Transcript Introduction of Azan - Understand Quran Academy

Importance of Adhan
IN OUR DAILY LIVES!
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Adhan is…
• The first step towards the most important pillar of
Islam after Shahaadah
• If you respect/respond/interact with Adhan
properly, it will have direct effect on the
performance of the first act of worship: Salah!
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Going Early to Masjid
َ َ ‫َ ٌ ا ُْ ْ َ ٌَ ََ َْ ٌ َ ْ ا‬
‫الل ِ ِه و ِإق ِام‬
ِ ‫ِرجال َّل تل ِِهي ِِهم ِتجا ِر ِة ِوَّل بيع عن ِذك ِر‬
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‫اَ َ َ ُ َ َ ْ ً َََا‬
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‫خ َافون يوما تتق ِلب ِفي ِ ِه‬
ِ ‫الص ِل ِِة و ِإيتاء الزكا ِِة ي‬
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ِ ‫القلوب واْلبص‬
Men whom neither merchandise nor selling
diverts from the remembrance of Allah and the
keeping up of prayer and the giving of poorrate; they fear a day in which the hearts and
eyes shall turn about;
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‫‪1. Getting an attribute of those‬‬
‫‪whom Allah will give His shade‬‬
‫عن أبي هريرة رض ي هللا عنه عن النبي صلى هللا‬
‫عليه وسلم قال " سبعة يظلهم هللا في ظله‬
‫يوم َّل ظل إَّل ظله ‪ ; ...‬فذكر منهم‪ ... :‬ورجل‬
‫قلبه معلق باملساجد" [ رواه البخاري ومسلم‬
‫]‬
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‫‪2. The one who goes early for‬‬
‫!‪Salah is in Salah‬‬
‫عن أبي هريرة رض ي هللا عنه أن رسول هللا صلى‬
‫هللا عليه وسلم قال " َّل يزال أحدكم في صلة‬
‫ما دامت الصلة تحبسه َّل يمنعه أن ينقلب‬
‫" إلى أهله إَّل الصلة‬
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3. Getting the first Saff
1033. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
"Were people to know the blessing of
pronouncing Adhan and the standing in the first
row, they would even draw lots to secure these
privileges. And were they to realize the reward of
performing Salat early, they would race for it;
and were they to know the merits of Salat after
nightfall (`Isha') and the dawn (Fajr) Salat, they
would come to them even if they had to crawl.'‘
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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‫‪4. Getting the right side of Saff‬‬
‫تحصيل ميمنة الصف ‪ ،‬قال صلى هللا عليه‬
‫وسلم " إن هللا وملئكته يصلون على ميامين‬
‫الصفوف [رواه أبو داود وابن ماجة ]‬
‫وتحصيل ميمنة الصف من اإلمام َّل تكون‬
‫إَّل ملن حضر مبكراً‬
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5. Supplication between Adhan
and Iqamah
‫قال النبي صلى هللا عليه وسلم قال " َّل يرد‬
‫" الدعاء بين اْلذان واإلقامة‬
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‫‪6. Getting the Takbeer of Ihraam‬‬
‫عن أنس بن مالك رض ي هللا عنه قال ‪ :‬قال‬
‫رسول هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم " من صلى‬
‫أربعين يوما في جماعة يدرك التكبيرة اْلولى‬
‫كتبت له براءتان ‪ :‬براءة من النار وبراءة من‬
‫] النفاق " [ رواه الترمذي‬
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‫’‪7. Prayer with Khushoo‬‬
‫الصلة بخشوع ‪ ،‬وتعد املبادرة بالحضور للمسجد‬
‫واَّلنقطاع عن مشاغل الدنيا ومتاعبها في تلك‬
‫اللحظات من أسباب الخشوع في الصلة وإقبال‬
‫املصلي على ربه ؛ فإن املصلي كلما طال لبثه في‬
‫املسجد واشتغل بالصلة والقراءة والذكر والدعاء‬
‫قبل إقامة الفريضة حضر قلبه وسكنت جواره‬
‫ووجد نشاطا وراحة وروحا ‪ ،‬فهو يقول ‪ :‬أصلى‬
‫فاستريح ‪ ،‬كما قال النبي صلى هللا عليه وسلم " يا‬
‫]بلل ‪ ،‬أرحنا بالصلة " [ رواه أحمد وأبو داود‬
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Numerous Benefits of good Adhan
for Non-Muslims
• It is a source of Dawah.
