Sekai no Himitsu~

✍As'salamu Alaykum my brothers and sisters in Islam.

🌴 *PERFORMING PRAYER*

*Praise be to Allah Almighty. We send blessings and salutation upon our beloved prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.*

We will describe the prayer below as though you are praying on your own.

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*NOTE:* When you are reciting anything in prayer, you do all of it quietly except for the following: In the first and second rakaats, when reciting Surah Al-Fatiha, “Ameen” and another Surah, you say it out loud if you are performing either Fajr, Maghrib or Isha prayers. If you are performing Dhuhr or Asr prayers, everything is said quietly, in all rakaats.

*(i)* The first rakaat

*(1)* You start, as described above, by standing and facing Qibla. You should look down at the point where your head will prostrate and you should look at this spot throughout the prayer. Your legs are shoulder-length apart.

(NOTE: If you are praying in congregation, standing in a row with other men, your feet should be touching the edges of the feet of the Muslim either side of you.)

*(2)* Raise your hands to your shoulders and say *“Allahu Akbar”* Your prayer has begun and you should try not to respond to distractions or people calling you, unless it is an emergency

*(3)* Lower your hands and place them on your chest, your right hand over your left hand.

*(4)* Begin by reciting a Dua – This is only done in the first rakaat and not any other rakaat. A recommended Dua is as follows:

👉 *“Subhana kalla humma wa bihamdika, wa tabarakasmuka, wa ta’ala jadduka, wa la ilaaha ghayruk”*

      [Abu Dawood and Haakim]

*(5)* Then seek refuge with Allah by saying the following- This is only done in the first rakaat and not any other rakaat:

👉 *“Aa-oodhobillahi minash-shaytaan nir-rajeem”*

    [Abu Dawood, Haakim, Ibn Maajah]

*(6)* Then say,
👉 *“Bismillah-hir Rahman-nir Raheem”*

     [Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad]

*(7)* Then recite Surah Al-Fatiha

*(8)* Then say *“Ameen”*

*(9)* Then recite any other surah of the Qur’an.

*(10)* Having finished the surah, pause for a moment. Then raise your hands to your shoulders and say “Allahu Akbar”

       [Bukhari and Muslim]

*(11)* Then bend down and bow. This is called Rukoo. You grip your knees with your hands and keep your back straight and level and horizontal. Do not drop your head nor raise it.

[Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood].

*(12)* Whilst in Rukoo, you say the following three times.

👉 *“Subhana rabiyall-adheem wa bihamdihi”*

*(13)* Then you stand up straight again. As you move back to a standing position, you say the following

👉 *“Sami-Allah huliman hamida”*

*(14)* As you move back into a standing position, you also raise your hands to your shoulders.

*(15)* When you are standing up straight, you say the following:
👉 *“Rabbana walakal hamd”*

*(16)* Then you say *“Allahu Akbar”* and prostrate on the floor. This is called sajda or being in sujood.

👉 When you go down, you place your hands down before your knees. Your hands are place either side of
your head, near to your ears and shoulders. Your fingers should be closed and not spread out and pointing in the direction of Qibla. Your nose and forehead should be firmly on the ground.
👉 Your knees and toes are also firmly on the ground. Your toes should be pointing towards Qibla.
👉 Your heels should be together.
👉 Your forearms should not be on the floor but raised slightly away from the floor. Your forearms should also be away from your sides

  [Bukhari and Muslim and others].

*(17)* Whilst in sujood, say the following three times:
👉 *“Subhana Rabi-yall ‘aala wa bihamdihi”*
👉 *Whilst in sajda, you can make as many duas as you want and ask Allah for things.*

*(18)* Then say *“Allahu Akbar”* and rise from sujood and go into an upright sitting position. In this position, you should sit with your left foot down but your right foot upright, with your toes pointing towards Qibla. You are still looking at the spot where your head has prostrated. Your back is straight. The palms of your hands are on your knees.

*(19)* Whilst sitting, you recite the following:
*“Rabbi, ghfer lee, ghfer lee”*

👆Many people don't know the above Dua. So here it is today.

*(20)* Then you say *“Allahu Akbar”* and go into sujood for a second time.

*(21)* Whilst in sujood, say the following three times:
👉 *“Subhana Rabi-yall ‘aala wa bihamdihi”*
👉 *Whilst in sajda, you can make as many duas as you want and ask Allah for things.*

*(22)* Then you say “Allahu Akbar” and return to a sitting position for a moment.

*(23)* Then you return to a standing position. To stand up, you get up by clenching your fists and supporting yourself on them on the ground, before standing up. You stand with your hands on your chest and your right hand over your left hand. This is the end of the first rakaat (one unit of prayer is now complete).

