WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Riyadh al-Salihin, from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:21.379 Chapter: The command to maintain the prescribed prayers, and the stern prohibition and severe warning against neglecting them. 00:00:21.379 --> 00:00:29.879 Allah the Exalted says: "Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer." 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:37.880 “Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (9:5) 00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:43.189 On the authority of Ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:00:43.189 --> 00:00:50.189 I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, "Which deed is best?" 00:00:50.189 --> 00:00:56.320 He said, "Prayer at its appointed time." I asked, "Then what?" 00:00:56.320 --> 00:01:02.420 He said, "Kindness to parents." I asked, "Then what?" 00:01:02.420 --> 00:01:08.510 He said, "Jihad in the cause of Allah." (Agreed upon). 00:01:08.510 --> 00:01:12.959 On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:01:12.959 --> 00:01:16.959 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:22.959 "Islam is built upon five: the testimony that there is no god but Allah," 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.959 "And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:29.959 "And the establishment of prayer, and the giving of zakat," 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:36.060 "And the pilgrimage to the House, and the fasting of Ramadan." (Agreed upon). 00:01:36.060 --> 00:01:43.340 "Upon five," meaning upon five pillars or five foundations. 00:01:43.340 --> 00:01:46.260 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:46.260 --> 00:01:50.650 Islam is built upon these pillars. 00:01:50.650 --> 00:01:52.650 They are like the foundations for its structure. 00:01:52.650 --> 00:01:55.650 The structure cannot stand without them. 00:01:55.650 --> 00:02:01.129 The intent behind the two testimonies is faith in Allah and His Messenger. 00:02:01.129 --> 00:02:04.640 As for the establishment of prayer, 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.640 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has designated it 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:09.639 As the pillar of Islam. 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.639 As in the hadith of Mu‘adh, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:17.639 "The head of the matter is Islam, and its pillar is prayer." 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:20.639 The structure cannot stand except by its pillar. 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:23.639 And it cannot be stable except by its support. 00:02:23.639 --> 00:02:25.639 If the pillar falls, 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:29.639 The structure would fall and could not stand without it. 00:02:29.639 --> 00:02:34.860 On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:02:34.860 --> 00:02:38.860 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:02:38.860 --> 00:02:41.860 "I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify" 00:02:41.860 --> 00:02:43.860 "That there is no god but Allah," 00:02:43.860 --> 00:02:46.860 "And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," 00:02:46.860 --> 00:02:49.860 "And they establish prayer and give zakat." 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:51.860 "If they do that," 00:02:51.860 --> 00:02:54.860 "They have protected their blood and wealth from me," 00:02:54.860 --> 00:02:57.860 "Except by the right of Islam," 00:02:57.860 --> 00:02:59.860 "And their reckoning is with Allah." 00:02:59.860 --> 00:03:02.110 (Agreed upon). 00:03:02.110 --> 00:03:05.560 On the authority of Mu‘adh, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:09.560 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent me 00:03:09.560 --> 00:03:11.560 To Yemen, 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:16.560 And said, "You are coming to a people from the People of the Book," 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:18.560 "So call them to the testimony" 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:20.560 "That there is no god but Allah," 00:03:20.560 --> 00:03:23.590 "And that I am the Messenger of Allah." 00:03:23.590 --> 00:03:25.590 "If they obey that," 00:03:25.590 --> 00:03:27.590 "Then inform them that Allah the Exalted" 00:03:27.590 --> 00:03:30.590 "Has enjoined upon them five prayers" 00:03:30.590 --> 00:03:32.590 "In every day and night." 00:03:32.590 --> 00:03:35.689 "If they obey that," 00:03:35.689 --> 00:03:37.689 "Then inform them that Allah the Exalted" 00:03:37.689 --> 00:03:39.689 "Has enjoined upon them a charity (zakat)" 00:03:39.689 --> 00:03:42.689 "To be taken from their wealthy," 00:03:42.689 --> 00:03:44.689 "And returned to their poor." 00:03:44.689 --> 00:03:47.719 "If they obey that," 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:50.719 "Then beware of the best of their wealth [when collecting zakat]," 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.719 "And fear the supplication of the oppressed," 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:57.719 "For there is no veil between it and Allah." 00:03:57.719 --> 00:03:59.849 (Agreed upon). 