• First impression about Islam & Muslims. “First
impression is the best impression.”
• Open & automatic Dawah to all!!!
• You can START Dawah by explaining it to NonMuslims
• Story: Why do you remember King Akbar!!!
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THE EXCELLENCE OF
ADHAN
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Only if they knew…
1033. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
"Were people to know the blessing of pronouncing
Adhan and the standing in the first row, they would
even draw lots to secure these privileges. And were
they to realize the reward of performing Salat early,
they would race for it; and were they to know the
merits of Salat after nightfall (`Isha') and the dawn
(Fajr) Salat, they would come to them even if they had
to crawl.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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Special honor: Long necks
1034. Mu`awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
saying: "The Mu'adhdhinun (callers to prayer)
will have the longest necks on the Day of
Resurrection.''
[Muslim].
Interpretation: Those who call Adhan will have
an honorable and great status on the Day of
Requital.
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Witness for you!
1035. `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman reported:
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased
with him) said to me: “… you should raise
your voice because whoever hears the Adhan,
whether a human or jinn or any other
creature, will testify for you on the Day of
Resurrection.'' Abu Sa`id added: "I heard this
from the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).''
[Al-Bukhari].
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Shaitaan runs away!
Jabir (R) reported that he heard the Prophet
pbuh saying; Indeed when Shaitaan hears the
call for prayer, he goes away till Rawhaa
(Muslim)
The Prophet pbuh took the name of Rawhaa
(approx 60 Kms from Madinah) to show the
effect of Adhan.
Believers get drawn towards Masjid hearing
Azaan while only Shaitaan (or his likes) run
away from it!
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Call it Even During Travels!
– Maalik bin Huwairith (R) said, “I came to the
Prophet pbuh with my cousin. The Prophet
pbuh said: ‘When you travel, call Adhan and
Iqamah for Salah…’” (Bukhari)
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The Message of Adhan
Fundamentals of Islam
are conveyed in Adhan!
International Anthem of Muslims!
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Azkar do not have required
effects because of:
• For the one who just hears it: Committing sins
(blocks the heart; makes it hard)
• For the one who does zikr: Continuing in sins /
wrong practices
• Eating Haraam
• Lack of understanding of the meaning of those
Azkar
• Lack of knowledge about the virtues of Azkar
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Azkar do not have required
effects because of:
• Lack of pondering / thinking over (Tafakkur +
Zikr should go together). This makes a huge
difference between an abid and an ‘alim.
• Lack of firm faith and trust that Allah will
respond (Allah is with the ‘thinking’ of the slave)
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Azan and Azkar should:
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Remind the negligent
Guide the lost one
Stop a sinner
Increase the pious in good deeds
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‫هللا أكبر هللا أكبر‬
As far as ‫ صفات‬، ‫( ذات‬Entity & Attributes) of Allah
are concerned, nothing describes better than
these words.
No one in this universe is greater than Allah in
any sense... Not even close to him.
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Takbeer: ‫هللا أكبر‬
• The most often repeated phrase in our lives
(esp. in Azan, Iqamah, and Salah)
• Like the striking of clock every hour,
reminding him of the duties towards Allah.
• Repeated almost 200 times by every Muslim
• Repeated another 200 times if you recite it
33 times after every Salah and before sleep!
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Big Question: Its effect?
• What is the effect of this phrase in our
life???
• What is its effect right in the Salah itself?
• OR is it meant to have no effect at all? (The
way we are living right now, illa
mashaAllah!)
