For the children who cry in their beds at night and wonder "what have I done? For all the children who have died before their time, for the soldiers who allow their uniform to strip them of their humanity, for the healers who are denied the opportunity to use their gifts, Lord, hear our prayer. For the redemption of souls of both victim and perpetrator, for those who commit themselves to the forgiveness of sins, Lord, hear our prayer.
Eternal Father, You created us in Your own image and likeness, but sin has warped the minds of men and throughout the world there is much injustice and much carelessness of the rights of other people and personal responsibility. Lord when You are excluded from the hearts and consciences of men, the inevitable result is that people suffer and Lord, there is much injustice and corruption taking place in our world today, not only in the lives of individuals but also in the corridors of power and the council rooms of many nations.
We pray Lord that You will right all the wrongs that are taking place in our world and vindicate those that are being treated unjustly. Keep us Father from trying to take matters into our own hands for vengeance is your and You will repay - but Lord in your grace and mercy we pray that you would give justice and peace to all those that have been cruelly and unfairly treated by their fellow man and may injustice and carelessness that they have had to endure be the means to draw them into Your saving arms of grace - we ask this in the precious name of the Lord, Jesus.
The dark shadow of space leans over us We are mindful that the darkness of greed, exploitation, and hatred also lengthens its shadow over our small planet Earth.
As our ancestors feared death and evil and all the dark powers of winter, we fear that the darkness of war, discrimination, and selfishness may doom us and our planet to an eternal winter. May we find hope in the lights we have kindled on this sacred night, hope in one another and in all who form the web-work of peace and justice that spans the world.
And through the drifts the snowy clifts Did send a dismal sheen: Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken-- The ice was all between. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around: It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound!
At length did cross an albatross, Thorough the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God's name. It ate the food it ne'er had eat, And round and round it flew. The ice did split with a thunder-fit; The helmsman steered us through! And a good south wind sprung up behind; The albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariners' hollo! In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud, It perched for vespers nine; Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmered the white moon-shine.
From the fiends, that plague thee thus! The sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners' hollo!
And I had done an hellish thing, And it would work 'em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow. Ah wretch! Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious sun uprist: Then all averred, I had killed the bird That brought the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Down dropped the breeze, the sails dropped down, 'Twas sad as sad could be; And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea!
All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. The very deeps did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. About, about, in reel and rout The death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and blue and white. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so; Nine fathom deep he had followed us From the land of mist and snow.
And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root; We could not speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot. Instead of the cross, the albatross About my neck was hung. There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky. At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared and neared: As if it dodged a water sprite, It plunged and tacked and veered. With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, We could nor laugh nor wail; Through utter drouth all dumb we stood! I bit my arm, I sucked the blood, And cried, A sail! With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, Agape they heard me call: Gramercy! I cried she tacks no more! Hither to work us weal; Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel!
The western wave was all aflame. The day was well nigh done! Almost upon the western wave Rested the broad bright sun; When that strange shape drove suddenly Betwixt us and the sun. And straight the sun was flecked with bars, Heaven's mother send us grace! As if through a dungeon grate he peered With broad and burning face. Are those her sails that glance in the sun, Like restless gossameres?
Are those her ribs through which the sun Did peer, as through a grate? And is that woman all her crew? Is that a Death? Is Death that woman's mate? Her lips were red, her looks were free, Her locks were yellow as gold: Her skin was as white as leprosy, The nightmare Life-in-Death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold. The naked hulk alongside came, And the twain were casting dice; 'The game is done!
I've won! The sun's rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea, Off shot the spectre bark. We listened and looked sideways up! Fear at my heart, as at a cup, My lifeblood seemed to sip! The stars were dim, and thick the night, The steersman's face by his lamp gleamed white; From the sails the dews did drip-- Till clomb above the eastern bar The horned moon, with one bright star Within the nether tip.
One after one, by the star-dogged moon, Too quick for groan or sigh, Each turned his face with ghastly pang, And cursed me with his eye. Four times fifty living men, And I heard nor sigh nor groan With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down one by one. Their souls did from their bodies fly-- They fled to bliss or woe!
And every soul, it passed me by, Like the whizz of my crossbow! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, and lank, and brown, As is the ribbed sea-sand. When it was dawn, he the Holy Prophet said: Where is the inquirer who inquired about the times of prayer and added : Between these two extremes is the time for prayer. Abu Musa narrated on the authority of his father that a person came to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him for inquiring about the times of prayers.
He the Holy Prophet gave him no reply because he wanted to explain to him the times by practically observing these prayers.
