Ibadaat

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The 2 Foundations of Ibaadat 
also known as 

The 2 Conditions that should be fulfilled for deeds to be accepted

 1) Direct obedience to Allah- to single out Allah alone in worship with no partners

Say (O Muhammad (SAW)): "He is Allâh, (the) One. "Allâh-us-Samad Allâh the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, (He neither eats nor drinks)"He begets not, nor was He begotten; "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him. Al- Ikhlas:1-4

Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful An-Nisa:48

2) Direct obedience to Muhammad(SAW),follow him

O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.An- Nisa: 49

But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. An- Nisa: 65

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Nawafil Prayers and their Signficance

Nawafil (voluntary) Acts of Worship

The most common nawafil acts of worship are the sunnah prayers. In this following Hadith Qudsi[1], the importance of Nawafil deeds has been explained.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (saas) said,

"ALLAH said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; (obligatory deeds)....

...and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (voluntary deeds) until I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection, I will protect him..."

~Bukhari, Hadith Qudsi 25 in Imam Nawawi Forty Hadith

Their Signficance (Nawafil Salat)

·        Makes up for any deficiencies in the obligatory prayers

Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet said: "The first thing that the people will be called to account for on the Day of Resurrection will be the prayers. Our Lord will say to the angels although He knows better: 'Look into the salah of my servant to see if he observed it perfectly or been negligent in it. So if he observed it perfectly it will be recorded to his credit, but if he had been negligent in it in any way, Allah would say: See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers. Then if he has any supererogatory prayers, Allah would say: Make up the deficiency in My servant's obligatory prayer with his supererogatory prayers.' Thereafter all his actions will be examined in like manner" [Abu Dawood]

·        A source of elevation for you

The Prophet (saas) said: "Ask (anything)." Rabi'ah said: "I ask of you to be your companion in paradise." The Prophet said: “Anything else?" Rabi'ah said: "That is it." The Prophet (saas) said to him: "Then help me by making many prostrations (i.e., supererogatory prayers)."  [Muslim]

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[1] The Hadith Qudsi, or sacred hadith, have a particularly important status because their meaning is entirely from Allah (swt) while the wording is that of the Prophet Muhammad (s) himself.

Specific Optional Prayers

An- Nawafil zawwatil asaab- Specific Optional Prayers

Those that are highly recommended to do consistently also known as  'Sunnah Ar Rawatib, sunnah prayer associated with fard prayer

`Abdullah bin Mughaffal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There is a Salat (prayer) between every Adhan and Iqamah; there is a Salat between every Adhan and Iqamah.'' (While saying the same for the) third time (he (PBUH) added), "It is for him who desires (to perform it).''
~Al-Bukhari and Muslim

The Prophet (saas) said, Allaah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak'aat (as follows): 4 Rak'aat before and 2 after the Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer, 2 after the Maghrib (Sunset Prayer), 2 after the ‘Ishaa’ (Evening) Prayer and 2 before the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer."

~ Hadith sahih narrated by at-Tirmidhi No. 379 and by others. Hadith No. 6183 in Sahih al-Jaami

They are regarded as sunnah attached to obligatory prayer.

These sunnah include:

Sunnah of Fajr -2 before

Sunnah of Dhuhr- 4 before and 2 after

Sunnah of Maghrib- 2 after

Sunnah of Isha- 2 after

The Prophet (saas) would consistently adhere to these prayers and also encourage the believers to do the same as a means of getting closer to Allah.

Prophet (saas) said:

•  “Prostrate as much as you can, because whenever you prostrate, Allah elevates your rank by a degree and wipes out a sin from your record” (Muslim)
• “Whenever a servant prostrates to Allah, Allah writes a reward for him, wipes out one of his sins and elevates his rank by one degree; so prostrate as much as you can” (Ibn Majah)

* If these are missed for any specific reason you may make them up. Some scholars say if you were consistent with making them then try to make-up the ones missed.

Evidence on missing Sunnah of Fajr

Qais bin Fahad who said: "The Prophet (saas) saw me performing two Rak'ah of prayers after finishing the Fajr prayer He asked: 'What are these two Raka'h?' "What is this prayer?" I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I did not perform the two Raka'h that precede the prayer of Fajr, so I performed them now" [ Ahmad , Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhii ].

The Prophet (saas) did not make any comment. So, the silence of the Prophet (saas) proves that it is permitted. However, it is likeable to perform these two Sunnah Raka'h if one misses doing them before Fajr after the sunrise.

 The Prophet (saas) said: "Whoever missed to performing the two Raka'h of Fajr he should perform them after sunrise" [ al-Tirmidhi ].

Tawassul: Seeking Nearness to Allah

Mahad Nisa Al- Mumeenat

(Believing Women Institute)

Dars Notes

December 10, 2010

Section 4

What is Tawassul?

·       Tawassul is to seek nearness to Allah.

There are three types

 Invoking by Allah’s names and Attributes

·        invoking Allah by righteous, good deeds performed

·        By soliciting the Du’a of a righteous, living person.

The type we covered intensively was invoking Allah by righteous, good deeds performed

Great example explaining Tawassul, by righteous, good deeds performed:

The Messenger of Allah has informed us of the story of the three men who resorted to a cave to rest for the night, when a large rock fell down the mountain and blocked their way out. These three men then started to invoke Allah by the best righteous deed they could remember. The first one invoked Allah by his kindness with his parents, the second person by his refraining from fornication, while the third man invoked Allah by his good deed of investing the salary of a worker who left before he received his compensation. When the worker returned later on to collect his money, he found that it was multiplied many folds, and he took it all. These three people invoked Allah by mentioning the best deeds they could think of, so that Allah would save them from the cave that they were trapped in. Allah then accepted their Du’aa’ and the rock moved, allowing them to leave the cave. [Al-Bukhari] full hadith Bukhari Vol 8 Book 73 #5