00:03:59.849 --> 00:04:03.229 On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:03.229 --> 00:04:08.229 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 00:04:08.229 --> 00:04:12.300 "Between a man and polytheism and disbelief" 00:04:12.300 --> 00:04:14.300 "Is the abandonment of prayer." 00:04:14.300 --> 00:04:16.579 (Narrated by Muslim). 00:04:16.579 --> 00:04:19.579 On the authority of Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:19.579 --> 00:04:23.680 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:27.680 "The covenant between us and them is prayer," 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:30.740 "So whoever abandons it has disbelieved." 00:04:30.740 --> 00:04:33.160 (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi). 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:36.160 On the authority of Shaqiq Ibn ‘Abdullah, the Tabi‘i, 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:40.160 Whose eminence is agreed upon, may Allah have mercy on him, who said: 00:04:40.160 --> 00:04:44.160 "The Companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him," 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:47.160 "Did not consider any deed as disbelief" 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:49.160 "Other than prayer." 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:51.259 (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi). 00:04:51.259 --> 00:04:55.899 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:55.899 --> 00:05:00.019 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:05:00.019 --> 00:05:06.019 "The first thing for which a servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection regarding his deeds is his prayer." 00:05:06.019 --> 00:05:10.019 "If it is sound, he has succeeded and prospered," 00:05:10.019 --> 00:05:14.120 "And if it is corrupt, he has failed and lost." 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:17.120 "If anything is missing from his obligatory prayer," 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.120 "The Lord, Mighty and Majestic, says," 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:23.120 "Look, does My servant have any voluntary prayers?" 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:27.149 "So that the deficiency in the obligatory prayer may be completed by them." 00:05:27.149 --> 00:05:31.379 "Then the rest of his deeds will be treated in this manner." 00:05:31.379 --> 00:05:33.379 (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi). 00:05:33.379 --> 00:05:37.430 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:05:37.430 --> 00:05:42.430 The first thing a servant is held accountable for regarding acts of worship on the Day of Resurrection 00:05:42.430 --> 00:05:44.910 Is the prayer. 00:05:44.910 --> 00:05:47.910 Whoever performs the prayer correctly, his deeds are sound. 00:05:47.910 --> 00:05:52.329 And whoever’s prayer is not sound, his deeds are corrupt. 00:05:52.329 --> 00:05:55.329 The mercy of Allah is great toward His servants, 00:05:55.329 --> 00:05:58.899 In that He completes their obligatory acts with their voluntary ones. 00:05:58.899 --> 00:06:01.899 This applies to all his obligatory deeds. 00:06:01.899 --> 00:06:05.899 If there is any voluntary act, it completes the deficiency. 00:06:05.899 --> 00:06:09.899 Until, when his good deeds increase and outweigh his bad deeds, 00:06:09.899 --> 00:06:17.100 He enters Paradise by the mercy of Allah toward him. 00:06:17.100 --> 00:06:19.100 Regarding the virtue of the first row, 00:06:19.100 --> 00:06:22.100 And the command to complete the first rows, 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:25.100 And to straighten them and stand shoulder-to-shoulder in them. 00:06:25.100 --> 00:06:31.449 On the authority of Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:06:31.449 --> 00:06:36.480 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came out to us and said: 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:41.509 "Will you not line up as the angels line up before their Lord?" 00:06:41.509 --> 00:06:44.509 We said, "O Messenger of Allah," 00:06:44.509 --> 00:06:47.509 "And how do the angels line up before their Lord?" 00:06:47.509 --> 00:06:50.540 He said, "They complete the first rows," 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:53.540 "And they stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the row." 00:06:53.540 --> 00:06:55.740 (Narrated by Muslim). 00:06:55.740 --> 00:06:59.569 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:06:59.569 --> 00:07:05.819 Information that the angels form rows before Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. 00:07:05.819 --> 00:07:07.819 And they stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the row. 00:07:07.819 --> 00:07:10.819 So there is no gap between them. 00:07:10.819 --> 00:07:14.209 Encouragement to imitate the angels, 00:07:14.209 --> 00:07:18.209 Because the angels are protected from error. 00:07:18.209 --> 00:07:20.209 And imitating those who are protected 00:07:20.209 --> 00:07:23.209 Leads to perfection in action. 