Namaaz

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Re: Namaaz

@pinks

don know if u mean the shukrana or the namaz-e-haajat? so i’ll answer 4 both

well shukrana’s i just pray normally like u wud if u were reading 2 rakat sunnah… and thank Allah SWT for whatever it is u r thankful for (perhaps a loving husband is a good excuse na? )

as for namaz-e-haajat, u offer 2 rakat nafil, followed by dhirk, followed by durood, followed by the following dua:

and make sure u concentrate on the meaning alongside the arabic… its beautiful, Alhumdulillah.

Wassalam

Thank You Pinks. That was helpful.

@_Lahore_Ka_Cheetah

Mashallah! Good to see it worked out for you. I am in a similar situation, and my hopes are fading away

The two Quranic Verses that keep my hopes up:

"Call on Me; I will answer your prayer: but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!”
(Surat al-Ghafir, 40:60)

"…never give up hope of Allah’s Soothing Mercy: truly, no one despairs of Allah’s Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith.”
(Surah Yusuf, 12:87)

Dont lose hope. You have to wait and persevere. Its not like you rub the lantern and genie pops and so will grant the wish so quickly…keep reading namaaz and making dua and inshallah everything will work. Allah will open different avenues for you where you will have many options to choose from. You may not notice this but it will click into one place without you realising and that my dear friend is the best feeling..AH.

@teggy

I wish i prayed as much as you do. I feel so bad sometimes when i think about that i start praying, i do that for a while, and then all of a sudden, i’m off it again. I hate it so much. Everytime i hear a nasheed, or related stuff, i start feeling horrible because of my actions. At times, i get so overwhelmed i could feel my body shaking (literallly, i swear), my eyes water just reading the translation and hearing recitation. Makes me want to leave all the world’s distractions and just be left alone…

I know this is a stupid question, but have u always prayed regularly? or if later, then what did you do to establish it?
I want to, i really really do. But distractions, world, is all so deceptive. It’s soooo hard to concentrate on what’s right. Eventhough i know the path to truth and everything, i just have trouble following it.
I hope that made sense
Please pray and hope for me…

Ok, teggy, here is my honest opinion/s.

When i was young in Pakistan, i used to read namaaz but not often. I would hate fridays because of the Khutba but i guess i was just little then yet still seeing everyone go to the masjid did motivate me into reading the juma at home. ONLY the juma. I also used to hate it when Mualvi Sahib used to come and teach me and bro how to read quran, I remember both of us making excuses in turns and go inside to watch cartoons for 5mins but later we would have to suffer our beats from the mualvi sahib… It was all worth it!

Growing up, i would see my parents reading namaaz infront of me whilst i was watching TV - obviously with the volume on mute! I used to think that “how can i waste my time watching tv and not dedicate 5-10mins of my time to namaaz?” Watching tv or movies is NOT gonna help you on the judgement day. Also, reading namaaz means that you will not have to read qaza in your burhapa < thats another motivation.

Another thing that motivates me is that all of us will be facing qabar ka azaab. Thats one thing thats scares the hell out of me. Even just writing this is sending chills down my body. I have a picture in my mind that if i dont read namaaz, all those stories that my elders used to tell eg snakes and big keeray makoray will come in your grave etc, might actually be true. Ok, it might or might not happen like that but everyone thinks their own way. I am scared thats whats gonna happen if i cant answer 1 of the 3 questions in qabar ie the qalma. I am reading namaaz so i can save myself from all these things because this world is just a mere test for us. We are not here for eternity. Allah has sent us here to see what the hell we will do when faced with challenges/dilemmas/problems and the way you act on these things will determine your place on the qiyamat day…:hinna: