THIS PRAYER IS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT. Why is it easy for us to wake up extra early for work, but hard for us to wake up extra early for prayer in themasjid(mosque)? Why is it so easy to watch a movie for two hours, but so hard to pray tworak`at(unitsof Islamic prayer) beforeFajr(pre-dawn prayer)? Why is it that we get excited when going to a friend’s house, but feel lethargic when encouraged to go to Allah’s subhanahu wa ta`ala(exalted is He) house when He created that friend we love so much? BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIIM. All praise and thanks be to Allah (exalted is He) Who has forgiven us and not destroyed us due to our sins. Who created us and continue to bestows His blessings, compassionate, gracious, merciful, powerful, and absolute kindest to whole living things & non living things. We thanks for Your helps. An unlimited salaat & salaam (greetings) goes to the master of the knowledge prophet Muhammad (s a w) Who bright humans life with His wonderful knowledge. His family, all of His companions, and those whom follow them on the right direction. Dear brothers, sisters, and respected elders, I post this with pure intentions and an optimistic attitude regarding our attendance (of our youth especially) in the masjid atFajrtime. A few sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) are listed below regarding the importance of praying`Isha(late evening prayer) and, in particular,Fajrin themasjid(mosque). This is a beneficial reminder for myself a dozen times before it is for a single other person. That being said, I humbly request you, the reader, to invest a few short minutes to read a few potentially life-changing sentences. `Uthman ibn `Affanradi allahu `anhu(may God be pleased with him) reported, “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: ‘One who performs`Isha’prayer in congregation is as if he has performed prayer for half of the night. And one who performs theFajrprayer in congregation is as if he has performed prayer the whole night.’” [Muslim] `Uthman ibn `Affan (ra) narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: “He who attends`Isha’incongregation is as if he has performed prayer for half of the night; and he who attends the`Isha’andFajrprayers in congregation is as if he has performed prayer for the whole night.” [Tirmidhi] “If they knew the merits of prayer after nightfall (`Isha’) and the morning (Fajr) prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.” [Bukhari and Muslim] “No prayer is more burdensome to the hypocrites than theFajrprayer and the`Isha’prayer; and if they knew their merits, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.” [Bukhari and Muslim] Any businessman would tell us that this is a good investment—a good deal. Let us think about it: praying`Isha’andFajrin congregation in themasjid, which takes comparatively little time, earns the reward of having prayed the entire night—the entire night! Could we ask for a better deal?! Fortunately for all of us, this sale is offered every night and every morning. May Allah (swt) guide us all to take full advantage of it. May Allah (swt) guide us to prayFajrand`Isha’in themasjidat least once a week. May Allah (swt) guide us to consistently encourage others to prayFajrand`Isha’in themasjid. May Allah (swt) give us the best relationships with each of our parents. May Allah (swt) bless us with a good understanding of Islam. May Allah (swt) give us the best character, like that of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ a mercy sent to all of mankind. And last, but definitely not least, may Allah (swt) gather us together infirdaus-al-a`la’(the highest rank in paradise).
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 02:00:23 +0000
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