Laws of Salah PDF
Laws of Salah PDF
Laws of Salah PDF
NÂMAZ KE AHKÂM
Shaikh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat,
Founder of Dawat-e-Islami, Hazrat Allama Moulana
Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi
Laws of Salah
Copyright © 2009 Maktaba-tul-Madina
MAKTABA-TUL-MADINA
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CONTENTS
METHOD OF GHUSL
Excellence of Durood Shareef 51
A Strange Punishment! 51
Method of Ghusl (Hanafi) 52
The 3 Faraiz of Ghusl 53
(1) Rinsing the Mouth 53
(2) Sniffing Water up the Nose 54
(3) Washing the Entire Body 54
20 Precautions for Both Men and Women During Ghusl 54
6 Precautions for Women 56
Bandaged Wounds 56
5 Things that Necessitate Ghusl 57
Important Information about Nifaas 58
5 Important Rulings 58
Punishment for Masturbating 59
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BLESSINGS OF AZAN
Excellence of Durood Shareef 75
Four Narrations About the Blessings of Azan 75
(1) Insects will not Enter the Grave 75
(2) Domes of Pearls 75
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METHOD OF SALAH
Excellence of Durood Shareef 97
The First Question on the Day of Judgement 98
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Does One Gain the Same Reward for Performing Salah in its Proper Time if
he Prays it Late Due to a Problem? 181
Sleeping in the Latter Part of the Night 182
Sleeping Late 182
Definitions of Ada, Qaza and Wajib-ul-I’adah 182
The 3 Essentials of Repentance 183
It Is Wajib to Wake a Sleeping Person for Salah 184
Wake Up, It’s Time for Fajr! 184
Story 184
A Story About Public Rights 185
Perform Qaza Salah as Soon as Possible 186
Do not Expose Your Qaza Salah 186
Performing Qaza on the Last Friday of Ramazan 186
A Lifetime of Missed Salah 187
Order of Missed Salah 187
Method of Praying Qaza Salah (Hanafi) 187
Performing Qaza of Qasr salah 188
Salah Missed as a Murtad (Apostate) 188
Praying at the Time of Childbirth 189
When can Someone Ill Miss his Salah? 189
Repeating a Whole Lifetime of Salah 189
What if You Forget to Mention the Word “Qaza”? 190
Praying Qaza Salah Instead of Nafl 190
Praying Nafl is not Permissible After Fajr and Asr Salah 190
What if I Miss My 4 Sunan Before Zuhr? 190
What if I Miss My 2 Sunan Before Fajr? 191
Is There only a Short Amount of Time for Maghrib? 191
What About the Qaza of Tarawih? 192
The “Fidyah” for Missed Salah 192
A Ruling Concerning the Fidyah for a Deceased Woman 193
Heelah for 100 Strikes 194
How did the Practice of Piercing Ears Start? 195
Cows Meat as a Gift 195
A Valid Heelah for Zakah 196
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BLESSINGS OF FRIDAY
Excellence of Reciting Durood Shareef on a Friday 219
When did our Prophet
Perform his First Friday Salah? 220
Meaning of the Word Jumu’ah 221
What is Total Number of Friday Salah that Prophet
Performed? 221
Sealed Heart 221
The Excellence of Wearing an Imaama (turban) on Friday 222
Cure Enters 222
Protected from Calamities for Ten Days 222
A Reason for Decrease in Ones Provision 222
Angels Write the Names of the Fortunate 223
The Enthusiasm of the Muslims in the First Century Regarding Friday 223
Hajj (pilgrimage) of the Poor 224
Rushing Towards Friday Salah is Hajj 224
The Reward of Hajj and Umra 224
The King of Days 225
Supplications are Accepted 226
Search between Asr and Maghrib 226
Opinion of the Author of Bahar-e-Shariat 226
When is the Moment of Acceptance? 226
Story 227
14,400,000 are Released from Hell Every Friday 227
Saved from the Punishment of the Grave 228
Sins between two Fridays are Pardoned 228
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MADANI WILL
Cause of Forgiveness 259
Funeral Rights & Ceremonies 259
Shroud for Men 259
Shroud for Women 259
More about the Shroud 259
How to Give Ghusl to the Deceased 260
Method of Shrouding a Woman 261
After The Funeral Prayers 261
METHOD OF FATIHA
(1) Reward for an Accepted Hajj 264
(2) Reward for Ten Hajj 264
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METHOD OF WUZU
METHOD OF WUZU Hanafi
A Allah
has said, “Anyone who recites
Durood upon me three times in the day and three times
in the night due to love and devotion for me, Allah will
forgive the sins he committed during that day and night.”
(At’targheeb wat’tarheeb, V2, P328)
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THE PROPHETIC LOVE OF USMAN-E-GHANI (
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“When a person performs Wuzu and washes his hands, the sins
of his hands are washed away and when he washes his face the
sins of his face are washed away and when he wipes his head
the sins of his head are washed away and when he washes his
feet the sins of his feet are washed away.”” (Mulakhkhasan Musnad
Imam Ahmad, V1, P130, Hadith 415, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)
Hanifa ( $ &% ' had been given the power of kashf (spiritual
insight) and was able to see the faults of people but he asked
Allah to take this power away from him. Allah accepted
his request and from then on he could no longer see the sins of
people during Wuzu. (Al Mizan-ul-Kubra, V1, P130, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah
Beirut)
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Ala-Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan 6 * ) * ' % says that to
remain in a state of Wuzu at all times is desirable. (Fatawa-e-
Razaviyah, V1, P702, Raza Foundation Lahore)
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twice as much. (Mulakhkhasan al mu’jamul awsat, V4, P106, Hadith 5366, Dar-
ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)
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Hujja-tul-Islam Imam Muhammad Ghazali ) * ' says, “When
washing each limb, you should hope that the sins of that limb
are being washed away.” (Mulakhkhasan Ihya-ul-Uloom translation, V1,
P346)
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4 FARAIZ OF WUZU
(1) Washing the face.
(2) Washing both arms including the elbows.
(3) Wiping a quarter of the head.
(4) Washing both feet including the ankles.
(Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, V1, P3)
DEFINITION OF 'WASHING'
Washing a limb means that at least 2 drops of water must flow
over that limb. If the limb is simply moistened by rubbing a wet
hand over it, or if only 1 drop of water flows over it then it will
not be considered washed and the Wuzu or ghusl will not be
considered complete. (Maraqil falah ma’ Hashiya-tut-tahtawi, P57 Fatawa-e-
Razaviyah, V1, P218, Raza Foundation)
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Some sunan and desirable acts have already been mentioned
under the heading “Method of Wuzu (Hanafi)”. Further details
follow,
(2) Reading
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ﻢ. If you read
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و ﻟ ﺤ ﻤ ﺪﻟ
ﻠbefore making
Wuzu, angels will write good deeds for you for as long as you
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are in the state of Wuzu. (Majma-uz-zawaid, V1, P513, Hadith 1112, Dar-ul-
Fikr Beirut)
(7) Inserting water into the nose using the right hand.
(8) Using the left hand to clean the nose.
(9) Inserting the small finger of the left hand into the nostrils.
(10) Using the back of the hands to wipe the back of the neck.
(11) Inserting the small finger of each hand into each ear
whilst wiping the ears.
(12) Loosening and moving any ring you have on your
finger if you are sure the skin beneath it has been washed
without loosening it. If it is stiff (and the skin beneath cannot be
washed unless the ring is moved) then to move it will become
farz. (Khulasa-tul-Fatawa, V1, P23)
(13) Doing Wuzu before the time of the Salaah has begun if
you are not a ma'zoor-e-Shari' (further detail regarding this will
follow shortly).
(14) For a person who takes care in his Wuzu (i.e. does it
properly) to take special care when washing the corners of his
eyes, his ankles, heels, soles, the gaps between one’s fingers and
toes and one’s elbows is desirable. For someone who does not
take care, taking special care with these areas will become farz.
It is often seen that these parts are left dry due to being careless.
Such carelessness is Haraam and to be mindful of these things
is farz. (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 2, P19, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
(15) Keeping the lota (traditional vessel used for
istinja/Wuzu) towards your left hand side. If you use a tub for
Wuzu, it should be kept towards your right side.
(16) Spreading the water across the forehead when washing
the face allowing some hair above the forehead to be washed as
well.
(17) Extending the light of the face, hands, and feet; this
means washing more than the farz areas, (washing the arms to
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halfway up the upper arm and washing the feet beyond the
ankles up to halfway up the shins.)
(18) Using both hands when washing the face.
(19) Starting from the fingers and toes when washing the
hands and feet.
(20) Wiping each part with your hands after washing it so
that drops of water do not fall upon your body or clothes
especially when you intend to enter a Masjid because letting
drops of water drop on to the floor of the Masjid is Makrooh-e-
Tahreemi. (Khulasah az Bah-rur-raiq, V2, P530 – Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 2, P20
Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
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(2) If the blood only rises to the surface and does not flow,
for example when the skin is cut slightly with the point of a
sewing pin, or knife, or when using a toothpick, or when using
the Miswaak to clean your teeth, or when biting an apple
causes slight bleeding, or if you see traces of blood on your
finger after inserting it into your nose (considering that blood
did not flow), the Wuzu will not be affected. (Mulakhkhas az Fatawa-
e-Razaviya, V1, P280, Raza Foundation Lahore)
(4) Even if the wound is quite large and the fluid is visible,
the Wuzu will not break unless the fluid (pus/blood) flows
from the wound. (ibid)
(5) If you wiped away the blood and did not allow it to flow
then you must ask yourself; “If I had left it would it have
flown?” If the answer is yes then the Wuzu has become null
otherwise not. (ibid)
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LAUGHING
(1) If a Muslim who has reached puberty laughs loud
enough for a second person to hear in a salah that consists of
ruku' and sujood, not only will his Wuzu be nullified but so
will his salah. If he laughs only loud enough for himself to hear,
his salah will be invalidated but not his Wuzu. Smiling (without
creating a sound) invalidates neither the Wuzu nor the salah.
(Maraqil falah ma’ Hashiya-tut-tahtawi, P91)
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DOES LOOKING AT A PERSONS SITR BREAK WUZU?
Many amongst the public believe that exposing ones own knees
or sitr or looking at ones own or someone else knees or sitr
nullifies Wuzu, this is definitely wrong. (Makhooz az Fatawa-e-
Razaviya, V1, P352, Raza Foundation) However, to keep the sitr
concealed is preferable throughout the whole of Wuzu; in fact
the sitr should be concealed immediately after istinja. (Ghuniya-tul-
mustamli, P30) To expose the sitr unnecessarily is prohibited (even
when alone) and to expose it in front of others is Haraam.
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(5) If you know you have left an area unwashed but cannot
recall which area it was, wash your left foot. (dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-
dul-muhtaar, V1, P309)
(1) The buttocks not being pressed firmly against the floor
(or any other surface).
(2) Sleeping in a manner which does not prevent negligence.
So sleeping with the buttocks not pressed firmly in a position
that does not prevent you from indulging in deep sleep will
nullify the Wuzu. If there is one without the other the Wuzu
will not be affected.
The following are ten positions of sleeping that do not affect
Wuzu: -
(1) Sleeping with both buttocks pressed firmly on the ground
and both legs spread out in front of you. (This applies to sitting
on a chair, in a bus, train etc.)
(2) Sitting with both buttocks on the ground and both knees
raised, regardless of whether your hands are wrapped around
your knees or on the ground, and whether or not your head is
tucked into your knees.
(3) Sitting with your legs folded, regardless of whether you
sit on the ground or a bed etc.
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(2) Ignore the builder’s arguments and get him to make the
front slope 2 inches.
(3) If you are having more than one tap fitted, there should
be a gap of 25 inches between each tap.
(4) Have a nipple fitted onto the tap if necessary.
(5) If the water pipe is fitted on the outside of the wall, the
seat should be made one or two inches further away.
(6) It is safer to construct the Wuzu area temporarily first
and then to use it a few times to check it. If you are satisfied,
you can get the work completed permanently.
(7) For safety reasons, if you are having tiles fixed on to the
floor of the Wuzu area or bathroom, make sure they are slip
resistant.
