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Fitnah Akhir Zaman}
Friday, October 23, 2015 | 9:32 PM | 0Comment 
Bertaqwalah kepada Allah SWT dan ingatlah sekelian bahawa keselamatan dan kebahagiaan kita hanya bergantung kepada keimanan dan ketaqwaaan kita kepada Allah SWT semata-mata.
Dalam arus pembangunan dan kemajuan, yang pesat di jalankan dewasa ini, umat Islam perlu berhati-hati agar mereka tidak terjatuh ke dalam fitnah yang berlaku secara terang-terangan di hadapan mata mereka serta yang berlaku tanpa di sedari dan tanpa dilihat dengan mata kasar mereka. Islam tidak memusuhi kemajuan dan pembangunan yang dilakukan oleh manusia tetapi Islam menetapkan agar pembangunan dan kemajuan di asas dan dikawal oleh keimanan dan ketaqwaan kepada Allah SWT. Allah SWT telah menegaskan dalam surah al Anfal ayat 28, yang bermaksud: "Dan ketahuilah kamu bahawa sesungguhnya harta-harta kamu dan anak-anak kamu adalah fitnah (ujian). Dan sesungguhnya Allah di sisiNya balasan yang sangat besar." Harta benda dan anak-anak adalah nikmat daripada Allah SWT sekiranya di urus dan dijaga dengan baik dan mengikut dasar-dasar yang ditetapkan oleh Islam. Seandainya harta benda dan anak-anak tidak diurus dan dijaga dengan baik seperti yang dikehendaki Islam, ia boleh memudaratkan kehidupan seseorang muslim dari segi keimanan dan ubudiyah-nya kepada Allah SWT dan boleh berlaku kelalaian dalam melaksanakan tanggung-jawabnya sebagai Muslim. Awaslah sentiasa dengan fitnah-fitnah yang berlaku melalui percakapan, fitnah pekerjaan, fitnah aqidah dan ideologi yang menyesatkan, fitnah menyaksikan kemung- karan dan maksiat yang berlaku di hadapan mata kerana semua bentuk fitnah tersebut boleh menghalang dan menyekat pembangunan dan perlaksanaan Islam sebagai ad-din (sistem hidup). Umat Islam sendiri boleh menghakis keimanan dan ketaqwaan kita dan sekaligus melemahkan ubudiyah kita kepada Allah SWT. Dalam usaha menyekat fitnah-fitnah ini kita perlu memahami dua perkara asas : 1. Memahami Islam sebagai ad-din melalui sumber-sumber yang muktabar atau dalam pengertian lain yang lebih khusus, memahami Islam malalui al-Quran dan Sunnah ar-Rasul SAW. Mempelajari Islam daripada ulamak-ulamak yang jelas kefahaman mereka mengenai Islam serta keiltizaman mereka dengan ajaran Islam dalam sebarang suasana. Dalam memahami Islam kita perlu belajar dan berakhlak Islam serta iltizam dengan ajarannya. 2. Memahami keadaan yang ada sama ada Islamik atau tidak. Dalam perkataan lain memahami realiti dari segi aqidahnya, ibadahnya, syariatnya, akhlaknya dan nilai-nilai lain. Adakah ia berasaskan Islam atau pun tidak? Rasulullah SAW mengingatkan kita agar mengelakkan diri daripada terjatuh dalam fitnah yang menimpa umatnya laksana malam yang gelap gelita dengan sabda baginda yang bermaksud: "Bersegeralah kamu mengerjakan amalan-amalan bagi menolak fitnah yang datang seperti kegelapan malam yang gelap gelita. Pada sebelah pagi seseorang itu beriman dan pada sebelah petangnya ia menjadi kafir dan pada sebelah petangnya ia beriman dan pada sebelah paginya ia menjadi kafir. Dia menjual agamanya dengan harta benda dunia." Sabda Rasul SAW lagi berhubung dengan fitnah yang bermaksud: "Masa akan menjadi dekat (pendek), ilmu akan diangkat, fitnah akan lahir, dicampakkan akan sifat bakhil dan