He then said the morning player when it was daybreak, but the people could hardly recognise one another. He then commanded and the Iqama for the noon prayer was pronounced when the tan had passed the meridian and one would say that it was midday but he the Holy Prophet knew batter than them. He then again commanded and the Iqama for the afternoon prayer was pronounced when the sun was high. He then commanded and Iqama for the evening prayer was pronounced when the sun had sunk.
He then commanded and Iqama for the night prayer was pronounced when the twilight had disappeared. He then delayed the morning prayer on the next day so much so that after returning from it one would say that the sun had risen or it was about to rise. He then delayed the noon prayer till it was near the time of afternoon prayer as it was observed yesterday.
He then delayed the afternoon prayer till one after returning from it would say that the sun had become red. He then delayed the evening prayer till the twilight was about to disappear. He then delayed the night prayer till it was one-third of the night. He then called the inquirer in the morning and said: The time for prayers is between these two extremes. Abu Musa reported on the authority of his father that an Inquirer came to the Prophet may peace be upon him and asked him about the times of prayers, and the rest of the hadith is the same as narrated above but for these words: "On the second day he the Holy Prophet observed the evening prayer before the disappearance of the twilight.
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace he upon him said: When it is very hot, say the noon prayer when the extreme beat passes away, for intensity of beat is from the exhalation of Hell. Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: When it is a hot day, delay the prayer till the extreme heat passes away, for the intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell.
Abu Huraira reported: Refrain from saying the noon prayer till the extreme heat passes away, for the Intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell.
Abu Huraira narrated this hadith from the Messenger of Allah may peace be up on him by another chain of transmitters. Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: This heat is from the exhalation of Hell-fire, so delay the prayer till it is cool.
Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what Abu Huraira narrated to us from the Holy Prophet and he transmitted some ahadith-one of them was that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Let the heat become less severe before prayer, for the intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell.
Abu Dharr reported: The Mu'adhdbin the announcer of the hour of prayer of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him called for the noon prayer. Upon this the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him said: Let it cool down, let it cool down, or he said: Wait, wait for the intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell.
When the heat is intense, delay the prayer till it becomes cooler. Abu Dharr said: We waited till we saw the shadow of the mounds. That is why you find extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter. Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: When it is hot, make delay in the noon prayer till it cools down, for the intensity of beat is from the Exhalation of Hell; and lie also mentioned that the Hellfire complained to the Lord about the congested atmosphere and so it was permitted to take two exhalation during the whole year, one exhalation during the winter and one exhalation during the summer.
It was granted permission to take two exhalations, one exhalation during the winter and the other exhalation during the summer So whatever you perceive in the form of intense cold or hurting cold is from the exhalation of Hell.
And whatever you perceive in the form of extreme heat or intense beat is from the exhalation of Hell. Samura reported: The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him used to offer the noon prayer when the sun declined. Khabbab reported: We complained to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him the difficulty of saying prayer on the intensely heated ground or sand , but he paid no heed to our complaint.
Khabbab reported: We came to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and we complained to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him about saying prayer on the extremely heated ground or sand , but he paid no heed to us.
Zuhair said: I asked Abu Ishaq whether it was about the noon prayer. I again said whether it concerned the offering of the noon prayer in earlier hours. I said: Did it concern expediting it? Malik reported: We used to say the noonprayer with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him in the intense heat, but when someone amongst us found it hard to place his forehead on the ground, he spread his cloth and prostrated on it.
Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him used to pray the afternoon prayer when the sun was high and bright, then one would go off to al-'Awali and get there while the sun was still high. Ibn Qutaiba made no mention of "one would go off to al-'Awali".
This hadith that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him used to offer the afternoon prayer like the one narrated above has been transmitted by Anas b. Malik by another chain of transmitters. Malik reported: We used to offer the 'Asr prayer, then one would go to Quba' and reach there and the sun would be still high.
Malik reported: We used to offer the afternoon prayer at such a time that a person would go to Bani 'Amr b. Auf and he would find them busy offering the afternoon prayer. Malik in Basra after saying the noon prayer. His Anas house was situated by the side of the mosque. As revisited him he Anas said: Have you said the afternoon prayer?
We said to him: It is just a few minutes before that we finished the noon prayer. He said: Offer the afternoon prayer. So we stood up and said our prayer. And when we completed it, he said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him saying: This is how the hypocrite prays: he sits watching the sun, and when it is between the horns of devil, he rises and strikes the ground four times in haste mentioning Allah a little during it.
Abu Umama b. Sahl reported: We offered the noon prayer with Umar b. We then set out till we came to Anas b. Malik and found him busy in saying the afternoon prayer.
