Today we\ncontinued the series on salah and this time the topic was the condition of\nSalah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam\nrelayed a hadith in which the Prophet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet (\ufdfa) appointed Mu’adh (May Allah be pleased with\nhim) as governor of Yemen, and at the time of his departure, he instructed him\nthus: “First of all, call the people to testify ‘La ilaha illallah’ (there\nis no true god except Allah) and that I (Muhammad) am the Messenger of Allah,\nand if they accept this (declaration of Faith), then tell them that Allah has\nenjoined upon them five Salat during the day and night; and if they obey you,\ntell them that Allah has made the payment of Zakat obligatory upon them. It\nshould be collected from their rich and distributed among their poor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, if you ponder over the hadith it becomes clear that the\nfirst point after declaration of faith for the people was one of prayer. This\nis the level of importance that is placed upon this act of worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, our\nreligion is also one of ease and not overburdening us and so we have the\nfollowing hadith reminded to us by the imam in which the Prophet SaWS is\nreported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are three whose actions are not recorded:a sleeper\ntill he awakes, a boy till he reaches puberty, and an idiot aka mentally ill\nperson till he is restored to reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we can deduce from this hadith that those who are impaired\nmentally are not to be held accountable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For most of\nus, we are not in a position to judge if someone is mentally sound but it is a\nreminder that we are not to judge on others if we see them not praying. A\npolite and gentle reminder in the best of manners is enough and then we leave\nit to Allah SWT for we don\u2019t know the private reasons behind anyone else and so\nmust not judge them ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another\ncondition of prayer is that of the age of the individual. This is resolved\ntoday by the imam relaying the following hadith in which the Prophet SAWS is\nreported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Command your children to perform Salat (prayer) when\nthey are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are\nten, and do not let (boys and girls) sleep together”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we can conclude from this that our children are\nencouraged to pray whilst they are still in Primary School. This contrasts with\nthe standards set in the society in which we live as usually children have very\nlittle to account for in school at that age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to\nbe mindful that Islam is the standard that we must adhere to. Everyone and\neverything else is inferior in comparison as the standards of our deen are\ndelivered by Allah SWT through the best of all creation SAWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to\ntherefore reset our mindset if we think that this age is too young because\nAllah SWT is our designer and our creator and He knows what exactly we are\ncapable of and what our youth is capable of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And for the\nsisters who enquire about the requirements to pray all year round, the imam\nrelayed the following hadith in which the Prophet SAWS is reported to have told\nAisha, may Allah SWT be pleased with her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mu’adha al-\u2018Adawiya said that when she asked \u2018A’isha why one\nwho has been menstruating must make up for her fast but not for her prayer, she\nreplied, \u201cThat happened to us, and we were ordered to make up for the fast, but\nwere not ordered to make up for the prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, our salah has exceptions and guidelines just like any\nother aspect of our faith. We need to be mindful that we offer salah in the\ncorrect manner and so this reminder concludes with 5 quick points to follow in\norder to make your salah accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear\nbrothers and sisters, our salah is that important it stands besides the\ndeclaration of faith. Let\u2019s use this series on Salah to remind ourselves and\nperfect our most important of acts of worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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