berlaku dengan banyaknya ‘harju’. Maka mereka bertanya: Wahai Rasul, apakah maksud harju. Baginda menjawab: harju adalah pembunuh." Sebenarnya apa yang dinyatakan oleh Rasul SAW di dalam hadis baginda, telahpun berlaku di dalam realiti kita hari ini. Ilmu telah diangkat atau ditarik balik. Ilmu yang dimaksudkan ialah ilmu ad-din atau ilmu syarak yang boleh memandu orang Islam kepada kebenaran, ilmu yang boleh menyelamatkan mereka daripada azab api neraka di akhirat kelak. Selain itu berlaku pembunuhan di sana sini. Di dalam realiti sekarang, sungguh kurang ulamak-ulamak rabbaniyun (ulamak-ulamak yang takut kepada Allah SWT) yang memuliakan sifat-sifat zuhud, wara' dan sentiasa mengikut panduan Ilahi, menjadikan baginda SAW dan khulafa ar-Rasyidin sebagai panduan dan ikutan mereka, beramal dengan panduan al- Quran yang berbunyi: "Sesungguhnya pada diri Rasul SAW itu ikutan yang baik bagi kamu" dan beramal dengan hadis yang bermaksud: "Hendaklah kamu beramal dengan sunnahku dan sunnah khulafa ar-Rasyidin, Mahdiyin selepas aku dan gigitlah ia dengan geraham kamu (yakni peganglah kuat-kuat dan janganlah lepaskan dia." Untuk menjaga diri daripada terjatuh ke dalam keadaan fitnah atau pengaruh kebatilan, Huzaifah pernah berkata kepada Rasul SAW dengan katanya: "Adakah selepas kebaikan ini akan datang pula kejahatan?" Baginda menjawab; ‘Ya’, ada tetapi bercampur dengan ‘dakhan’". Huzaifah bertanya, "Apakah ‘dakhan’ itu?". Baginda menjawab, "Kaum atau golongan yang mengambil sunnah yang lain daripada sunnahku dan mengambil petunjuk lain daripada petunjukku. Kamu kenal mereka dan hendaklah kamu tentang mereka". Huzaifah bertanya lagi, "Apakah selepas ini ada keburukan lagi?" Baginda menjawab, ‘Ya’ ada iaitu pendakwah-pendakwah di tepi pintu meraka. Barangsiapa yang menyahut dakwah mereka, mereka akan menolaknya ke dalam neraka." Kata Huzaifah, "Bolehkah beri tahu sifat mereka, wahai Rasul SAW?" Baginda bersabda, "Mereka adalah sama warna kulitnya dengan kamu dan bercakap dengan bahasa kamu". Sidang Jumaat yang dihormati sekelian, Rasul SAW memberi tahu umatnya tentang fitnah kehilangan sifat amanah dan paling susah untuk mendapat seorang yang bermaksud beramanah. Sabda Rasul SAW bermaksud: "Seorang manusia masing-masing membuat janji dan hampir tidak terdapat seorang pun yang menunaikan janjinya." Seterusnya Rasul SAW menjelaskan bagaimanakah amanah Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala disia-siakan. Suatu hari seorang Arabi datang menemui Rasul SAW dan bertanya, "Bilakah akan berlaku kiamat?" Maka baginda menjawab, "Bila amanah di sia-siakan maka tunggulah kiamat (kehancuran)." Arabi itu bertanya lagi, "Bagaimanakah amanah disia-siakan?" Rasul SAW bersabda, "Sekiranya sesuatu urusan itu diserahkan kepada bukan ahlinya maka tunggulah kiamat (yakni kehancuran)." Sidang Jumaat yang dihormati sekelian, Bagi menyekat fitnah yang menyerang umat Islam dari segenap penjuru, maka perlulah umat Islam hari ini memperkuat dan memeperkemaskan benteng pertahanan mereka supaya tidak mudah terpedaya dengan segala macam fitnah yang disebutkan tadi. Firman Allah SWT dalam surah al-AnFal ayat 25 bermaksud: "Jagalah olehmu akan fitnah yang tidak menimpa ke atas mereka yang zalim semata-mata dan ketahuilah bahawa Allah sangat dahsyat siksaan Nya."
