Baqarah 238
238- AND KEEP REGULAR SALAH, AND THE MIDDLE SALAH, AND STAND BEFORE ALLAH DEVOUTLY.
Allah the Highest is commanding us to pray our Salah regularly, not to miss any Salah. Then Allah the Highest stressed on the Middle Salah.
Salah is the second pillar of Islam, and it is the first our deeds we shall have to give account for, on the Day of Resurrection when we are facing judgment.
Salah is the time when we stand before Allah the Highest devoutly, speaking to Him directly, Show, our submission and humility to Allah, bow and prostrate to Him. Allah the Highest requires from us no particular place to pray and no particular clothes. Just to wash with water, in the manner we have been taught and to stand devoutly.
The Salah clears one from sin as washing clears one of dirt.
Abd Allah Ibn Masoud, Allah’s messenger’s companion said: “I asked Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him: Which of our deeds is the best?” He said: “Salah at the right time”, I said: “Then what?” He said: “Be good to your parents” I said: “Then what?” He said: “To fight in the cause of Allah”. (M: Eman; 173)
The Middle Salah:
There is special mention and stress on the middle Salah, which means that it is especially important. Most scholars believe that the Middle Salah is Asr while some believe it to be Fajr, Zohr, or Magreb. The evidence for it being Asr is:
- Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him said: “The Middle Salah is the Asr Salah” (A:7;7,183,286 & Da:Moqademah;24)
- Ali Ibn Abi Taleb reported, that on the day of Ahzab, when Medina came under seige, Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him said: “They occupied us and prevented us from praying the Middle Salah, may Allah fill their hearts and homes with fire”. It is known that they stopped the Muslim from praying Asr. (B:Jehad, 98 & M:masajed;202 & D:Salah;5)
Allah the Highest commands us to stand devoutly before Him when we pray. The Muslims used to talk to each other during Salah until this Ayah was sent down, and then Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, commanded the Muslims not to talk during Salah. Zyd Ibn Al-Arqam reported: “A man used to speak to the next man about their business during the Salah until this Ayah came down and commanded us to be silent (during Salah). (D: Salah; 174 & N: Sahw; 20 & A: 4; 368)
Allah’s messenger, said to a Muslim man speaking during Salah: “In this Salah it is not right to speak the things we say in our every day life, but only to say the praises of Allah, glorify Allah and Zekr”. (M: Masajed; 33 & D: Salah; 167 & N: Sahw; 20)
This is how a Muslim should be when he stands before his Creator, Allah the Highest, Clean in body and devout in his spirits, thoughts, and giving Allah the highest his full attention. Devotion includes humility. Allah the Highest said: “THE BELIEVERS WHO SUCCEED * ARE THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE IN THEIR SALAH”. (S: 23 A: 1, 2)
B: Bukhari M: Muslim Mal: Malek A: Ahmed D: Abu Dawood
Da: Daremy Ma: Ibn Magah N: Nesae T: Termezi
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