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Greater than? ‫أكبر ِمن؟‬
• Akbar (greater…)
• It should have been followed by “than
something / someone”.
Ex: Ahmad is greater than Umar ‫أحمد أكب ُر ِمن عمر‬
But it is dropped here. Why?
• To remind us that Allah can not be
compared with any of His creation. He is
the Greatest.
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‫هللا أكبر هللا أكبر‬
• Among the first commands given to the
Prophet
• ‫“ – َو َربَّ َك فَ َكبِّر‬And glorify your Lord”; Do
Takbeer
– Proclaim it
– Believe it
– And do it
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Do we really mean ‫? هللا أكبر‬
• After listening to Fajr Azan: If we still sleep,
then is sleep greater or Allah?
• During the day: Is our work, meeting,
chatting, eating, shopping, going or coming
to some place, greater (and therefore
deserves our attention) or Allah? Even
worse, watching TV or just having fun with
Haraam greater than Allah?
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Do we really mean ‫? هللا أكبر‬
• Imagine a scenario. My boss (at the job) tells me
to prepare a report. I do not do it or do it badly
and when I see him, I say, “Boss! You are great!”
• Another scenario: He asks me to come to job at
7.30 AM. I go there by 9 AM and say, “Boss! You
are great!”
• “Wa lillahil mathalul-a’laa”. If I say AllahuAkbar
but do not care about his commands…
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Do we really mean ‫? هللا أكبر‬
• The biggest obstacle that a person has in
following the right path is his ego. He
always thinks he is right. He is reminded
again and again that he has to crush his ego
in front of Allah. He is nothing…Allah is
the Greatest. Therefore, just build up the
life around Allah’s commandments.
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In Adhan & Salah
• We are asked to repeat the words of Mu’azzin.
This is to interact and respond to the call and act
accordingly.
• During Salah, we say it 6 times every Raka’h.
People get into worldly thoughts, programs,
worries and they are reminded again that Allah is
greater than everything else. So they don’t
deserve attention. Pay attention to Him alone and
come back to Salah.
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‫َّل تجعل هللا أهون الناظرين إليك‬
• Don’t make Allah to be least
• O Sinner! You are afraid if people look at
you or you don’t want to disrespect them.
What about Allah who is looking at you
always?
• Have you made Allah as the onlooker to be
last and the least to be respected or afraid
from or worried about!?
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‫هللا أكبر؟؟؟‬
• O Sinner! Allah is Greater than you (and can
catch you) when you make plans.
• O Arrogant! When you reject Truth or look down
upon people, do you know that Allahu Akbar!
• O Oppressor! Allahu Akbar! He destroyed
Fir’oun and so many others.
• O the one who thinks he is Smart or Intelligent or
Boss of someone! Remember AllahuAkbar!
• And lastly, O poor, humble, and helpless person!
Remember AllahuAkbar! Nobody is greater than
Him.
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‫ هللا أكبر‬in Dawah
• All obstacles, and those who create them are
nothing.
• ‫ – َو َربَّ َك فَ َكبِّر‬Say it and do it in your life!
• Proclaim that “Allah is the Greatest”.
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‫ هللا أكبر‬in Dawah
• If in a country, a ruler’s orders are not
obeyed or cared for, is he great?
• If Allah’s Commands are not implemented,
is He Great or someone else?
• Make all those efforts which make Allah
Greatest in a society in terms of
implementation of His commands.
• i.e., Work for ISLAMIC DAWAH.
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‫َ ْ َُ َْ ا َٰ ا‬
‫أشهد أن َّل ِإلــه ِإَّل هللا‬
This is the statement of Tawheed (the Oneness of
Allah).
In fact the concept of Tawheed is completed here
(along with Allahu Akbar)
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‫َّل إله إَّل هللا‬
• He is the Creator, the Sustainer, the
Controller,
• the Lord of us all and of the entire universe
• the Sovereign ruler of all the creations.
• He alone should be worshipped and
• He alone should be obeyed.