SUMBER : http://mohdzaidiaziz.blogspot.my/2012/04/tazkirah-jumaat-fitnah-akhir-zaman.html
Jaga adab ketika bergurau}
| 9:29 PM | 0Comment 
Walaupun gurau senda membantu menguatkan kasih sayang, ia juga boleh meranapkan silaturahim jika gurau senda menyebabkan ada pihak berkecil hati. Ada antara kita bergurau tanpa menyedari ada hati terluka.
Sebab itu banyak contoh ditonjolkan oleh Rasulullah SAW kepada sahabat mengenai gurau senda yang membuatkan orang ketawa dan berkisar kepada perkara yang benar. Rasulullah SAW tidak mencipta kisah lucu yang sia-sia semata-mata untuk membuatkan orang ketawa kerana Baginda takut ketawa menyebabkan umat Islam lalai daripada mengingati Allah.
Rasulullah SAW bersabda yang mafhumnya: “Dari Abi Hurairah, Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Janganlah kamu banyak ketawa kerana sesungguhnya banyak ketawa itu mematikan hati.” (Hadis riwayat Al-Imam At-Tirmidzi)
Jangan berlebihan dalam bergurau senda sehingga menyebabkan ada orang terasa dirinya diaibkan atau dijadikan misalan sehingga memalukan dirinya. Sebaliknya, gurau senda dijadikan salah satu cara menghiburkan hati yang lara atau menyenangkan orang berduka.
Tetapi perlu diingat, gurau senda itu mestilah berkenaan perkara yang benar. Gurauan boleh menyebabkan seseorang mendapat pahala atau dosa.
Contohnya, jika gurauan boleh menyenangkan hati, mengeratkan silaturahim dan perpaduan serta kasih sayang, maka gurauan itu menjadi perbuatan baik yang diganjarkan dengan pahala dari Allah SWT.
Sebaliknya jika gurauan menjadi alasan untuk menyakitkan hati seseorang, ia sudah tentu menjadi perbuatan yang dikutuk Allah SWT. Jangan pula tabiat bergurau senda untuk menyakitkan hati orang lain menjadi kebiasaan menyebabkan seseorang itu tiada rasa bersalah mengutuk atau menghina.
Firman Allah yang bermaksud: “Wahai orang beriman! Janganlah sesuatu puak daripada lelaki mencemuh dan merendah-rendahkan puak lelaki lain kerana harus puak dicemuh itu lebih baik daripada mereka dan janganlah pula sesuatu puak daripada perempuan mencemuh dan merendah-rendahkan perempuan lain kerana harus puak yang dicemuh itu lebih baik daripada mereka, dan janganlah setengah kamu menyatakan keaiban setengah yang lain dan janganlah kamu panggil memanggil antara satu sama lain dengan gelaran yang buruk. Seburuk-buruk panggilan ialah panggilan buruk sesudah dia beriman dan ingatlah sesiapa yang tidak bertaubat daripada perbuatan fasiknya maka merekalah orang yang zalim.” (Surah Al-Hujuraat, ayat 11)
Contoh paling baik ialah gurauan Rasulullah SAW kerana Baginda masih mengekalkan had dan batasan antara lelaki dan wanita serta menyelitkan unsur nasihat bertujuan mengingatkan manusia kepada Allah.
Sudah tentulah gurau senda tetap tidak mengizinkan perlakuan tidak manis antara lelaki dan wanita, seperti menyebut perkataan memalukan mana-mana pihak, menghina atau meniru suara atau kata-kata orang lain dengan niat merendah-rendahkan atas faktor perbezaan jantina.
