salah presentation 1
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The Importance of Prayer
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
The comparison of one whoremembers Allah and one who doesnot, is like that of the living and the
dead.
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Success lies in the Prayer
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, The
first of his deeds for which a man will becalled to account on the Day ofResurrection will be the prayers. If it is
found to be perfect, he will be safe andsuccessful. But if it is defective, he will beunfortunate and a loser.
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Allahs Messenger (peace be upon him) said,
When any one of you stands to pray, he iscommunicating with his Lord, so let him payattention to how he speaks to Him.
Direct communication with Allah
The closest a person is to His Lord iswhen he is in prostration.
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A pillar of Islam
Prayer is the second most important pillar ofIslam
Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers... If youfear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding.Quran2:238-9
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Salah Benefits
Allah says,Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality andwrongdoing,...Quran 29:45
Shields against evil
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Enriches your soul
Salah Benefits
Allah says,Without doubt, in the remembrance of Allah dohearts find satisfaction.Quran 13:28
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Makes you humble
Salah Benefits
Successful indeed are the believers, who are
humble in their prayers.Quran23: 1-2
This can only be achieved when you understand what is recited and
concentrate with humility
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Salah Benefits
Washes away sins
And perform prayer surely the gooddeeds remove the evils deeds.Quran 11: 114
The Messenger gave a beautiful example when he said to hiscompanions, Consider if one of you had a river by his door inwhich he bathed five times a day. Would any filth remain onhim?They said, No. Then the Prophet replied, Likewise, Allah
wipes away sins with the five daily prayers.
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Salah Benefits
Solves your problems
O you who have believed, seek help through
patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with thepatient. Quran 2:153
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Salah Benefits
Unites the Muslims
Congregational prayer cultivates brotherhood,equality and humility between Muslims. The
worshippers stand in rows and as one body, shoulderto shoulder, without any distinction of race,nationality, color, wealth, family or status. This act ofunity helps demolish all barriers which stand betweenpeople.
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Other Benefits of Salah?
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Abandoning Prayer
(The people in Hell will be asked:) What hascaused you to enter Hell? They will say: We
were not of those who used to prayQuran 74:42-43
O Mankind, What has deceived you
concerning your Lord, the MostGenerous?Quran 82:6
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Abandoning Prayer
You are disobeying your Creator
But there came after them successors whoneglected prayer and pursued desires; so theyare going to meet evil - (59) Except those who
repent, believe and do righteousness
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Abandoning Prayer
You are being ungrateful
Say, "It is He who has produced you and madefor you hearing and vision and hearts; little
are you grateful."Quran 67:23
The Prophets feet would swell because he would stand in prayer for
lengthy periods. When asked about this, he replied, Should Inot be a rateful servant of m Lord?
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Abandoning Prayer
You are being lazyThe Prophet (peace be upon him) said, The son of Adam
will not be dismissed from before his Lord on the Day
of Resurrection until he has been questioned withfive things: his life and how he spent it, his youth andhow he used it, his wealth and how he earned it andhow he disposed of it, and how he acted upon what he
acquired of knowledge.
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Abandoning Prayer
You are only harming yourself
"Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful isgrateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever
denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allah is Free ofneed and Praiseworthy. Quran 31:12
Many Scholars of Islam hold the opinion that if you donot pray, you are a disbeliever, quoting the following
hadith:The covenant which distinguishesbetween us and them (i.e., betweenbelievers and disbelievers) is theprayer, and whoever neglects it hasdisbelieved.
Additionally, the Prophets
companions (may Allah bepleased with them) did notconsider the abandonmentof any act as disbelief, exceptfor prayer.
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Common Excuses
1- No time (work, study, busy, etc):Pure and simple deception. You
havent given prayers priority. Allah will bless your time and make you
more effective, efficient and successful.
2- My heart is clean:Allah judges who has clean hearts, and He wants
you to pray! Actions will reflect what is in your heart. No one has acleaner heart than Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who used
to pray regularly.
3- My alarm:Its hard for your alarm to go off, if you dont SET it!!!
Purify your intention and sleep according to the Sunnah.
4- My family/spouse/parents/friends prevent me:The Prophet (peace
be upon him) said, There is no obedience to anyone in disobedience
to Allah.You will be judged alone.
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Common Excuses
5- Im sinning too much:In time, your prayers will prevent you from
committing these sins - just pray! You are sinning because you are not
praying.
Contemplate over this hadith, If they knew the merits of
the Isha and Fajr prayers, they would come to them(in the mosque) even if they had to crawl.
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How to pray
Make intention
Face qiblahAllahu Akbar
Right hand
over the left
Recite Al-Fatiha
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Subhana Rabiyal-
Atheem (3 times).
Subhana Rabiyal-Ala(3 times).
Assalamu Alaykumwa Rahmatullah
At-Tahiyyat and theIbraheemi prayer
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Create a poster that
explains how a Muslim boyor girl can perform Salat-
ul-Fajr
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