(8) To be on the safe side, have checked tiles fitted on to the
Wuzu surface to avoid accidents.
(9) If you do not have checked tiles fitted, make about 2
inches of the edge of the foot area and the same amount of the
slope in front of the foot area rough, stony and round to make
cleaning the soles of the feet easier by rubbing them against the
rough surface if needed.
(10) When making a drain in your kitchen, bathroom, toilet,
on the roof, in the Masjid or anywhere else where water will
gather, don’t trust the plumber when he tells you how wide the
slope of the ground alongside the drain should be. Make sure it
is slightly wider than what he tells you (if he says 2 inches
make it 3). The plumber will probably try to convince you not
to worry and that the water will flow without stopping but
listening to him might cause problems. Usually water is seen
splashed around the drain on the floor.
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(6) If the uzr causes one’s clothes to become impure, and the
stain is larger than the area of a dirham, considering it is
possible to purify them and pray wearing clean clothes, it is
farz for one to do so, but if one knows that despite purifying
them they will definitely become stained again to the same
surface area, it is not necessary to clean them. His salah is valid
even if the prayer mat becomes stained with impurity. (dur-e-
mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P556 – Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V4, P375, Raza
Foundation Lahore)
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7 MISCELLANEOUS RULINGS
(1) The exiting of urine, excretion, wadi, mazi, or semen from
the private parts of a man or woman will break Wuzu. (dur-e-
mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P286)
(2) The exiting of even a minor amount of air from the rear
will nullify Wuzu. (ibid) The exiting of air from the front of
either a man or woman will not nullify Wuzu. (dur-e-mukhtaar ma’
rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P286)
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Oh Rabb of Mustafa
give us the ability to avoid
wasting water and to perform Wuzu properly and remain in a
state of Wuzu at all times.
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WASTAGE AT A RIVER
(1) Nabi-e-Rahamat, Shafi-e-Ummat, Shahanshah-e-Nubuwat,
Tajdar-e-Risalat
passed by Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Sa’d
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INJUSTICE
A Bedouin asked the Holy Prophet
how to
perform Wuzu. Makki Madani Mustafa
showed him and washed each part three times. Then he
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(2) The hands do not always have to be filled to the top with
water; one must think as to what purpose he is taking the water
for. For instance, only half a handful of water is needed when
inserting water into the nose, a handful is not even needed for
rinsing the mouth.
(3) If a pot is being used to pour water, the nozzle should
not be too tight or too wide (in which cases the water will either
flow very slowly and more time will be taken to perform Wuzu
or too much water will pour out). The difference is evident
when a person uses a pot (without a nozzle) for Wuzu, as a
great deal of water is used in this case. If a pot does have a wide
nozzle, care must be taken and rather than tilting the pot fully it
should be tilted slightly so that a narrow stream of water pours
out (the same precautions should be kept in mind when using
taps).
(4) It is preferable to wet the limbs before washing. This
helps the water to flow easily, and therefore less water will be
required, especially in winter because experience has shown
that when water is poured on to very dry skin it does not flow
easily in fact the stream of water splits in two as it flows.
(5) Hair on the back of one’s hands should be removed as
they will require extra amounts of water, but shaving these
hairs will make them stiffer therefore, it is preferable to use an
electronic hair remover for this purpose, and even better is hair
removal powder/cream (the use of this is proven from
Sunnah): Ummul mu'mineen Hazrat-e-Sayyidatuna Umm-e-
Salamah - ( $ &% ' says, “When the Rasool Allah
used to use noorah (a type of hair removal powder), He
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the same time. Warn yourself that you will have to answer for
every drop on the day of judgement.
(3) Open the tap carefully when performing Wuzu and keep
one hand on the tap all throughout the Wuzu so that you can
turn it off whenever it is not needed (this will result in turning
it off several times).
(4) Less water is consumed when using a pot than a tap, so
if possible one should use a pot. If the use of a tap cannot be
avoided but it is possible to use a pot for some parts then a
suggestion would be to use both the tap and pot. There is no
harm in using a tap but wasting water must be avoided in
whatever possible way.
(5) Not a single drop of water should be dripping from the
pot or tap whilst using a miswaak, rinsing one’s mouth,
gargling, cleaning one’s nose, passing one’s wet fingers through
the fingers, toes or beard, and whilst wiping one’s head.
(6) In winter, instead of pouring out the cold water already
in the pipes and letting it go to waste whilst waiting for the
warm water to reach the tap in order to perform Wuzu or ghusl
or wash one’s clothes or plates, let the cold water pour into a
container and avoid wasting it.
(7) Water must also be used carefully when trying to create
foam from soap in order to wash the hands and face. Foam can
be created by taking a few drops of water in one hand (and
turning the tap off). If one was to hold the soap in his hand and
then pour water on top it would result in excessive amounts of
water being used.
(8) After using a soap bar it should be placed in a dry soap
box as water cause the soap to dissolve and be wasted. Also
avoid placing it on the sink edges as this will also bring it into
contact with water.
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(9) Leftover water after drinking from a glass and water left
in a jug after a meal should not be spilt; in fact it should be
stored for later use.
(10) Nowadays people tend to use much more water than is
needed when washing fruits, clothes, plates, floors, in fact even
a cup or spoon. A sensitive person finds it extremely difficult to
observe such carelessness!
(11) As is seen in many households, lights and fans are left
operating throughout the whole day. Make a habit of turning
lights and fans off when not needed. We should all fear the
judgement in the afterlife and avoid wastage in all things.
(12) In toilets, instead of pipes, pots should be used because
less water is used and pipes usually result in water splashing
over one’s ankles. After using the toilet for urination, take a pot
of water and sprinkle some water on the edges of the toilet and
then (avoiding splashes) pour some onto the toilet hole. This
will In'shaa-Allah put a stop to foul odours and the
spreading of germs. Too much water is consumed when
flushing the toilet.
(13) If there is a leak in your tap you must have it fixed
immediately or else a large amount of water will be wasted. No
one usually bothers if there is a leaking tap in a Masjid or
Madrassa, whereas the people in charge should accept their
responsibility and for the sake of their afterlife should get the
problem solved.
(14) Special care should be taken not to waste a single drop
or piece when eating, drinking, slicing fruits etc. and to use
every single bit.
Ya Rab-e-Mustafa
! Make us avoid wastage of
anything and make us do Wuzu properly and remain in a state
of Wuzu at all times.
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WUZU AND SCIENCE
WUZU AND SCIENCE
By reading this Bayan, you will In’shaa-Allah
Increase your knowledge about Wuzu.
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rinsing of the mouth and sniffing of the nose, then washing the
face followed by the rest of the body parts is saved from
becoming paralysed. If the individual starts Wuzu by washing
his face and neck first, he/she will have many illnesses.
APPRECIATOR OF MISWAAK
Dear Islamic brothers! There are many sunan in Wuzu and
every Sunnah has its own benefit. Take the example of the
Miswaak. Every child knows that using the Miswaak in Wuzu
is Sunnah and what can one say about the benefits of this
Sunnah! A businessperson once visited Switzerland and said, “I
met a new Muslim and I gave him a Miswaak as a gift.” The
new Muslim became happy. He took the Miswaak, kissed it,
and then placed it on his eyes. Tears started to flow from his
eyes. He took a handkerchief out of his pocket, unfolded it, and
took out a tiny Miswaak, which was approximately 2 inches in
length. The new Muslim said, “When I embraced Islam, I was
given this as a gift, I was using it with great care and now it is
nearly finished and I was very anxious. Allah has showered
his mercy and you have gifted me with a Miswaak”. Then he
added, “I had a continuous infection in my teeth and gums and
the dentists had no cure for it. I started to use the Miswaak and
after a few days, I felt better. I went to see the doctor who was
very surprised to see that I was cured. The doctor said, ‘you
cannot be cured in such a short period of time with the
medication I gave you. Just think carefully what you have
used.’ I thought carefully and remembered that I had become a
Muslim and recently started to use the Miswaak and due to
using the Miswaak, I was blessed. When I showed the Doctor
the Miswaak, he was greatly amazed by this.”
TO IMPROVE MEMORY
Dear Islamic brothers! The Miswaak has many benefits for this
world and the Hereafter. The Miswaak has many natural
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(1) After the toothbrush has been used the first time, germs
settle on the brush and even if it is washed with water, the
germs multiply.
(2) The toothbrush removes the natural brightness and
whiteness of the teeth.
(3) When a toothbrush is used, the gums gradually move
from their place which causes gaps in between the gums and
the teeth, making it easy for the food to be caught in between
them and which in turn gives room for bacteria to grow. Many
illnesses are caused due to this and amongst them is weakness
of the eyesight. In some cases, one can lose their eyesight
permanently.
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(1) The width of the Miswaak should be equal to your little
finger.
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(14) Don’t throw away the bits that come the used Miswaak
which cannot be used any longer. Instead, you should put them
away in a safe place, bury them, or throw them into the sea.
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cord, the brain and the small veins spread in the body. When
one wipes the back of his neck, the rays from his hand are
passed into the spinal cord, spread into the small veins and give
strength to the various parts of the body.
and dust from the feet will be cleaned and the bacteria that are
left are removed by passing your fingers through your toes.
Therefore, by washing your feet according to Sunnah, you save
yourself from lack of sleep, dryness of the brain, nervousness
and depression.
TOY OF LIGHT
Dear Islamic brothers! The moon to which the scientists claim to
have reached is obedient to The Holy Prophet
. It is
narrated in ‘Al Khasais-ul-Kubra’ that the uncle of Tajdar-e-
Madina
, Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul
Muttalib ( %
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,
“Ya Rasool Allah
, I saw in your childhood such
a thing which proves your Prophethood and this is one of the
reasons why I accepted Islam. I saw that you were talking to the
moon while in your cradle and I saw that the moon would
move to wherever you pointed your finger.” Sarkar-e-Madina
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ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH
Dear Islamic Brothers! After hearing the scientific facts about
Wuzu you must be pleased but may I tell you that science is all
based upon a persons own presumptions. Scientific research
does not remain the same as it is changed every so often. In
reality, the orders of Allah and his Beloved Rasool
will always remain. We should not act upon the sunan to gain
the scientific benefits but we should do this to please Allah .
Therefore, we should not do Wuzu to lower our blood pressure
or ‘become fresh after performing Wuzu’, or keep a fast so that I
can diet, visit Madina Shareef so that the atmosphere will
change and I will be away from my home and work, or gaining
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enjoy this life as much as he wants, he can live all his life in
luxury but your heart will not find peace. Peace will only be
found in the remembrance of Allah . Your heart will only
find peace in the love of The Holy Prophet
. The
luxuries of this world and the hereafter cannot be found in the
TV, VCR or Internet, they can only be found in following the
Sunnah. If in reality you want the betterment in this life and the
hereafter, hold on securely to the salah and Sunnah and to learn
this, travel with the Madani Qafilas of Dawat-e-Islami. All
Islamic brothers should make the intention that In’shaa-Allah
I will travel with the twelve month Madani Qafila, every
twelve months I will travel for thirty days and every month I
will travel for three days - In’shaa-Allah .
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M E T HOD O F GH US L
METHOD OF GHUSL Hanafi
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A STRANGE PUNISHMENT!
Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Junaid Baghdadi ) * ' narrates that Ibn-
ul-Kuraiybi ) * ' said, “One day I had a wet dream so I
intended to perform ghusl (bath) immediately, but because it
was very cold, my ego (nafs) acted lazy and said, “There’s a
great part of the night left, what’s the rush, you can have a bath
calmly in the morning”, therefore, I immediately vowed to
punish my nafs in an unusual way by performing ghusl
without taking my clothes off and by not drying them later, and
leaving them to dry upon my body. So that is what I did.
Indeed, this is how a disobedient ego should be punished when
it slacks in fulfilling the commands of Allah . (Kimiya-e-Sa’adat,
V2, P892, Kutub Khana Ilmi Iran)
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Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see how much trouble our pious
ancestors ; %
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of their egos? A lesson should be learnt here by Islamic brothers
who have wet dreams at night and then miss Fajr salaah with
jama’at, or Allah forbid, miss the salaah altogether because
they are ashamed of letting the family know (and are not
bothered about being ashamed in the afterlife), or simply
because they are lazy in such matters!