I said to him: O uncle! He said: It is the afternoon prayer and this is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him that we offered along with him. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him led us in the afternoon prayer.
When he completed it, a person from Bani Salama came to him and said: Messenger of Allah, we intend to slaughter our came and we are desirous that you should also be present there on this occasion. He the Holy Prophet said: Yes. He the person went and we also went along with him and we found that the camel had not been slaughtered yet.
Then it was slaughtered, and it was cut into pieces and then some of those were cooked, and then we ate them before the setting of the sun. This hadith has also been narrated by another chain of transmitters. Rafi' b. Khadij reported: We used to say the afternoon prayer with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , and then the camel was slaughtered and ten parts of it were distributed; then it was cooked and then we ate this cooked meat before the sinking of the sun. This hadith has been reported by 'Auza'i with the same chain of transmitters: We used to slaughter the camel during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him after the 'Asr prayer, but he made no mention of: "We used to pray along with him.
Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: He who misses the afternoon prayer, it is as though he has been deprived of his family and his property.
Abdullah relates on the authority of his father. He who missed his afternoon prayer it is as though he was deprived of his family and property. May Allah fill their graves or their houses, or their stomachs with fire.
The narrator is in doubt about "houses" and "stomachs". This hadith has heed narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters. And he said: Their houses and their graves be filled with fire , and did not express doubt over the words, "houses" and "graves". Yahya heard 'Ali saying that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said on the day of the Battle of Ahzab, while sitting in one of the openings of the ditch: They the enemies have diverted us from the middle prayer till the sun set.
May Allah fill their graves and their houses with fire, or their graves and stomachs with fire. May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire; he then observed this prayer between the evening prayer and the night prayer. Mas'ud reported that the polytheists detained the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him from observing the afternoon prayer till the sun became red or it became yellow. Upon this the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: They have diverted us from offering the middle prayer.
May Allah fill their bellies and their graves with fire, or he said: May Allah stuff their bellies and their graves with fire. Abu Yunus, the freed slave of 'A'isha said: 'A'isha ordered me to transcribe a copy of the Qur'an for her and said: When you reach this verse: "Guard the prayers and the middle prayer" ii.
Al-Bara' b. Allah, then, abrogated it and it was revealed: "Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer. Upon this al-Bara' said: I have already informed you how this verse was revealed and how Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best. Qais, who narrated it from 'Uqba, who narrated it from al-Bara' b. Upon this the Messenger may peace be upon him said: By Allah I, too, have not observed it.
So we went to a valley. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him performed ablution and we too performed ablution, and then the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn and afternoon prayers. Those of the angels who spend the night among you, then, ascend, and their Lord asks them, though He is the best informed about them : How did you leave My servants?
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and the rest of the hadith is the same. Jarir b. Abdullah is reported to have said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him that he looked at the full moon and observed: You shall see your Lord as you are seeing this moon, and you will not be harmed by seeing Him.
So if you can, do not let -yourselves be overpowered in case of prayer observed before the rising of the sun and its setting, i. Jarir then recited it: "Celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before Its setting" xx. Waki' reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters that the Holy Prophet said: You will be soon presented before your Lord, and you will see Him as you are seeing this moon, and then recited the above-mentioned verse.
But in this hadith no mention is made of Jarir. Ruwaiba is reported to have said on the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him saying: He who observed prayer before the rising of the son and its setting, i. A person belonging to Basra said to him : Did you yourself bear it from the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him?
The person from Basra said: I bear witness that I heard it from the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him ; my ears heard it and my heart retained it. Umara b. Ruwaiba reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: He who said prayer before the rising of the sun and its setting would not enter the fire of Hell , and there was a man from Basra sitting beside him who said: Did you hear it from the Apostle of Allah way peace be upon him?
He said: Yes, I bear witness to it. The man from Basra said: I bear witness that I did hear from the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him saying it from the place that you heard from him. Abu Bakr reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: He who observed two prayers at two cool hours would enter Paradise. This hadith has been narrated by the same chain of transmitters by Hammam, and said about Abu Bakr that he was Ibn Abu Musa.
Salama b. Khadij reported: We used to observe the evening prayer with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and then one of us would go away and he could see the distant place where his arrow would fall.
A hadith like this, i. Khadij by another chain of transmitters. And this is called 'Atama. And the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him did not come out till Umar b.
Khattab told him that the women and children had gone to sleep. So the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him came out towards them and said to the people of the mosque: None except you from the people of the earth waits for it for the night prayer at this late hour , and it was before Islam had spread amongst people. And in the narration transmitted by Ibn Shihab the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him is reported to have said: It is not meant that you should compel the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him for prayer.