*(ii)* the second rakaat

The second rakaat is the same as the first rakaat except for a few differences.

*(24)* Start the second rakaat by reciting Surah Al-Fatiha. After this, say “Ameen” and then recite any other Surah of the Qur’an and repeat just like you did in the first rakaat.

👉 But whilst sitting, your raise the index finger on your right hand. pointing it forwards.

*(25)* Whilst sitting and pointing your finger, you recite the following, which is called Tashahhud.

🌴 *“At-tahhyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wattayyibbatu. As -salaamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahma tullahi wa barakatuhu. As-salaamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadil-la his-salihin. Ash-hadu al la ilaha illal-lahu wa ash0hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluhu.”*

*(26)*You now lower your finger down.

*(27)* What happens next is dependent upon whether you are performing a prayer that has 2 rakaats, 3
rakaats or 4 rakaats.

👉If you are performing a prayer that only has 2 rakaats, go on to step 28.

👉 If you are performing a prayer that has 3 rakaats, you say “Allahu Akbar” and stand up, with your hands on your chest – your right hand on your left hand. You now perform one more rakaat. So repeat just like the second rakaat. Then you go onto step 28.

👉If you are performing a prayer that has 4 rakaats, you need to perform 2 more rakaats. So you say “Allahu Akbar” and stand up, with your hands on your chest – your right hand on your left hand. You now repeat another two rakaats like the first and the second rakaat and then go on to step 28.

*(28)* You are sitting and have put your finger down after reading the Tashahhud. You now invoke the Blessings of Allah on the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) by reading the following:

🌴 *“Allahumma salli ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali Muhammadin kamaa sallayta ‘alaa Ibraheema wa ‘alaa aali Ibraheema, innaka Hameedum Majeed. Allahumma baarik ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali Muhammadin kamaa baarakta ‘alaa Ibraheema wa ‘alaa aali Ibraheema, innaka Hameedum Majeed.”*

29. After this, you can recite any supplication duas you like.

*(30)* When you have finished reciting your duas, you now end the prayer with Tasleem. This is done by first turning your head to your right side and saying the following:
👉 *“As'salaamu Alaykum*
              *Warahmatulah”*

*(31)* Now turn your face to your left side and say the following:
👉 *“As'salamu Alaykum*
              *Warahmatulah”*

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Your prayer is now complete.

👆All the above is an explanation of the basics of prayer. There are additional duas and recitations that you can recite at different stages of the prayer. We won’t go into these additional things now, to avoid confusion for people. If there is anything in the explanation of prayer above, which is confusing, please let me know.

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🌴 *O Allah! Help us and protect us from the devil and grant us the strength to fulfil our Prayers with concentration. O Allah! Accept our prayers and make our prayers a witness for us and not against us. Aameen*
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✍ As'salamu Alaykum my brothers and sisters in Islam.

Continuation on our topic:
   🌴 ```How to pray:``` 🌴
   
*Praise be to Allah Almighty. We send blessings and salutations upon our beloved prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.*

✍ When praying, our clothing should be clean. For a man, his shoulders need to be covered. Umm Hani
(radiyAllahu anha) reported that the Prophet peace be upon him wrapped his body with a single garment and crossed its ends over his shoulders

            [Bukhari and Muslim].

✍ When praying, your awra should be covered. Awra is that part of the body which should be covered and not shown publicly. For men, it is between the navel and the knee and for the woman, it is everything except the face and hands. Clothing should not contain pictures of living things. The rules of clothing for women still applies (we have not described these rules here but there are many scholars that can help women to know what the ruling of dresses).

👉If you are praying inside (eg. home, Masjid, other building), shoes are always taken off before praying.

🌴 Helpful tip: Ensure that you wear clothes that will not reveal any part of your awra, when you are performing prayers. For example, the fashion nowadays is for men to wear jeans that hang very low around the waist. This has the effect that when a man bends over, eg. for prostration, then the skin between his waist and the top of his behind becomes exposed to the public.

🌴GOING TO THE MASJID

Performing the obligatory prayers in the Masjid is a duty that Muslim men should do [Bukhari and Muslim], whenever possible (without feeble excuse as well). It is not as much of an obligation for women to pray at the Masjid.

👉 Enter the Masjid with the right foot first (when you leave, leave with the left foot first). When you enter the masjid, you should pray two rak’at before sitting [Bukhari]. In addition you should not raise your voice in the masjid

                     [Bukhari]

However, Abdullah ibn Umar (radiyAllahu anhu) narrated, ‘The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to ask the Mu’adhin on every cold and rainy night, to announce, “Pray in your houses.”‘

           [Bukhari and Muslim].

The Mu’adhin is the person who makes the Call for Prayer.

🌴 PRAYING AT HOME

If you are praying at home, ensure there are no pictures or statues in the room you are praying in.

