Category: Lessons
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Summary of Fiqh #19: The Description of the Prayer
Saturday 31 Dec 2016 Today we covered the descriptions of the prayer “Pray as you have seen me pray” (Bukhari) When the prophet stood up to pray he would: Face the qiblah, raise his hands (palms facing the qiblah) and say Allahu Akbar raising the hands to about the level of the shoulders or ears…
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Summary of Fiqh #18: The Obligations and Sunan of the Prayers
Saturday 17 December 2016 Today we covered the Obligatory acts of the Prayer: First a recap of the Pillars of the prayer. There are 8 obligatory acts in the prayer: All of the takbeers in the prayer [except the opening takbeer] The Tasmee’ (saying sami’Allahu liman hamidah when you rise up from rukoo’) The Tahmeed (saying…
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Summary of Fiqh #16: Mannerisms of Attending the Prayer
Saturday 3/12/16 Today we covered the etiquette of walking to the prayer: It is a matter of vital importance as the prayer is one of the great acts of worship in Islam. One should: Walk to the prayer with peace and tranquillity This means walking with calmness, not raising your voice, looking around unnecessarily and keeping…