﷽
➖➖➖
*THE MUSLIM HOME*
➖➖➖
*EPISODE 6️⃣ - Forming the Household 4️⃣*
➖➖➖
*4️⃣ Make your homes a place of worship*
What is meant by taking the home as a place of worship?
Allaah Says:
*“And We inspired Moosa and his brother [saying]: ‘Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform al-salaah, and give glad tidings to the believers.’”*
[Qur'aan 10:87]
Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with them both, said : *_“They were commanded to take their dwellings as places of prayer [lit. Mosques].”_*
Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy on him, said: _“This – and Allaah knows best – was because of the intensity of the tribulation that they were facing from Pharaoh and his people. They were commanded to pray much, as Allaah Says: (O you who believe! Seek help with patience and prayer . . .) [Qur'aan 2:153], and as it was reported in the Hadeeth that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ), when he was distressed by something, would pray.”_
This explains the importance of worshipping at home, especially at times when the Muslims are in a position of weakness, as happens in some places where the Muslims cannot pray openly in front of the non-believers. In this context we may think of the Mihraab (prayer niche) of Maryam, may Allaah exalt her mention, which was her place of worship, as Allaah Says:
*“. . . Every time Zakariya entered the mihraab to visit her, he found her supplied with sustenance . . .”*
[Qur'aan 3:37]
The Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, used to be keen to pray at home – apart from the Fardh or obligatory prayers (which they prayed in congregation in the Mosque).
_To be continued... إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ_
==============================
🕋
Comments
Post a Comment