Part of Echo of the Pulpits
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Echo of platforms | By Sheikh Khaled Al-Hamoudi | Sermon (8-1) | Mistakes you make in prayer
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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
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Echoes from the Pulpit.
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Errors committed in prayer.
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A sermon by his Eminence, Sheikh
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Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Humudi,
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may Allah preserve him.
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Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the Exalted.
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Praise be to Allah, to whom belong the Most Beautiful Names
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and the Most High Attributes.
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Praise be to Allah, the One, the Unique,
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the Eternal Refuge, the Self-Sufficient.
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He neither begets nor is He begotten.
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“And there is none comparable unto Him.” (112:4)
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Praise be to Allah with a praise that has no limit and cannot be counted.
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And the state of our tongues, all of us, O servants of Allah,
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and O my Lord,
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I was poor, and You enriched me;
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so to You be the praise.
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I was naked, and You clothed me;
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so to You be the praise.
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I was ignorant, and You taught me;
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so to You be the praise.
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I was lost, and You guided me;
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so to You be the praise.
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I was lonely, and You comforted me;
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so to You be the praise.
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So to You be the praise, our Lord, for every blessing,
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for You are the Bestower, the Bountiful.
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And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone,
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having no partner.
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“All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.” (64:1)
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And He is over all things competent.
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Do not despair, for in hopes there is vastness,
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and in the unseen are glad tidings and joys.
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The dawn will rise; do not hasten its breezes,
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for the night, no matter how long it lingers, will eventually fade.
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And I bear witness that our master and our Prophet,
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and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger,
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His chosen one and His intimate friend.
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He is the possessor of the Promised Basin,
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the Praiseworthy Station,
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and the Bound Banner.
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He is the possessor of the witnessed generosity,
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he who is Muhammad on earth,
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and Mahmud (the Praised) in the heavens.
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O Lord, send blessings upon the Chosen One as long as
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the bird chirps in the morning and the dusk.
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And upon his family, his Companions, and all his followers,
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as numerous as the creatures in the sea and on the land.
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O Allah, send blessings, peace, increase, and grace
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upon Your servant, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad,
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and upon his family and his Companions,
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and those who are guided by his guidance,
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and follow his Sunnah, and tread his path,
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and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment.
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Now then, O servants of Allah,
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I advise you and myself to fear Allah.
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O you who have believed,
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“O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102)
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“O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102)
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O community of believers,
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our hadith today
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is about two great and important matters,
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each of which is no less important than the other.
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Two topics
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that, if they come together, they separate,
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and if they separate, they come together.
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The first is a key to every good;
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it is a key to happiness,
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a key to provision,
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and a key to blessing.
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It is the prayer, O servants of Allah.
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No,
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rather, it is errors committed in the prayer,
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before it,
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during it, and after it.
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I cannot encompass all these errors,
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but we will touch upon some of them so that we may avoid them,
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so that our prayer may be correct and accepted, by the permission of Allah.
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Among the errors, O servants of Allah,
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is that some worshippers hasten their steps
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when going to the mosque,
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especially if the Imam is about to bow
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or has already bowed,
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so they increase their speed,
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and some of them start running
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to catch the rak'ah with the Imam.
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This hastening is an error;
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in fact, it is forbidden.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
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"When the prayer is established,
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do not come to it running;
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come to it walking,
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and maintain tranquility.
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Whatever you catch, pray,
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and whatever you miss, complete it."
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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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And among the errors also
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is performing voluntary prayer when the obligatory prayer is established.
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Some worshippers
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enter into a voluntary prayer,
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and immediately after they say the opening takbir,
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the prayer is established,
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and they continue their voluntary prayer,
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missing the opening takbir of the obligatory prayer,
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and perhaps missing the entire first rak'ah.
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This is a mistaken exercise of judgment on their part.
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The priority for them
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would be to break the voluntary prayer
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and enter the prayer with their Imam from the beginning.
