Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (124) | Chapter on the virtue of prayers

0:00 Riyad al-Salihin

0:03 From the words of the Master of the Messengers

0:06 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him

0:09 Chapter: The Virtue of the Prayers

0:14 Allah the Exalted said

0:18 “Recite that which hath been inspired in thee of the Scripture, and establish worship. Lo! worship preserveth from lewdness and iniquity, but verily remembrance of Allah is more important. And Allah knoweth what ye do.” (29:45)

0:24 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

0:29 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say

0:33 "What would you think if there were a river at the door of one of you

0:37 in which he bathed five times every day

0:41 would any dirt remain on him?"

0:44 They said, "No dirt would remain on him."

0:47 He said, "That is the likeness of the five prayers

0:51 through which Allah wipes away sins."

0:55 Agreed upon

0:57 'Dirt' means filth

1:01 And on the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

1:06 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

1:10 "The likeness of the five prayers

1:12 is like a flowing river, deep and abundant, at the door of one of you

1:17 in which he bathes five times every day."

1:21 Narrated by Muslim

1:23 'Abundant' means plentiful

1:26 From the benefits of the hadith

1:31 The permissibility of using parables for people

1:33 so that they may understand the rulings of the Shari'ah in the clearest and most eloquent expression

1:38 without compromising the true meaning

1:41 Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has bestowed the five prayers upon His servants

1:47 to purify their hearts and bodies

1:50 from the ailments of sins that cloud and seal the heart

1:56 And on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him

1:59 that a man kissed a woman

2:02 so he came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and informed him

2:06 and Allah the Exalted revealed

2:09 ﴾And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night﴿

2:14 “Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful.” (11:114)

2:18 The man asked, "Is this for me?"

2:22 He replied, "It is for all of my Ummah."

2:26 Agreed upon

2:28 From the benefits of the hadith

2:32 The non-obligation of the prescribed punishment (hadd) for kissing, touching, and the like

2:37 It is for the leader (Imam) to waive the discretionary punishment (ta'zir)

2:40 if he sees sincere repentance and remorse from the person

2:44 Establishing prayer is an expiation for sins

2:48 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him

2:53 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

2:57 "The five prayers, and from one Friday to the next

3:02 are an expiation for what is between them, as long as the major sins are not committed."

3:07 Narrated by Muslim

3:10 'As long as the major sins are not committed' means as long as they are not perpetrated

3:15 From the benefits of the hadith

3:19 The obligatory prayers and the Friday prayer

3:22 are expiations for minor sins

3:26 Sincere repentance is a condition for the expiation of major sins

3:30 And on the authority of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

3:36 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say

3:41 "There is no Muslim person who, when the time for a prescribed prayer arrives

3:45 performs its wudu, its khushu' (humility), and its bowing properly

3:50 but that it will be an expiation for his previous sins

3:54 as long as a major sin is not committed."

3:57 And this applies to all time

4:01 From the benefits of the hadith

4:05 A Muslim should perform the wudu for prayer properly

4:08 as the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, explained

4:13 Khushu' is the soul of prayer

4:16 Whoever has khushu' in his prayer has succeeded and triumphed

4:21 The prayer that expiates sins

4:24 is the one the servant performs while his heart is present

4:27 and his limbs are submissive

4:29 seeking thereby the Countenance of Allah the Exalted

4:32 Chapter: The Virtue of the Morning (Subh) and Afternoon ('Asr) Prayers

4:38 On the authority of Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him

4:42 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

4:46 "Whoever prays the two cool times will enter Paradise."

4:50 Agreed upon

4:52 The 'two cool times' are the Morning and Afternoon prayers

4:57 From the benefits of the hadith

5:00 None maintains prayer except a believer

5:04 The virtue of the Morning and Afternoon prayers

5:07 And on the authority of Abu Zuhayr 'Amarah ibn Ruwaybah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

5:14 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say

5:19 "No one who prays before the rising of the sun and before its setting will enter the Fire."

