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MAY ALLAH SWT PROTECT US FROM THE PUNISHMENT OF THE GRAVE.. AMEEN

What is said in the Muslim Prayer? . . . Give Meaning to your Salaat!

ADHAN

Allaahu Akbar (4x) - Allah is the Greatest (4x) (Iqama - 2x)

Ashhadu Allah ilaaha illa-Lah (2x) - I bear witness that there is

none worthy of worship except Allah (2x) (Iqama - 1x)

Ash Hadu anna Muhamadar rasuulullah (2x) - I bear witness that

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (2x) (Iqama - 1x)

Hayya' alas Salaah (2x) - Come to prayer (2x) (Iqama - 1x)

Hayya' ala Falaah (2x) - Come to felicity (2x) (Iqama - 1x)

[Fajr Adhan only] A-Salaatu Khayrun Mina-Naum (2x) - Prayer is

better than sleep (2x)

[Iqama only - not recited in Adhan] Qad qaamitis Salaah (2x) -

Our prayers are now ready (2x)

Allaahu Akbar (2x) - Allah is the Greatest (2x) (Iqama - 2x)

Laa ilaaha illa-Lah -There is none worthy of worship except Allah

SALAAT

Allahu Akbar - Allah is the Greatest

Subhaana kalla humma wa bihamdika, wa tabaara

kasmuka, wa ta'aalaa jadduka, wa laa ilaaha ghairuk

Praise and glory be to You, O’ Allah. Blessed be Your Name,

exalted be Your Majesty and Glory. There is no God but You

A'uudhu billaahi minash shaitaan ar-Rajeem

I seek Allah's shelter from Satan, the condemned

Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most

Merciful

Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil 'alameen. Ar-Rahman

ar-Raheem. Maaliki yaumid Deen. Iyyaaka na'abudu wa iy

yaaka nasta'een. Ihdinas siraatal mustaqeem, Siraatal

ladheena an 'amta' alaihim, Ghairil maghduubi' alaihim

waladaaleen. Aameen

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe, the Most

Compassionate, the Most Merciful! Master of the Day

for Judgment! You alone do we worship and You alone

do we call on for help. Guide us along the Straight Path, The

path of those whom You have favored, Not the path of those

who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray. Ameen

**Recitation of additional verses of the Holy Qur'an**

(While bending:) Allahu Akbar - Allah is the Greatest

(While bent:) Subhanna rabbiyal 'Azeem (3x)

Glorified is my Lord, the Great

(While rising:) Sami' allaahu liman hamidah

Allah has heard the one who praised Him

(Response from congregation:) Rabbanaa wa lakal hamd

O’ Our Lord, all the praise is for You only

(While in sujood): Subhaana rabbiyal 'Alaa (3x)

Glorified is my Lord, the Exalted

(While sitting between sujood): Rabbighfirli (2x)

O’ my Lord, forgive me

At Tahiyyaatu lilaahi was Salawaatu wat tayibaatu

As Salaamu 'alaika ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatul

laahi wa barakaatuh As Salaamu 'alainaa wa 'alaa

'ebaadillaahis saaliheen

All our oral, physical and monetary ways of worship are only

for Allah. Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be on you, O’

Prophet. May peace be upon us and on the devout servants of

Allah

(Hands on knees, raise right forefinger): Ash hadu

allaa ilaah ilallaah Wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan

'abduhuu wa rasuuluh

I testify that there is no God but Allah and I testify that

Muhammad is His servant and messenger

Allaahumma salli 'alaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa ali

Muhammadin Kamaa sallaita 'alaa Ibraaheema wa 'alaa

ali Ibraaheema Innaka Hameedun Majeed

O’ Allah, send Your Mercy on Muhammad and his

posterity as you sent Your Mercy on Abraham and his

posterity. You are the Most Praised, the Most Glorious

Alaahumma baarik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'alaa ali

Muhammadin Kamaa baarakta 'alaa Ibraaheema

wa 'alaa ali Ibraaheema Innaka Hameedun Majeed

O’ Allah, send Your Blessings on Muhammad and his

posterity as you sent Your Blessings on Abraham and his

posterity. You are the Most Praised, the Most Glorious

Rabbi ijAAalnee muqeema alssalati wamin thurriyyatee

O’ my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer,

and also (raise such) among my offspring

Rabbana wtaqabbal duAAai

O’ our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer

Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmumineena yawma

yaqoomu alhisabu

O’ our Lord! cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me,

my parents, and (all) Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning

will be established

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil 'akhirati

hasanatan waqina 'adhaban-nar

O’ our Lord, Grant us the good in this World and that of

the Hereafter and save us from the torture of Hell

Other supplications from the Quran may be recited here: e.g.