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
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"When the prayer is established,
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there is no prayer except the obligatory one."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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The meaning is:
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if the prayer is established
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right after he has said the takbir for the voluntary prayer,
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and he is still standing,
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he must break the voluntary prayer
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without a taslim (salutation),
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and enter with his Imam.
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But if the prayer is established
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while he has already bowed,
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then he should complete his voluntary prayer.
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And among the errors also
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is the lack of tranquility (khushu') in the prayer.
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This is one of the errors that invalidates the prayer
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and renders it of no benefit.
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He does not find tranquility in his bowing,
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nor his prostration,
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nor his sitting;
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rather, he pecks at it like a crow,
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and he does not remember Allah in it except a little.
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Tranquility is a pillar of the prayer;
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the prayer is not valid without it.
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Does it please you, O brother worshipper,
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does it please you
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that Allah turns
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His gaze away from you while you are praying?
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For in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad,
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it is narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
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"Allah does not look
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at a servant who does not straighten his back
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between his bowing and his prostration."
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And among the errors also
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is sitting during the prayer
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while being able to stand.
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There are those who pray from the beginning
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to the end
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while sitting, due to illness or otherwise.
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This matter
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has legal guidelines.
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Whoever is able to stand,
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even if he is unable to bow and prostrate,
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the obligation to stand is not dropped;
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he must stand,
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then gesture for the bowing,
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and sit and prostrate by gesturing.
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Because standing is a pillar of the prayer,
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it is not permissible for anyone to pray sitting
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while he is able to stand.
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And among the errors also
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is racing the Imam.
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In fact, a severe prohibition was reported
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from the Prophet (peace be upon him)
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for those who race their Imam,
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such as raising his head before him,
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or bowing or prostrating before him.
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Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih
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that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
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"Does one of you not fear,
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when he raises his head before the Imam,
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that Allah will make his head the head of a donkey,
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or make his appearance the appearance of a donkey?"
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This is one of the common errors.
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Following this error
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is the one who lags behind the Imam;
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you find the Imam has started reciting al-Fatihah,
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and he is still prostrating and supplicating.
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This is an error.
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The prescribed Sunnah
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is to follow the Imam,
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for the Imam was only appointed
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to be followed.
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So when the Imam is steady in bowing, you bow;
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and when he is steady in prostration, you prostrate.
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Do not precede him, nor coincide with him,
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nor lag behind him;
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rather, follow him.
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Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib
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(may Allah be pleased with him) said:
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"We were behind the Prophet (peace be upon him),
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and he would,
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when he descended from his standing to prostration,
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none of us would bend
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none of us would bend his back
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until the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) placed
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his forehead on the ground."
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Agreed upon.
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And among the violations also
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that invalidate the prayer,
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and this is widespread among some people,
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The standing of the latecomer (masbuq).
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His standing up from the prayer.
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The one who has missed a portion of it.
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He should stand to complete what he missed before the Imam delivers the taslim.
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The second taslim.
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As soon as the Imam delivers the taslim.
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The first taslim.
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And before he completes it.
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Some people hasten.
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To stand up to complete what they missed.
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Before the Imam finishes the taslim.
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Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih.
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The statement of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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"The Imam is appointed only to be followed."
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"So when he says the takbir, say the takbir."
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"And when he bows, bow."
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To the end of the well-known hadith.
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And in another hadith.
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Recorded by Imam Muslim.
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"O people."
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"I am your Imam."
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"So do not precede me in bowing."
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"Nor in prostration."
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"Nor in standing."
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"Nor in sitting."
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"Nor in departing."
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And the meaning of departing.
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Is the taslim.
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Imam al-Shafi'i said.
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May Allah have mercy on him.
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Whoever is preceded by the Imam.
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In any part of the prayer.
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Should not stand to complete what he owes.
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Except after the Imam has finished.
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Both taslims.
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Among the mistakes as well.
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Is that some worshippers enter the mosque.
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While the Imam is prostrating.
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Or between the two prostrations, or the like.
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So they remain standing.
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Waiting for the Imam to stand up.
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But the Sunnah is to join him.
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In whatever posture or state.
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The Imam is in.
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It has come in some hadiths.
