THE PURE AND BLESSED HEART OF NABI (saw) IS WASHED WITH ZAM-ZAM IN A GOLDEN TRAY In the Hadith, on the incident of Meraj, it has also been mentioned that the blessed chest of Nabi (SAW) was opened and his heart was removed and washed in the water of Zam-Zam. Thereafter, it was returned to its place and restored to its original condition. In today’s modern age when the practice of surgery is so very common, there cannot be any doubt whatsoever regarding the possibility of such occurance. And since Zam-Zam was used to wash the noble heart of Rasulullah (SAW), we can clearly undeerstand the merit and excellence of this water. It has also been narrated that the blessed heart of Nabi (SAW) was washed in a tray of Gold which had been brought from Jannah and the being to use it was an angel, and at that time no regulations had been revealed (to the Muslims), it would not be permissible for the Ummahof today to justify the use of utensils made of Gold. (The laws prohibitting the use of utensils of Gold was revealed only in Madinah Munawwarah). The Hadith also mentions that the heart of Nabi (SAW) was filled with (Imaan) faith and (Hikmah) Wisdom. What this means is that the overwhelming power of Imaan in Rasulullah (SAW) and the wisdom in his heart was reinforced and enhanced in order to equip him with the strength and power required for his magnificient journey into the heavens. THE NOBLE AND SUBLIME POSITION OF SALAAH Salaah is an exceptionally great gift from Allah Ta’ala. Other acts of worship were made compulsory while Nabi (SAW) was on the earht but Salaah was ordained while Rasulullah (SAW) was in the heavens. There Nabi (SAW) received the gift of fifty times Salaah. Then , acting on the advice of Moosa (AS), he betook himself time and again in the precense of Allah Ta’ala requesting Allah to reduce the number. At every appearance, Allah conceded and it was reduced by five until eventually though only 5 Salaah remained, Allah promised the reward of 50 Salaah. Nabi (SAW) made Dua to Allah Ta’ala and thereafter. In this world the Sahaba (RA) also made Dua to Allah Ta’ala, InshaAllah. Since Salaah is an occasion where one presents himself in the court of Allah Ta’ala, certain ettiquittes have to be observed which are not required for other acts of Ibadah. To be with Wudhu, for the clothes to clean and paak, for the place of Salaah to be clean and pure, to face the direction of Qibla, to respectfully fold the arms while standing, to recite the Kalam (words) of Allah, to bow down, to prostrate, etc. are all such acts which are not collectively performed requiesites for any other Ibadah besides Salaah, though some of them may be individual essentials in other acts of wrship. Then, the person in Salaah recites the Tashahhud which begins with the words of “Attahiyyaatu” in every two Rakaats. Some commentators of Hadith are of the view that the Tashahhud is actually a repetition of some of the words spoken on the night of Meraj when Nabi (SAW) presented himself before Allah Ta’ala, he greeted him with the following praises and salutation: “All our verbal, physical and monetary prayers are for Allah alone”. To this Allah Ta’ala repliedSalutation to you O, prophet! and Allah’s peace and His blessings be on you, on hearing this, Nabi (SAW) humbly submitted, “Blessings of Allah be on us and all the pious worshippers of Allah. Thereupon, Hadhrat Jibraeel (AS) immediately testified to the unity of Allah and the messangership of Rasulullah (SAW) declaringthe shadah. Now since Salãh is an act of presenting oneself in the devine court of Allah, we have been instructed to perform it with the utmost attention and devotion. For the purpose of maintaining proper concentration we have been directed to make use of a SUTRAH and prohibited from looking around in our Salãh. We have also been prohibited from TASHBEEK (i.e. entering the fingers of one hand into those of the other). While in Salãh, Similarly, it is prohibited to perform Salãh while in a state of overwhelming hunger or thirst or urgently in need of relieving oneself. As all these serve to distract us from our Salãh and stand in the way of maintaining proper concentration and devotion in out Salãh. This is totally against the ettiquitte of presenting oneself in the court of Allah (SWT). Hadhrat Abu Zar (RA) narrates that Nabi (SAW) said, “When a servant is in Salãh, the attention of Allah is directed towards him as long as he does not divert his own attention away (from Salãh). When he ceases to cncentrate, then the attention of Allah Ta’ala is also withdrawn from him. Hadhrat Abu Zar (RA) has also reported Rasulullah (SAW) as saying “when anyone of you is in his Salaah, he should not displace the pebbles (on the ground) for the mercy (of Allah) is directed towards him.
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