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Water should reach the area behind the back teeth, inside the
depths of the cheeks, through any gaps in the teeth, the gums,
and over the whole tongue (right back to the edge of the throat).
(dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P254) If you are not fasting, you
should gargle as well (it is Sunnah to do so). Bits of peas or
meat that remain stuck in the teeth must be removed, unless it
is harmful to do so. (Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V1, P441, Raza foundation Lahore)
If prior to performing ghusl you did not realise that there were
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pieces of meat stuck in your teeth, and not only did you
complete your ghusl but you prayed your salah as well, then
the salah is valid, but you must instantly remove the pieces of
meat and wash that area again (it is farz to do so). (Makhooz az
Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V1, P206) If a moving tooth has been kept in place
using a fixing agent or braces and water does not get through
underneath them, the ghusl will still be valid. (Fatawa-e-Razaviya,
V2, P453) The type of rinsing that must be done once (and is farz)
for ghusl should be done three times in Wuzu in order to fulfil
the Sunnah.
that water cannot reach the roots then they will have to undo
them. (Fatawa Alamgiri, V1, P13)
(2) If you have pierced your nose or ears then it is farz to
make sure that water flows through the piercing. During Wuzu,
water only needs to flow through the piercing of the nose but
during ghusl it must flow through the piercing of both the nose
and ears.
(3) Every single hair of the eyebrows, moustache and beard
must be washed from root to tip and the skin beneath them
must also be washed.
(4) Wash all parts of the ear and the opening of the ear canal.
(5) The hair behind the ears will have to be lifted in order to
wash the back of the ears.
(6) The joint between the chin and the throat will not be
washed unless you lift your head upwards.
(7) The arms will have to be lifted properly in order to wash
the armpits.
(8) Wash all parts of the arms.
(9) Wash every single part of the entire back.
(10) Lift the folds of the stomach in order to wash it properly.
(11) Pour water into your navel. If you suspect that the navel
has not been washed properly then insert a finger inside it and
wash.
(12) Wash every single hair on the body from root to tip.
(13) Wash the joint between the thigh and the area beneath
the navel.
(14) If you perform ghusl in a sitting position you must
remember to wash the back of the knee.
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BANDAGED WOUNDS
If one has a bandage wrapped over a wound and opening it is
difficult or will prove harmful for the wound then wiping over
the bandage will be sufficient. Likewise, if washing a limb
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causes harm due to an illness or pain, then one can wipe it with
his hands. The bandage must not cover any area of the skin
unnecessarily, or else wiping it will not be sufficient. If it is not
possible to wrap the bandage without covering unwounded
areas of the skin (e.g. if the wound is on the upper surface of the
arm but the bandage has to be wrapped around the back of the
arm as well, resulting in a good area of unaffected skin being
covered up) then one must see if he can open up the bandage
and wash that unwounded area, if not (it is impossible to open
the bandage in the first place, or if it is possible to open it but
re-wrapping it in the same manner afterwards will be
extremely difficult and cause damage to the wound) then
wiping over the whole bandage is acceptable. Washing the
unwounded areas will no longer be necessary in such cases.
(Hashiya-tut-tahtawi wa maraqilfalah, P143)
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5 THINGS THAT NECESSITATE GHUSL
(1) Discharge of sperm (when it leaves its origin due to lust).
(Fatawa Alamgiri, V1, P4)
5 IMPORTANT RULINGS
(1) Sperm that does not leave its origin in a state of lust
(other reasons include lifting a heavy load or falling from a
height or using force to open your bowels when excreting) does
not necessitate ghusl. It does however nullify ones Wuzu.
(Maraqilfalah ma’ hashiya-tut-tahtawi, P96)
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water, a large pond, or under the rain for the time it takes to
perform ghusl and Wuzu then he has performed the complete
Sunnah. (dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P291) Remember, you
are required to rinse your mouth and sniff water up your nose
when performing ghusl and Wuzu.
KNOTTED HAIR
You do not have to untangle strands of hair that get tied with
each other. (Bahar-e-Shariat, part 2, P36, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
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reciting ‘
ﻟ ﻴ
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ﻧ
و
ﻧupon hearing news of a Muslims death
(or any other sad news), or intending to praise Allah with
the recitation of Sura Fatiha, Aya-tul-Kursi or the last three
verses of Sura Hashr. (Makhooz az Fatawa Alamgiri, V1, P38)
(6) The last three chapters of the Holy Qur’an can be recited
with the intention of praising Allah . In this case, the word
‘ﻞ
’ﻗshould be omitted at the beginning of all three chapters.
Reciting them with the word ‘ﻞ ’ﻗis prohibited even though
ones intention may be to praise Allah . This is because it is
obvious that now the Qur’an itself is being recited and in this
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One should take care when reading Islamic books, in fact, even
newspapers and magazines (in Muslim countries) when not in
a state of Wuzu, because they usually have Qur’anic verses or
the translations printed inside them.
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ORDER OF BOOKS
(1) The holy Qur’an should be placed above all other types of
books, followed by books of Tafseer, then Hadith, then Fiqh and
then other Islamic books. (Dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P354)
(2) Avoid placing anything above books, not even a pen; in
fact, even if a book is inside a box, you should avoid placing
anything above that box.
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TAYAMMUM
FARAIZ OF TAYAMMUM
There are three Faraiz in Tayammum:
(1) Intention
(2) Wiping the entire face
(3) Wiping both arms entirely including the elbows. (Bahar-e-
Shariat, part 2, P65, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
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If you were to wipe the whole arm with one movement of the
hand (grabbing the top and bottom of the arm at the same
time) the tayammum will still be valid, regardless of whether
you begin at the fingertips or the elbows, however, this will not
be the sunnah method of doing so. The head and feet are not
wiped whilst performing Tayammum. (Well known books of fiqh)
(3) The soil, stone etc. that is being used must be pure, in
other words, it must be clean of all impurities, whether visible
or invisible. (dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P435) If a piece of
land, a wall, or mud on the ground, becomes stained with
impurity but the stain then dries and vanishes due to the
blowing of the wind or the heat of the sun, they are considered
pure for salah, but not for tayammum.
(4) One does not need to be suspicious regarding the land
(or object) and think “it might have been dirty at one time”.
(5) A piece of wood, cloth, carpet etc. can be used for
tayammum if it is covered in so much dust that if you were to
place your hand above it you would leave a handprint. (Fatawa
Alamgiri, V1, P27)
(12) If it is so cold that you fear you will fall ill or die if you
perform ghusl and it is impossible to protect yourself from the
cold after the ghusl, you are allowed to perform tayammum.
(Fatawa Alamgiri, V1, P28)
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valid. The same applies to closing the eyes very tightly. (Bahar-e-
Shariat, part 2, P66)
MADANI SUGGESTION
SAYING OF THE HOLY PROPHET
“Whoever avoids arguing despite being on the truth, I will
guarantee him a house in the highest Heaven”. (Sunan Abi Dawood,
V4, P1332, Hadith 4800)
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BLESSINGS OF AZAN
BLESSINGS OF AZAN
Read this booklet from start until the end. Most probably, many of your
mistakes will become apparent.
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uide for Allah’s Creation, Leader of the Sons of Adam,
Munificent Prophet
has said, “Whoever
recited the Holy Qur’an, praised Allah , recited
Durood Shareef upon me and then asked forgiveness from
Allah , he has succeeded in seeking goodness from its
source.”
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salah) and Mu’azzin (the one who gives Azan) from your
Ummah.”
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May Allah bless him and forgive us on his behalf.
The Mu’azzin should say the Azan with breaks. ﻛ ط ﻛ ط
both are one word if you combine them. After saying this, he
must stop (meaning go silent) and the length of the silence
should be such that the replier can reply. The leaving of silence
is prohibited and to repeat such Azan is desirable. (dur-e-mukhtaar
The replier should say ﻛ, ﻛ
ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar V2, P66)
during the silence of the Mu’azzin. Similarly, he should reply to
the other words. When the Mu’azzin says
ﺷ > ﺪ ن ﻣ ﺤﻤﺪ= ر ﺳ ﻮ لthe
first time, the replier should say,
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! You are the coolness of my eyes.
Each time, touch your eyes with your nails and at the end say,
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ﻻ ﺣ ﻮ ل و ﻻ ﻗ ﻮ ة
ﻻand it is better to say both (meaning what the
Mu’azzin says and lahaul) but you should also add:-
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13.
ﻠﻮة
ٰ ﻟﺼ%& ﻋ% A should be said whilst facing towards the right
and ﻟﻔﻼح%& ﻋ% A should be said whist facing the left side even if the
Azan is not for salah e.g. said in the ear of an infant. This
turning is only of the face and not of the whole body. (dur-e-
mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V2, P66) Some Mu’azzineen move their
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To create a gap between Durood Shareef and Azan, say the
following: “In respect of the Azan, please stop whatever you
are doing including talking and reply to the Azan and get good
deeds in abundance.” After this, give Azan. Between Durood
and Iqaamat, say the following: “Make the intention of I’tikaaf,
if you have a mobile phone please switch it off.” The reason I
am requesting that you recite tasmiyah and then Durood
Shareef is that so I get continuous reward also and the
suggestion of having a gap (between Durood Shareef and
Azan) is taken from Fatawa-e-Razaviya. On being asked a
question, Imam-e-AhleSunnat ) * ' said, “There is no problem
with reciting Durood Shareef before Iqaamat but there should
be a gap between the two or the sound of Durood Shareef and
Iqaamat should be different (for example, the sound of Durood
Shareef is less than the sound of Iqaamat) so that the public
doesn’t think that Durood Shareef is a part of Iqaamat.” (Fatawa-
e-Razaviya takhreej, V5, P386)
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doing such an act now is a bid’ah (innovation) and a sin. (Allah
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acted upon, the reward of the followers will also be written in his account (the
person who started it) and the reward of the followers will not be lessened.
(Sahih Muslim, V2, P341)
The meaning of this Hadith is that whoever starts any good act
in Islam deserves great reward. Without any doubt, the person
who started the trend of Durood before Azan and Iqaamat also
deserves continuous reward. Muslims who continue acting on
this until the Day of Judgement will get rewarded, and the
reward of both will not be lessened. It’s possible that a question
arises in someone’s mind that in Hadith it is stated,
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Durood Shareef and then this Dua:
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Written by:
Sheikh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Hazrat’e Allama Moulana,
Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi Ziyaee
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adly! Today, paan, gutka, saunf supari (sweet scented
fennel), main puri, (mixture of tobacco & paan) and
cigarettes have become very common. If you are addicted
to any of them, then please accept this sympathetic advice from
an ‘ordinary’ well-wisher of the Ummah of Tajdar-e-Madina
and get rid of this nasty habit straight away before it
Oh Allah ! Be pleased with us forever and save us from the
destructions of chewing paan, gutka and smoking.
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METHOD OF SALAH
METHOD OF SALAH Hanafi
No matter how hard the devil tries to prevent you from reading this booklet
please read it through completely, In’shaa-Allah you will see the benefits
for yourself.
B Celebrated Prophet
said to a person who
prayed salah and then praised Allah and read
durood, “Pray; it will be accepted, ask; it will be granted”. (Sunan
Nasai v.1 p.189 Babul Madina Karachi)
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Dear Islamic brothers! The Qur’an and Ahadith mention many
virtues of praying salah and severe punishments for neglecting
it. The 9th verse of Suratul-Munafiqun in Part 28 says:
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Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad bin Ahmad Zahabi ) * '
narrates that the honourable mufassirin say, “in this Holy verse
the remembrance of Allah refers to the five daily salah,
therefore anyone who remains occupied with his wealth,
buying and selling, earning his livelihood, merchandise and his
children, and does not pray his salah is in loss. (Kitabul-Kaba’ir, P20,
Beirut)
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man), “For how long have you been praying this way?” The
man replied, “40 years”. He ( &%
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prayed for the past 40 years; if you die in this state you will not
die following the religion of Muhammad
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Nasai, V2, P58 Darul-Jeel, Beirut)
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people but a salah thief disobeys Allah . These are the
people that pray their salah incompletely; so those who do not
pray at all should learn a lesson.” (Mir’at V, 2 P, 78 Zia-ul-Quran
Publications)
Now say the Takbeer-e-Tahreema ( ) ﻛas you lower your
hands and place them beneath your navel with your right palm
on the back of your left wrist joint, your 3 middle fingers on the
back of your left forearm and your thumb and small finger on
either side of your wrist. Now recite sana like this:-
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You are the most exalted and none is worthy of worship besides You.