• no one in any of these capacities is His
associate.
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‫َّل إله إَّل هللا‬: I should not…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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think any one other than Allah as the
protector, provider, helper, etc.
fear any one, nor put his trust in anyone,
nor pin his hopes on anyone,
worship / OBEY any one except Allah,
ask for help of any one
recognize anyone except Allah as the
absolute law-giver and law-maker;
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‫َّل إله إَّل هللا‬: I should …
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Follow Allah’s orders and not my own desires
Regard Allah himself as the owner of my being,
my wealth, and everything
Consider myself accountable to Allah for every
thing;
Make Allah the sole criterion of my likes and
the dislikes;
Make the seeking of the pleasure of, and
closeness to Allah the sole objective of my life
Accept only Allah’s guidance in all spheres of
life, in social and civic spheres, in economics
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and politics, etc.
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‫ َّل إله إَّل هللا‬: in Dawah
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Does humanity know this?
How much work have I done in the past week?
What is my plan for the next week?
How much am I spending for this work?
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‫ا‬
ً
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‫ا‬
‫ا‬
ِِ ‫أش َهد أن محمدا ِرسول‬
‫هللا‬
If Allah alone is our deity, then how to worship
and obey him? Through the Prophet
Muhammad pbuh.
This leads to concept of Prophethood in Islam.
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‫محمد رسول هللا‬: I should…
1.
2.
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I should accept without hesitation every
teaching that is proved to emanate from
Muhammad (Allah’s blessings and peace be on
him!);
No other reasoning should be the basis of my
obedience;
I should take the Book of God and Sunna of
His Messenger alone as the real sanction and
authority and the ultimate source to fall back
upon in every matter of my life;
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‫محمد رسول هللا‬: I should…
4.
5.
6.
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I should not adopt any idea, belief or method
which is not in accordance with the Book and
the Sunnah (the sayings, precepts and practices
of the Prophet pbuh)
All my likes and dislikes (person and family, or
tribe and race, or nation and country, or
community and Jamaat) should not be above
the love of Allah and His Messenger pbuh
Hold no human being, except ‫رسول هللا‬, as the
criterion of right and wrong
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‫محمد رسول هللا‬: in Dawah
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How many people know it?
How much work have we done to convey
this message to humanity? LAST
WEEK?
What is our plan for THIS WEEK?
How much am I going to spend for this?
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‫َح اي َع َلى ا‬
ٰ‫الص َلو ِة‬
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To start worshipping Allah and establishing our
link with Him, you are called for performing
the FIRST and the BEST approach… Salah.
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َ َ ْ ََ ‫َ ا‬
ِ ِ ‫حي على الفل‬
‫ح‬
This path alone guarantees REAL SUCCESS. If
you follow other paths, you will end up in
complete failure
In other words, it invites everyone to think about
Aakhirah.
It gives concept of Aakhirah.
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‫َ ََُْ َ ََُْ َ ٰ ا‬
‫ َِّل ِِإلِــه ِإَّل هللا‬.‫اهلل ُ أكبر اهلل ُ أكب ِر‬
Adhan is concluded by the most important of all
concepts of Islam again.
A complete concept of Tawheed… that no one is
greater than Him and there is no god except
Allah.
That we should work hard and seek His pleasure
alone.
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‫ا ُ ٌَْ ّ َ ا‬
‫ا ُ ٌَْ ّ َ ا‬
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‫ الصلوة خير ِمن النو ِ ِم‬،‫الصلوة خير ِمن النو ِم‬
Added in Adhan of Fajr.
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َ ْ َ َ
َ َْ
‫ا‬
‫ا‬
َ
َ
‫ت الصلوة‬
ِ ِ ‫ قَد قام‬،‫قد قام ِت الصلوة‬
As part of Iqamah
‫ ا‬is feminine gender, therefore ‫قامت‬
َ (she stood)
‫الصلوة‬
َ
َ
is used instead of ‫ام‬
ِ ‫ق‬
َ
ْ ََ َ
َ
َ
Remember ‫ل‬
ِ ‫( فع‬he did); ‫( فعلت‬she did)
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Adhaan Flowchart!