And this he said when 'Umar b. Khattab called the Holy Prophet in a loud voice. A hadith like this has been narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters, but therein no mention has been made of the words of al-Zuhri: It was narrated to me, and that which followed. He the Holy Prophet then came out and observed prayer and said: This is the proper time for it; were it not that I would impose a burden on my people I would normally pray at this time.
In the hadith transmitters by 'Abd al-Razzaq the words are : "Were it not that it would impose burden on my people. Umar reported: We waited one night in expectation of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him for the last prayer of the night, and he came out to us when a third of the night had passed even after that.
We do not know whether he had been occupied with family business or something else. When he came cut he said: You are waiting for prayer, for which the followers of no other religion wait. Were it not a burden for my Ummah, I would have led them in the 'Isya' prayer at this hour.
He then ordered the Mu'adhdbin to call for prayer and then stood up for prayer and observed prayer. We then woke up and again went to sleep and again woke up. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him then came to us and said: None among the people of the earth except you waits for prayer in the night. Thabit reported: They the believers asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and he said: One night the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him delayed observing the 'Isya' prayer up to the midnight or midnight was about to be over.
He then came and said: Other people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I perceive as if I am seeing the lustre of his silver ring, and lifted his, small left finger in order to show how the Holy Prophet had lifted it. Malik reported: We waited for the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon hi n one night, till it was about midnight.
He the Holy Prophet came and observed prayer and then turned his face towards us, as it I was seeing the lustre of the silver ring on his finger. This hadith has been narrated by Qurra with the same chain of transmitters, but therein he did not mention: "He turned his face towards us.
Abu Musa reported: I and my companions who had sailed along with me in the boat landed with me in the valley of Buthan while the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him was staying in Medina. A party of people amongst them went to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him every night at the time of the 'Isya' prayer turn by turn. Abu Musa said: One night we I and my companions went to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and he was occupied in some matter till there was a delay in prayer so much so that it was the middle of the night.
The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him then came out and led them Musa's companions in prayer. And when he had observed his prayer he said to the audience present: Take it easy, I am going to give you information and glad tidings that it is the blessing of Allah upon you for there is none among the people, except you, who prays at this hour of the night , or he said: None except you observed prayer at this.
Abu Musa, said: We came back happy for what we heard from the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. Ibn Juraij reported: I said to Ata': Which time do you deem fit for me to say the 'Isya' prayer,-as an Imam or alone,-that time which is called by people 'Atama?
He said: I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying: The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him one night delayed the 'Isya' prayer till the people went to sleep. They woke up and again went to sleep and again woke up.
Then 'Umar b. Khattab stood up and said loudly "Prayer. I inquired from 'Ata' how the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him placed his hand upon his head as Ibn Abbas had informed. So Ata' spread his fingers a little and then placed the ends of his fingers on the side of his head. He then moved them like this over his head till the thumb touched that part of the ear which is near the face and then it went to the earlock and the part of the heard.
It the bind neither held nor caught anything but this is how it moved oil. I said to Ata': Was it mentioned to you by Ibn Abbas how long did the Apostle may peace be upon him delay it the prayer during that eight? He said: I do not know I cannot give you the exact time.
Ali' said: I love that I should say prayer, whether as an Imam or alone at delayed hours as the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him said that night, but if It is hard upon you in your individual capacity or upon people in the congregation and you are their Imam, then say prayer 'Isya' at the middle hours neither too early nor too late.
Samura reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him postponed the last 'Isya' prayer. Samura reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him used to observe prayers like your prayers, but he would delay the prayer after nightfall to a little after the time you observed it, and he would shorten the prayer.
See I The night prayer should be called 'Isya' and the bedouins call it Atama because they milk their camels late. Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Let the bedouin not gain upper band over you In regard to the name of your prayer, i.
The bedouin call it 'Atama because they make delay in milling their she-camels. No one could recognise them. They then went back to their houses and were unrecognisable, because of the Messenger of Allah's may peace be upon him praying in the darkness before dawn.
Ishaq b. Musa al-Ansari one of the transmitters in this chain of narration narrated "wrapped" only in his narration. No mention was made of mantles.
Muhammad b. Abdullah about the timings of prayer as observed by the Holy Prophet. He said: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him used to pray afternoon prayer in the midday heat; the afternoon prayer when the sun was bright; the evening prayer when the sun had completely set; and as for the night prayer, he sometimes delayed and sometimes observed it at earlier hours.