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All praise unto Allah , Lord of the worlds, the most Affectionate, the
Merciful. Master of the Day of Requital. We worship You alone, and beg You
alone for help. Guide us in the straight path. The path of those whom You
have favoured. Not of those who have earned Your anger nor of those who
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Say, He is Allah , the One. Allah the Independent, Care free. He
begot none nor was He begotten. And nor is anyone equal to Him.
Now say ﻛand (simultaneously) bow down into ruku’. Hold
your knees firmly with both palms and keep your fingers
spread out. Your back should be lowered (straight) and your
head should be parallel with it (not lower or higher); in ruku
you should preferably look at your feet. Read ﻟ ﻌﻈ
ﻴﻢ% H I ٰﺤ ﻦ رJﺳ
(Glory to my Magnificent Lord) at least three times in ruku’.
Then say the tasmee’ ( ﺳﻤ
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ﺪﮦAllah heard whoever
praised Him) as you stand up again; the standing after ruku’ is
called qaumah. If you are a munfarid (someone praying alone)
(Oh our Lord! All praise is for You).
then say ﻟﻠ > ﻢ ر ﻨ و ﻟﻚ ﻟ ﺤ ﻤﺪ
After this ﻛsay and do the sajdah; first place your knees on
the ground, then hands and then head (nose first and then
forehead) in between your hands.
You must make sure that your nasal bone (not just the tip of
your nose) touches the ground and that your forehead firmly
presses against the ground; in sajdah you should preferably
look at your nose; keep your arms away from your sides, your
stomach away from your thighs and your thighs away from
your calves (but if you are in a congregation then keep your
arms close to your body).
The soles of all ten toes should face Qibla. Your palms should
be flat on the ground with your fingers pointing towards qibla,
but make sure your forearms do not touch the ground.
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Now recite %ٰ& ﻻ ﻋ% H I ٰﺤ ﻦ رJ ( ﺳGlory to my great Lord) at least 3 times;
then lift your head (forehead first then nose and then hands)
and sit up straight; keep your right foot upright with its toes
facing Qibla; lay your left foot flat and sit on it; place your
palms on your thighs close to your knees with your fingers
facing Qibla.
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close your small finger and the finger next to it; as soon as you
begin to say the word “laa” (immediately after “ash-hadu-al”),
raise your index finger without waving it from side to side.
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must be added after surah Fatiha in the 3rd and 4th rak’aat (You
must remember that if you are standing behind an Imam you
cannot recite anything in the qiyam of any rak’at, you must
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To end the salah, first look at your right shoulder and say
ﻟﺴﻼ م ﻋﻠ ﻴﻜ ﻢ و ر ﺣ ﻤ ﺔ
and then do the same for your left shoulder.
Now your salah has ended. (Maraqilfalah ma’a Hashiyatut-Tahtawi, P278,
Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P261, Karachi)
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In the position of qiyam, she should place her hands below her
chest with her right palm on top of her left. She should bend
only slightly in ruku’, enough to place her hands on her knees;
she should not push her knees or grab them tightly, her fingers
should be kept close together and knees slightly bent, not
completely straight like men. (Fatawa Alamgiri, V1, P73)
In sajdah, she should cuddle her body together, i.e. her arms
should touch her sides, her stomach should touch her thighs,
her thighs should touch her calves and her shins should touch
the ground. (Al Hidayah ma’a Fathul Qadeer, V1, P267)
6 CONDITIONS OF SALAH
(2) If you wear very thin clothing that reveals any part of
your body which must be covered, or makes the colour of your
skin recognisable then your salah will not be valid. (Fatawa
Alamgiri, V1, P58)
(4) Wearing thick clothes that conceal your body but fit very
tightly and reveal the outline of your sitr will not invalidate
your salah but it is not permissible for other people to look at
that area of your body. (Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P103)
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3 MAKROOH TIMES
(1) From sunrise up until 20 minutes after, (2) From 20 minutes
before sunset up to sunset and (3) From mid-day to when the
sun begins to decline. Salah, whether it be farz, wajib, nafl or
qaza is not permissible in these three times.
However, you can pray the Asr of the present day if you have
not yet prayed it, even if the Makrooh time has begun, but
delaying it to this extent is Haraam. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a Rad-dul-
Muhtaar, V2, P40–Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 3, P23, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly
Shareef)
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(4) If the salah is farz, the intention for farz must also be
included, e.g. I am praying the farz of today’s Zuhr. (Dur-e-
Mukhtaar, Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P116)
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(6) TAKBEER-E-TAHREEMA
Starting salah by saying ﻛis compulsory. (Alamgiri, V1, P67)
7 FARAIZ OF SALAH
(1) Takbeer-e-Tahreema, (2) Qiyaam, (3) Qira’at, (4) Ruku’, (5)
Sujood, (6) Qa’dah Akheerah, (7) Khurooj-e-bi’sun’ehee (Ghunya-
tul-Mustamli, P253-286)
(1) TAKBEER-E-TAHREEMA
In actual fact Takbeer-e-Tahreema (also called Takbeer-e-Oola)
is amongst the conditions for salah but because it is attached so
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(1) If the muqtadi (one behind the Imaam) says the word
‘Allah’ of the Takbeer-e-Tahreema with the Imaam but the
word ‘Akbar’ before him then his salah will not be valid.
(Alamgiri V1, P68)
(2) If the muqtadi sees the Imaam in ruku’ and joins him by
instantly bending for ruku’ and saying the Takbeer at the same
time (i.e. if he was to stretch his arms out and by the time he
finishes the Takbeer his hands would reach his knees); his salah
will not be valid. (Khulasatul-Fatawa, V1, P83) (What he should do is
say the Takbeer-e-Tahreema whilst standing straight and then
say Allahu Akbar again and do ruku’). If you manage to join
the Imaam in ruku’ for a split second, that rak’at will be taken
in to account, but if the Imaam stands up before you join him in
ruku’, that rak’at will not be taken into account.
(3) If any one is unable to pronounce the Takbeer because he
his dumb or for any other reason, then he does not have to say
it; to make the intention in his heart is sufficient for him.
(Tabyinul-Haqaiq, V1, P109)
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(2) QIYAAM
(1) The minimum requirement for qiyam is to stand so that
if you were to let your arms drop down, your hands would not
reach your knees; the full qiyam is to stand straight. (Dur-e-
Mukhtaar, Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P163)
(2) The duration for qiyam is the same as for the qira’at; to
stand for farz qira’at is farz, to stand for wajib qira’at is wajib
and for Sunnah qira’at is Sunnah.
(3) Qiyaam is farz for all prayers that are farz, witr, Eidain
and the sunan of Fajr salah. If anyone was to pray any of these
prayers in a sitting position without a proper reason it would
not be valid.
(4) Simply feeling a slight amount of pain when standing is
not a valid excuse to sit down, in fact, praying in a sitting
position will only be permissible in the following cases; if
standing or prostrating is not possible, if standing or prostrating
causes bleeding, if standing causes a discharge of urine, if
standing results in a quarter of the sitr being exposed, if you are
not able to recite the Qur’an in a standing position, if standing
is possible but results in a sickness being intensified or
prolonged, or if standing results in unbearable pain. (Ghunya-tul-
Mustamli p.258)
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WARNING!
The people who pray their farz salah sitting down due to slight
amounts of pain must look very carefully at the above ruling; it
is farz to repeat every salah that was prayed sitting down
despite having the ability to stand. Similarly, every salah in
which it was not possible for you to stand unaided but standing
with the help of a staff, wall or person was possible but you sat
down and prayed is invalid and to repeat all such prayers is
farz. (Mulakhas az Bahar-e-Shariat part 3 p.64 Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly
Shareef)
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(3) QIRA’AT
(1) Definition of qira’at: ‘To pronounce each and every letter
from its correct place of origin so that each letter is clearly
different to every other letter’. (Alamgiri V1, P69)
(2) Even when reciting quietly, you must be able to hear
yourself. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P271)
(3) If the letters are pronounced correctly but not loud
enough for you to hear (considering there is no obstruction,
such as noise or being hard of hearing) then your salah will not
be valid. (Alamgiri, V1, P69)
(4) Even though it is necessary for the reader to be able to
hear himself, it is important to remember that care must be
taken not to allow others to hear your recitation in any ‘sirri’
(silent) salah. The same care should be taken regarding the
tasbihat (in salah).
(5) The same ruling applies to words that are said or recited
outside salah, you must be able to hear yourself say them,
examples are: when giving a divorce, freeing a slave, or saying
the name of Allah when slaughtering an animal. In all these
cases the words must be said loud enough for you to hear. (ibid)
The same should be kept in mind when reading Durood
Shareef and other spiritual formulas.
(6) To recite one verse in the first two rak’at of a farz salah
and in every rak’at of witr, sunan and nawafil salah is farz for
an Imaam and munfarid. (Maraqil Falah ma’a Hashiyatut-Tahtawi,
P226)
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MADRASA-TUL-MADINA
Dear Islamic brothers! You have now probably realised the
importance of correcting your qira’at. Any Muslim who does
not learn how to recite the Holy Qur’an correctly is very
unfortunate. Alhamdu-Lillah ! Numerous religious institutes
by the name of ‘Madrasa-tul-Madina’ have been established by
the international non political religious movement of the
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Apart from this, adults are taught how to recite the Holy Quran
properly usually after Sala-tul-Isha as well as being given
training regarding the blessed Sunnah. I wish everyone would
start teaching and learning the holy Qur’an in their homes. I
wish every Islamic brother who knows how to read the Qur’an
properly starts teaching all Islamic brothers who don’t know.
Islamic sisters should do the same. Those Islamic sisters who
can recite properly should teach those who cannot; and those
who cannot recite properly should learn from them. In’shaa-
Allah then we will see the teachings of the Qur’an
blossoming everywhere; those that learn and teach will earn
huge amounts of reward, In’shaa-Allah .
(4) RUKU’
The minimum amount of bowing that is required for ruku’ is
enough to allow yourself to touch your knees if you were to let
your arms drop. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar, Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P166) However,
the full ruku’ is to straighten your back (horizontally). (Hashiyatut-
Tahtawi, P229)
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(5) SUJOOD
(1) The beloved Rasool of Allah
said, “I have
been ordered to prostrate on 7 bones: (i) the face, (ii & iii) both
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hands, (iv & v) both knees and (vi & vii) both feet, and I have
been commanded not to fold my clothes and hair. (Sahih Muslim,
V1, P193)
DISADVANTAGES OF CARPETS
Carpets make it very hard to do sajdah properly and apart from
this they are very rarely cleaned properly, which means that
dust and germs accumulate inside them. The dust and germs
enter our bodies during breathing in sajdah. If particles of the
carpet are inhaled they may enter your body and stick to your
lungs which, Allah forbid could lead to cancer. Sometimes
children vomit or urinate on these carpets, or animals may stain
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HOW TO PURIFY AN IMPURE CARPET
Wash the impure area of the carpet and let it hang, until not
even a single drop of water falls from it. Then wash it again and
let it hang for a second time until it stops dripping again.
Repeat this a third time. Now the third time it stops dripping it
will be considered pure. Rugs, shoes and clay pots that absorb
water should be washed according to this method.
Another way of purifying these things is to dip the impure
carpet or cloth in flowing water (a river, stream, or under a tap)
long enough to give you the impression that the impurity has
been washed away. If a small child urinates on a carpet, then
simply splashing a few drops of water onto it is not enough.
Remember, the urine of even a one-day old baby is impure. (For
detailed information see part 2 of Bahar-e-Shariat)
If you are praying a four rak’at salah and forget to sit at the end
of the fourth rak’at and you have not yet done the sajdah of the
fifth rak’at, you must sit down immediately.
However, if you have done the sajdah of the fifth rak'at (or in
case of Fajr the sajdah of the third rak’at and in case of Maghrib
the sajdah of the fourth rak’at), the farz will become invalid.
