The Prayer
الصلاةṢalāh — the pillar of the religion.
The classical scholars on the prayer: its conditions, its etiquette, its secrets. How the Prophet ﷺ prayed, how al-Ghazali taught the heart to stand in it, and why it is the first account taken on the Day.
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Imam al-Ghazali
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"Scholars have noted that if one is in prayer and misses responding to the call to prayer, he can respond after finishing his prayer, even if the caller has stopped."
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"and three others are the duha prayer, the prayer between Maghrib and Isha, and the tahajjud prayer."
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"prayer, advising on it until he passed, repeating, The prayer, the prayer, Aisha, may Allah be"
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"prayers is pure ostentation. He knows sincerity is making private prayer like public prayer,"
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"of Friday prayer, know that Friday prayer shares the conditions of all prayers, but has six"
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"Then he would begin the prayer and perform two light units of prayer, then continue praying"
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"thousand prayers, a prayer in al-Masjid al-Aqsa is equivalent to a thousand prayers, and a"
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"equivalent to fifty thousand prayers, and a prayer in my mosque is fifty thousand prayers."
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"The Virtue of the Obligatory Prayers Allah Almighty has said, Indeed, Salah prayers have"
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"prostration in prayer, which is remote, as the command concerning prostration should"
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"My husband the commander of the faithful was killed at the dawn prayer and my father was killed at the dawn prayer"
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"although the original virtue of the prayer is achieved by praying between the two ends of the disliked times,"
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"Other ghusls are recommended, such as those for Eid prayers, the Friday prayer, Ihram, pilgrimage state,"
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"before completing the prayer, this can invalidate the prayer and nullify the act. If the inclination"
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"Beyond his city is the holy land, where prayers are equivalent to five hundred prayers elsewhere,"
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"After another three hours, the Duhr prayer is due, followed by the Azr prayer, and then Maghrib."
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"burying the dead, as well as the call to prayer and tarawih prayer, even though hiring for these"
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"for prayer, and not mandated for its own sake, so it has no ruling outside prayer. But enjoining"
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"There is debate over receiving wages for leading Tarawih prayer, the call to prayer, teaching,"
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"is a hidden form of ostentation, for he improves private prayer to enhance public prayer, with"
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"said that a prayer following the use of Siwak is superior to seventy-five prayers without it."
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"narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Prayer to prayer is expiation,"
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"the prayer, for you shall remain united as long as you are doing it together, the prayer, the"
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"When it was said, O commander of the believers, prayer, prayer, he would respond, Are we not"
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"wearing patched clothing, praying on a prayer mat, and wearing blue garments as if emulating"
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"of Eden, just as He elevated His mention above prayer when He said, Indeed, prayer prohibits"
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"Second, waiting for the prayer after the prayer means that during the entire waiting period,"
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"after obligatory prayers from the Dhuhr prayer on the day of Sacrifice until after the Fajr"
Ibn Battuta
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"prayer niches, for all five daily prayers. However, during Maghrib prayer, each imam"
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"They are diligent in prayers, attending congregational prayers, and disciplining their children for neglect."
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"They spent the Friday night in prayer, remembrance, and supplication, then performed the Fajr prayer,"
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"After these, there are five more imams responsible for making up missed prayers. So prayers continue"
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"accompanying him. Scholars and nobles sat with him until the afternoon prayer. After the prayer,"
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"A scholar might gift a Koran or book, a poor person a prayer mat, prayer beads, or a toothpick."
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"Do you know what I do? My prayer is not your prayer. All his stories are indeed extraordinary."
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"for ablution and prayer at the call to prayer. Within the city lies the tomb of the virtuous"
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