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhuriyyatina qurrata

A'yunin waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama

Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the

comfort of our eyes and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous

Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min

amrina rashada - Our Lord! give us mercy from Thy

presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight

Fatira alssamawati waalardi anta waliyyee fee alddunya

waalakhirati tawaffanee musliman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena

- O’ Thou Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thou

art my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter Take thou

my soul (at death) as one submitting to Thy Will (as a Muslim),

and unite me with the righteous

Alaahumma inni A'uudhu bika min Adhab il qabr, wa-min

Adhabi-Jahanam, wa-min fitnatil mahya wal mamati,

wa-min sharra’ fitnatil Maseehid Dajjal

O’ Allah, I take refuge in You from the punishment of the

grave, from the torment of the Fire, from the trials and

tribulations of life and death and from the evil affliction of

the Al-Maseeh Ad-Dajjaal

As Salaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullaah (2x - first to right &

then to left) - Peace and Mercy of Allah be on you

To all women :

As a woman, islam tells me i am not here on display
my body is not  for public consumption
i am not to allow anyone to  reduce me to an object
i am a soul, a mind, a servant to Allah
i dont worship beauty standards
and dont submit to fashion sense
my submission is to something higher
my worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character.
so when u look at me, the character is all that u should see, not my body
with my veil, i put my faith on display rather than my beauty
because my value as a human being is defined by my relationship with God
and so i cover the irrelevant
when u look at me u view me only as i am...
a servant of the CREATOR

THINGS YOU CAN DO IN 1 MINUTE!! •☆• SUBHANALLAH

In our offices and workplaces we can hardly find time to do acts of worship and righteous deeds. What can we do in the short time that we can find in our day? How can we make use of it?

Praise be to Allaah. 

Time is of the essence, it is too precious to be wasted or neglected. The wise person is the one who pays attention to his time and does not treat it as a vessel to be filled with cheap things and vain talk. Instead, he limits it to worthy efforts and righteous deeds that please Allaah and benefit other people. Every minute of a person’s life carries the potential to raise his own status and to make his people happier, little by little.

 If you are keen to attain the highest position, and bring the most happiness to your people, then forget about relaxing and keep away from empty amusement.

 In one minute you can do a lot of good and earn much reward. In just one minute, by giving in charity, studying, memorizing, or striving to do good deeds, you can make sure that this minute of your life is not wasted.  One minute may be recorded in your book of good deeds if you know how to make the most of it and take care of it:

 Strive to make the most of each minute

If you forget it, you forget the most important thing, the truth.

 There follows a list of things that can be done in one minute, by the permission of Allaah:

  1.     In one minute you can recite Soorat al-Faatihah 3 times, reciting rapidly and silently. Some scholars said that the reward for reading al-Faatihah is more than 600 hasanahs, so if you read it 3 times you will, by the permission of Allaah, gain more than 1800 hasanahs – all of that in one minute.

2.     In one minute you can recite Soorat al-Ikhlaas (Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad) 20 times, reciting rapidly and silently. Reciting it once is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan. If you read it 20 times it is equivalent to reading the Qur’aan 7 times. If you read it 20 times in one minute each day, you will have read it 600 times in one month, and 7200 times in one year, which will be equal in reward to reading the Qur’aan 2400 times.

3.     You can read one page of the Book of Allaah in one minute.

4.     You can memorize a short aayah of the Book of Allaah in one minute.

5.     In one minute you can say Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer (There is no god except Allaah alone with no partner; to Him be dominion and praise, and He is Able to do all things) – 20 times. The reward for saying this is like freeing 8 slaves for the sake of Allaah from among the sons of Ismaa’eel.