When he found them his Companions assembled at earlier hours he prayed early. Sayyar b. He said: 1 feel as if I am bearing you at this very time. He said: I heard my father asking about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and he Abu Barza making this reply: He the Holy Prophet did not mind delaying-some prayer i. Shu'ba said: I met him subsequently and asked him about the prayers of the Holy Prophet and he said: He observed the noon prayer when the sun was past the meridian, he would pray the afternoon prayer, after which a person would o to the outskirts of Medina and the sun was still bright; I forgot what he said about the evening prayer ; I then met him on a subsequent occasion and asked him about the prayers of the Holy Prophet; and he said: He would observe the morning prayer at such a time so that a man would go back and would recognise his neighbour by casting a glance at his face, and he would recite from sixty to one hundred verses in it.
Salama reported: I heard Abu Barza saying that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him did not mind some delay in the 'Isya' prayer even up to the midnight and he did not like sleeping before observing it and talking after it. Shu'ba said: I again met him Sayyar b. Salama for the second time and he said: Even up to the third part of the night.
Abu Barza b. Aslami is reported to have said: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him delayed the night prayer till a third of the night had passed and he did not approve of sleeping before it, and talking after it, and he used to recite in the morning prayer from one hundred to sixty verses and completed the prayer at such hours when we recognised the faces of one another. Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said to me: How would you act when you are under the rulers who would delay the prayer beyond its prescribed time, or they would make prayer a dead thing as far as its proper time is concerned?
I said: What do you command? He the Holy Prophet said: Observe the prayer at Its proper time, and if you can say it along with them do so, for it would be a superetogatory prayer for you. Khalaf one of the narrators in the above hadith has not mentioned "beyond their prescribed time". Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said to me: O Abu Dharr, you would soon find after me rulers who would make their prayers dead.
You should say prayer at its prescribed time. If you say prayer at its prescribed time that would be a supererogatory prayer for you, otherwise you saved your prayer. Abu Dharr reported: My friend the Holy Prophet bade me to hear and obey the ruler even if he is a slave having his feet and arms cut off, and observe prayer at its prescribed time. And further said : It you find people having observed the prayer, you in fact saved your prayer, otherwise if you join with them that would be a Nafl prayer for you.
Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him struck my thigh and said: How would you act if you survive among the people who would delay prayers beyond their prescribed time? He Abu Dharr said: What do you command under this situation? He the Holy Prophet slid: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, then go to meet your needs, and if the Iqama is pronounced, and you are present in the mosque, then observe prayer along with the Jama'at.
Samit came to me and I placed a chair for him and he sat in it and I made a mention of whit Ibn Ziyad had done. He bit hit lips as a sign of extreme anger and annoyance and struck at my thigh and said: I asked Abu Dharr as you have asked me, and he struck my thigh just as I have struck your thigh, and said : I asked the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him as you have asked me and he struck my thigh just as I have struck your thigh, and he the Holy Prophet said: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, and if you can say prayer along with them.
Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah said: How would you, or how would thou, act if you survive to live among people who defer prayer beyond the prescribed time? The narrator said: Allah and His Messenger know best. Abu'l-'Aliyat al-Bara' reported: I said to 'Abdullah b. Samit: We say our Jumu'a prayer behind those rulers who defer the prayer. He 'Abdullah b. Samit , struck. Upon this he said: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, and treat prayer along with them along with those Imams who deter prayer as Nafl.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-five degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle may peace be upon him as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-five degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. He Abu Huraira further said: The angels of the night and the angels of the day meet together. Abu Huraira said: Recite it you like: "Surely the recital of the Qur'an at dawn is witnessed" al-Qur'an, xvii. A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters with a very slight change of words.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is equivalent to twenty-five prayers as compared with the prayer said by a single person.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah way peace be upon him said: Prayer along with the Imam is twenty-five times more excellent than prayer said by a single person. Ibn Umar reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him assaying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-seven degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle may peace be upon him as saying: The prayer of a person in congregation is twenty-seven times in excess to the prayer said alone.
Ibn Numair reported it on the authority of his father a preference of more than twenty degrees and Abu Bakr in his narration has narrated it twenty- seven degrees. Ibn 'Umar reported from the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him as some and twenty degrees. When the family first gathers around the body, before or after it is prepared for burial, all or some of the following prayers may be used.
It is most fitting that, where possible, family members take part in preparing the body for burial. My brothers and sisters, Jesus says: "Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.
Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light. The Lord God lives in his holy temple yet abides in our midst. Since in Baptism, N. All may sign the forehead of the deceased with the Sign of the Cross.
One member of the family says:. Blessed are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them. May the love of God and the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ bless and console us and gently wipe every tear from our eyes: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Prayers for Death and Dying. Print Download PDF.
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