I wanted to ask that what are the reasons that Moharram is celebrated and In Namaz if a person by chance reads the same surah is that wrong in it.
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wanted to ask that what are the reasons that Moharram is celebrated and In
Namaz if a person by chance reads the same surah is that wrong in it or after
reciting it the other surah should recited it
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Answer:
Repeat same surah in prayer
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 none 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: I
wanted to ask that what are the reasons that Moharram is celebrated
Ibn 'Abbas reported: "The Prophet (saws)
came to Madinah and found the Jews fasting on the day of 'Ashurah. He (saws) said
to them: 'What is this fast?' They said: 'A great day. Allah saved Moses and
the tribes of
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
According to al-Bukhari and Muslim, Musa
al-Ash'ari reported: "The Jews would honor the day of 'Ashurah as an 'id.
The Prophet (saws) said: 'You [Muslims] are to fast on it.'"
The tenth of Muharram was a day which not only the pagans
of Quraish, but also the Jews and the Christians of the time held in honor
before the advent of Islam; and they commemorated this day by fasting. The Messenger of Allah (saws) declared that
the believers, because of their true belief upon all the previous Prophets of
Allah, had more right to honor this day and he (saws) encouraged the believers
to differ from the pagans and fast two days, either the 9th and the
10th of Muharram or the 10th and the 11th, in
commemoration of this great day.
Ibn 'Abbas reported: "The Messenger of Allah (saws) fasted
on the day of 'Ashurah and ordered the people to fast on it. The people said:
'O Messenger of Allah (saws) , it is a day that the Jews and Christians honor.'
The Prophet (saws) said, 'When the following year comes--Allah willing--we
shall fast (also) on the ninth.' The death of the Prophet (saws) came before
the following year."
Related by Muslim and Abu Dawud.
Dear and beloved brother, other than the fasting on the
two consecutive days for ‘Ashura’ (the 9th/10th or the 10th/11th),
to the best of our knowledge, there is absolutely nothing in the authentic and
established Sunnah or practice of the Messenger of Allah (saws) whereby the
Prophet (saws) encouraged the believers to do any additional specific rites or
rituals or prayers or anything else especially for the month of Muharram.
Performing any rite or ritual in the month of Muharram
assuming that their this practice is a part of the deen, or that their these
self-invented rites and rituals would earn them extra rewards from Allah
Subhanah, etc……especially when such rites and rituals are not endorsed by Allah
and His Messenger (saws) would without an iota of a doubt, be a manifestation
of the evil sin of ‘bida’ or innovation in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Aisha narrated that
the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘If somebody innovates something which is
not present in our religion, then that thing will be rejected.’
Related by Bukhari.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a
sermon: “The best speech is that which
is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran;
and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations
(bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error.”
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: “If
anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation
(bida) or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is
cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people!”
Your Question:
…..and In Namaz if a person by chance reads the same surah is that wrong in it
or after reciting it the other surah should recited it .
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 1.723 Narrated by Ubada bin As Samit
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Whoever
does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid."
The recitation of the Surah Al-Fatihah in every rakah is
an absolutely obligatory part of the prayer; the omission of the recitation of
Surah Al-Fatihah in any rakah would invalidate one’s prayer.
The recitation of a Surah or some verses of the Glorious
Quran after the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah is a preferred Sunnah and not
considered an obligatory part of prayer; thus if for any reason one forgets or
does not recite another Surah or some verses of the Glorious Quran after the
recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, their prayer would still be valid.
Your Question
(again): …..and In Namaz if a person by chance reads the same surah is that
wrong in it or after reciting it the other surah should recited it .
An incident did occur in the time of the Prophet (saws)
where one amongst the Ansaars would recite Surah Al-Ikhlaas in every rakah of
his prayer.
Ubaidullah ibn Thabit related that Anas said,
"One of the helpers (Ansar) led the people in prayer at (the mosque) of
Quba'. Before he began his recitation he would always recite Surah 112
Al-Ikhlaas until he finished that Surah, and then he would recite another surah.
He did that in every rakah. They said to him, 'You begin with that Surah
(Al-Ikhlaas), but we don't find it sufficient until you add another Surah to
it?' He said, 'I will not stop doing so. I like to lead you in the prayer with
that. If you don't like it, I will leave (leading you in the prayers).' They
thought that he was the best among them, so they didn't want someone else to
lead them. They referred the matter to the Prophet (saws) and he said, 'O so
and so, what has kept you from doing what your companions have asked you? Why
do you keep reciting that Surah (Al-Ikhlaas) in every rak'ah?' He said, 'I love
that Surah.' The Prophet (saws) said, 'Your love for that Surah (Al-Ikhlaas)
will cause you to enter
As much as the merits of the blessed Surah 112 Al-Ikhlaas
were announced by the Messenger of Allah (saws) in Truth, it was not the
practice of the Messenger of Allah (saws), nor his noble companions, nor the
believers of the earliest generations to recite this or any other blessed Surah
in every rakah of their prayers.
The practice and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws) was to recite different Surahs in each rakah of his prayers after the
recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, and the absolutely clear guidance of the
Messenger of Allah (saws) to the believers regarding the prayer is:
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.604 Narrated by Malik
The Prophet (saws) said: "Pray as you
have seen me pray.”
Because the Messenger of Allah (saws) did not stop the
Ansaar companion from reciting the Surah Al-Ikhlas in every rakah of his
prayer, the scholars and jurists in Islam are of the opinion that it is
acceptable and permissible, and not forbidden….but the established Sunnah of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) was to recite a different Surah after the
recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah in his prayers.
If one accidentally or unintentionally recites the same
Surah after the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah in their prayers, there is absolutely
no harm; it is expected that Allah Subhanah would accept their striving and
their worship and not diminish their rewards in the least, Insha Allah.
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