5:25 Meaning the Fajr and 'Asr prayers

5:28 Narrated by Muslim

5:31 From the benefits of the hadith

5:35 'Passing by' (wurud) is not the same as 'entering' (wuluj)

5:39 Specifying the Morning and Afternoon prayers for mention

5:42 is not to imply that salvation from the Fire is obtained only by these two to the exclusion of the other five

5:48 for that would contradict other texts, but rather for another reason

5:52 which is to draw attention to their virtue

5:55 Whoever performs such prayers

5:59 is usually free from laziness and hypocrisy

6:03 and maintains a constant love for worship and performing it properly

6:09 and is consistently observant of all prayers and commandments

6:14 Whoever is observant of these two prayers

6:18 will be even more observant of the other prayers

6:22 Allah the Exalted praised those who abandon sleep and its pleasure

6:26 and trade and its profit

6:28 for the sake of His worship and obedience

6:31 So He said

6:33 “They used to sleep but little of the night,” (51:17)

6:37 And He said

6:39 “Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in prayer and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned;” (24:37)

6:46 And on the authority of Jundub ibn Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

6:50 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

6:54 "Whoever prays the Morning prayer is under the protection of Allah

6:58 so beware, O son of Adam

7:00 that Allah does not call you to account for anything regarding His protection."

7:04 Narrated by Muslim

7:07 And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

7:10 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

7:14 "Angels take turns among you, angels by night and angels by day

7:20 and they gather at the Morning prayer and the Afternoon prayer

7:25 then those who stayed among you ascend

7:28 and their Lord asks them, though He knows better than them

7:31 'How did you leave My servants?'

7:34 They say

7:36 'We left them while they were praying

7:39 and we came to them while they were praying.'"

7:42 Agreed upon

7:46 From the benefits of the hadith

7:48 From the kindness of Allah the Exalted to His servants and His honoring of them

7:52 is that He made the gathering of His angels occur while His servants are in a state of obedience

7:57 so that their testimony for them might be the best of testimonies

8:01 Prayer is the highest of acts of worship

8:03 because it is regarding it that the question and answer occur

8:07 An indication of the greatness of these two prayers

8:10 because the two groups of angels gather in them

8:14 whereas in others, only one group is present

8:17 And an indication of the nobility of the two mentioned times

8:22 It follows from the above

8:24 the wisdom of the command to be observant of them

8:27 and to pay attention to them

8:29 The honoring of this Ummah over others

8:32 and its Prophet over others

8:34 Informing us of some of the Unseen related to the children of Adam

8:40 This results in an increase in faith

8:44 and an increase in commitment to matters of worship

8:47 so that the testimony may be favorable

8:49 An announcement of the love of Allah's angels for us

8:52 so that we may increase in our love for them

8:54 and draw closer to Allah through that

8:57 And on the authority of Jarir ibn 'Abdullah al-Bajali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

9:04 We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him

9:08 and he looked at the moon on the night of the full moon and said

9:12 "You will surely see your Lord as you see this moon

9:17 you will not be crowded in seeing Him

9:20 so if you are able not to be overcome regarding a prayer

9:24 “Therefor (O Muhammad), bear with what they say, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord ere the rising of the sun and ere the going down thereof. And glorify Him some hours of the night and at the two ends of the day, that thou mayst find acceptance.” (20:130)

9:28 then do so."

9:30 Agreed upon

9:32 In another narration

9:33 He looked at the moon on the night of the fourteenth

9:37 'Crowded'

9:40 means you will not suffer any injustice

9:42 which is the hardship and difficulty in seeing Him

9:46 From the benefits of the hadith

9:49 Affirming the glad tidings for the people of faith

9:52 that they will see Allah on the Day of Resurrection

9:55 Affirming the reality of the vision

9:59 and that it is as Allah and His Messenger have informed

10:02 The comparison in the hadith

10:04 is not by way of similarity

10:06 but by way of confirming the vision

10:09 for the thing compared is not the same as the thing it is compared to

10:13 rather, it is a comparison of the vision to the vision

10:17 The virtue of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers

10:21 and therefore one should be observant of them

10:25 And on the authority of Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

10:30 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

10:34 "Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer, his deeds have been rendered void."

10:38 Narrated by al-Bukhari

10:41 'Rendered void' means his reward is nullified

10:45 From the benefits of the hadith

10:49 Encouragement to be observant of the 'Asr prayer at its time

10:53 Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer intentionally

10:57 as in the narration of Ma'mar

11:00 his reward is nullified

11:03 There is no proof in the hadith for declaring the one who leaves prayer out of laziness a disbeliever

11:07 because if the matter were as those who declare the one who leaves prayer a disbeliever say

11:11 the 'Asr prayer would not have been singled out for this to the exclusion of other prayers

11:15 But the one who leaves prayer out of laziness

11:18 while not denying it, is in great danger

11:22 Riyad al-Salihin

11:26 and the righteous

Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (124) | Chapter on the virtue of prayers

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