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Today’s Miscellaneous Hadith

Hadith – 1
Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu anhu) said: The Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The dearest parts on the face of earth near Allah are its Masjid, and the most hated parts near Allah are its markets.” Muslim, As Taken from Riyad-us-Saliheen

Hadith – 2
Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allahu anhu): Allah’s Messenger (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The Hour will not be established till:
1. Two big groups fight each other, whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides, and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine.
2. About thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah’s Messenger,
3. The religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of religious scholars),
4. Earthquakes will increase in number,
5. Time will pass quickly,
6 . Al-Fitan (trials and affliction’s etc.) will appear,
7. Al-Harj (i.e., killing) will increase,
8. Wealth will be in abundance – so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Sadaqah, and whenever he presents it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, ‘I do not need it,
9. The people compete with one another in constructing high buildings,
10. A man, when passing by a grave of someone, will say, ‘would that I were in his place’,
11. And till the sun rises from the west.

So when the sun rises and people will see it (rising from the west), they will all believe (embrace Islam), but that will be the time when: (As Allah, Jallay Shanahu said), “…. No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he (or she) believed not before, not earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his (or her) Faith….”
(Surat Al-Anaam 6:Verse 158).

And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man had milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it.” Sahih Al-Bukhari 9:237

Benefits Of Praying At The Mosque

“I had considered ordering for the prayer to be established, then I would order every man to pray and set loose men who have with them logs of wood upon a people who did not come to the prayer and I would burn their houses with the fire.” (Bukhari, Muslim)

Here are some virtues of praying Salah at the Masjid:
1. Superiority of praying in congregation
He (Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam) also said, “ Prayer in congregation is superior to prayer alone by twenty-seven degrees.” [Bukhari & Muslim, from Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him)]

2. A place in Jannah for those who attend the Masjid Morning and evening
Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam) said, ”He who goes to the mosque in the morning or in the evening, Allah prepares for him a place in Jannah whenever he goes to the mosque in the morning and returns from it in the evening.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Do Not Be The Camel Of The Masjid

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the All-Compassionate
“May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You”
Praise be to Allah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds.
Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Changing Ground Positions after praying a Fardh prayer to pray a Sunnah Prayer.
You know, sometimes when you are in the Masjid and have just finished praying a Farz Salah, you notice people around you moving to different parts of the Masjid to pray their Sunnah. Have you ever wondered why? Well, the answer is that these people are implementing a forgotten Sunnah, Masha’Allah.

Umar ibn Ata bin Abi Al-Khuwar narrated that Nafi bin Jubair sent him to As-Saib bin Yazid,the maternal nephew of Namir, asking him regarding something Muawiyah had seen him do in the prayer. He said, “I prayed Jumuah with Muawiyah in his enclosure, and when he finished, I stood up in my place and prayed. When he went inside, he sent for me and said,” Do not repeat what you have just done. If you pray Jumuah, do not join it with another prayer until you speak (made duaa) or exit the masjid”.

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to separate between prayers. One prayer must not be joined with another until you speak or exit. Collected by Muslim (883)

and Imaam an-Nawawee explains this, saying: “In this hadeeth there is evidence for what the scholars say that It is preferred to pray the optional prayers in another place than where one prayed their obligatory prayer. And the best place for that is the house, but any other place inside the masjid is also valid. “ [Taken from Saheeh Muslim, The book of Jumuah p. 409-410]

Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: “‘The Sunnah is to separate between performing the obligatory and optional Salat in Jumuah Salat and other Salawaat as was narrated in the “Sahih” that he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prohibited that any [obligatory] Salat be followed immediately by [optional] one; one should separate between them with speech or changing one’s place’”

Taken from: The Clarified Ruling of Mistakes Done in Salat – Mashhoor Hasan Aal Salmaan

Do Not be the Camel of the Masjid
It is detested for any muslim, to the exclusion of the Imam, to stick to one place in the mosque to do the obligatory Salat.

Abdur Rahman Ibn shibl said: Allah’s (SWT) Rasul (pbuh) forbade that a muslim does his Salat so fast like a crow when it eats, spreads his/ her arms [in prostration] as dogs do [when they sit], and sticks to one place in the mosque when doing Salat as camels stick to their resting places. Sahih” (no. 476)

Camels, if left free, will always go and sit in a particular resting place no matter what. Meaning we should avoid praying at one particular place every time we pray.

