{"id":2899,"date":"2022-09-23T10:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2899"},"modified":"2022-09-23T10:22:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:22:32","slug":"fajr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/23\/fajr\/","title":{"rendered":"Fajr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all know the importance of prayer\nand how it is pivotal in both this life and our fortunes on the day of\nJudgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if we look at the first\nprayer of the day, Fajr prayer, we can see that there are specific mentions\nmade about this prayer and its importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living in the UK, we are faced with\nchallenges relating to this prayer. Times like these, the Autumn and Winter\nmonths, it is quite straightforward to read the Fajr prayer as for most of us\nwe just add it into our schedule for work or study preparations in the morning.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the summer months however, it\ncan be challenging because of the way this country is positioned and thus how long\nthe days become. Often we find ourselves waking up for fajr prayer that is much\nearlier than the wake up we have for work or for study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can prove to be difficult and so\nit\u2019s worth reminding ourselves on the important points relayed in the Quran and\nAhadeeth regarding Fajr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, the reward you get for it has\nbeen mentioned in numerous places. We are told that Fajr prayer will provide\nlight to those who prayed this on the Day of Judgement and protection from\nAllah SWT as relayed in hadeeth. We are also told that angels will witness the\nprayer of Fajr and report back to Allah SWT about His servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The imam mentioned the following\nhadith in relation to this which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said: Angels take turns among you\nby night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn and afternoon prayers.\nThose (of the angels) who spend the night among you, then, ascend, and their\nLord asks them, though He is the best informed about them: How did you leave My\nservants? -they say: We left them while they were praying and we came to them\nwhile they were praying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as\nthis, the 78<sup>th<\/sup> ayat of Sura Al-Isra is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Observe the prayer from the decline of the sun until the\ndarkness of the night and the dawn prayer, for certainly the dawn prayer is\nwitnessed \u02f9by angels\u02fa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, alongside this we are also told that Fajr has rewards\nthat are incomparable to the life we are living. The imam mentioned a hadith\nabout this point which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The two Rak&#8217;at at dawn are\nbetter than this world and what it contains.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, the prayer of Fajr not only has rewards but it is also an\nindicator for our souls to reflect on how well we are doing in life. Often we\nhave had reminders warning us about being hypocrites and the obvious question\nis how does one know if one is guilty of hypocrisy in faith?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer\nto this lies partly in the reminder that we are told today. This is because the\nfollowing hadith of the Prophet SAWS speaks of hypocrisy and it says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The most burdensome prayers for hypocrites are the\n&#8216;Isha&#8217; and the Fajr prayers and if they knew what (rewards) these (prayers)\ncontain, they would have come to them (in the mosques), even though they had to\ncrawl on their knees.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, the warning here is clear. If we are not waking for Fajr\nand we are not sleeping after having prayed Isha then this is a sign that our\nworship is hypocritical and we need to reflect and reset our intentions and our\nhabits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, this\nreminder concludes with three things that we can all do to ensure that we pray\nthe Fajr prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make the intention to pray Fajr as\nyou are about to sleep. This is important as it sets the agenda for the\nfollowing day in your mind. You are telling yourself and preparing yourself\nmentally to wake up and make this prayer, this is the first step to\nsuccessfully praying Fajr. Ask Allah SWT to make it easy for you.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Set an alarm clock for Fajr that\nisn\u2019t your phone. If the phone doesn\u2019t wake you up, get a dedicated alarm clock\nand have it somewhere on the far side of the room so you have to leave your bed\nin order to switch it off. Alternatively, if you have a Fajr buddy you see in\nthe masjid or someone who wakes up at the same time as you, get them to give\nyou a call or vice versa so that you both make the prayer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sleep early. Remember, all activities\nbecome enticing once Isha time has passed. This is a trick of Shaitaan to\nensure that you miss Fajr so don\u2019t fall for the trap. Unwind earlier if you\nneed to but don\u2019t sacrifice your sleep time because you need some time to relax\nin the day. If the devices are too much of a distraction then charge them\noutside the bedroom and so that way you will not be scrolling in bed till late\ninto the night and thus missing Fajr the following day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear\nbrothers and sisters, the fajr prayer sets the tone for the day. Let us use\ntodays reminder to ensure that we set the correct tone every single day by\nmaking this crucial prayer in its allotted time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know the importance of prayer and how it is pivotal in both this life and our fortunes on the day of Judgement. However, if we look at the first prayer of the day, Fajr prayer, we can see that there are specific mentions made about this prayer and its importance. 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