6.     In one minute you can say Subhaan Allaahi wa bi hamdihi (Glory and praise be to Allaah) 100 times. Whoever says that in one day will be forgiven for his sins even if they are like the foam of the sea.

7.     In one minute you can say Subhaan Allaahi wa bi hamdihi Subhaan Allaah il-‘Azeem (Glory and praise be to Allaah, glory be to Allaah the Almighty) 50 times. These are two phrases which are light on the lips, heavy in the balance and beloved to the Most Merciful, as was narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.

8.     The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When I say ‘Subhaan Allaah, wa’l-hamdu Lillah, wa laa ilaah ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar (Glory be to Allaah, praise be to Allaah, there is no god except Allaah, and Allaah is Most Great)’, this is more beloved to me than all that the sun rises upon.” (Narrated by Muslim). In one minute, you can say all of these words more than 18 times. These words are the most beloved words to Allaah, the best of words, and they weigh heavily in the balance of good deeds, as was narrated in the saheeh ahaadeeth.

9.     In one minute you can say, Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah (there is no strength and no power except with Allaah) more than 40 times. This is one of the treasures of Paradise, as was narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. They are a means of putting up with difficulties and of aiming to achieve great things.

10. In one minute you can say Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah approximately 50 times. This is the greatest word, for it is the word of Tawheed, the good word, the word that stands firm. If these are the last words of a person, he will enter Paradise, and there are other reports which indicate how great these words are.

11. In one minute you can say Subhaan Allaah wa bi hamdih, ‘adada khalqihi, wa ridaa nafsihi, wazinata ‘arshihi, wa midaada kalimaatihi (Glory and praise be to Allaah, as much as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne and as much as the ink of His words) more than 15 times. This words bring many more times the reward for other forms of tasbeeh and dhikr, as was reported in saheeh ahaadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

12. In one minute you can seek the forgiveness of Allaah more than 100 times by saying “Astaghfir-Allaah (I seek the forgiveness of Allaah). The virtues of seeking forgiveness are no secret, for it is the means of attaining forgiveness and entering Paradise, and it is the means of being granted a good life, increasing one’s strength, warding off disasters, making things easier, bringing rain and increasing one’s wealth and children.

13. You can say a few brief and concise words in one minute, and Allaah may bring about some good through them that you could never imagine.

14. In one minute you can send blessings on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 50 times by saying Sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (May Allaah bless him and grant him peace). In return Allaah will send blessings upon you 500 hundred times because one blessing brings ten like it.

15. In one minute you can motivate your heart to give thanks to Allaah, to love Him, to fear Him, to put hope in Him, to long for Him, and thus travel through the stages of ‘uboodiyyah (total enslavement to Allaah). You could do this when you are lying on your bed or walking in the street.

16. In one minute you can read more than two pages of a useful book that is easy to understand.

17. In one minute you can uphold the ties of kinship by calling a relative on the phone.

18. You can raise your hands and recite any du’aa’ you wish from the books of du’aa’, in one minute.

19. You can say salaams to and shake hands with a number of people in one minute.

20. You can forbid an evil action in one minute.

21. You can enjoY  something good in one minute.

22. You can offer sincere advice to a brother in one minute.

23. You can console someone who is depressed in one minute.

24. You can remove something harmful from the road in one minute.

25. Making the most of one minute motivates you to make the most of other periods that would otherwise be wasted.

Al-Shaafa’i (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

 When people go to sleep, I let my tears flow, and I recite a verse of the most eloquent poetry

Is it not a waste that nights go by and I do not increase in knowledge, yet this time is counted as part of my life?

 Finally, the more sincere you are towards Allaah and the more aware you are of Him, the greater will be your reward and the more your hasanaat will increase.

Note that most of these actions will not cost you anything; they do not require tahaarah (purity) and they will not tire you out or take much effort. On the contrary, you can do them whilst you are walking, or in your car, or lying down, or standing, or sitting, or waiting for somebody. 

These actions are also among the greatest means of attaining happiness, expanding the chest (i.e., bringing relief and joy) and removing stress and anxiety. May Allaah help us and you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.