In this case you should add on an extra rak’at for each salah
except Maghrib. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P284)
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(7) KHUROOJ-E-BI’SUN’EHEE
This means doing salaam, talking, or anything else after the
qa’dah akheerah deliberately to end your salah. However,
doing anything other than salaam deliberately will make it
necessary for you to repeat your salah, but if it is done
unintentionally then your salah is valid. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli P286)
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matter how much of a hurry you are in, you must sit up straight
or else your salah will become Makrooh-e-Tahreemi and to
repeat it will be wajib).
(10) The first qa’dah is wajib even in a nafl salah (in actual
fact every qa’dah in nafl salah is the ‘last qa’dah’ and is
therefore farz; if you miss this qa’dah and stand up and then
remember, you must return before you reach the sajdah of the
3rd rak’at and do Sajda-e-Sahw at the end). (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 4,
P52, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
If you have done the sajdah of the 3rd rak’at, finish off 4 and
do Sajda-e-Sahw. This Sajda-e-Sahw is wajib because even
though every qa’dah of nafl is farz, as soon as you did the
sajdah of the 3rd/4th rak’at, the first qa’dah became wajib
instead of farz. (Mulakhkhasan Tahtawi, P466)
(13) If you unintentionally read ﻣ ﺤ ﻤﺪ%ٰ& ﻋ$ ﻟ ﻠ > ﻢ ﺻﻞor ﻴﺪ
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(19) For the Imaam to recite loudly (so that at least 3 people
can hear) in the first two rak’at of Maghrib and Isha and in
every rak’at of Fajr, Jumu’ah, Eidain, Taraweeh and the Witr of
Ramazan.
(20) Reciting quietly in the “quiet prayers” (Zuhr and Asr).
(21) Keeping every farz and wajib in its prescribed order.
(22) Bowing for ruku’ only once in each rak’at.
(23) Prostrating (sajdah) only twice in each rak’at.
(24) Avoiding doing qa’dah before the second rak’at.
(25) Avoiding doing qa’dah in the 3rd rak’at of a 4 rak’at
salah.
(26) Doing the prostration of recitation if a verse of
prostration is recited.
(27) Doing Sajda-e-Sahw if it has become wajib.
(28) Avoiding a pause of 3 tasbihat (the time it takes to say
‘ ٰﺤ ﻦJ ’ ﺳ3 times) in between 2 faraiz, 2 wajibaat or a farz and a
wajib.
(29) Remaining silent when the Imaam is reciting the Qur’an,
whether the recitation is aloud or silent.
(30) Doing what the Imaam does through the whole salah,
except reciting the Holy Qur’an. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar, Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2,
P181 – Alamgiri, V1, P71)
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SUNAN OF TAKBEER-E-TAHREEMA
(1) Raising your hands for Takbeer-e-Tahreema.
(2) Keeping your fingers in a normal position (not spread out
and not too close).
(3) For the insides of your fingers and palms to be facing
qibla.
(4) Avoiding lowering your head whilst saying Takbeer-e-
Tahreema.
(5) Raising both hands to your ears before you say the
Takbeer.
(6) The same sunan apply to the Takbeer of Qunut and
(7) The Takbeers of the two Eid prayers. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar, Rad-dul-
Muhtaar, V2, P207)
(9) ﺳﻤ
ﻊ ﻟ
ﻤ ﻦ ﺣﻤ
ﺪﮦand
SUNAN OF QIYAAM
(12) Men should tie their hands beneath their navels with
their right palms on the back of their left wrist joints, their
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(18) Saying ) *
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SUNAN OF RUKU’
(23) Saying ﻛfor ruku’ (Al-Hidayah ma’a Fathul Qadeer, V1, P257)
(24) Saying ﻟ ﻌﻈ
ﻴﻢ% H I ٰﺤ ﻦ رJ ﺳthree times in ruku’
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(27) Keep their legs straight in ruku’ (some people bend their
legs slightly like a bow, this is Makrooh) and (Alamgiri, V1, P73)
(28) Bend their backs properly to the extent that if a cup of
water was placed on their backs it wouldn’t spill. (Maraqil Falah
ma’a Hashiyatut Tahtawi, P266)
(30) You should preferably begin to say ﻛas you start to
bow for ruku’ and finish saying it when you fully reach the
ruku’. (Alamgiri, V1, P69) To cover this space, stretch the “laam” of
Allah, and not the “baa” of Akbar (or any other letter). (Bahar-e-
Shariat, Part 3, P72, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef) Saying Aallahu,
Aakbar or Akbaar will invalidate your salah. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar, Rad-
dul-Muhtaar, V1, P232)
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(31) Letting your hands drop down to your sides when
standing after ruku’.
SUNAN OF SAJDAH
(38) Saying %ٰ& ﻻ ﻋ% H I ٰﺤ ﻦ رJ ﺳat least three times in sajdah. (ibid)
(39) Placing your palms on the ground in sajdah.
(40) Keeping your fingers close together facing the qibla.
(41) When going into sajdah, first place your knees on the
ground and then your
(42) Hands and then your
(43) Nose and then your
(44) Forehead.
(45) Getting up the opposite way, meaning:
(46) Lifting your forehead first and then your
(47) Nose and then your
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(52) Do not lay your forearms on the ground. If you are with
others in a row then do not keep your arms away from your
sides. (Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P257)
(53) All ten toes of both feet should be pressed against the
ground so that they face the qibla. (Al-Hidayah ma’a Fathul Qadeer, V1,
P267)
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(54) Sitting between both sujood is called jalsah.
(55) Sitting on your left foot with your right foot upright and
left foot flat.
(56) Facing the toes of your right foot towards the qibla.
(57) Placing both hands on your thighs. (Tabyinul-Haqaiq, V1,
P111)
SUNAN OF QA’DAH
(60) After completing the sujood of the 2nd rak’at, it is
Sunnah for a man to lay his left foot flat,
(61) Sit with both buttocks on his left foot,
(62) Keep his right foot upright and
(63) Face the toes of his right foot towards the qibla. (Al-
Hidayah ma’a Fathul Qadeer, V1, P75)
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SUNAN OF SALAAM
(73) Saying salaam twice using the following words:
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SUNAN OF THE SUNAN-E-BA’DIYYAH
(THE SUNAN AFTER THE FARAIZ)
(83) You should avoid talking after the faraiz that have
sunan following them. If you do talk, the sunan will still be
valid but their reward will be reduced. To delay the sunan is
Makrooh; similarly, long aurad (spiritual formulas) are not
permitted (after the faraiz and before the sunan). (Ghunya-tul-
Mustamli, P331, Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P300)
(84) The dua that you make after the faraiz and before the
sunan should preferably be kept short or else the reward of the
sunan will be reduced. (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 3, P81, Madina-tul-Murshid
Bareilly Shareef)
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(9) For a munfarid to say the tasbih more than three times in
ruku’ and sujood (but in odd numbers i.e. 5, 7, 9) (Rad-dul-Muhtaar,
V2, P242)
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Holy Prophet
said, “None of you should clear his
forehead (from dust) until he has finished his salah, because
angels pray for his forgiveness for as long as the mark of
prostration remains on his forehead.” (Majmauz-zawaid, V2, P311,
Hadith 2761, Darul-Fikr, Beirut)
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(6) Saying
ﻟ ﻴ
ر
ﺟ ﻌ ﻮ ن1
ﻧ
و
ﻧon hearing bad news (or news of
someone’s death). (ibid)
(7) Answering the azan. (Alamgiri, V1, P100)
tul-Mustamli, P420)
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COUGHING IN SALAH
(11) The salah will not break if a sick person helplessly
utters words like “aah” and “ooh”. The same applies to letters
uttered helplessly whilst sneezing, yawning, coughing, or
burping etc. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar, V1, P416)
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mobile phones, watches etc. that are near you in a manner that
doesn’t allow you to see the written material or throw a
handkerchief over them. One should also avoid staring at
stickers, posters and frames hanging on the pillars inside the
Masjid.
(18) Praying one whole rukn (part) of the salah with your
sitr exposed or allowing your sitr to remain exposed for the
amount of time it takes to say ٰﺤ ﻦJ ﺳ3 times. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a
Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P467)
EATING IN SALAH
(19) Eating or drinking even a small amount of food or
drink, (even something the size of a pea or a drop of water).
(Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P418)
(21) If you ate something sweet prior to your salah and there
are no pieces of food left in your mouth except some taste in
your saliva then swallowing it will not invalidate your salah.
(Khulasatul-Fatawa, V1, P127)
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KILLING A SNAKE
(25) Killing a snake or scorpion will not invalidate your
salah but if it requires walking 3 steps or striking 3 times then it
will. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P423) Killing a snake or scorpion is
permissible if it passes in front of you and you fear it will harm
you. If there is no danger of it causing harm then killing it is
Makrooh (disliked). (Alamgiri, V1, P103)
(26) Plucking 3 hairs one after the other or killing 3 head lice
or making three attempts to kill the same lice will invalidate
your salah; if it is not done consecutively your salah will remain
valid but it is Makrooh. (ibid)
SCRATCHING IN SALAH
(27) Scratching 3 times in one rukn (section) will invalidate
your salah; this means scratching once and then lifting your
hand, scratching again and lifting your hand again, if this is
done a third time your salah will become invalid. Scratching
three times with your hand in the same place will not affect
your salah (this will be considered scratching once only).
(Alamgiri, V1, P104 – Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P423)
33 MAKROOHAAT-E-TAHREEMA OF SALAH
(1) Fidgeting with your beard, body or clothes. (Alamgiri, V1,
P104)
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time he goes to the toilet and makes wuzu then he should pray
first. If a person feels this urge during his salah then
considering there is enough time, it is wajib for him to break his
salah; to continue in this state is a sin. (Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P492)
CRACKING KNUCKLES
(8) Cracking your knuckles in salah. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a
Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P493)
Allama ibn Abidin Shami ) * ' says that ibn Maja narrates:
the Holy Prophet
said, “Do not crack your knuckles
during salah”. (Sunan ibn Maja, V1, P514, Hadith 965, Darul-Ma’rifah Beirut)
He also writes with reference to “Mujtaba” that the Holy
Prophet
forbade cracking knuckles whilst waiting
for salah. Another report states that Beloved Rasool of Allah
This refers to the Jews because they will go to hell (as far as the
dwellers of Hell are concerned, there is no relaxing for them).
(Hashiyah Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 3, P115, Maktabah Islamiyyah Lahore)
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All those people who finish their congregational salah and then
turn around to look at the person directly behind them, and
those who stand up to face someone who is praying and wait
for him to finish so that they can walk out, and those who sit or
stand directly in front of a praying person in order to make an
announcement, give a dars or speech, should all repent.
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(15) Hiding your nose and face in salah. (Alamgiri, V1, P106)
(16) Unnecessarily bringing phlegm to the mouth. (Ghunya-tul-
Mustamli. P339)
Sarkar-e-Madina
said, “If someone yawns in
salah he should prevent it as much as possible because Satan
enters his mouth.” (Sahih Muslim, P413)
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that Sarkar-e-Madina
said, “Does the person who
raises his head before the Imaam not fear that Allah will
turn his head into that of a donkey”. (Sahih Muslim, V1, P181)
FACE OF A DONKEY
Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Imam Nawawi ) * ' travelled to a very
famous scholar in Damascus to learn Hadith from him. He used
to teach without letting people see him. Imam Nawawi ) * '
studied with him for quite a long period but had not yet seen
his face. After a long time, when the muhaddith was certain of
Imam Nawawi’s extreme enthusiasm with regards to Hadith,
he decided to show him his face.
Imam Nawawi ) * ' saw that he had the face of a donkey! The
muhaddith said, “Dear son! Beware of preceding the Imaam
during the congregation, when I heard this hadith, I didn’t
believe it (due to the weakness of some narrators) and therefore
I deliberately preceded the Imaam in my salah and this is what
happened to my face.” (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 3, P95, Madina-tul-Murshid
Bareilly Sharif)
If the picture so small that you can’t see the details of the
body parts if you stand up and put the picture on the floor (like
scenes of people doing Tawaaf of the Ka’ba) then it will not
affect your salah. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P247–Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a Rad-dul-
Muhtaar, V2, P503)
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(1) Praying in work clothes despite having other clothes
available. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P337)
Praying with something in your mouth; your salah will be
invalid if this prevents you from reciting the Qur’an or causes
you to say words that are not from the Qur’an. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar,
Rad-dul-Muhtaar)
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Allama Sayyid Tahtawi ) * ' comments on this saying, “This
person shall not enter the Hell fire at all, his sins shall be
forgiven, and Allah shall please those people whose rights
he has violated; or it could mean that Allah shall make him
do good actions that shall prevent him from being punished”.
