THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS* (Episode 25)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS* (Episode 25)                                                                                                                                   

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Narrated Abu Huraira [ رضى الله عنه ]  Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, _"Angels come to you in succession by night and day and all of them get together at the time of the Fajr and `Asr prayers. Those who have passed the night with you (or stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven) and Allah asks them, though He knows everything about you, well, "In what state did you leave my slaves?" The angels reply: "When we left them they were praying and when we reached them, they were praying."_
Reference     : Sahih al-Bukhari 555
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On the day of Khandaq (the battle of Trench) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: _“May Allah fill their homes and graves with fire, just as they distracted us from the middle prayer.”_ (Ibn Majah 684).
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In the Holy Quran, it has been notably stressed to guard and care for the Salat-ul-Wusta (the middle prayer). Allah  says: “Guard strictly As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the Salat ul wusta.” (Al-Baqarah 2:238)
There is a great dispute between the scholars of Hadith in specifying which prayer is the Salat-ul-Wusta (the middle prayer). There are approximately 20 different opinions on this issue. Majority of them have chosen Asr to be that prayer.
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As the Prophet (ﷺ) said “Salat-ul-Wusta (the middle prayer) is the Asr prayer.” (Sahih Muslim 631).
The word *wusta* comes from the root word *WaSaTa,* which also means *“best” or “most excellent” or “balanced”.* So, Asr is the best prayer, and not nessasirliy the middle prayer, as the day starts with magrib and ends at magrib.
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The very tongue that had remained silent at the trials and hardships of Taif, was forced to invoke Allah’s wrath upon the mushrikeen. He (ﷺ) was so angry at the failure, that he besought Allah to fill the infidels’ homes and graves with fire. Certainly, in this is ample nourishment for thought, and to ponder, for those who totally miss their prayers just out of laziness, or because of their indulgence in sports or business activities. How reprehensible will this act of theirs be to Allah!.
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*Let's continue on these Hadiths*👇.                                              Volume 1, Book 8, Number 461:

Narrated Nafi':

Ibn 'Umar said, "While the Prophet was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, 'Pray two Rakat at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one Rak'a and that will be the witr for all the Rakat which you have offered." Ibn 'Umar said, "The last Rakat of the night prayer should be odd for the Prophet ordered it to be so.
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                                       Volume 2, Book 16, Number 105:

Narrated Ibn Umar:

Once a person asked Allah's Apostle about the night prayer.

Allah's Apostle replied, "The night prayer is offered as two Rakat followed by two Rakat and so on and if anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should pray one Raka and this will be a Witr for all the Rakat which he has prayed before." Nafi' told that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to say Taslim between (the first) two Rakat and (the third) odd one in the Witr prayer, when he wanted to attend to a certain matter (during that interval between the Rakat).
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: _“The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is prayer at night.”__ Narrated by Muslim, 1163
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And he, Prophet said: _“You should pray qiyaam ul-layl, for it is the custom of the righteous who came before you and it brings you closer to your Lord, and expiates sins and prevents misdeeds.”  “Verily, As'salaah (the prayer) prevents from Al‑Fahsha’ (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Al‑Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed)”_  [al-‘Ankaboot 29:4].
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The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: _“Whoever prays qiyaam reciting 10 verses will not be recorded as one of the negligent. Whoever prays qiyaam reciting 100 verses will be recorded as one of the devout. Whoever prays qiyaam reciting 1000 verses will be recorded as one of the Muqantireen.”_
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi.  May Allah azza wajalla strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.