Antara senda gurauan Rasulullah SAW seperti diceritakan al-Hasan, seorang perempuan tua datang kepada Rasulullah SAW dan berkata: “Wahai Rasulullah! Berdoalah kepada Allah SWT supaya aku dapat masuk syurga. Maka Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Wahai ibu pulan! Sesungguhnya orang tua tidak boleh masuk syurga. Lalu menangislah si perempuan tua itu. Dengan segera Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Khabarkan kepada perempuan itu sesungguhnya dia tidak akan masuk syurga dalam keadaan dia tua.”
Lalu dibacakan firman Allah SWT yang maksudnya: “Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan isteri mereka dengan ciptaan istimewa serta Kami jadikan mereka sentiasa dara, yang tetap menjadi jodohnya serta sebaya umurnya.”
SUMBER : http://www.islamituindah.my/jaga-adab-ketika-bergurau
Tanda-tanda kecil kiamat}
| 9:28 PM | 0Comment 
1. Penaklukan Baitulmuqaddis.
Dari Auf b. Malik r.a., katanya, “Rasulullah s. a. w. telah bersabda:”Aku menghitung enam perkara menjelang hari kiamat.”Baginda menyebutkan salah satu di antaranya, iaitu penaklukan Baitulmuqaddis.”-Sahih Bukhari
2. Zina bermaharajalela. “Dan tinggallah manusia-manusia yang buruk, yang seenaknya melakukan persetubuhan seperti himar (keldai). Maka pada zaman mereka inilah kiamat akan datang.” – Sahih Muslim
3. Bermaharajalela alat muzik.
“Pada akhir zaman akan terjadi tanah runtuh, rusuhan dan perubahan muka.” Ada yang bertanya kepada Rasulullah; “Wahai Rasulullah bila hal ini terjadi?” Baginda menjawab;”Apabila telah bermaharajalela bunyi-bunyian (muzik) dan penyanyi-penyanyi wanita” – Ibnu Majah 4. Menghias masjid dan membanggakannya. “Di antara tanda-tanda telah dekatnya kiamat ialah manusia bermegah-megahan dalam mendirikan masjid” – Riwayat Nasai
5. Munculnya kekejian, memutuskan silaturrahim dan hubungan dengan tetangga tidak baik.
“Tidak akan datang kiamat sehingga banyak perbuatan dan perkataan keji, memutuskan hubungan silaturahim dan sikap yang buruk dalam tetangga.” – Riwayat Ahmad dan Hakim
6. Ramai orang soleh meninggal dunia.
“Tidak akan datang hari kiamat sehingga Allah mengambil orang-orang yang baik dan ahli agama di muka bumi, maka tiada yang tinggal padanya kecuali orang-orang yang hina dan buruk yang tidak mengetahui yang makruf dan tidak mengingkari kemungkaran –Riwayat Ahmad
7. Orang hina mendapat kedudukan terhormat.
“Di antara tanda-tanda semakin dekatnya kiamat ialah dunia akan dikuasai oleh Luka’ bin Luka’ (orang yang bodoh dan hina). Maka orang yang paling baik ketika itu ialah orang yang beriman yang diapit oleh dua orang mulia” –Riwayat Thabrani
8. Mengucapkan salam kepada orang yang dikenalnya sahaja.
“Sesungguhnya di antara tanda-tanda telah dekatnya hari kiamat ialah manusia tidak mahu mengucapkan salam kepada orang lain kecuali yang dikenalinya saja.” –Riwayat Ahmad
9. Banyak wanita yang berpakaian tetapi hakikatnya telanjang.
Diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah r.a. “Di antara tanda-tanda telah dekatnya hari kiamat ialah akan muncul pakaian-pakaian wanita dan apabila mereka memakainya keadaannya seperti telanjang.”