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"When you come to the prayer."
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"And we are prostrating, then prostrate."
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"And do not count it as anything."
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Perhaps this prostration.
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Is what will elevate you before Allah.
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And perhaps it will be your salvation.
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Among the mistakes as well.
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Is neglecting to raise the hands in the positions of raising.
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Which are four positions.
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At the opening takbir.
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And at bowing.
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And when rising from it.
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And when rising from the first tashahhud.
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Level with the shoulders or the ears.
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Some raise their hands after bowing.
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Like the posture of supplication.
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But the correct way.
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Is to raise them level with the shoulders or the ears.
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Also, among the mistakes.
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Is not prostrating on the seven limbs.
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And not firmly placing the forehead and nose in prostration.
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And excessive fidgeting and movement during the prayer.
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Among the widespread mistakes, O servants of Allah.
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Is raising the voice in conversation.
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Or in supplications and the Qur'an.
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Whether that is.
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Between the adhan and the iqamah.
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Or during the prayer.
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For that disturbs the rest of the worshippers.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said.
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"Indeed, each of you is conversing with his Lord."
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"So let not some of you disturb others."
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"And let not some of you raise your voices over others in recitation."
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Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.
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And authenticated by al-Albani.
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The prohibition, O servants of Allah.
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Came regarding raising the voice in the recitation of the Qur'an.
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So what of those who talk.
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Or those who talk about sports.
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And politics and restaurants.
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And speech that neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.
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And Allah, the Almighty, says.
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“(This lamp is found) in houses which Allah hath allowed to be exalted and that His name shall be remembered therein. Therein do offer praise to Him at morn and evening.” (24:36)
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"And His name is mentioned therein."
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Unfortunately, this has spread in some mosques.
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You find some sitting at the back of the mosque.
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Or in some place.
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And talking in a loud voice that disturbs the worshippers.
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This is forbidden.
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This matter is forbidden.
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Yet some fall into it.
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Among the mistakes that have spread in some mosques.
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Is that the worshipper comes early.
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While the first row is empty.
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Then he sits at the back of the mosque.
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Then when the prayer is established.
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He moves forward and crowds.
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Those who were already sitting, even if they came after him.
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For the one who occupies the place has more right to it.
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This person has missed out on a great reward.
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Which is the eagerness for the first row.
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said.
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"Indeed, Allah and His angels."
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"Send blessings upon the first row."
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And the matter becomes worse.
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If one reserves a place.
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In the first row.
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Then goes to attend to his needs.
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Or some of his needs.
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Or leaves his prayer mat.
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And leaves for no necessity.
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This person has committed a major mistake.
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The scholar Ibn Baz has issued a fatwa.
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May Allah have mercy on him.
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He said reserving a place is not permissible.
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And it is usurping the place.
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For the one who arrives first is more entitled to it.
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And more deserving of it.
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He said this is not permissible.
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The cause of this matter.
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Is the disputes between some neighbors.
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So some neighbors of the mosque have become.
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Not praying in the nearby mosque.
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Due to some of these violations.
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We ought to be broad-minded with one another.
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And advise each other in the best manner.
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For the believers are sincere advisors.
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And gentleness is not found in anything but that it adorns it.
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The conclusion, O servants of Allah.
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The conclusion is that mosques are the houses of Allah.
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And they bring us together in the day and night.
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Five times.
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So we ought to gather.
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With our hearts pure.
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Sound toward one another.
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For by Allah, on the Day of Resurrection.
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Nothing will benefit you besides Allah.
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Except for your sound heart.
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“The day when wealth and sons avail not (any man)” (26:88)
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"Except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."
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Let us be diligent regarding our prayer.
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Just as the Prophet, peace be upon him, was.
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Praying with humility, tranquility, and serenity.
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For it is the key to every good.
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So establish your prayer before your death.
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And establish your prayer, and your life will be happy.
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May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an.
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And benefit me and you with the verses and wise reminder it contains.
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I say what you hear, and I ask Allah for forgiveness for me and you.
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So ask Him for forgiveness, for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.