Iffah Posted June 27, 2003 Common errors in prayer that MUST be avoided 1. Reciting Surat al-Fatiha fast without pausing after each verse. The Prophet (SAW) used to pause after each verse of this surah. (Abu Dawood) 2. Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in rukoo' or sujood, and sticking the belly to the thighs in sujood. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Let not one of you support himself on his forearms (in sujood ) like the dog. Let him rest on his palms and keep his elbows away from his body." (Sahih Muslim) The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to keep his arms away from his body during rukoo' and sujood that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen (Sahih Muslim). 3. Gazing upward during prayer. This may cause loss of concentration. We are commanded to lower our gaze, and look at the point at which the head rests during sujood. The Prophet (SAW) warned: "Let those who raise their gaze up during prayer stop doing so, or else their sights would not return to them. [i.e. lose their eyesight]." (Muslim) 4.Resting only the tip of the head on the floor during sujood. The Prophet (SAW) said: "I am commanded to prostrate on seven Bones the forehead and the nose, the two hands [palms], the two knees, and the two feet." (Sahih Muslim) Applying the above command necessitates resting the forehead and the nose on the ground during sujood. 5.Hasty performance of prayer which does not allow repose and calmness in rukoo' or sujood. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw a man who did not complete his rukoo' [bowing], and made a very short sujood [prostration]; he (SAW) said: "If this man dies while praying in this manner, he would die upholding a religion other than the religion of Muhammad." Abu Hurairah (RA) said: "My beloved friend, Muhammad (SAW) forbade me to perform postures of prayer copying the picking of a rooster; (signifying fast performance of prayer), moving eyes around like a fox and the sitting like monkeys (i.e. to sit on thighs)." (Imam Ahmad at-Tayalisi) 6.Stealing from ones prayer The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The worst thief is the one who steals from his own prayer." People asked, 'Messenger of Allah! How could one steal from his own prayer?' He (SAW) said: "By not completing its rukoo' and sujood." (At-Tabarani al-Hakim). To complete rukoo' is to stay in that posture long enough to recite 'subhana rabbiyal Adtheem' three times, SLOWLY, and 'subhana rabbiyal-a'ala' three times, SLOWLY, in sujood. He (SAW) also announced: "He who does not complete his rukoo' and sujood, his prayer is void." (Abu Dawood others) 7.Counting tasbeeh with the left hand The Prophet (SAW) used to count tasbeeh on the fingers of his right hand after salah. Abdullah bin Amr (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "(There are) two good deeds, any Muslim who does them shall enter Jannah but few are those who do them: to say, 'subhanAllah' ten times, and 'alHamdulillah' ten times, and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times. And I have seen the Messenger of Allah (SAW) counting them on his hand." lbn Qudamah (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used his right hand for tasbeeh." (Abu Dawud) The above hadeeth indicates clearly that the Prophet (SAW) used only one hand for counting tasbeeh. No Muslim with sound mind would imagine that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand for counting tasbeeh. Aa'ishah (RA) said that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand only for Istinjaa', or cleaning himself. 8. Raising hands for dua' soon as prayer is over. This was not the practice of the Messenger of Allah (SAW). The Sunnah is to start with thikr soon after salah is over. The best forms of du'a are those authentically related to the Prophet, (SAW). 9. Crossing in front of a praying person. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) warned: "Were the one who crosses in front of a praying person to know the consequences of doing so, he would have waited for forty better than to cross in front of him." (Sahih Bukhari and Muslim). The forty in the tradition may be days months or even years. Allah knows best. And our duty is only to proclaim the clear Message. Qur'an 36:17 Wsalaam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La-y-La Posted June 28, 2003 a/s thx abaayo, that is some useful information cuz I learned a few things that I usually do but didnt think were wrng at all. jazaka laahu kheyran. peace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simple_Sista Posted June 28, 2003 MAY ALLAH bless you Gurl....all the prayers should avoid small mistakes like that.. i definitly appreciate your posting... maa salamah " we all belong to Allah subhana wa ta3allah and we all are returning to him" "if you're working hard for your life future..work the same or more for your after life future" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD Posted June 28, 2003 Hey Shukran ilhaam, long but worth reading Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infatua.5an Posted June 29, 2003 worth READING wallahi...thanks walashadeeey..There are some errors we perform subconsciously...we just never realise I guess..now that we are informed..there's no reason why we can't avoid them...jazaka allah kheyr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper80 Posted June 30, 2003 sister ilham may allah reward u as u should be rewarded because i learnt a few good things there, sometimes u know these things but we all need reminding now & again.And i only pray to allah that this website could be used for more beneficial things like the topic u have selected and explained well other than som other things. jaaza kala kayr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted June 30, 2003 thanx for that ilhaan!!!!! i have recently heard that we should not pray sunna b4 the athaan of magrib,as we always pray sunnah when entering the masjid, but not b4 magrib. The ppl who told me this say they can provide the hadiths to prove this. Has anyone else heard this??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted June 30, 2003 Thx for the Reminder Ilhaan much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baashi Posted June 30, 2003 Jazakallah kheyran Ilhaam. Much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oocyte Posted July 1, 2003 Quote... Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in rukoo' or sujood, and sticking the belly to the thighs in sujood. This comes down to the firqah one follows as many asians pray this way. Quote... The Prophet (SAW) said: "I am commanded to prostrate on seven Bones the forehead and the nose, the two hands [palms], the two knees, and the two feet." (Sahih Muslim) One hand alone consists more than 25 bones let alone the combinations of all bones of the surfaces mentioned in the Hadith! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamilah Posted July 5, 2003 Asalamu Calykum, Jazakallah Khayr sister, may Allah bless you. Salaam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted July 5, 2003 Salam Calayakum Nomads. I know, I pray that most of us already know how to pray, and how to pray properly as out lined by Ilhaams post. However i thought i would post the 2 below links as a reference point for our yoUnger Nomads and any of us ((like myself)) who make mistakes from time to time in Salah. The Right way to Pray, Beginners Guide The Right way to Pray, Advance Guide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wardi Posted July 5, 2003 its big problem , thans sister ilhaam,,we gonna have to start paying attention our prayers from now on...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted July 6, 2003 Yes North i was advised these to by a knowledgable brother when after i prayed the sunnah just before Magrib. He explain to me that for the Fajir Pray ((before the Rise of the Sun) , and Magrib pray ((before the Setting of the sun)) the sunni salah is not prayed. I cannot rember teh exact authority that he qouted but i rember he was correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