10. Bulan sabit kelihatan besar.
“Di antara tanda-tanda telah dekatnya hari kiamat ialah menggelembung (membesarnya) bulan sabit.” – Riwayat Thabrani 11. Banyak dusta dan tidak tepat dalam menyampaikan berita. “Pada akhir zaman akan muncul pembohong-pembohong besar yang datang kepadamu dengan membawa berita-berita yang belum pernah kamu dengar dan belum pernah didengar oleh bapa-bapa kamu sebelumnya, kerana itu jauhkanlah dirimu dari mereka agar mereka tidak menyesatkanmu dan memfitnahmu”- Sahih Muslim
12. Banyak saksi palsu dan menyimpan kesaksian yang benar.
“Sesungguhnya sebelum datangnya hari kiamat akan banyak kesaksian palsu dan disembunyikan kesaksian yang benar”- Riwayat Ahmad 13. Negara Arab menjadi padang rumput dan sungai. “Tidak akan datang hari kiamat sehingga negeri Arab kembali menjadi padang rumput dan sungai-sungai.” – Sahih Muslim
Wahai saudara-saudaraku, marilah berfikir sejenak… yang mana sudah ada petanda pada hari ini? Ya Rabbi, ampunilah mereka yang beriman denganMu, moga hambamu ini bukan dikalangan manusia yang dimurkai.
SUMBER : https://attazkirah.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/tanda-tanda-kecil-kiamat/
Prayer Is Better Than Sleep}
| 9:14 PM | 0Comment 
When young Muslims meet others for the first time and find out that they are Muslim, often one of the very first questions they ask each other is, "Do you pray?" It's as if this is their touchstone to see if the person they have met is a real Muslim or not. Calling yourself Muslim is one thing, being a Muslim is something else.
Praying five times a day is at the heart of Islam. It is one of the things that distinguishes a Muslim from everyone else in the world; that all the activities of life can be made significant by the cycle of prayer and praise which we offer to Almighty Allah. So why, then, do we have such a problem being faithful to prayer?
My first `Umrah was one of the most important experiences of my life and it had its effects on me. Being so close to the Ka`bah was a deeply moving experience. Being at the very place where our beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), like all the prophets before him, had walked and prayed, was amazing.
One of the things that hit me most about being in Makkah, amongst so many others, was when the call to Prayer sounded for Fajr, the Dawn Prayer. Thousands of people appeared from every direction and headed towards the Ka`bah for prayer.
Getting up in the middle of the night wasn't difficult at all, because the experience of praying at the Ka`bah was so moving. At the time, moving with the vast crowd, I couldn't help thinking about what it is usually like back home.
Those getting up and going to the mosque for the Dawn Prayer are certainly a minority, aren't they? Away from Makkah, it is all too easy to ignore the Adhan completely and stay in the comfort of one's bed.
At special times like Ramadan, or when we go on pilgrimage, it seems so much easier to be faithful to prayer and to take Islam so much more seriously. How many of us, for example, attended Tarawih Prayers in the mosque during Ramadan, even though we might occasionally miss one or two of the obligatory prayers?
It's one of life's paradoxes that we want so much to be good, and yet we find ourselves falling into the same old traps and doing things we later regret.
How odd we are as human beings! We can quite happily sit in front of the television for hours or sit idly chatting on the internet to no one in particular, yet we can't manage to set aside ten minutes to pray.
We do pray, of course, when we want something. Prayer is no problem for us at all then. It comes quite naturally and is no inconvenience at all. The minute a plane begins to plummet to the ground because of engine failure, even the least religious person on board raises his hands in prayer. When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness or when we desperately want an interview to go well, we pray.
The Words of the Adhan
The very words of the Adhan call us to prayer and to security. There is no greater security than knowing that we are in the presence of Allah, Who controls all things. We fret so much and we waste so much time worrying about what might happen, when Allah is guiding everything and we have nothing to fear.
How beautiful it is, for example, to get up in the middle of the night, when all is still and calm, and to prostrate ourselves in prayer before the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth. No one else is around and we can be completely ourselves before Him, pouring out our hearts, asking, begging, and thanking.
If we want something from a friend, we have to couch our request with explanations: "Can I borrow such and such because…". With Allah we need no explanations. He knows more about what we need than we know ourselves. All we need to do is to bow down in prayer. The very movement of the prayers is relaxing to our bodies and it helps us to put our lives into the proper context. In the presence of such greatness, life is very fragile.