🌴PRAYER IN CONGREGATION
Prayer in congregation is highly recommended. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, *“Prayer in congregation in superior by 27 degrees to prayer performed individually.”*

             [Bukhari and Muslim]

✍ PRAYING AT THE PRESCRIBED TIMES

👉There are prescribed times for prayer (as described in Bukhari). The five obligatory prayers (ie. the prayers that you Must do) are:

1⃣ Fajr (morning prayer)
This is between the break of dawn and sunrise

2⃣ Dhuhr (noon prayer)
This starts when the sun declines from the meridian and ends when the shadow of an object is the same as the length of that object.

3⃣ Asr (afternoon prayer)
This starts from the end of Dhuhr up until sunset.

4⃣ Maghrib (prayer after sunset)
This starts from sunset and ends with the disappearance of the red line from the horizon.

5⃣ Isha (night/evening prayer)
This starts when Maghrib ends and remains until the start of Fajr prayer.

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To make it easier for you to know what the times are, simply get hold of a prayer timetable from your local Masjid. There are three forbidden times for prayer. These are:

1⃣ When the sun begins to rise until it is fully up
2⃣ When the sun is at its height at midday til it passes the merdian
3⃣ When the sun draws near to setting, til it has set.

      [Narrated from Muslim]

👉However, if you have missed an obligatory prayer, you are allowed to pray this, even at the forbidden times. This is because the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said, *“Whoever has forgotten the prayer should pray it whenever he remembers it.”*

           [Bukhari and Muslim]

To be continued in shaa Allah.....

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🌴 *O Allah! Help us and protect us from the devil and grant us the strength to fulfil our Prayers with Submissiveness and help us to concentrate. Aameen*
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✍ As'salamu Alaykum my brothers and sisters in Islam

🌴    HOW TO PRAY    🌴
           *CLEANLINESS*

*Praise be to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) who ordained As-salaat (Prayer) as an act of worship on His servants, and may the utmost peace and blessings of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) be upon His prophet who taught the Ummah how best to perform the prayer.*

Firstly, a Muslim must be clean and have washed themselves. There are two types of washing: Ghusl
(basically having a bath/shower) and Wudhu (ablution).

GHUSL (Bath/Shower)
You must do Ghusl if any one of the following conditions apply (and before performing prayer):

*After marital relations* – Ghusl must be performed when either:

👉if semen is emitted (a thick white liquid in the case of a man and a fine yellow liquid in the case of a woman)

👉if a man has penetrated his wife (in this case, it doesn’t matter if semen had been emitted or not)

👉 [The evidence for this is in Sahih Muslim]

👉After a menstrual period (for women) When a woman’s post natal bleeding has stopped

👉When a non-Muslim embraces Islam

Ghusl is done in the following way:

1⃣ Make intention to perform Ghusl
2⃣ Say “Bismillah”
3⃣ Wash your hands three times
4⃣ Wash your private parts and around that area (use your left hand, not your right)
5⃣ Perform Wudhu (see below) – except that you do not need to wash the feet at this stage
6⃣ Pour water over your head three times
7⃣ Pour water over your whole body and rinse yourself with your hands (wash yourself beginning with the right hand side first)
8⃣ Wash your feet
9⃣ [the above was reported by Ahmad and Muslim and others]

💧   *WUDHU (Ablution)*  💧

Wudhu is performed if any of the following conditions apply (and before performing prayer):

👉After sleeping
👉After visiting the toilet, ie. if anything comes out of the two private parts. You must clean your private parts with water after this.
👉After sexual discharge (this is different from semen – it is the fine fluid that comes out after a wet dream)
👉After passing wind
👉After becoming unconscious.

🌴  *Wudhu is done in the following way:*

*(1)* Make intention to perform Wudhu

*(2)* Say “Bismillah”

*(3)* Wash your hands three times, up to and including the wrists

*(4)* Rinse the mouth three times.

*(5)* Rinse inside your nostrils three times.

*(6)* Wash your face three times (for men: including the beard)

*(7)* Wash your arms three times, beginning with your right arm, from your wrist up to and including the elbow.

*(8)* Wipe your hair with water.

*(9)*Wipe your ears with water three times, including the inside of your ears.

*(10)* Wash your feet, beginning with your right foot, up to and including the ankles, three times.

*(11)* After completing this, you say *“Ash-hadu an lailaha illallahu, wahdahu laa shareekalahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasooluhu”.* This means “I bear witness that none has the right to worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slace and Messenger.”

[As reported in Sahih Muslim, Sahih Bukhari, Ahmad and others]

To be continued in shaa Allah.....


🌴 May the Almighty grant us the strength and ability to always fulfil our Salah. Aameen
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