The Book of Prayer - كتاب الصلاة - Revision Chapters 6 to 11 - (26/4/17)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
29-7-1438

Revision (Chapters 6 to 11)



Chapter 6 - The Mosque


-> The Verdict of praying in a Masjid with a Grave: Forbidden 

If the Grave was there first, we should demolish the Mosque.

If the Mosque was there first, we should remove the Grave.


-> If you see someone asking for a lost item in the Masjid, you should make Dua against him. 


-> It is not allowed to sell or buy inside the Mosque


-> It is allowed for a woman to sleep in a Mosque


-> Spitting in the Mosque is a sin and its expiation is to bury it. 


-> One of the signs of the end of the world is people boasting and competing with each other in the construction and decoration of Mosques.


-> Praying Tahiyyat Al-Masjid is a Stressed Sunnah.




Chapter 7 - The Description of the Prayer


-> The four positions you raise your hand for Takbir:

1) Takbeeratul Ihram

2) Going for Rukoo

3) Standing from Rukoo

4) Standing after the first Tashahud



-> How do you sit for the first Tashahud? You sit on your left foot while your right foot is erect.


-> The best opening supplication is سبحانك اللهم و بحمدك تبارك اسمك و تعالى جدك و لا اله غيرك.


-> The Prophet forbade us from عقبة الشيطان.


-> In the Prayer there are: 

1) Pillars (if you do not do it your prayer is incorrect) 

2) Obligations (You can make up for it with Sujood As-Sahw)

3) Sunnah (You are not in sin if you leave it)


-> It is a Pillar to recite Surah Al-Fatihah.


-> The Companions did not say Bismillah loudly


-> The Istiaadhah in the beginning is Sunnah


-> If you say Ameen the same time the angels say Ameen, all your past sins will be forgiven. 


-> It is Sunnah to recite another Surah after Fatihah in the first two Rak'ahs, but not the other Rak'ahs after. You are not a sinner if you leave the Sunnah.


-> The Fajr Prayer should have the longest recitation 


-> It is Sunnah to recite Surah As-Sajdah and Surah Al-Insan in the Fajr on Friday


-> When the Prophet prayed sitting, he prayed cross-legged


-> The four things you seek refuge from after At-Tahhiyat:

1) The Hellfire

2) The Punishment of the Grave

3) The Fitnah of Life and Death

4) The Fitnah of the Dajjal



Chapter 8 - Sujood As-Sahw and other Matters


There are three situations:

1) Increasing in your Prayer

2) Decreasing in your Prayer

3) Doubt


E.g. If you do not sit for the first Tashahud and realize at the end of the prayer, you should prostrate before Tasleem.


E.g. If you prayed 2 Rak'ah instead of 4, and you remember after you finish making Tasleem, you should pray the remaining 2 Rak'ah and prostrate after Tasleem because you have added to your prayer. 


E.g. If you doubted whether you prayed 3 or 4, you should consider it the lesser number, and then prostrate before or after (both are correct).



Hadith #264 - The part "ثم تشهد" is very weak according to Ibn Sireen. The Tashahud should be before the two Sajdah.


Hadith #265 - شفعن I.e. It will intercede for him and his prayer will be complete. The English translation is incorrect.


Chapter 9 - The Voluntary Prayer 

-> The Rawatib are 12:

2 before Fajr

2+2 before Thuhr and 2 after Thuhr

2 after Maghreb

2 after Isha


The Reward: A house in Paradise. 

When the People of Paradise enter Paradise, they will not need anyone to guide them to their houses. They will go directly to their house. 


> The best of the Raatibah are the Raatibah of Fajr. We should recite Surah Al-Kaafiroon and Surah Al-Ikhlas in them, they should be light, and we should lay down on our right side after.


-> If you pray two Rak'ahs after the Raatibah of Thuhr, Allah will save you from the Hellfire.


-> If you pray two + two Rak'ahs before Asr, Allah will have mercy on you.


-> The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the late night prayer.


-> The Witr Prayer is better than red camels. 


-> Witr is from 1 to 11 Rak'ahs.


-> In Witr we recite Surah Al-A'la, Surah Al-Kaafiroon, Surah Al-Ikhlas. Or Surah Al-Ikhlas and the Mua'whidatayn.


-> There can only be one Witr in the night.


-> Duha Prayer is the Prayer of الأوابين. It is from 2 Rak'ah to 12 Rak'ah



Chapter 10 - The Congregational Prayer and Imamate 


-> The most correct opinion is that it is obligatory to pray congregational prayer for men. 


-> The most burdensome prayer for the hypocrites are Isha and Fajr because they hypocrites pray to show off (and it is dark at that time, so no one can see them), and because it is the time of sleeping.


-> The reward of praying in congregation is 27x more rewardable, and in another Hadith 25x.


-> A blind man can lead the prayer.


-> A boy can lead the prayer.


-> The Imam is chosen based on who knows the Quran more. If they are the same, then the one who knows the Sunnah more. If they are the same, then the one who emigrated first. If they are the same, then the one who has been Muslim longer. 


-> It is Sunnah to make the prayer brief and light because in the congregation are weak and sick people. 


Connecting between Hadith #320 and #324:

Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه began the prayer standing, and when the Prophet found himself able to pray with them he joined them, but sat down. The people did not sit because they began their prayer standing, following Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه.


-> If the Imam nullifies his prayer while in the middle, he should pull a person from the congregation to continue leading. 



Chapter 11 - The Prayer of the Traveler and Sick Person


-> You join Thuhr with Asr and Maghreb with Isha.


-> Maghreb is the Witr of the day, that is why it is three Rak'ahs not four. 


-> When the Prophet went a distance of three miles, he would shorten the prayer.


-> It is better to shorten the prayer, because Allah loves that you take His رخصة.


-> You should join the prayer when moving from place to place. If you have reached the destination you shorten without combining. 


-> The sick person is allowed to combine the prayers, without shortening. 


-> If the Prophet left before Thuhr, he would leave it until the time of 'Asr and pray together.


-> When you join prayers, the time of the two prayers will be one. The time of Thuhr and Asr will be from when the sun passes the meridian to before sunset.


-> You cannot join Jum'ah and 'Asr.


-> The sick person cannot leave the prayer. As long as your mind is present, you cannot leave the prayer.


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