SIX FUNDAMENTALS

Prayer with Congregation

Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) says in a hadith, “The prayer with congregation is granted a reward twenty-seven times more than the prayer performed alone”. It has also been mentioned in a hadith that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) intended to burn the houses of those who did not visit the musjid to  perform the prayer with congregation, but he anstained from doing so, because of children and women. Ibn Mas’ood (Radhiyallaho anho) says, “During the time of Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) only that hypocrite dared neglect the prayer who was a declared hypocrite.”  It has also been mentioned in a hadith that performing the night prayer with congregation begets the reward of prayers till midnight; and performing the morning prayer with congregation, begets the reward of prayers during the whole night.

The right way to perform rukoo' and sajdah

Rasulullah  (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) says in a hadith, “Allah does not look to the prayer of one, who does not keep his waist straight in the prayer (he prays lazily)”. In another hadith he says, “The worst kind of theft is the theft of prayer”. His Companions asked, “What is the theft of prayer?” He answered, “The theft of prayer is , not to perform the rukoo’ (bending the knees) and sajdah (prostration( properly, with full time and attention.”

A prayer out of time

Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said, “It is the prayer of hypocrite to cause delay in payers, and to wait for sun-set; so when it becomes dull, he gets up to perform it just as a custom, and he remembers Allah but little.”

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