assalaamoualaikoum

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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Blessings of Surah Yasin

Blessings of Surah Yasin




Hadhrat 'Ataa' bin Abi Ribaah, (Radhiyallaho anho) says that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) is reported to have said, "Whoever reads surah Yaaseen in the beginning of the day, all his needs for that day are fulfilled."

Many merits of surah Yaaseen are mentioned in ahadith. It is said in one hadith, "Everything has a heart, and the heart of the Glorious Qur'an is surah Yaaseen. Whoever reeds surah Yaaseen, Almighty Allah records for him a reward equal to that of reading the whole Qur'an ten times."

According to another Hadith Almighty Allah recited surah Yaaseen and surah Taahaa one thousand years before the creation of Heaven and Earth, and on hearing this the angels said, "Blessing is for the ummat unto whom the Qur'an will be sent down, blessing is for the hearts that will bear, i.e. memorize it, and blessing is for the tongues that will recite it."

There is other riwaayat like this, "Whoever reads surah Yaaseen for the pleasure of Allah only, all his earlier sins are forgiven. Therefore make a practice of reading this surah over your dead."

According to one hadith, surah Yaaseen is named in, Torah as mun'imah (giver of good things), because it contains benefits for its reader in this life as well as in the Hereafter; it removes from him the afflictions of this world and the next; and takes away the dread of the next life. This 'surah' is also known as 'Raafi'ah Khaafidhaah', i.e., that which exalts the status of the believers and degrades the unbelievers. According to a riwaayat, Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said, "My heart desires that surah Yaaseen should be present in the heart of everyone of my ummat."

According to another hadith, if anybody recites surah Yaaseen every night and then dies, he dies as shaheed (martyr).

It is reported in another hadith "Whoever reads surah Yaaseen, is forgiven; whoever reads it in hunger, is satisfied; whoever reads it having lost his way finds the way; whoever reads it on losing an animal finds the same. And when one reads it apprehending that his food will run short, that food becomes sufficient. And if one reads it beside a person who is in the throes of death, the same are made easy for him. And if anyone reads it on a woman experiencing difficulty in child-birth, her delivery becomes easy."

Maqri (Rahmatullah alaih) said, "If surah Yaaseen is read by one who fears the ruler or an enemy, he gets rid of this fear." According to another hadith, if somebody reads surah Yaaseen and surah Was-Saaffaat on Friday and begs of Allah something, his prayer is granted. (Most of the above has been drawn from Mazaahir-e-Haq, though the scholars of hadith have questioned some of the riwaayaat).




Refrence:

Book Name: Virtues Of QURAN.

Author Name: Shiekh ul Hadees Maulana Zikariya Sahab.

Friday, January 7, 2011

jummah

The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "The Best day on which the Sun rises is Jum'ah. Adam was created on this day and it is on this day he entered paradise and on this day he was expelled from paradise. And the hour will come to pass on the friday" [Sahih Muslim]


Sheikh Sayid Sabiq said on the chapter of virtues of friday: "Friday is the best day of the week" [Fiqh Us Sunnah page 141]


Sheikh Fawzan says: "Allah ordained the meeting of muslims on friday to draw attention to his great favours upon them. The friday sermon is ordained to remind the muslims the favour of Allah and incite them to be grateful. The prayer is performed at midday to give the muslims the chance to gather at the mosque. In addition he Allah orders the believers to attend this meeting, listen to the sermon and perform Jumah" [Al-Malakhas Fiqhi or Summary of Islamic jurispudence]

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Bismillaah-ir-rahman-nir-r

aheem

ALLAH (SWT) has ordained for us prayers at 5 times during a day:

1st: Fajr prayer- this prayer is just before sun-rise & constitutes 4 rakah altogether. They are

2 Sunnat-e-Muakadah
2 Farz.

2nd: Dhuhr prayer- this prayer is after mid-day & constitutes 12 rakah. They are:

4 Sunnat-e-Muakadah
4 Farz
2 Sunnat-e-Muakadah
2 Nafil

3rd: Asr prayer- this prayer is before sun-set & during the cool time of the day. This prayer has 8 rakahs and they are:

4 Sunnat-e-ghair Muakadah
4 Farz

4th: Maghrib prayer- this prayer is just before the sun sets & it gets dark. This prayer has 7 rakahs and they are:

3 Farz
2 Sunnat-e-Muakadah
2 Nafil

5th: Isha Prayer- we pray this prayer just before we go to sleep & it is not too dark outside so that we can thank ALLAH for the blessings HE has showered on us & our loved ones during the day so we thank ALLAH by worshiping HIM & we do that by praying Isha prayer which has 17 rakahs. They are:

4 Sunnat-e-ghair Muakadah
4 Farz
2 Sunnat-e-Muakadah
2 Nafil
3 Witr
2 Nafil

The above prayers will help you become a better child to your parents, a better partner for your spouse, a better parent for your children, a better friend for all those you care & above all a better muslim so as to get the love of ALLAH (SWT) & HIS Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

So, I am sure that all of you will from now on NOT say- that we are praying 3 times or 4 times but instead pray 5 times a day EVERY DAY.

Let us first learn by heart as to how many Rakah's are there in every prayer & then inshaALLAH next we will learn as to how is Sunnat-e-Muakadah different from Sunnat-e-ghair Muakadah & Nafil and much more.