On the Day of Judgment, the ground will testify that you used it to pray on…the more amount of ground you pray on, the more that the ground will testify and witness your prayers…the higher the chance of getting into higher levels of Jannah.

Adil Khan

Do Not Put Off A Good That You Intend To Do

A man woke up early to pray the Fajr prayer in the Masjid. He dressed, made his ablution, and was on his way to the Masjid.

On his way to the Masjid, the man fell, and his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home, he changed his clothes, made his ablution, and was, again, on his way to the Masjid.

On his way to the Masjid, he fell again and at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home, he, once again, changed his clothes, made his ablution, and was on his way to the Masjid.

On his way to the Masjid, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of his identity and the man replied, “I saw you fall twice on your way to the Masjid, so I brought a lamp so that I can light your way.” The first man thanked him profusely and the two were on their way to the Masjid.

Once at the Masjid, the first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and pray Fajr with him. The second man refused. The first man asked him a couple more times, and the answer was the same. The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray. The man replied, “I am Satan.”

The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on to explain, “I saw you on your way to the Masjid, and it was I who made you fall.

When you went home, cleaned yourself, and went back on your way to the Masjid, Allah forgave all of your sins. I made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to stay home, rather, you went back on your way to the Masjid.

Because of that, Allah forgave all the sins of the people of your household. I was afraid if I made you fall one more time, then Allah would forgive the sins of the people of your village, so I made sure that you reached the Masjid safely.”

So do not let Satan benefit from his actions. Do not put off a good that you intend to do, as you never know how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.

The Honor Of The Masjid

Allah(SWT) says in the Qur’an: And the Masaajid are for the worship of Allah (alone) so invoke not anyone along with Allah (Surah Al-Jinn 72:18)

The renowned meaning of a Masjid is the place where Allah is Worshipped and that which is made waqf for Salaat. This is what we call a Masjid, if all the Masaajid are for the Worship of Allah then why do you go and worship others apart from Allah? The reality should be that the masaajid should be kept pure of Aqaaid-e-Fasidah (wrong beliefs) and Aamal-e-Baatilah (Wrong actions) (Maariful Qur’an)

It is related by Wassila bin el Asq’a(RA) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Keep away from your Masjids:- your little children and the lunatics, and in the same way those who quarrel and those who speak loudly. (Ibn-i-Majah, Tabrani)

Imam Abul Hafz Siraj Ud-Din Al Ansaari(ra)(A.H 723- 804) states: it is not permissible for a guardian to bring a child/ lunatic who they know will urinate etc.. (in the place of prayer) to the Masjid. Otherwise, it is Makrooh. (Al Ashbah Wan Nathahir) Allamah Shami(ra) has also agreed with this statement of Abul Hafz.

It is related by Hasan Basri(ra) through Mursal, that Rasul Allah (SAW) said: ‘A time will come when the conversation of the people in the mosques will center around their worldly affairs. You must not sit with such people. Allah (SWT) has nothing to do with them. (Baihaqi, Shubu Iman)

Attachment to the Masjid is a sign of Faith
It is related by Abu Sa’eed Khudri (RA) that the Apostle of Allah said: “When you see that a person is attached to the Masjid and looks after it (devotedly), give the testimony of Faith for him because Allah says that only those who believe in Allah and the last day they are the ones who frequent the masjids of Allah and keep them occupied” (Tirmizi, Ibn-i-Maja, and Daarmi)

In the light of the above Hadith, it can be clearly understood that it is not just obligatory to ensure that the sanctity of the Masjid is preserved and we remain silent. Rather we should make it our duty not to entertain those who intend to harm our Masaajid.

The Masjid is a place of worship and a symbol of Faith. Sincere attachment to it, care and concern for its maintenance, and the desire to see it humming with the worship and the remembrance of Allah are thus the signs of true Faith. (Ma’ariful Hadith) May Allah Ta’ala protect the Imaan of our youth from this FITNAH. Aameen Al Kauthar

by Mufti Yusuf Danka