is a disbeliever, and he who neglects any of them due to slackness or want of attention is a sinful and impious Muslim.

**1076. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I have been commanded to fight against the people till they testify La ilaha illAllah (There is no true god except Allah) and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His slave and Messenger, and to establish As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and to pay Zakat; and if they do this, then their blood and property are secured except by the rights of Islam, and their accountability is left to Allah.‘’
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. **

Commentary: Here the word "An-Nas’’ translated `the people’ in the Hadith stands for those who associate others with Allah in worship. The people of the Book are not included among them. "Haqqul-Islam’’ translated here as "the rights of Islam’’ denotes legal castigation, etc. That is, the punishments which are given for crimes like fornication, murder, etc.

“Their accountability is left to Allah” means what is hidden in their hearts is left to Allah or the crimes which go undetected by the authorities concerned are in the Purview of Allah, Who will decide their case in the Hereafter.

system · June 22, 2004, 8:36pm

*Mu`adh (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) sent me as a governor to Yemen and (at the time of departure) he instructed me thus: "You will go to people of the Scripture (i.e., the Jews and the Christians). First of all invite them to testify that La ilaha ill Allah (There is no true god except Allah) and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His slave and Messenger; and if they accept this, then tell them that Allah has enjoined upon them five Salat (prayers) during the day and night; and if they accept it, then tell them that Allah has made the payment of Zakat obligatory upon them. It should be collected from their rich and distributed among their poor; and if they agree to it, don't take (as a share of Zakat) the best of their properties. Beware of the supplications of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. *

Commentary: This Hadith emphasizes the importance of obligations and their meticulous performance.

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Between a man and disbelief and paganism is the abandonment of Salat (prayer).'' [Muslim].

Commentary: He who will be having the quality of Islam and will be particular in performing Salat regularly, will raise a wall between himself and Kufr. He who does not perform Salat after coming to the fold of Islam, does not have a frontier which separates him from infidelity. Leaving Salat is like demolishing the wall that separates Islam from Kufr. Thus, we learn from this Hadith that leaving Salat is Kufr. Some Ulama' are of the opinion that this injunction is for one who believes leaving Salat is permissible whereas the one who leaves it because of slackness is not Kafir. Some scholars, however, think that if such a person does not repent, he is liable to Hadd, i.e., death punishment. There are otherUlama' who think that rather than death punishment such a person should be subjected to corporal punishment till he starts offering Salat. This Hadith makes the importance of Salat in Islam abundantly clear.

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "That which differentiates us from the disbelievers and hypocrites is our performance of Salat. He who abandons it, becomes a disbeliever.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Shaqiq bin `Abdullah reported: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not consider the abandonment of any action as disbelief except neglecting Salat.
[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: The opinion of the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) was based on the information contained in the Ahadith which have been mentioned above. They did not take the Ahadith which interpreted the leaving of Salat as Kufr mere scolding or reproof. They considered slackness and negligence in Salat as Kufr and apostasy and regarded Salat a symbol of Islam.

HILAL_K · June 23, 2004, 5:54am

jzak ALLAH brother LAEEQ

Sher · June 23, 2004, 9:08am

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*Originally posted by PakistaniDragon: *
Aslaam-Alaikum!

I pray but it's mostly 4 prayers a day. I usually miss the Zuhr namaz because I do night shifts and as a result I sleep during the day.

I'm trying to find out the rules for reading Kaza namaz so that then I won't miss any of them at all.
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Well,,, dearPakiDragon, it is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws. The power you acquire in this way is much greater and more reliable than that formerly supposed to be acquired by prayer, because you never could tell whether your prayer would be favorably heard in Heaven. The power of prayer, moreover, had recognized limits; it would have been impious to ask too much. But the power of science has no known limits. We were told that faith could remove mountains, but no one believed it; we are now told that the atomic bomb can remove mountains, and everyone believes it.

PakistaniDragon · June 23, 2004, 1:01pm

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*Originally posted by Sher: * Well,,, dearPakiDragon,
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That's PakistaniDragon to you brother.

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*Originally posted by Sher: * it is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws.
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In Heaven people can have horse and you can order to go wherever you wish.

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*Originally posted by Sher: * The power you acquire in this way is much greater and more reliable than that formerly supposed to be acquired by prayer, because you never could tell whether your prayer would be favorably heard in Heaven.
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Thanks for the psychology. Whether my prayer is accepted or not is not in my hands. I leave it upto God.

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*Originally posted by Sher: * The power of prayer, moreover, had recognized limits; it would have been impious to ask too much.
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God loves it when His slaves ask for His help. If a wish/prayer doesn't come true today, it comes true later or probably never, that's His choice - you see he has a set time for what will happen. The trial is whether we still have faith in Him even if it doesn't come true then and there?

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*Originally posted by Sher: * But the power of science has no known limits.
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Mere humans are not aware nor can they imagine what sort of Power God has.

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*Originally posted by Sher: * We were told that faith could remove mountains, but no one believed it;
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No one told me that. Who told you?

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*Originally posted by Sher: * we are now told that the atomic bomb can remove mountains, and everyone believes it.
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Pakistan tested it's nuclear weapons under the mountain Chagai with 6 nuclear bombs. It's still standing there.
And oh, i'm not aware of any other mountains being 'removed' by an Atomic bomb.
Scientist usually tell me it's going to rain in my area ot it's going to be sunny on such and such day.. most of the time it's the opposite way around.