Allama Shami ) * ' says, “The good news for him is that his
ending shall be blissful and he shall not enter Hell.” (Shami, V2, P452)
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Position your heels, necks and shoulders in line with each other
and straighten your rows. It is a sin to leave space between two
people. To make your shoulders touch is wajib. To straighten
your rows is wajib. Deliberately starting your salah at the back
without the row in front being filled to both corners is missing a
wajib, Haraam and a sin. Do not let children less than 15 years
of age stand inside the rows, do not let them stand in the
corners either, the row for young children should be made at
the very back.
(For detailed information refer to: Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V7, P219 to 225, Raza
Foundation Lahore)
JAMA’AT (CONGREGATION)
It is wajib for a sane, mature (having reached the age of
puberty), free and able person to attend the first jama’at in the
Masjid. Anyone who misses jama’at even once without a valid
reason commits a sin and is worthy of punishment. If he makes
a habit of this, he will be classed as a sinner, unqualified to act
as a witness and will be punished severely. If his neighbours
remain quiet they will also have committed a sin. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar,
Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P287)
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Oh Rabb of Mustafa
! Grant us the good fortune
of forever praying all five salah in the Masjid, with the first
jama’at, in the first row, with the Takbeer-e-Oola.
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(3) The time for witr is from the end of the Isha farz to subh-
e-sadiq (dawn). (Maraqil Falah ma’a Hashiyatut-Tahtawi, P178)
(4) If possible, it is preferable to sleep a short while and then
get up in the latter part of the night to pray tahajjud (first) and
then the witr salah. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamli, P403)
(5) The Witr salah consists of three rak’aat. (Maraqil-Falah ma’a
Hashiyatut-Tahtawi, P375)
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(9) Then place your hands beneath your navel and read Dua-
e-Qunut.
DUA-E-QUNUT
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Oh Allah ! Our Lord! Grant us goodness in the world and in the
hereafter and save us from the punishment of the fire.
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SAJDA-E-SAHW
(PROSTRATION OF FORGETFULNESS)
(1) Doing Sajda-e-Sahw becomes wajib whenever any wajib
act of salah is unintentionally omitted or if any wajib or farz act
is unintentionally delayed. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2,
P655)
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saying ٰﺤ ﻦJ ﺳonce
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INCIDENT
Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Imam Abu Hanifa ( &%
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Madani Mustafa
in a dream. The Holy Prophet
asked him, “Why have you decided that anyone
who reads Durood Shareef has to do Sajda-e-Sahw?” The Imam
( &%
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negligence.” The Blessed Prophet
was pleased with
this answer. (Dur-e-Mukhtaar ma’a Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P657)
(17) Sajda-e-Sahw must be done if any part of tashahhud is
omitted in any of the sittings, regardless of whether the salah is
nafl or farz. (Alamgiri, V1, P127)
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METHOD OF SAJDA-E-SAHW
Read the whole of attahiyyat; in fact it is preferable to read the
whole of Durood Shareef as well; then turn your head to the
right and say salaam, and then prostrate twice. After this, read
attahiyyat again along with Durood Shareef and the Dua and
then end with the salaam to both sides. (Fatawa Qadi Khan ma’a
Alamgiri, V1, P121)
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WARNING! BEWARE!
(6) In the blessed month of Ramazan, if a person is not
taking part in the Taraweeh or shabinah (even if he is praying
his own salah) he will still have to do Sajda-e-Tilawat if he
hears any verse of sajdah. It will become wajib for you to do
Sajda-e-Tilawat even if you hear the verse from a non-believer
or a child.
If you have missed many sujood of tilawat since reaching the
age of puberty then you must make a rough calculation of these
and make up for them in a state of wuzu.
METHOD OF SAJDA-E-TILAWAT
(7) Start by standing up and then say ﻛand go into sajdah
H I ٰﺤ ﻦ رJ ﺳat least three times, then say ﻛand stand
and say %ٰ& ﻻ ﻋ%
up. Saying ﻛbefore and after the sajdah is Sunnah and
standing before and after is desirable. (Alamgiri, V1, P135)
(8) Raising your hands when saying ﻛbefore the Sajda-e-
Tilawat is not necessary, nor does this sajdah contain
tashahhud or salaam. (Tanwirul-Absar ma’a Rad-dul-Muhtaar, V2, P580)
SAJDA-E-SHUKR
(PROSTRATION OF THANKFULNESS)
It is desirable to do sajda-e-shukr when you are granted a
blessing, whether it is the birth of a child, attainment of wealth,
retrieving lost property, curing of a patient, returning from a
journey, or anything else. This sajdah is done in exactly the
same way as the Sajda-e-Tilawat. (Alamgiri, V1, P136)
Doing this sajdah when you hear good news is also a means of
earning reward; some examples are, being granted a visa to
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THE TRAVELLERS SALAH
THE TRAVELLERS SALAH Hanafi
Please read this booklet completely.
In’shaa-Allah you will see the benefits.
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Allah states in Sura Nisa, Verse 101, Translation from Kanzul-
Imaan:
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Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar , - ( $ &% ' narrates that
Tajdar-e-Madina
set two rak’at when travelling and
this is the complete salah even though apparently it may seem
like there are two rak’at less, the two are equal to the four rak’at
in reward. (Sunah Ibn-e-Majah, V2, P59, Hadith 1194, Dar-ul-Ma’rifa Beirut)
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TWO ROUTES
If there are two routes to a particular destination and one of
them is 92km but the other is shorter, one will use the route that
he travels in order to decide whether or not he is a traveller.
(Alamgeeri, V1, P138, dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V1, P603)
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(three days) or more, in fact she can’t even travel one day. A
woman is also not permitted to travel with a child or a slightly
insane person. It is necessary for a woman to have an adult
mahram or her husband with her. (Alamgeeri, V1, P142) A woman is
permitted to travel with a murahiq (a boy who is close to
becoming an adult) who is trustworthy. The murahiq is
considered as an adult. (Fatawa Alamgeeri, V1, P219) It is necessary
for the mahram to not be an extreme sinner, fearless and
insecure. (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part 4, P84, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
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(1) One is allowed to perform nafls on any moving vehicle
(bus, car) when he is outside the city (this refers to the point
from which a traveller has to do qasr) but he must face the
direction the vehicle is heading (otherwise the salah will not be
valid). Also, keep in mind that one does not have to be facing
qibla even at the beginning. The ruku’ and sujood should be
performed with gestures when on any form of transport,
keeping in mind that the gesture for the sujood must be lower
than that for the ruku’ (i.e. bow lower for the sujood). (Dur-e-
mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V2, P487) However, one must face qibla if
there is enough space to do so; for example, a train.
(2) A villager can perform his nafl salah on any moving
vehicle when he has passed the borders of his village. (Rad-dul-
muhtaar, V2, P486)
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Translation Kanzul-Iman:
Then woe to those salaah performers. Who are heedless of their salah.
When Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqas ( &%
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asked the Holy Prophet
about the 5 verse of Sura
th
Ma’oon, he
said, “(it refers to those) who perform
their salah after their prescribed times”. (Sunanil Kubra lil Baihaqi, V2,
P214, Dar-us-Saadir Beirut)
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DOES ONE GAIN THE SAME REWARD FOR PERFORMING SALAH IN ITS
PROPER TIME IF HE PRAYS IT LATE DUE TO A PROBLEM?
Here is a fatwa concerning whether or not one will earn the
reward of an “ada” Fajr salah (one prayed in its prescribed
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SLEEPING LATE
Dear Islamic Brothers! If one fears that he will miss his Fajr
salah due to staying up late in the night in gatherings of Zikr
and Naat, he should sleep in the Masjid (with the intention of
I’tikaaf) throughout the night, or sleep where he knows that he
will be woken up by someone, or make sure he has a reliable
alarm clock beside him to wake him up. In fact, one should not
rely on a single alarm clock but instead have two or more clocks
beside him in case he turns it off without realising or it fails to
work. The respected scholars ; %
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will miss the Fajr salah, he is not allowed to stay awake until
late in the night, without a valid reason”. (Rad-dul-muhtaar, V2, P27,
Multan)
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Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna ibn Abbas , - ( $ &% ' narrates that the Tajdar-
e-Risalt, Shahanshah-e-Nubuwat, Mahboob-e-RabbulIzat
STORY
An Islamic brother told me that he, along with other Islamic
brothers, was once doing Sada-e-Madina with the aid of a
(handheld) megaphone at the time of Fajr. He said that they
met a man who told them to turn off their megaphone because
his son had not slept all night and that he had just about
managed to fall asleep. The brothers were angry to see a
Muslim stopping them from carrying out such a pious task,
anyhow, the next day they returned in the same manner (doing
Sada-e-Madina) and saw the same man standing sadly at the
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corner of the street telling them that his son had not slept all
night again and that he had just about managed to fall asleep
and that he had stood there to ask the Islamic Brothers to walk
through his street quietly. This incident shows that Sada-e-
Madina should be done without the aid of a megaphone, and
even when calling it out without the help of such a device, one
should not raise his voice too loudly in case he disturbs those
Muslim sisters who are performing their salah, or reciting the
Holy Qur’an inside their homes, or the old, weak, and sick, or
children, or those who have fallen asleep after performing the
salah in its earlier period. Rather than bursting into an
argument when confronted by someone who disapproves of
doing Sada-e-Madina, one should humbly apologise and think
well of him, convincing himself that. “Surely no Muslim can
disapprove of awaking people for Fajr! He probably has a good
reason to do so”. Even if he is someone who does not pray his
salah, one is still not allowed to display an aggressive attitude
towards him. He must search for an opportunity to do Infiraadi
Koshish to politely encourage him to perform his salah. People
who use the Masjid speakers in the morning other than the Fajr
azan or people who use speakers in gatherings that are held at
home or in the neighbourhood should be considerate of
Muslims that are worshipping inside their homes, patients,
babies and those that are asleep.
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one salah will compensate for a whole life time of missed salah.
There is no truth in this at all. (Makhooz az sharhuz zarqani alal
mawahibulla duniyyah, V7, P110, Darul Ma’rifa Beirut)
(2) Saying ‘
ٰﺤ ﻦJ ’ ﺳ3 times in the 3rd and 4th rak’at instead of
reciting Sura Fatiha, but remember you must recite both the
Sura Fatiha and additional verses in the 3rd rak’at of Witr.
(3) Saying only ‘
ﻟG ﻣ ﺤ ﻤ _ﺪ و%ٰ& ﻋ$ ’ﻟ ﻠ > ﻢ ﺻﻞinstead of reciting the
whole Durood and Dua after the tashah’hud.
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rak’at that come after the farz. Ala-Hazrat ) * ' says, “If
someone misses the 4 sunan before the farz, he should pray
them after, in fact, the soundest opinion is that he should pray
them after the 2 sunan that follow the farz, providing he is still
in the Zuhr time period”. (Mulakhkhasan Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V8, P148,
Raza Foundation Markaz-ul-Auliya Lahore)
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Ala-Hazrat Moulana Shah Ahmad Raza Khan ) * '
says, “The desirable time to pray Maghrib is before the stars
become clearly visible in the sky. To delay it until even the
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The rak’at before the Asr and Isha salah are Sunnah-e-ghair
Mu’akkadah and therefore one does not have to do qaza if they
are missed.
