I am studying, and while the timings of asar and maghrib i am in my tutions, out at the houses of particular teachers, so i wanna konw that i , approximately, qaza them everyday,
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hi there burhan bhai, i am really very glad
to see my questions answered, aniways i have these some more questions lined up
for y ou to answer, if u can ..
1) i am studying, and while the timings of asar and maghrib i am in my tutions,
out at the houses of particular teachers, so i wanna konw that i ,
approximately, qaza them everyday, these both of the prayers, so is it fine??
being helpless becuase i need to attend their lectures, otherwise i would miss
a great deal of them... and have a decrease in my exams preparations.. hoping
for the best form you :)
2) i am not cioinfident enough, i now this is lame to ask about, but i think i
am not, maybe iots shaytaan taking over me.. cuz i do go out and stuff.. but
still i dont think i am confident enouigh to walk uptil the mosque and then
pray, nor i am sure that i could be able to go and pray in congregation,
keeping in view the timings, the exact timings! so i usualy pray all of the
prayers in my house... what do suggest???
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Answer:
Miss prayers and
qada
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.
Your Question: so i wanna konw that i ,
approximately, qaza them everyday, these both of the prayers, so is it fine??
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, Shariah Law dictates
that unless and until one is unconscious, or insane, or unintentionally slept
through a prayer time, or completely forgot and the prayer time elapsed….it is
absolutely obligatory and a duty unto the believer that he/she offer his/her
prayer at its due and appointed time.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 103:
Indeed the Salaat is a
prescribed duty that should be performed by the believers at (their)
appointed times.
Dear and beloved brother, such is the importance and
significance of prayer, that Allah Commands and Demands that the believers
offer their prayers on time even during times of war, fear, extreme illness,
etc.,
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisa 102:
102 When thou (O Prophet (saws)) are with them (during war) and stand
to lead them in prayer, let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee
taking their arms with them: when they finish their prostrations let them take
their positions in the rear and let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed
and let them pray with thee taking all precautions and bearing arms.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verses 238-239:
238 Guard strictly your prayers, especially
the middle (Asr) prayer and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind).
239 If ye fear (an enemy), pray on foot or riding (as may be most
convenient); but when ye are in security celebrate Allah's Praises in the
manner He has taught you which ye knew not (before).
Beloved brother in Islam to intentionally miss, or neglect,
or delay one’s obligatory prayers beyond its appointed time because one is busy
in work or worldly matters would be absolutely unacceptable and impermissible
in Islam, and a grave sin in the Sight of the Lord.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 107 Surah
Al-Maun verses 4-5:
4 So woe to the worshippers
5 Who are neglectful of their prayers
Beloved brother, it takes only a few minutes to offer
one’s prayers…and it would be safe to assume that a few minutes taken out to
fulfill your obligatory duty unto your Lord would not effect or decrease your
exam preparations.
Your Question: so i usualy pray all of the
prayers in my house... what do suggest???
Performing the obligatory prayers in congregation is a Sunnah Mu'akkadah (absolutely preferred Sunnah) of the Messenger of Allah (saws) for the believing males of the Ummah.
Ibn 'Umar reports
that the Prophet (saws) said: "Prayer in congregation is superior to a
prayer performed individually by twenty-seven degrees."
Related by
al-Bukhari and Muslim.
It would obviously be preferred and best that the believers offer their obligatory prayers in congregation in the Mosques; and if that is not possible for a valid reason, then the next best thing is to offer it in congregation with the brothers wherever one is; and if even that is not possible, the absolute last legal option is to offer it alone.
A wordly example of one who intentionally, without any
genuine reason or cause, chooses to pray alone rather than in congregation….is
like one who is offered $27 million for a task if done in the office, or only
$1 million if the exact same task is done at home….and the person, without any
genuine reason or cause, chooses to do the task at home!
Your Question: ... what do suggest???
Beloved brother, if all the believers chose to pray alone
at home and no one attended the mosques, the Houses of Allah Subhanah would
become like graveyards and the deen of Islam would lose its most unique
identity….where at the call of a caller to assemble for the Remembrance of the
Lord, the believers, wherever they are and whatever worldly pursuits they might
be indulged in, leave it alone and prefer to assemble with their brothers in
faith united in the worship of their Lord Most Gracious.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 184 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘Verily, the
Shaytaan is the wolf of a man just as the wolf is (the enemy) of a flock. The
wolf seizes the solitary sheep going astray from the flock or going aside from
the flock. So avoid the branching paths; it is essential for you to remain
along with the community.
Beloved brother in Islam, as your brothers and sincere
well-wishers in faith, our humble advice and suggestion to you is to make a
sincere intention that from this day forward, you will strive to the absolute
best of your ability, to perform every single prayer with your believing
brethren in congregation in the appointed Houses of Allah Subhanah. Just as praying alone has become a habit, if
Allah Wills and bestows His Mercy upon you, soon praying in congregation will
become a habit….and if Allah forbid, you miss a prayer in congregation and are
forced to pray alone….you will feel a sincere loss in your heart!
Beloved brother in Islam, the evil and accursed enemy of
man, the Shaytaan, hates nothing more than when he sees a believer prostrate
and worship unto the Lord Most High. He
will use every craft at his disposal to whisper into your heart that it is not
such a big deal to miss prayers in congregation, as long as you pray them alone
on time. Once he has got the person
leaving congregation, the accursed Shaytaan will come again and whisper in his
heart that delaying one or two prayers is not that big a deal…as long as one
prays them ‘qada’ later on! Then when
that is accomplished, the Shaytaan comes back and whispers to the person to
leave some of his prayers, and he will not rest until he has taken the person
from his prayers completely …. and enlisted the person to the ranks of the
disbelievers!
Jabir reports that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer."
Related by Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud,
at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
Dear and beloved brother, recognize well this simple but
effective trick and ploy of the accursed Shaytaan….although he might, he rarely
inspires one to leave a great deed and in its place do an evil deed….but what
he does is inspire one who is doing a great deed to do a lesser ‘good’ deed…and
then inspire the person doing the ‘good’ deed to stop doing the deed….and when
he has accomplished that, he will come back and inspire him to do evil deeds….and
thus take that person away from the Mercy and Grace of the Lord towards the
path that leads to the Lord’s Wrath and Anger!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Aaraaf
verses 16-18:
16 He (the Shaytaan) said: "because Thou (Allah Subhanah) hast
thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them (mankind) on Thy
Straight Way.
17 Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from
their right and their left: nor wilt Thou find in most of them gratitude (for
Thy Mercies).”
18 (Allah) said: "Get out from here, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee, Hell will I fill
with you all.”
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah
Israa verses 62-65:
62 He (the Shaytaan) said "Seest Thou (Allah Subhanah)? This is
the one (Adam) whom thou hast honored above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to
the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway all but
a few!"
63 Allah said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily
Hell will be the recompense of you (all) an ample recompense.
64 Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them with thy
(seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry;
mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them. But
the Shaytaan promises them nothing but deceit.
65 As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over
them." Enough is Thy Lord for a
Disposer of affairs.
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