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Perform Hajj before it’s too late
 All praise and thanks is due to Allah the Sustainer and Provider of all the worlds and may his salaat and salaam be upon the noblest of prophets and messengers, our prophet, Muhammad and upon all of his family and followers. To proceed: Praise and thank Allah the Majestic my dear brother or sister in Islam, for having extended your life to see the successive days and months, for before you now is the occasion of the Hajj (Pilgrimage). So many pilgrims have already begun filling the sky with talbiyyah (declaration of answering the call to...
read moreHow to: Eid Salaah
 Make intention for 2 Rakaats Wajib namaz, with 6 extra takbeers. Say the first takbeer with the imam as normal. ( Folding your hands as usual ) Recite Thana. On the next Takbeer ( 1st extra takbeer ) raise hands to ears and then drop hands by your sides. On the next Takbeer ( 2nd extra takbeer ) raise hands to ears and again drop them by your sides. On the 3rd and final Takbeer of the first rakaat again raise hands to ears, but on this occasion fold hands as usual. The imam will continue as normal. When the qirat has been completed in the...
read moreHow we do Wuzu
 If we want to read Salaah or recite the Qur’an we must wash ourselves. This is called Wuzu. This is how we do Wuzu… 1. We make intention. 2. Wash both hands up to the wrists three times, washing the right hand first. 3. We clean the mouth with water three times, using the right hand. 4. Put water into the nostrils three times, using the right hand. Then clean the inside of the nostrils with the left hand’s little finger. 5. Wash the face three times from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin and from one earlobe to...
read moreSalaatul Hajaat
 Time of performance: In time of need. Any permitted time. Number of Rakaats: 2 Rakaats Benefits: This Salaat is performed when one is in need or in difficulty. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that whoever is in need of something should make a perfect Wudhu and then performs 2 Rakaats namaz. After the namaz recite the praises of Allah and Durood Shareef. One may also recite any amount and any formula of praises (Tahmeed and tasbeeh) as well as any amount of Durood Shareef. Thereafter make a fervent Dua for the fulfilment of the need....
read moreSalaatul Taubah
 Time of performance: When the need arises, providing that it is not performed during any one of the prohibited times. Number of Rakaats: 2 Rakaats Benefits: Hazarat Ali (R.A) narrates that Hazarat Abu Bakr` (R.A) (who is certainly truthful, sincere of speech) narrated to me that he heard the Prophet (Peace be upon him) say, ” Whoever commits a sin and then gets up, performs Wudhu, and offers Salaah, and seeks the forgiveness of Allah, Allah in any case, forgives him”. After it The Prophet (Peace be upon him) recited the verse of the...
read moreAwwaabeen Salaat
 Time of performance: This Salaat is performed after Maghrib. Number of Rakaats: The minimum of number of Rakaats is 6 and the maximum is 20 Rakaats. Can be performed in 2 or 4 rakaat units although 2-rakaat unit are preferred. Some Scholars are of the opinion that the 2 Rakaats Sunnat-E-Mukkadah and 2 Rakaats of Nafl can become part of the 6 Rakaats of Awwaabeen Salaat. Benefits: Hazarat Ammar bin Yasir (R.A) says that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) offered 6 Rakaats after Maghrib himself and said that whosoever offers 6 Rakaats after...
read moreSalaatul Dhuhaa (Chaasht)
 Time of performance: It commences after some part of the day has passed (10 am+) and performance remains until midday (zawaal). Number of Rakaats: Consists up to 12 Rakaats. One may perform 2,4,6,8,10 or 12 Rakaats. Benefits: Hazarat Aisha (R.A) used to perform 8 Rakaats of Salaatul Dhuhaa. She said that even if her parents arose from their graves she would not leave Salaatul Dhuhaa to go and meet them. Hazarat Abu Darda (R.A) narrates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “Whosoever offers 2 Rakaats of Chast Salaat cannot be counted...
read moreIshraaq
 Time of performance: Ishraaq Salaat is performed about 15 minutes after sunrise. After the Fajr Salaat one should sit in at the same place and recite Durood, remembrance, tasbeeh, Qur’an, or listen to religious talk then perform Ishraaq Salaat. One can also perform the Salaat even after one as indulged in worldly affairs although the reward will be less. Number of Rakaats: 2 or 4 Rakaats Benefits: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: ”He who performs Fajr Salaat with the congregation and remains seated in the same place engaging in...
read moreTahiyyatul Masjid
 Time of performance: This Salaat is performed to honour Allah Ta’ala upon entering the Masjid. Number of Rakaats: 2 Rakaats upon entering the Masjid and before sitting down. Benefits: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: When anyone of you enters the Masjid, he should not sit until he has offered 2 Rakaats (of Nafl Salaat).” (Bukhari, Muslim) Few Rules *This Salaat is not to be performed at a Makrooh time. If one enters the Masjid and it happens to be a Makrooh time then recite only the following (4 times) TRANSALATION: Purity...
read moreTahiyyatul Wudhu
 Time of performance: After Wudhu Number of Rakaats: 2 Rakaats Benefits: “He who observes 2 Rakaats with full devotion after performing Wudhu well, becomes entitled to enter Jannat”. (Muslim) Hazarat Baraidah (R.A.) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) arose at Dawn, called Hazarat Bilaal (R.A) and said: For what thing have you proceeded me in Jannah? I did not enter Jannah but heard your sound of footsteps in front of mine. He said: “O Prophet of Allah, I never proclaim Azaan except that I pray 2 Rakaats and know impurity affected...
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