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One can pay off the fidyah for fasts that have been missed by
his deceased relatives’ after paying off for the salah in the same
manner. This “heelah” can be used by the rich as well as the
poor. If the heirs of a deceased do this on behalf of him they
will have helped him a great deal. It will remove the burden of
farz salah off the deceased person and it will earn heaps of
reward for the heirs. A misconception existing amongst some
people is that they believe that the fidyah for all of the
deceased’s prayers is paid by simply donating a copy of the
Holy Qur’an in the Masjid, this is a mistake. (For details see: Fatawa-
e-Razaviya, V8, P168, Raza Foundation Lahore)
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extract 3 days from each month (from the age of 9). However,
you must not extract these days from her pregnancy period (as
she does not experience her menses, and is therefore, still
obliged to perform her salah). If her period of bleeding after
childbirth is known, it should be excluded after every
childbirth, if it is not known then there will be no exclusion
(because there are no number of days for the least period of
bleeding after childbirth, as it is possible that the bleeding only
lasted a single minute). (Ma’khooz az Fatawa-e-Razaviya, V8, P154, Raza
Foundation Lahore)
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Translation Kanzul-Iman:
And We said, 'take in your hand a broom of dry grass and strike there with
and break not your oath.
(Part 23, Ruku’ 13) (Fatawa alamgeeri, V6, P390)
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a( ” ﻣ ﺣ
ﻴ ﻠ ﺔ ﻳﻤ
ﻴHow can I fulfil my oath?) A revelation was sent to
Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Ibrahim 789 % to tell Hazrat-e-Sayyidatuna
Sarah - ( &%
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- ( %
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‘uyunil basair sharhul ashbahi wannadhair, V3, P295, Idaara-tul-Qur’an)
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DEFINITION OF A “FAQEER”
A faqeer is someone who; (a) possesses only a little amount of
wealth, but not as much as the nisaab, or (b) possesses wealth
equivalent to the amount of nisaab, but it comprises of his basic
necessities which include a house, household items, transport,
tools for a craftsman, clothes, a servant, and necessary books
(for a student), or (c) is in debt, and if he was to deduct the total
amount of debt that he owes from his savings he will be left
with less than the amount of nisaab (even though he might
posses the amount of wealth that adds up to several nisaab).
(Rad-dul-muhtaar, V3, P333)
DEFINITION OF A “MISKEEN”
A miskeen is one who does not even posses the basic necessities
of life (food and clothing); begging is permissible for a miskeen.
It is Haraam for a faqeer (one who possesses a days food and
clothing) to beg unnecessarily, and to give him something, if he
does beg, it is also Haraam (and the giver will have sinned).
(Fatawa alamgeeri, V1, P188)
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If you want to use him for a heelah a few more times then
you can leave him in a state of debt, or repeatedly convert him
into that state.
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METHOD OF FUNERAL SALAH
METHOD OF FUNERAL SALAH Hanafi
Even though Satan may try hard to stop you from reading this booklet, you
should read it from beginning to end and In’shaa-Allah you will see the
benefits for yourself.
T the one who recites Durood once, Allah commands
one carat of compensation to be written down for him in
his book of deeds and one carat is equivalent to Mount Uhad.”
has said that
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Oh Allah ! Grant forgiveness to our living and to our dead, and to those
who are present and to those who are absent, and to our young and our old
folk, and to our males and females. Oh Allah ! Whomsoever you grant to
live, from among us, help him to live in Islam, and whomsoever of us you
cause to die, help him to die in faith.
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near the head and then the right side near the foot, then the left
side near the head and then the left side near the left foot and to
walk 10 steps each time will make a total of 40 steps. (Muraqilfalah
ma’ haashia-tut-tahtaavi, P604) Some people announce in the funeral
procession to walk two steps. They should instead announce,
“Give shoulder to all four sides and walk 10 steps each time”
FUNERAL OF A DISBELIEVER
To take part in the funeral salah or funeral procession of a
murtad (someone who turned away from Islam) or disbeliever
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the deceased child). When the Imaam says ﻛthe forth and (final)
time, say ﻛand let go of both your hands and give Salaam on
both sides.
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BLESSINGS OF FRIDAY
BLESSINGS OF FRIDAY
JUMU’AH
No matter how lazy Satan makes you feel you must read the whole of this
booklet thoroughly and enlighten your faith.
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Dear Islamic Brothers! We are very fortunate that Allah has,
for the sake of His Beloved Rasool
, granted us the
auspicious day of Friday (Jumu’ah). Unfortunately, we treat
this blessed day as any other and spend it in negligence.
Friday is a day of Eid, Friday is the chief of days, the fire of Hell
is not kindled on Fridays, the gates of Hell are kept closed
every Friday night, Friday will appear like a bride on the day of
resurrection, a person dying on Friday obtains the rank of
martyrdom and is protected from the punishment of the grave.
What can one say regarding the virtues of Friday? Allah has
revealed a complete chapter named after this blessed day, this
chapter is in the 28th section of the Holy Qur’an, and is called
Sura Jumu’ah. Allah says in the 9th verse:
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Translation Kanzul Imaan:
Oh People who believe! When the call for prayer is given on (Friday) the day
of congregation, rush towards the remembrance of Allah and stop buying and
selling; this is better for you if you understand.
WHEN DID OUR PROPHET
PERFORM HIS FIRST FRIDAY
SALAH?
Hazrat-e-Allama Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Naeem-ud-deen
Muradabadi ) * ' says, “When Makki Madani Mustafa
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SEALED HEART
The Holy Prophet
warned, “If anyone misses three
Friday salah due to negligence, Allah will seal his heart.” (Al
mustadrak, V1, P589, Hadith 1120, Dar-ul-Ma’rifah Beirut)
CURE ENTERS
Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Humaid Bin Abdur Rahman , - ( $ &% ' narrates
on the authority of his father, “If anyone trims his nails on a
Friday, Allah will remove disease from him and insert
cure.” (Musannaf ibn Abi Shaibah, V2, P65, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)
It is preferable to have ones hair cut and nails trimmed after the
completion of Friday salah. (Dur-e-mukhtaar ma’ rad-dul-muhtaar, V9,
P581, Multan)
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Meaning that Friday salah is the Hajj of the poor (Kanzul Ummal,
V7, P290, Hadith 21027-21028, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)
Maghrib is even better. They say that if one was to remain in the
Jami’ (central) Masjid (after Friday salah) and perform his Sala-
tul-Asr there, he will earn the reward for performing Hajj and if
one was to remain there until Sala-tul-Maghrib (and perform
it), he will earn the reward of performing Hajj and Umra.” (Ihya-
ul-Uloom, V1, P249 Dar-us-Saadir Beirut) A Jami’ Masjid is one where
Friday salah is offered.
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(1) This is the day that Sayyiduna Adam 789
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(4) There is a moment within this day in which any wish a
person makes will be granted, as long as he does not ask for
anything Haraam,
(5) Judgement day will be a Friday.
There is no angel, sky, earth, wind, mountain, or river that does
not fear Friday. (Sunan ibn-e-Majah, V2, P8, Hadith 1084, Dar-ul-Ma’rifa
Beirut)
(1) From the moment the Imaam sits for the sermon up to
the end of the salah,
(2) The end of the time for Friday salah. (Bahar-e-Shariat, Part
4, P86, Madina-tul-Murshid Bareilly Shareef)
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which two seem the most likely, the first is in between both
sermons, and the second is when the sun is setting.”
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Hazrat-e-Sayyidatuna Fatima Zahra - ( $ &% ' used to sit inside at
the time of sunset and make her maid Fizzah - ( &%
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outside and tell her when the sun was setting, at that moment
Hazrat-e-Sayyidah - ( &%
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supplicate. It is preferable that one make a concise supplication at
that moment, for instance this Qur’anic supplication:
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Translation Kanzul-Imaan:
Oh our Lord! Give us good in the world and give us good in the Hereafter
and save us from the torment of Hell.
(Part 2, Sura Baqara, Verse 201) (Mulakhkhasan mir’aat, V2, P319-325)
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SAYING OF THE HOLY PROPHET
“Friday is Eid for you. Do not fast on this day unless you
add a fast one day before or after it.” (At’targheeb wat’tarheeb, V2, P26)
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Dear Islamic Brothers! What can one say about the person who
visits the grave of either one or both of his deceased parents on
a Friday and recites Sura Yaseen. Alhamdu-Lillah there are 5
ruku’ (sections), 85 verses, 729 words, and 3000 letters in Sura
Yaseen, if these figures are correct in the sight of Allah , that
person will In’shaa-Allah get the reward of being forgiven
3000 times.
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to visit graves is after the morning salah on Friday.”(Fatawa-e-
Razawiya, V9, P523 Raza Foundation Lahore)
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Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Abu Saeed ( &%
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Madina
said, “If one recites Sura Kahf on Friday, a
light will shine for him between two Fridays.” (At’targheeb
wat’tarheeb, V1, P297, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)
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Translation Kanzul-Imaan:
Then, when the prayer is finished, disperse in the land, seek grace of Allah,
and remember Allah much; haply you may prosper.
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One who talks during the Imaam’s sermon is like a donkey
carrying a burden. One who says “be silent” to his fellow
brother during the sermon will not gain the reward of Friday.
(Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, V1, P494, Hadith 2033)
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the second Azan and before he sits upon the pulpit and
consequently earn heaps of reward:
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enters the Masjid during the sermon he must stop wherever he
is (and not proceed further) because any form of activity is
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(7) Ala-Hazrat ) * ' says, “Turning ones head to look
around is (also) Haraam during the sermon.” (ibid)
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METHOD OF EID SALAH
METHOD OF EID SALAH Hanafi
Even though Satan may try hard to stop you from reading this book,
You should make an effort to read this book from beginning to end.
S
ultan of Both Worlds, Intercessor on the day of Judgement,
Merciful Prophet
has said, “Whoever reads
Durood upon me 100 times during the night of Friday and
on Friday, Allah will fulfil 100 of his needs, 70 needs of the
hereafter and 30 worldly.” (Tafseer-e-Dar-e-Mansoor, V6, P684)
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The following things are Sunnah on Eid day:
1. Cutting hair (cut your hair according to Sunnah).
2. Cutting nails.
3. Having a bath.
4. Doing Miswaak (this is apart from Miswaak done
during wuzu).
5. Wear nice clothes. If they are new then wear them,
otherwise wear washed ones.
6. To put Itr on.
7. Wearing a ring (whenever you wear a ring, keep in
mind that it should be not more than 4 grams in weight of silver
and wear only one ring. There should be only one stone in this
ring. Don't wear a ring without a stone. There is no limit for the
weight of the stone. A ring made of any other metal another
cannot be worn).
8. Offer Salaa-tul-Fajr in the Masjid in your area.
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To learn about the excellence and greatness of Eid in detail, read the section
called Blessings of Eid-ul-Fitr included in the book Blessings of
Ramazan.
Oh Allah bless us with the ability to celebrate the occasion of
Eid according to the way of the Sunnah. Bless us with the
ability to perform Hajj again and again and to see Madina and
the Leader of Madina
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(5) Ala-Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ) * ' says, “How
unwise that person is whom Allah had blessed with such an
ability of memorising the Qur’an and then that person forgets
and loses it and if this person had known the great virtue and
excellence of memorising the Holy Qur’an which had been
promised for him, he would have looked after the
memorisation more than himself.” Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ) * '
further says that however much possible, a person must try
very hard to teach the Qur’an, help others memorise the Qur’an
and he himself must do constant revision of the memorised
Qur’an so that he may gain the virtues and excellences that
have been promised and so that he does not be raised blind and
crippled on the Day of Judgement. (Fatawa-e-Razaviya V23, P645, 647)
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DUA-E-ATTAR
‘O Allah , whoever has a habit of reading these Duas at the
end of the Ijtima, Dars, study circles in Madani Qafilay and
religious and social sittings, either to himself or out aloud when
having the opportunity to do so, grant him the neighbourhood
of your Beloved
in Janna-tul-Firdous and accept this
Dua in my right also.’
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MADANI WILL
MADANI WILL
A
lhamdu-Lillah , at this very moment I am sitting in
the Masjid of the Prophet
after Sala-tul-Fajr
and I am fortunate to write “Arba’eena wasaayaa minal
Madina-til-Munawwara” (meaning 40 wills from Madina-tul-
Munawwara). Today is my last morning in Madina Shareef, the
sun is about to give Salaam to the dome of the Masjid of the
Prophet
. If I don’t get buried inside Janna-tul-Baqi
by tonight, I will have to leave Madina. My eyes are shedding
tears and my heart is upset.
