Times of the Prayer

موضوع: Times of the Prayer الأربعاء يناير 19, 2011 6:24 pm

Each obligatory prayer has two times:Its Ikhtiyari time: This is the time in which everyone
must perform the prayer (unless he has a valid excuse for delaying his
prayer beyond this time). A person is permitted to pray whenever he
wishes within this time - he is free to pray at the beginning of the ihktiyari time or to delay his prayer to the end of the ikhtiyari time, and incurs no sin in doing so.
Its Daruri time: It is not permitted for a person to
delay his prayer to this time unless he has a valid excuse. If he has no
excuse, then he incurs a sin by delaying his prayer to this time.
Unlike the ikhtiyari time, a person cannot choose which part of the daruri
time he prays in - he must perform his prayer as soon the excuse
preventing him from praying has gone (If, for example, his excuse was
sleep, he must pray as soon as he wakes up and purifies himself).

موضوع: رد: Times of the Prayer الخميس يناير 20, 2011 3:30 pm

موضوع: رد: Times of the Prayer السبت يناير 22, 2011 8:10 pm

We perform the prayer as follows:
1. We stand facing the direction of the qiblah (which is the
Ka'bah in Meccah), and we (specify our) intention, or
niyyah. This means that with awareness and concentration
we resolve to perform the prayer for the sake of Allah. For
example, we resolve to perform the four-unit noon (zuhr)
prayer "in nearness to Allah".
2. After having made this intention. we raise our hands to
the level of our ears. palms facing forwards, and say the
words "Allahu akbar."
3. After this "takbir". we recite surat al-Hamd. which is
as follows:
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim.
AI-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin
Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim
Maliki Yawmid-Din
Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in
Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim
Siratal-Idhina an'amta `alayhim
Ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim waladh-dhallin
And after reciting Surat Hamd we recite another
complete surah from the Qur'an, for example:
Surat al-Ikhlas
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
Qul Huwa-llahu Ahad,
Allahus-Samad,
Lam yalid wa lam yu lad,
wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan Ahad.
4. Next we move to ruku, which is bowing before Allah.
This means that we bend forward to the extent that we can
place our hands on our knees. In this position we say:
Subhana Rabbiyal Azimi wabihamdih,
Then we stand up straight and say:
Sami `allahu liman bamidah,
5. Now we move to sujud. the prostration. This means
that we place our forehead on earth or stone or wood and the
palms of our two hands. our knees and the tips of our two big
toes on the ground, In this position we say'
Subbana Rabbiyal-'Ala wa bi hamdih.
Then we raise our head from the prostration and sit still
for a moment. and then we move back to the same position
to perform a second prostration just like the first.
6. After having performed the second prostration. we
stand up again to perform the second unit. While in the act of
standing up. we say:
Bihawlil-lahi wa quwwatihi aqumu wa aq'ud.
Then we recite Surat al-Hamd and another surah just like
in the first unit.
After saying the two surahs in the second unit now we say
"qunut". This means that we raise our hands to the level of
our shoulders, palms facing upwards, and say a supplication.
For example, we say:
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah, wa fil-akhirati
hasanah, wa qina `adhaban-nar. (Our Lord, grant us good in
the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the
chastisement of the fire.)
Then we perform the ruku' and sujud, just like in the first
unit.
7. After the two prostration of the second unit. we must
sit still and say the "tashahhud". This means that we say:
Alhamdulillah.
Ashhadu anla ilaha illallah wah dahu lasharikalah
wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluh.
Allahumma salli `ala Muhammad wa al Muhammad.
8. After saying this "tashahhud'. we stand up to perform
the third unit. In the third unit, we don't recite surat aI-Hamd
and the other surah. Instead, we say three times:
Subhana-llahi wal-hamdu-lillahi wa la ilaha illa-llahu
wallahu akbar.
Then we perform the ruku and the sujud just like in the
other units. We then stand up again for the fourth unit and
perform it like the third.
9. After the two prostration of the fourth unit. we sit and
say "tashahhud", just like in the second unit. Then we say the
salams:
As-salamu alayka ayyuhan-nabiyu wa rahmatu-llahi wa
barakatuh.
As-salamu `alayna wa `ala `ibadiilahis -salihin.
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
And we have finished our prayer.

موضوع: رد: Times of the Prayer السبت يناير 22, 2011 8:12 pm

1. We perform the afternoon (al-asr) and evening (al-isha)
prayers just like the noon (al-zuhr) prayer. but for the
niyyah we must have an intention to pray al-'asr prayer.
or al-isha prayer. "in nearness to Allah".
2. The sunset prayer (al-maghrib) has three units. So we
make the niyyah to perform three units of al-maghrib
prayer... and we say the second tashahhud and the salams at
the end of the third unit and maghrib prayer is finished.
3. The morning prayer al-fajr has two units. So we make
the niyyah, for two units, and we say the salams of the prayer
after the tashahhud of the second unit, and the prayer is
finished.
4. The time for the morning prayer is from the first light
of dawn until sunrise.
5. The time for the noon and afternoon prayers. which
must be performed in the right order, is from noon until
sunset.
6. The time for the sunset and evening prayers, which
must be performed in the right order, is from the beginning
of the sunset until the middle of the night.

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