What is salatul-hajah? can a muslim recite it?
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Salat hajaat
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His 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 no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
To the
best of our knowledge there is absolutely nothing in the established and
authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) called the
‘salaat-ul-haajah’; and when the Messenger of Allah (saws) has not given or
assigned a particular name for a prayer, it does not behove and befit one who
sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day to give or assign a name to it
from himself!
When one
has a ‘hajaah’ or need, one may simply raise one’s hands or bow down to their
Lord in prostration and in absolute awe, humility, fear, and hope implore and
beseech their Lord Most Gracious to fulfill their need; for He Alone suffices
as a Disposer of all affairs. If one
wishes to offer a prayer or do a good deed before making one’s supplication,
there is absolute no harm in doing so…but one should not give or assign a name
to that prayer or deed when no name is assigned to it by the Messenger of Allah
(saws)!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 186: And
if My servants ask you, O Prophet, concerning Me, tell them that I am quite near to them. I hear and answer the prayer of the
suppliant, when he calls on Me. So let them respond to My call and believe in
Me. (Convey this to them), perhaps they may be guided aright!
Nu'man b. Bashir reported that the Prophet (saws), said,
"Verily supplication is worship."
Narrated by Ahmad and Sunan.
Abu Hurairah reported, "The Prophet (saws) said,
"Nothing is more dear to Allah than one's supplication to Him.''
Narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
Salman reported that the Prophet (saws), said, "Your Lord,
the Blessed and the Exalted One, is Modest and Generous, and He loathes to turn
away His servant empty-handed when he raises his hands to Him in
supplication."
Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2257 Narrated
by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet (saws) said, "Any Muslim who makes a
supplication containing nothing which is sinful, or which involves breaking
ties of relationship, will be given for
it by Allah one of three things: He will give him swift answer, or store it up
for him in the next world, or turn away from him an equivalent amount of
evil." Those who heard it said they
would then make many supplications and he (saws) replied that Allah was more
ready to answer than they were to ask.
Abdallah b. 'Umar reported that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Hearts are like vessels, some more attentive and capacious than others.
When you supplicate Allah you should be certain of being answered, and know
that Allah does not answer a supplication that comes from a careless and inattentive
heart."
Narrated by Ahmad
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2248 Narrated
by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "There are three whose
supplication is not rejected: one who
has just ended a fast, a just imam, and one who has been wronged, whose supplication is raised by Allah above
the clouds and for which the gates of Heaven are opened. The Lord says, 'I swear by My might that I
shall certainly help you, though it be after some time.'"
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "Your
supplication will be answered if you are not impatient, and if you do not say,
'I supplicated but my supplication was not heard'."
Narrated by Malik.
If one
trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one can be assured of never
ever being misled; but if one believes,
obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His
Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.
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 in
Islam,