Fariq Naik – Importance of Performing Salaah in Congregation
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The interviewer discusses the importance of offering prayer in their church's graduation and graduation programs. They also mention the importance of offering the prayer in congregation for the men in their church. The interviewer emphasizes the need for individuals to offer the prayer in a particular way and mentions the importance of their church's graduation and graduation programs.
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Asalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullah, I am Musa Ahmed and
I am a student.
My question is, what advice can I give
someone who doesn't value praying on time and
doesn't care of fulfilling the five daily prayers
in the masjid?
As far as offering prayer in the masjid
is concerned, for the men it is compulsory.
And this is the view of the Humbly
School of Thought, the Hanafi School of Thought,
as well as an opinion in the Shafi
'i School of Thought, as well as the
opinion of many from among the contemporary scholars.
So for the men, the prayer needs to
be offered in congregation and they should see
to it that they offer the salah in
congregation in the masjid.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the
glorious Qur'an, when Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala talks about Salatul Khawf, that even in
the battlefield, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is
telling the believers that when they offer Salatul
Khawf, they need to offer it in a
particular way and it is offered in congregation.
And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala also says
in the glorious Qur'an, Surah Al-Baqarah,
chapter number 2, وَرَكَعُوا مَعَ الْرَاكِعِينَ And bow
with those who bow down.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him,
he mentioned in an authentic hadith that he
felt like burning the houses of those people
who stayed back and did not come to
the masjid in order to offer the prayer,
but naturally referring to the men.
But the Prophet peace be upon him did
not burn their houses because in the house
there were women and children.
So offering Salat for the men in congregation,
it is compulsory.
And our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
him said that the most difficult prayers for
the Munafiqeen, for the hypocrites, they are the
Isha prayer and the Fajr prayer.
And if they knew the importance of it,
they would have come to it crawling.
And there are several hadiths which stress upon
offering Salat in congregation and the reward of
offering Salat in congregation.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
said that offering Salat in congregation it is
27 times more rewarding than offering Salat individually.
And we know the importance of Salat and
there are several hadiths which stress upon it.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
said the difference between Iman and Kufr is
Salat.
So we know all of these hadiths of
our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
So what you can do is you can
tell your friend regarding the importance of Salat.
It is the first deed that will be
questioned by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on
the day of judgment.
And if this, it is pure, then all
the other deeds, they will be pure as
well.
So the first from among the actions that
will be questioned by Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala on the day of judgment, it is
our Salat, it is our prayer.
Unfortunately, many Muslims, they are negligent as far
as the five daily prayer are concerned.
The men should see to that they offer
the five daily prayer in congregation in the
masjid.
This is very important.
We pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
that may he keep all of us on
the Surat al-Mustaqeem, on the straight path
and may we be good and righteous human
beings.
And we should encourage our brothers and sisters,
stress and tell them the importance of following
the religion of Islam as well as regarding
offering prayer, which is a very important part
of Islam.