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Answering Adhan
Excellent Opportunities!!!
4 things after Adhan!
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Repeat the same words
(Except for Hayya…)
1038. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said, "When you hear the
Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat),
repeat after him what he says.''
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Repeat the same words
(Except for Hayya…)
It is a renewal of faith for every Muslim.
The whole Muslim society renews its faith and
commitment at the time of Adhan.
Perhaps that is why it is so rewarding to repeat
the words of Adhan.
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‫َ َ ْ َل َ َ ُ ا َ ا‬
ِ‫َّل حو وَّل قوة ِإَّل ِباهلل‬
ََ ‫َ ا‬
ََ ‫َ ا‬
‫ا‬
In response to ‫ حي على الصلوة‬and ‫حي على الفلح‬
What does it mean???
There is no strength (to avoid sins; to leave
everything else for Salah) and no power (to do
good; to come to Salah) except with (the help
of) Allah.
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Let’s practice
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1. Send Durood after Adhan
1037. `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As (May Allah be
pleased with them) reported: I heard the Messenger
of Allah (PBUH) saying, "When you hear the Adhan,
repeat what the Mu'adhdhin says. Then ask Allah to
exalt my mention because everyone who does so will
receive in return ten rewards from Allah. Then
beseech Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah, which is a high
rank in Jannah, fitting for only one of Allah's slaves;
and I hope that I will be that man. If any one asks AlWasilah for me, it becomes incumbent upon me to
intercede for him.''
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2. Prayer After Adhan
1039. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who says
upon hearing the Adhan: `Allahumma Rabba
hadhihid-da`wati-ttammati, was-salatil-qa'imati, ati
Muhammadanil-wasilata wal-fadhilata, wab`athu
maqaman mahmuda nilladhi wa `adtahu [O Allah,
Rubb of this perfect call (Da`wah) and of the
established prayer (As-Salat), grant Muhammad the
Wasilah and superiority, and raise him up to a
praiseworthy position which You have promised
him]', it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede for
him on the Day of Resurrection.''
[Al-Bukhari].
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3 things…
1. Waseelah: Special status and grade to be given
only to the Prophet pbuh
2. Fazeelah: Another description of that special
status
3. Maqaam-um-Mahmood: Special position that
the Prophet pbuh will get on the Day of
Judgment. All Prophets will be under his flag.
He will be given permission to intercede etc.
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3 things…
Those positions will be given to the Prophet pbuh
anyway. It is a huge honor that we are
encouraged by the Prophet pbuh to ask Allah
that these positions be given to him (pbuh).
He (pbuh) also said that whoever will do so will
get special intercession by him (pbuh).
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Let’s practice
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3. Prayer After Adhan
1040. Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with
him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who
says after the Adhan: `Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah
Wah-dahu la sharika Lahu; wa ash-hadu anna
Muhammadan `abduhu wa Rasuluhu, radhitu Billahi
Rabban, wa bi Muhammadin Rasulan, wa bil Islami
Dinan [I testify that there is no true god except Allah
Alone; He has no partners and that Muhammad
(PBUH) is His slave and Messenger; I am content
with Allah as my Rubb, with Muhammad as my
Messenger and with Islam as my Deen],' his sins will
be forgiven.''
[Muslim].
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Let’s practice this one too…
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4. Ask anything because
the time has started…
The time of answering the prayers by Allah starts
with Adhan.
1041. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
said: "The supplication made between the
Adhan and the Iqamah is never rejected.''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
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In Conclusion…
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Calling/Listening/Responding to Adhan is
the first step towards..
It renews our faith
Teach our children
Imagine if DOCTORS, ENGINEERS,
MANAGERS, BIG BUSINESSMEN,
LECTURERS, PROFESSORS, LEADERS
call Adhaan in the Masjid.
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