00:07:23.209 --> 00:07:27.360 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:31.360 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:36.360 "If people knew what was in the call to prayer and the first row," 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:40.360 "And then found no way [to get it] except by drawing lots for it," 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:41.360 "They would have drawn lots." 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:43.579 (Agreed upon). 00:07:43.579 --> 00:07:48.060 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:07:48.060 --> 00:07:52.060 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:07:52.060 --> 00:07:55.060 "The best of the men's rows is the first," 00:07:55.060 --> 00:07:58.060 "And the worst is the last." 00:07:58.060 --> 00:08:01.060 "And the best of the women's rows is the last," 00:08:01.060 --> 00:08:04.060 "And the worst is the first." 00:08:04.060 --> 00:08:06.100 (Narrated by Muslim). 00:08:06.100 --> 00:08:09.899 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:08:09.899 --> 00:08:14.060 The desirability for men to arrive early at the mosque, 00:08:14.060 --> 00:08:16.060 So they may have the virtue of precedence, 00:08:16.060 --> 00:08:19.060 And attain the first rows. 00:08:19.060 --> 00:08:24.600 Islam’s concern that a woman should not look at the private parts of a man, 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.600 Just as it is concerned that a man should not look at a woman. 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:33.080 The departure of women should be before the departure of men, 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:38.080 So that women do not intermingle with men in the mosques. 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:42.529 Men, by being close to the Imam, follow him, 00:08:42.529 --> 00:08:44.529 And the women follow them. 00:08:45.529 --> 00:08:47.529 This contains a ruling: 00:08:47.529 --> 00:08:53.009 That it is not permissible for a woman to stand in front of a man in prayer. 00:08:53.009 --> 00:08:57.009 Men are stronger in carrying the message from the Prophets, 00:08:57.009 --> 00:09:00.009 And more eager to convey it than women. 00:09:00.009 --> 00:09:03.009 Therefore, it is necessary to place them in front. 00:09:03.009 --> 00:09:07.200 And their front rows were the best of rows. 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:11.200 The last of the women's rows is better than the first. 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:17.649 On the authority of Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:17.649 --> 00:09:20.649 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:09:20.649 --> 00:09:23.649 Saw a delay among his Companions, 00:09:23.649 --> 00:09:29.830 So he said to them, "Come forward and follow me," 00:09:29.830 --> 00:09:32.830 "And let those after you follow you." 00:09:32.830 --> 00:09:37.830 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, does not forget them: 00:09:38.830 --> 00:09:41.830 "And let those after you follow you." 00:09:41.830 --> 00:09:46.830 "People will continue to lag behind until Allah puts them behind." 00:09:46.830 --> 00:09:48.860 (Narrated by Muslim). 00:09:50.629 --> 00:09:52.629 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:09:52.629 --> 00:09:55.860 Encouragement to learn and to be eager for it. 00:09:55.860 --> 00:10:02.340 Whoever delays in learning and following the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:02.340 --> 00:10:05.340 And learning virtues and avoiding vices, 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:10.340 Allah will put them behind regarding His mercy and great reward. 00:10:10.340 --> 00:10:16.909 The permissibility of a follower relying on following an Imam whom he does not see or hear, 00:10:16.909 --> 00:10:22.909 By relying on someone relaying it, or a row in front of him that sees and follows the Imam. 00:10:22.909 --> 00:10:28.029 On the authority of Abu Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:10:28.029 --> 00:10:31.029 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:31.029 --> 00:10:35.029 Used to touch our shoulders in prayer and say, 00:10:35.029 --> 00:10:40.029 "Stand straight and do not differ, lest your hearts differ." 00:10:40.029 --> 00:10:44.029 "Let those of you who are mature and possess understanding be closest to me," 00:10:44.029 --> 00:10:49.129 "Then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them." 00:10:49.129 --> 00:10:51.129 (Narrated by Muslim). 00:10:51.129 --> 00:10:55.899 "Those who are mature" are the adults of sound mind, 00:10:55.899 --> 00:10:58.899 Those who are perfect in virtue. 00:10:58.899 --> 00:11:01.409 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:11:01.409 --> 00:11:08.470 Straightening the rows is a cause for the unity of the Ummah and its gathering around the firm rope of Allah. 00:11:08.470 --> 00:11:12.860 Disagreement in the outward appearance leads to disagreement in the inward state. 00:11:12.860 --> 00:11:16.860 This confirms the influence of the outward on the inward. 00:11:16.860 --> 00:11:19.860 And the reverse is also true, negatively and positively. 00:11:19.860 --> 00:11:26.340 It is recommended that those who have memorized the Qur'an and those with knowledge of the Book and Sunnah be closest to the Imam, 00:11:26.340 --> 00:11:29.340 Then those below them, and so on. 00:11:29.340 --> 00:11:35.779 A statement of the virtue of knowledge of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:11:35.779 --> 00:11:41.779 Because it is a cause for their precedence over others. 