What can one do they are not satisfied after performing their obligatory prayer.
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1) Can we read Darood Sharif without covering the Head.
2)What if I get certain worldy thoughts during my Salah, and if so happens
shall my prayer be accepted by ALLAH or not. pls reply. Is there any Dua which
I can read so that I can fully Concentrate in My Salah and avoid different
thoughts coming in my mind by Shataan.
3) What can one do they are not satisfied after performing their obligatory
prayer.
4) Can we close our eyes during salah to concentrate in it.
Kindly reply me for the above questions.
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help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
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and the Hereafter for your kind comments of encouragement for our humble
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indeed fortunate to have been given this opportunity by the Lord Most Merciful
to serve in His Cause. We hope, beg, and
pray the Merciful Lord accepts our humble and weak efforts, forgives us our
shortcomings, and saves you, us, and all the believers from the torment of the
Hell Fire. Ameen.
Q-1: Can we read Darood Sharif
without covering the Head.
Wearing a covering on the head while offering his prayers or while
reciting the Quran, or while reciting the ‘durood’, etc. is not amongst the
obligatory acts for a believing male in Shariah. If one covers his head, or leaves it
uncovered; both ways his prayers and his worship will be considered valid.
The dressing norm at the time of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) was such that the Arabs used to wear a turban
over their heads; and thus the Messenger
of Allah (saws) normally always prayed with his head covered. Thus,
if the normal dress code of the person is such that he covers his head
(like the Arab ‘gatra’ or head-cover);
then it is fine to pray with the head cover. But if there the normal dress code of the
person is such that in normal circumstances he does not cover his head, there is no need to specially cover his head
while praying or reciting the Quran. But
if he does cover his head, there is absolutely no harm.
Ibn 'Asakir related that the Prophet would sometimes remove his
head cover (turban) and place it in front of him as a ‘sutrah’ for prayer.
In light of the above absolutely clear guidance of the
above quoted hadith, it is evident that the wearing of a head-cover during
their prayers (or reciting the Quran or durood, etc.) is not obligatory upon
the believing males in Shariah.
Q-2: What if I get
certain worldy thoughts during my Salah, and if so happens shall my prayer be
accepted by ALLAH or not. pls reply. Is there any Dua which I can read so that
I can fully Concentrate in My Salah and avoid different thoughts coming in my
mind by Shataan.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 2.89
Abu Hurairah repons that the Prophet (saws)
said: "When the call to prayer (adhaan) is made, the Shaytaan takes to his
heels... and when it is finished, he returns. He flees again when the iqamah is
made and when it is finished, he returns until he comes between the man and his
thoughts, saying: 'Remember this and remember that,' which he had not recalled,
until the person does not know how much he has prayed, [i.e.,] three or four
rak'at. Then, he makes two prostrations while sitting."
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Dear and Beloved Brother, nothing hurts and despairs the
accursed Shaytaan more than when a believer prostrates in worship to The Lord
Most High; thus the accursed Shaytaan, if he is not able to convince the
believer to leave his prayer, will strive his utmost to at least steal
something away from the believer’s prayer!
In his effort to steal something away from the believers’ prayers, he
thus comes between the believer and his prayers and recitation, tries to
confuse him, and tries to make him think of worldly matters.
Ammar ibn Yasir said that he heard the
Messenger of Allah (saws) say: "A man may complete the salah and only have
recorded for himself one-tenth, or one-ninth, or one-eighth, or one-seventh, or
one-fifth, or one-fourth, or one third, or one-half."
Related by Au Dawud, an-Nasa'i, and Ibn
Hibban.
As soon as one realizes that the Shaytaan has made his
thoughts wander during his prayers, he should immediately seek refuge in Allah
from him and ‘spit’ out three times on their left side; it is expected that
Allah Subhanah will protect them from the whisperings of the Shaytaan.
Uthman ibn Abi al-'Aas said: "O
Messenger of Allah (saws), the Shaytaan comes between me and my prayers and my
recitation, confusing me therein!"
The Prophet (saws) said: "That Shaytaan is called Khanzab. If he
affects you seek refuge in Allah from him and 'spit out' on your left side
three times."
Related by Muslim.
Q-3: What can one do
they are not satisfied after performing their obligatory prayer.
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.47 (part) Narrated by
Abu Huraira
…..(Hadrat Jibrael (a.s.) came to the Prophet
(saws) who was sitting with his companions, in the form of a human being and
asked the Prophet (saws)): "What is ‘Ihsaan’ (perfection)?" Allah's Messenger (saws) replied, "To
worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve that state of
devotion, then you must know with absolute conviction that Allah (at least) is
looking at you." …….
Q-4: Can
we close our eyes during salah to concentrate in it.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21:
There is indeed the
best example for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person
that looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) always prayed with his eyes open and there is no authentic narration whereby he (saws) advised the believers to pray with their eyes open, or closed. Thus, it should not be considered a form of virtue to pray with one’s eyes closed, nor is praying with one’s eyes closed considered a sin.
It is upto the individual’s
preference if one chooses to close their eyes while praying, especially if something is distracting him,
or he thinks that he can concentrate better on the prayers by keeping his eyes
closed. Both ways, their prayer will be
valid.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister