كلمة - الحلقة 17 - الصلاة - مصطفى حسن
The word of today is a word the Prophets knew very well because it is very beloved to Allah, it is a huge door of the doors to Jannah, and it is what the Prophet Muhmmad used to tell Belal to bring us tranquility with...it is the word of Salaat, prayer.
Did you ever think about why Allah wants you to make prayer? Did you ever think about why Allah made the salat a pillar of Islam, an obligation? Can you say that there is something special that Allah benefits from when we make salat?
No people, Allah wants us to make salat for our own selves, because He knows it helps us, brings our hearts peace (mutmanah) in this dunya (world) and the akhirah (afterlife).
Any improtant person you want to meet with, there is a protocol. First you have to present your questions in an organized manner and give it to them, and if you get a reply there will be a certain time or place where you can meet this important person, and the time is limited to that persons availability, and you can only talk about certain points, you cant go off topic. If you go over time, the important person will start to look at their watch, and he/she will get up and say you took to much time,
except Allah..
Anytime you want to meet with Him, any place, any talk you want to mention, you can come to this it is the time of Salat. There is nothing that tells you you took to long in your salat...
The Prophet said: Whoever leads the people in prayer, shorten the prayer for there may be a old man, or a weak man praying behind you, but when you make salat alone, make it as along as you want.
Allah made the salat an obligation, and the salat is the "Waslaa" connection, because Allah loves to connect or reach to you. Allah does not need you, but the salat is for you. It is fard (obligation) to make the connection (salat) is for your own self.
In some of the best psychological, etc books, the scholars write that in order for a person to live peacefully, in sakinaah, tranquility, you need a connection with the Creator.
In the famous book, Eat, Pray, & Love, its like the book was telling the readers you always have to have a connection with your Lord.
Why is it that the first thing we will be judged upon on the Day of Judgement is the Salaat?
You know why? Because the salat tells you " I love Allah". I love having the connection with you oh Allah.
Allah made the salat only 5 times a day, not 50.
The Prophet said that in between the fards Allah erases your sins.
Allah erases your sins because you took this decision to stand up for salat.
The salat has three types of times
1. Waqat AlIsthabab, Loved: It is the first 30minutes after the adhan.
For an example, Duhr was made at 12:00, but you prayed within the first 30minutes.
2. Waqat AlIbhaha: After 30minutes but 30minutes before the next prayer
3. Waqat AlQaraha, Disliked : 30minutes to the next prayer
Dont wait until the last 30minutes to make your salat, try your best to make salat in "Waqaat AlIsthabab" the most beloved time to Allah.
Yallah,
The salat is a decision, make the decision, and say
"Oh Allah alshukr (gratefulness) to You, that you have guided me and allowed me to listen to this lecture, and I want to make tawbah (ask for forgiveness) for all of the fard salats I missed, didnt make on time, lazy, and that I did not make you Akbar (Greater), when I heard the call to prayer, "Allahu Akbar" Allah is Greater, that I allowed what is in my heart to be greater, Oh Allah I will try my best to never miss a fard or be late to salat, because I love You, and I like to reach (connect) to You, just as you love for us to reach to You.
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