My heart is drowning with sorrow. The tormenting worry of
separation from Madina has made me a grieving picture. It
looks as if someone has snatched the smile from my lips. Very
shortly, Madina will be left behind. The heart will break. The
separation of Madina is like a small child who is snatched from
his mother - he keeps on looking back with longing eyes that
his mother will call him back and that she will again put him in
her lap, cling him to her chest, read a lullaby and put him to
sleep.
Now, with a broken heart I am going to mention my 40 wills
with the hope that you will have mercy on me and find the best
way for my success in the hereafter. Also, my wills are for all
the brothers and sisters who are attached to Dawat-e-Islami. My
children and my family members must also pay attention to
these wills. I wish death to a sinner like me comes in the shade
of the green dome and the minarets. I wish I could die with the
splendid sight of the Beloved of Allah
and if
only 2 metres of ground could be made available for me in
Janna-tul-Baqi. Otherwise wherever possible…….
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MADINA 2: After the soul has departed, keep in mind the sunan
regarding shrouding and burial at all times (meaning to be
quick in shrouding etc.). Act upon the sayings according to
Bahar-e-Shariat (part 4).
MADINA 3: The size of the grave should be according to the
Sunnah. Make a niche as this is Sunnah. (There are 2 types of
graves: (1) Coffin: Today in the sub continent coffins are used.
(2) Niche: The way to make a niche is that after digging the
grave, dig towards the Qibla and place the corpse. Niche is a
Sunnah. If the ground is capable then act upon this, but if the
ground is soft then there is no harm in using a
coffin. Remember to put a lid on top of the niche. The
gravedigger might say to put the blocks slanted but do not
listen to him.)
MADINA 4: The inner walls of the grave must be earth. Do not
use bricks. If it is necessary to use bricks then cover them with
mud.
MADINA 5: If possible, recite Sura Yaseen Shareef, Sura Mulk
and Durood-e-Taj and blow inside the grave.
MADINA 6: The shroud should be from my own money. In the
case of poverty, take money from someone with correct beliefs
(Sunni Muslim).
MADINA 7: Ghusl should be given by someone with a beard and
Imaama and according to the Sunnah. (If a Sayyid gives my
dirty body Ghusl, I would consider it as disrespect to him).
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MADINA 14: Hence from the belly button to the head (excluding
the back), write ﻣﺪﻳﻨ ﻣﺪﻳﻨ. Remember, all this should not be done
by an ink pen but with the index finger. I wish a Sayyid could
write all this.
MADINA 15: If possible, sprinkle the dust of Madina on my face
and put thorns from Madina over my eyes and if not thorns
then the seeds of dates from Madina.
MADINA 16: When walking with the funeral procession, keep in
mind all the sunan.
MADINA 17: In the funeral procession, all Islamic brothers
should recite the Naat written by Imam Ahmed Raza ( &%
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Munkar and Nakeer will hold each other’s hands and say, ‘lets
go from here what’s the point sitting with someone who has
been taught his lesson.’ Someone asked the Prophet
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NOTE:
In the place of “Son of so and so” mention his name and his mothers name,
e.g ‘Oh Ilyas son of Amina’. If you do not know the name of the dead person’s
mother, then mention the name of Hawa - ( $ &% ' . The instruction must only
be in Arabic.)
MADINA 30: Do not be lazy in salah, fasting, Hajj etc. and any
other compulsory (farz) duties.
MADINA 34: Keep fighting the war against false beliefs, bad acts,
love of the world, Haraam earnings, fashion and other sins.
Keep on spreading Invitation to good (Naikey ki Dawat) with
sincerity and Madani sweetness.
MADINA 35: Never let anger and silly talk come close to you or
else the work of religion will become hard.
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(If I do get martyred then do not riot or create trouble. If ‘riot’ means to
forcefully close the businesses of Muslims and to pelt shops and cars etc. with
stones then no Mufti can classify this as being allowed in Islam. Riots like
this are Haraam and are acts which can take a person to Hell. There are no
worldly or religious benefits of doing such acts. Usually, rioters give up
easily and are then caught by the authorities.)
I wish that the most merciful Allah forgives me for the sake
of His beloved Rasool
. Oh Allah ! As long as I
live, keep me drowned in the love of the Prophet
and in the remembrance of Madina. May I continue to invite
people towards good. May I be blessed with the intercession of
the Prophet
and be forgiven. May I be blessed with
the neighbourhood of your Beloved
. I wish I am
drowned with the sight of the Prophet
. Oh Allah
! Send unaccountable salutations on your Beloved
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changes made to it. Now it has been presented with few more
changes. (14th Jamadi-ul-Akhir 1424ah)
CAUSE OF FORGIVENESS
The Holy Prophet
said, “Whoever dies with the will
(after making a will) has died on a great sunnah. His death will
be on piety and martyrdom and whoever dies in this state will
be forgiven.” (Mishkaat Shareef, P266)
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and open the strings, which were tied around the shroud. There
is no harm if you do not open them.
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(6) Close the grave with unbaked bricks. (Bricks made using
fire cannot be placed inside the grave but this has become very
common nowadays. The slabs and bricks that are placed inside a
grave should be covered with mud. May Allah save Muslims
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METHOD OF FATIHA
Y has passed away. You must visit their graves and send
the reward of good deeds to their souls. Here are 5
merciful sayings of the Holy Prophet
on this
important issue:-
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Subhan-Allah ! Whenever you perform nafl Hajj you should
intend to do it on behalf of your deceased parents as well so
that they too can gain the reward for Hajj. This will not affect
your Hajj; in fact you will gain ten times as much reward. If
either of your parents passed away without performing Hajj,
despite them being obliged to perform it, then you should
perform ‘Hajj-e-Badal’ (details of this can be found in my book
‘Rafeeq-ul-Haramain’).
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Dear Islamic Brothers! The mercy of Allah is endless; His
doors of mercy and bounties are kept open for Muslims even
after they die. Here is a story about the endless mercy of Allah
. Read and rejoice!
SHROUDS IN PIECES
The Prophet of Allah , Hazrat-e-Sayyiduna Armiya 789 %
once passed by the graves of some people who were being
punished. A year later he passed by the same graves but saw
that the punishment was no more. He asked Allah to tell
him why the punishment had stopped. He 789 % was told, “Oh
Armiya! I pitied them because their shrouds had torn to pieces,
their hair was messy and their graves were destroyed, pitying
such people is something I (often) do.” (Sharhus sudoor, P313, Dar-ul-
Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)
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praying for the forgiveness of the whole Ummah will earn for
us a treasure of billions of good deeds. Here is a Dua that can be
used for one’s self and every believing man and woman.
In’shaa-Allah it will help you earn immense deeds (recite
Durood 3 times before and after): j و ﻣ ﺆ
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One saint saw his deceased brother in a dream and asked,
“Does the Dua of the living reach the dead?” he replied, “Yes
(they do), they reach us in the form of bright garments that we
then wear”. (Sharhus sudoor, P305)
BRIGHT TRAY
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with it at the grave and says, “Oh dweller of this grave! Your
family members have sent a gift, accept it.” On hearing this, he
becomes happy, but the dwellers of the other graves feel
grieved for being deprived of such a blessing. (Sharhus sudoor, P308)
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what sadaqa would be best for her?” The Holy Prophet
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And those who came after them submit, O our Lord! Forgive us and our
brothers who preceded us in the faith
(3) The deceased’s wealth can only be used to pay for the
food that is served in these gatherings if all of the inheritors
have reached the age of puberty and every single one of them
gives permission to do so. Otherwise not (if even one of the
inheritors is a child then spending the money will be Haraam).
However, the inheritor(s) that has reached this age is allowed to
spend from his personal share of the wealth if he pleases.
(Mulakhkhas az Bahar-e-Shariat)
(4) If the family of the deceased cook food on the 3rd day
after the death then only the poor can eat from it (not the rich).
(Mulakhkhas az Bahar-e-Shariat)
(5) The reward for actions can even be sent to a one day old
baby. There is no harm in organising gatherings on the 3rd etc.
for a baby either.
(6) It can also be sent to living people as well as the
deceased, in fact even to those who are not yet born.
(7) It can also be sent to Muslim jinn.
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Rajab) etc. is permissible. To serve rice pudding in a “koonda”
(vessel used to serve) only in the Rajabi shareef gathering is not
necessary; it can be served in other plates too. It can also be
taken out of the house.
(9) ‘Nazr-o-Niyaz’ is the respectful term used to refer to the
food served in gatherings in which the reward of actions is sent
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(16) None of the reward is reduced for the one sending it; in
fact he can hope to receive the total of what each and every
person has been sent. Let’s say for instance that one does an act
of piety for which he is rewarded 10 good deeds, he then sends
that reward to 10 deceased people, now each one of them will
receive 10 good deeds but he himself will receive 110, if he
sends it to 1000 people he will receive 10010 and so forth.
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Oh Allah ! Grant us reward, not according to our pathetic
worships but according to your immense mercy, for whatever
has been recited (if there is food present then you can say) and
the food that has been prepared, rather, for every weak and
incomplete act of worship that we have performed up to this
day, and send it as nazr on behalf of ourselves to the court of
Your Beloved
. For the sake of Sarkar-e-Madina
(if you had placed small portions of each type of food and
water in front of yourself, pour it back into the other food and
water).
WARNING!
If you arrange any type of gathering such as niyaz, and during
it the time for salah arrives, provided there isn’t a valid reason
not to do so, using Infiradi Koshish (individual effort) you must
attend the Jama’at in the local Masjid along with all your
guests. In fact, one should avoid holding an invitation at a time
when people are expected to pray their salah. After Sala-tuz-
Zuhr would be an appropriate time for inviting guests in the
daytime, and after Sala-tul-Isha would be appropriate for
inviting them in the evening. This would ensure that they do
not miss their Jama’at. Everyone including the host, the cooks,
the people serving the food etc. should leave whatever they are
doing and make preparations for the Jama’at. Missing the
Jama’at due to a Saint’s “niyaz” is a big mistake.
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GLOSSARY
Adhān Call for prayers
Collective I’tikaf The I’tikaf in which a group of Muslims
take part in the same Masjid
Dhahwa Kubra Midday
Du’ā Supplication
Durūd and Salām Blessing and Peace on the Prophet
Eid ul Fitr Islamic festival celebrated on 1st Shawal
Donating the Reward of a Good Deed to
Esāl-e-Sawab any Muslim
Fard Obligatory
Ghusl Bath for purification
Hadith Prophetic Tradition
The one who has memorized the entire
Hafiz Qur’an by heart
Halāl Lawful (in shariah)
Harām Unlawful (in shariah)
Hifz Memorizing the Qur’an by heart
I’tikaf To make retreat in the Masjid
Iqāmaĥ Call to Congregational Salah
Jā’iz Permissible
Jamā’at Congregational Salāh
Kaffara Compensation / Expiation
Makrūh Tahrīmī Prohibitively Disliked
Makrūh Tanzihi Disliked
Masjid A Muslim Place of Worship
Mu’takif/Mutakifeen The one/those taking part in I’tikaf
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Laws of Salah
Murīd Disciple
Na’at Poetry in praise of the Prophet
Nafl Voluntary
Nazr-e-Ghair Muayyan Unspecified oath
Nazr-e-Muayyan Specified oath
Mustahab Preferable
Raka’at Cycle of prayer (Salah)
To consume something before closing
Sahari one’s fast at the time of Subh us Sadiq
Sajdaĥ Prostration
Salāh Ritual Prayer
Sayyidunā Our Master
an Arabic term of respect translated as
Shaykh “his Honour”
Subh-e-Sadiq Dawn
Taĥajjud Night Vigil Prayer
Takbīr-e-Ūla First Takbir of the Salah
A sunnah salah offered in the night
[following the ‘Isha salah], throughout
Taraweeh the month of Ramadan
Tasbeeh Remembrance and praise of Allah
That consumed at the time of sunset to
Iftar end the fast
To make up or compensate for any act of
Qada worship
Wājib Required
Wudū Ablution
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Glossary & Terms
DAWAT-E-ISLAMI’S TERMS
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Laws of Salah
ARABIC PHRASES
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May their blessings continue
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