For Muslims, the call to Prayer is like an air raid siren. In times of war or danger, an air raid siren will sound to tell the citizens to run and take cover. No one thinks twice about doing so. The siren sounds and you run as fast as your legs can carry you to a place of safety.
The Adhan is just the same, but it is calling us to escape, not from bombs falling from the sky, but from the everyday concerns and worries of life which often threaten to crush us. It calls us, instead, to take shelter in Allah alone, Who knows us and cares for us and Who wants the best for us. How quickly we should rush to prayer, taking refuge in Allah. How quickly we should leave the inconsequential things of life and turn in prayer to life's Creator.
We have all seen old people in the mosque and been deeply touched by this old man or that old lady who spends so much time in prayer. Praying has made a difference to them.
It is very moving, too, to see a man come into the mosque from the street, straight from his work which is both back breaking and hard, and to see him prostrate himself in prayer, praying, perhaps, for his children or for the money he needs just to make ends meet. With our foreheads touching the ground, we are all equal. There is no pretending when we pray.
Who Should We Thank, and How?
We are truly blessed as Muslims. Allah has given us everything we need to live a good life, which will bring us happiness. The five pillars of Islam guide us to Paradise.
The five daily prayers are a way of giving meaning to our lives and of setting aside just a few minutes each day to return thanks for all we have. Every Ramadan we make lots of resolutions about how we are going to improve. The greatest resolution of all is to be faithful to prayer.
All our talk about Muslims and about Islam is worthless if we don't ground it in prayer. Being faithful to the five daily prayers changes us for the better.
Better than watching TV, better than chatting on the Internet, prayer on a regular basis re-charges our spiritual batteries and makes us feel good.
What's more, regular prayer makes us better people, better Muslims, since its effects stay with us for the rest of the day. In the words of the Adhan which call us to get out of bed and to pray Fajr, the Dawn Prayer, "Prayer is better than sleep."
SUMBER : http://www.islamiclife.com/worship/2015/prayer_is_better_than_sleep_2.php
How to Perfect Prayers?}
| 9:07 PM | 0Comment 
The One who created you is profoundly in touch with you; so extremely close, that He knows your most hidden thoughts and innermost feelings.
He knows, intimately, your dreams and hopes, and how your heart hurts sometimes.
When your whole world seems to be crashing down around you, He is there.
In your moments of greatest joy or accomplishment, He is more attentive and understanding of your happiness than your closest companion.
He wants you to succeed. He wants you to step easily into Jannah so you can see and feel the wonderful accolades and pleasures He has prepared just for you.
To help you stay focused, He has provided you with many tools and methods to stay connected to your purpose. Think of them like the GPS of life. They help you find your way, and get you out of tough situations, so you can return to the right road, even in the darkest moments.
The single most important of these tools is the Salah: the daily prayers.
The Prophet Muhammad said:
"The first matter that the slave (‘abd) will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad." (At-Tirmidhi)
From this hadith, we learn that the prayers are a metric by which we can assess the rest of our actions. By working to perfect our prayers, as a natural progression the rest of our lives will likewise improve.
If we find ourselves faltering, and feeling generally weak willed when it comes to doing good, it is a clear indication that our prayers need repairs. Allah Himself confirmed this when He said:
{Verily, the prayer keeps one from the great sins and evil deeds} (Quran29:45).
He described the prayer as shielding us from being impatient and greedy:
{Indeed, man was created anxious: When evil touches him, impatient, and when good touches him, withholding [of it], Except for those devoted to prayer those who remain constant in their prayers…} (70:19-23).
In addition to the greater level of self-awareness and control we can attain by guarding and sharpening our prayers, they also may wipe away our sins like water washes away impurities. Due to this great importance, it is imperative to approach and learn them in a way that is effective, not overwhelming. The prayers can be learned at your own pace. The quality of your prayers will develop over time, as long as you put in the necessary effort.