00:11:41.779 --> 00:11:44.779 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:11:44.779 --> 00:11:48.779 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:11:48.779 --> 00:11:50.779 "Straighten your rows," 00:11:50.779 --> 00:11:54.779 "For the straightening of the row is part of the perfection of prayer." 00:11:54.779 --> 00:11:56.779 (Agreed upon). 00:11:56.779 --> 00:11:58.899 And in a narration by al-Bukhari: 00:11:58.899 --> 00:12:02.899 "For the straightening of the rows is part of the establishment of prayer." 00:12:02.899 --> 00:12:06.669 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:12:06.669 --> 00:12:12.740 It is incumbent upon the Imam to command the people to straighten the rows before beginning the prayer. 00:12:12.740 --> 00:12:19.179 The command to straighten the rows and establish them occurs after the iqamah (call to start prayer). 00:12:19.179 --> 00:12:23.570 Straightening the rows is part of the congregational prayer. 00:12:23.570 --> 00:12:28.690 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:12:28.690 --> 00:12:30.690 The prayer was called (iqamah), 00:12:30.690 --> 00:12:35.690 And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned to us with his face, 00:12:35.690 --> 00:12:36.690 And said, 00:12:36.690 --> 00:12:40.690 "Straighten your rows and stand shoulder-to-shoulder," 00:12:40.690 --> 00:12:43.690 "For I see you from behind my back." 00:12:43.690 --> 00:12:46.750 Al-Bukhari recorded it with this exact wording. 00:12:46.750 --> 00:12:48.750 And Muslim recorded it with the same meaning. 00:12:48.750 --> 00:12:51.909 In another narration by al-Bukhari: 00:12:51.909 --> 00:12:55.909 "Each of us would press his shoulder against his companion's shoulder," 00:12:55.909 --> 00:12:57.909 "And his foot against his foot." 00:12:57.909 --> 00:13:01.649 Among the benefits of this hadith: 00:13:01.649 --> 00:13:06.809 The emphasis on establishing and straightening the rows when the Imam requests it. 00:13:06.809 --> 00:13:08.809 And during the prayer. 00:13:08.809 --> 00:13:13.129 It confirms a miracle of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:13:13.129 --> 00:13:17.129 That he could see his Companions from behind his back, 00:13:17.129 --> 00:13:21.129 Which serves as a greater incentive for them to straighten the rows. 00:13:21.129 --> 00:13:23.539 Straightening the row 00:13:23.539 --> 00:13:26.539 Is achieved by pressing shoulder to shoulder, 00:13:26.539 --> 00:13:28.539 And foot to foot. 00:13:28.539 --> 00:13:34.629 On the authority of al-Nu'man Ibn Bashir, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said: 00:13:34.629 --> 00:13:39.629 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 00:13:39.629 --> 00:13:41.629 "You must straighten your rows," 00:13:41.629 --> 00:13:45.629 "Or Allah will cause discord among your faces." 00:13:45.629 --> 00:13:47.629 Agreed upon. 00:13:47.629 --> 00:13:50.759 In a narration by Muslim: 00:13:50.759 --> 00:13:53.759 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:55.759 Used to straighten our rows, 00:13:55.759 --> 00:13:59.759 As if he were straightening arrows with them, 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:03.759 Until he saw that we had understood it from him. 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:07.820 Then he went out one day and stood up, and was about to say the takbir, 00:14:07.820 --> 00:14:11.820 When he saw a man whose chest was protruding from the row. 00:14:11.820 --> 00:14:14.820 He said, "Servants of Allah," 00:14:14.820 --> 00:14:16.820 "You must straighten your rows," 00:14:16.820 --> 00:14:20.820 "Or Allah will cause discord among your faces." 00:14:20.820 --> 00:14:24.590 Among the benefits of this hadith: 00:14:24.590 --> 00:14:28.720 Failure to straighten the rows leads to discord. 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:32.720 And discord leads to the occurrence of enmity and hatred, 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:35.720 And the divergence of hearts. 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:40.840 On the authority of al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said: 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:44.840 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:48.840 Used to pass through the row from one side to the other, 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:52.840 Patting our chests and shoulders and saying, 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:57.840 "Do not differ, lest your hearts differ." 00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:01.840 And he used to say, "Indeed, Allah and His angels" 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:04.970 "Send blessings upon the first rows." 00:15:04.970 --> 00:15:08.740 Recorded by Abu Dawud. 00:15:08.740 --> 00:15:12.059 Among the benefits of this hadith: 00:15:12.059 --> 00:15:15.059 The virtue of the first row. 00:15:15.059 --> 00:15:18.059 For this reason, it is recommended to arrive early for prayer, 00:15:18.059 --> 00:15:21.889 To attain the virtue of the first rows. 00:15:21.889 --> 00:15:24.889 O enemy of the righteous.