Fariq Naik – Importance of Performing Salaah in Congregation

Fariq Naik
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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

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I am a student.

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My question is, what advice can I give

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someone who doesn't value praying on time and

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doesn't care of fulfilling the five daily prayers

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in the masjid?

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As far as offering prayer in the masjid

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is concerned, for the men it is compulsory.

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And this is the view of the Humbly

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School of Thought, the Hanafi School of Thought,

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as well as an opinion in the Shafi

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'i School of Thought, as well as the

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opinion of many from among the contemporary scholars.

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So for the men, the prayer needs to

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be offered in congregation and they should see

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to it that they offer the salah in

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congregation in the masjid.

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the

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glorious Qur'an, when Allah subhanahu wa ta

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'ala talks about Salatul Khawf, that even in

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the battlefield, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is

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telling the believers that when they offer Salatul

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Khawf, they need to offer it in a

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particular way and it is offered in congregation.

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And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala also says

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in the glorious Qur'an, Surah Al-Baqarah,

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chapter number 2, وَرَكَعُوا مَعَ الْرَاكِعِينَ And bow

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with those who bow down.

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Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him,

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he mentioned in an authentic hadith that he

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felt like burning the houses of those people

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who stayed back and did not come to

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the masjid in order to offer the prayer,

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but naturally referring to the men.

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But the Prophet peace be upon him did

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not burn their houses because in the house

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there were women and children.

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So offering Salat for the men in congregation,

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it is compulsory.

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And our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon

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him said that the most difficult prayers for

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the Munafiqeen, for the hypocrites, they are the

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Isha prayer and the Fajr prayer.

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And if they knew the importance of it,

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they would have come to it crawling.

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And there are several hadiths which stress upon

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offering Salat in congregation and the reward of

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offering Salat in congregation.

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Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

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said that offering Salat in congregation it is

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27 times more rewarding than offering Salat individually.

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And we know the importance of Salat and

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there are several hadiths which stress upon it.

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Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

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said the difference between Iman and Kufr is

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Salat.

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So we know all of these hadiths of

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our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

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So what you can do is you can

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tell your friend regarding the importance of Salat.

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It is the first deed that will be

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questioned by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on

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the day of judgment.

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And if this, it is pure, then all

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the other deeds, they will be pure as

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well.

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So the first from among the actions that

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will be questioned by Allah subhanahu wa ta

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'ala on the day of judgment, it is

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our Salat, it is our prayer.

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Unfortunately, many Muslims, they are negligent as far

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as the five daily prayer are concerned.

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The men should see to that they offer

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the five daily prayer in congregation in the

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masjid.

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This is very important.

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We pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

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that may he keep all of us on

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the Surat al-Mustaqeem, on the straight path

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and may we be good and righteous human

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beings.

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And we should encourage our brothers and sisters,

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stress and tell them the importance of following

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the religion of Islam as well as regarding

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offering prayer, which is a very important part

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of Islam.

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