As you learn the prayers, be sure you are performing them in the same manner as the way the Prophet Muhammad did. In order to do this, it is crucial to check any sources you are learning from and make sure that they are teaching according to the way the Prophet Muhammad prayed.
This is a useful link to a great video that explains and demonstrates the prayer according to the authentic reports, made by the Foundation For Knowledge and Development, an organization dedicated to educating and developing Muslims with authentic knowledge.
When I began to learn to pray, I recorded everything and I would listen to it repeatedly while practicing the positions. I learned a little at a time: first I memorized the takbir: Allahu Akbar, then I began memorizing chapter Al-Fatihah, then gradually, over several weeks I memorized the entirety of the prayer.
It is essential to memorize the translation of all the words in a language that is natural to you, so that you can focus on the meaning of every part of the prayer as you say it.
I do not recommend learning the whole prayer in Arabic, without knowing the meanings, because prayer is a communication, and if you don’t know what you are saying, you are only regurgitating words. It may be even easier for you to learn initially in a language you understand and then superimpose the Arabic words as you progress.
To this day, almost 14 years since I entered Islam, I still repeat the meanings of every saying in English in my head after the Arabic, because my Arabic is not yet fluent enough such that it is my internal language. Thus, I feel more secure repeating everything in English to be sure I truly mean what I am saying.
Don’t be deterred if you find the prayer difficult at first. Many people learn how to do it, and you will too, by Allah’s will and with His help. One of the important parts of chapter Al-Fatihah is where we say:
{You alone we worship, You alone we ask for help. Show us the straight way.} (1:6)
Abundantly seeking Allah’s help will draw you nearer to your Lord and increase your gratitude to Him as you grow and progress. It’s okay if your pace is slower than others; remember Allah recognizes the effort you are putting in. If you are trying your best, He is fully aware and appreciative.
In addition to learning the prayer itself we must also learn the timings. The spacing of the prayers throughout the day serves to reorient our souls and helps prevent us from becoming wholly distracted and enamored by our material lives.
The prayers are meditation; during them we work to constantly pull our hearts and minds back to the remembrance of the source and destination of life, Allah. Doing this throughout the day is like training, keeping our spirits fit and nimble; ready to face whatever life throws at us.
The timings have been prescribed and they are not something we can alter. We have to try to find a way to do our prayers at the times prescribed except in extenuating circumstances such as travel. This brings us to the issue of praying in public, or in front of our families who are not Muslim.
At first, it might seem embarrassing to tell your family in the middle of a gathering or while out on an excursion together, that you need to stop and pray. This can be especially difficult for those of us that come from backgrounds that scoff at religion, or those that are very strong in a particular religion, and strongly opposed to (what they believe is) Islam.
Unless your life is threatened, you should try to find a way to make your prayers on time. Initially there may be discomfort but, with Allah’s help, as you grow in faith, you will feel more confident to pray wherever, whenever. As you grow and begin to understand the value of the prayer, your worries will pale in comparison.
To help you feel more confident in this regard, please know that many people have come to Islam, due to witnessing the prayer, and many others find it touchingly beautiful. I read an account written by a non-Muslim woman.
She and her husband were being driven by taxi, when their driver began looking at the sky anxiously. Finally he apologized and told them he had to stop and pray – he was about to miss the Asr prayer. They watched as he pulled out a rug and performed his prayer on the side of the road. The woman was deeply moved by that moment. That captivating experience instilled respect in her for both the driver and Islam.
Of course not everyone will feel this way. A friend of mine told me that in the early days of her Islam, her mother used to kick her when she would bow in prayer. I have another friend who is keeping her Islam a secret at the moment, so finding the ability to pray all the prayers on time has been a struggle.
This life is fleeting. Guarding the thing that brings us closer to our Lord and the quality of which will determine whether our outcome is good or bad, is worth the struggle. The best things don’t often come easy, so garner up whatever strength you have and put it into your prayers!
May Allah make learning and implementing your five prayers easy and a great source of peace, comfort and good news on the Day of Judgment for you. Ameen.
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