Advice for those who are late for the five daily prayers and the Friday prayer
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Question:
We begin with what reached us first: a bad phenomenon and one of the steps of Satan the accursed that has spread among many Muslims, and even among some of the righteous. It is being late to attend the five daily prayers, and likewise being late for the Friday prayer. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. So what is your advice for these people? May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:43]. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Baqarah 2:238]. He said: [Maryam 19:59]. And He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Ma'un 107:4-5].
It is obligatory for every Muslim to preserve the obligations of Allah, to hasten to them, and to preserve the Friday prayer. Part of the Friday prayer is the two sermons; attending the two sermons is part of the Friday prayer. Do not think that the Friday prayer is limited to the two rak'ahs. The two sermons are part of the Friday prayer, and for this reason, He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]. The remembrance of Allah is the sermon. So the Muslim should arrive early on Friday, at the very least attending the sermon from its beginning. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the day of Friday: , meaning slaughtering a large camel as an offering to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, to worship Allah with it and give its meat in charity. Sunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam), Sunan an-Nasa'i 1388Sahih (Darussalam), and then after the fifth.
After the fifth hour, the scrolls are closed, the scrolls of the memorizers. They sit to listen to the remembrance. So whoever is late for the sermon or its beginning, he misses that. He misses that? The striving for the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted.
The Muslim should hasten to the Friday prayer and be early. At the very least, he should not miss the two sermons. Although if he does not come except for the two sermons, he misses even the egg. The egg is missed, meaning the drawing near to Allah with the egg, which is the least thing. He misses it, but he does not miss the reward of the sermon, nor the beginning of the prayer. In fact, some people do not come until after the beginning of the prayer has passed. This is deprivation, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
So we must be alert to this matter. What do you have if you do not maintain the prayers? The prayers are the capital, and the first thing the servant is held accountable for on the Day of Resurrection is his prayer.Jami` at-Tirmidhi 413Sahih (Darussalam) If it is accepted, the rest of his deeds are accepted, and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds are rejected. It is the pillar of Islam, and it is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies. It is the delight of the eye of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3940Hasan (Darussalam). It is the comfort of the believer. It is the helper against hardships. [Al-Baqarah 2:45], [Al-Baqarah 2:153] [Al-Baqarah 2:153]. So if you neglect the prayer, what remains for you?
You will lose everything else, a fortiori. And if you maintain it, you will maintain the rest of your religion, a fortiori. For this reason, Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: [unclear]. For this reason, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:153]. With what do you face the hardships that confront you? You lose the help from Allah, the Exalted, because you did not maintain the prayer. You lose help in times of distress because you did not do the cause by which Allah helps you in times of distress.
He, the Exalted, said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45]. In it are two great benefits. First, it forbids immorality and wrongdoing. Whoever maintains it, it forbids him and keeps him away from immorality and wrongdoing. The second matter, which is greater, is the remembrance of Allah. So the prayer is a remembrance of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He. And the remembrance of Allah is the greatest, so it is the greatest remembrance, after the two testimonies.
So what remains for you if you neglect the prayer? Nothing remains for you. So we must revere this prayer with its due value. We maintain it. We maintain attending it in congregation, performing it in its time, so that it may be a prayer accepted by Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
We begin with what reached us first: a bad phenomenon and one of the steps of Satan the accursed that has spread among many Muslims, and even among some of the righteous. It is being late to attend the five daily prayers, and likewise being late for the Friday prayer. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. So what is your advice for these people? May Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَMaintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَBut there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil -
فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا(4) So woe to those who pray (5) [But] who are heedless of their prayer -
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَIt is obligatory for every Muslim to preserve the obligations of Allah, to hasten to them, and to preserve the Friday prayer. Part of the Friday prayer is the two sermons; attending the two sermons is part of the Friday prayer. Do not think that the Friday prayer is limited to the two rak'ahs. The two sermons are part of the Friday prayer, and for this reason, He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:
O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِAs if he had offered a camel.
فكأنما قرب بدنه.Then the one who comes in the second hour, it is as if he sacrificed a cow. Then the one who comes in the third hour, it is as if he sacrificed a ram.
ومن راح في الساعة الثانية فكأنما قرب بقرة، ومن راح في الساعة الثالثة فكأنما قرب كبشاThen the one who comes in the fourth hour, it is as if he sacrificed a chicken. Then the one who comes in the fifth hour, it is as if he sacrificed an egg.
ومن راح في الساعة الرابعة فكأنما قرب دجاجة، ومن راح في الساعة الخامسة فكأنما قرب بيضةAfter the fifth hour, the scrolls are closed, the scrolls of the memorizers. They sit to listen to the remembrance. So whoever is late for the sermon or its beginning, he misses that. He misses that? The striving for the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted.
The Muslim should hasten to the Friday prayer and be early. At the very least, he should not miss the two sermons. Although if he does not come except for the two sermons, he misses even the egg. The egg is missed, meaning the drawing near to Allah with the egg, which is the least thing. He misses it, but he does not miss the reward of the sermon, nor the beginning of the prayer. In fact, some people do not come until after the beginning of the prayer has passed. This is deprivation, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
So we must be alert to this matter. What do you have if you do not maintain the prayers? The prayers are the capital, and the first thing the servant is held accountable for on the Day of Resurrection is his prayer.
the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If
أول ما يحاسب عنه العبد يوم القيامة من أعماله صلاته فإنbut my comfort has been provided in prayer
وجعلت قرة عيني في الصلاةAnd seek help through patience and prayer
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِO you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِIndeed, Allah is with the patient.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَYou will lose everything else, a fortiori. And if you maintain it, you will maintain the rest of your religion, a fortiori. For this reason, Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: [unclear]. For this reason, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَHe, the Exalted, said:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater.
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُSo what remains for you if you neglect the prayer? Nothing remains for you. So we must revere this prayer with its due value. We maintain it. We maintain attending it in congregation, performing it in its time, so that it may be a prayer accepted by Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الرس] — alfawzan.live (13:51)
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