Islam Prayer

[Eucharisted]

In Islam, what is prayer? How do you define prayer?

To give an example: In a hadith (I believe it was a hadith), it is said that at the end of the world everyone will ask Mohammed to intercede for them. Is this praying to Mohammed?

 

[Muslim_Woman]

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Salaam/peace

In Islam, what is prayer? …

Therefore be patient with what
They say,

and celebrate ( constantly)
The praises of thy Lord,
Before the rising of the sun.

And before its setting;
Yea, celebrate them
For part of the hours
Of the night,
and at the sides

Of the day: that thou
May be pleased.”
(20:130)

The prayer before sunrise is clearly Fajr; that before sunset is Asr;
part of the hours of the night would indicate Magrib ( early night, just after sunset ); and Isha , before going to bed.

There is left Zuhr, which is in the indefinite side of middle of the day.

( Commentary from Holy Quran, published from KSA )

Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Perform your prayer in the same manner as you had seen me doing.

It’s a must for us to offer 5 times prayers at the specific time. We recite from memory some Quranic verses in each prayer. Besides , we can offer dua/supplication at any time.

… everyone will ask Mohammed to intercede for them. Is this praying to Mohammed?

No. On the last day , people will request Muhammed (p) to ask God to forgive them. On the last day , people will be afraid to be punished & will offer their wealth , kids & everything to get rid of the punishment.

 

[Eucharisted]

Thanks

 

[Muslim_Woman]

Salaam/peace

Thanks

Welcome.

some more info:

while offering the Salat , we face the Qiblah (towards holy Kaaba ) . In every salat , it’s a must to recite the first chapter of the Quran.

Surah 1. The Opening

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;

Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.

Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.

Show us the straight way,

The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.

prayer Flash presentation -

jannah.com/learn/prayer.html

 

[Sam_777]

it is said that at the end of the world everyone will ask Mohammed to intercede for them.

Yes, that is true, even Jesus can’t do anything, here is the authentic hadith for it:

Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 0373:
“…Allah would gather people on the Day of Resurrection and they would be concerned about it, and Ibn Ubaid said. They would get a Divine inspiration about it, and would say: If we could seek intercession with our Lord, we may be relieved from this predicament of ours. He (the Holy Prophet) said: They would come to Adam andsay, Thou art Adam, the father of mankind. Allah created thee with His own hand and breathed unto thee of His Spirit and commanded the angels and they prostrated before thee. So intercede for us with thy Lords, that He may relieve us from this position of ours. He would say: I am not in a position to do this, and would recall his error, and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that; go to Noah the first messenger (after me) sent by Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: So they would come to Noah (peace be upon him). He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and recall his fault which he had committed, and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that, (and would say): You better go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) whom Allah took for a friend. They would come to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and he would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and would recall his fault that he had committed and would, therefore, fight shy of his Lord on that account (and would say): You better go to Moses (peace be upon him) with whom Allah conversed and con- ferred Torah upon him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: So they would come to Moses (peace be upon him) He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you, and would recall his fault that he had committed and would fight shy of his Lord on account of that (and would say): You better go to Jesus, the Spirit of Allah and His word He would say: I am not in a position to do that for you; you better go to Muhammad (may peace be upon him), a servant whose former and later sins have been forgiven. He (the narrator) said: The Messenger or Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: So they would come to me and I would ask the permission of my Lord and it would be granted to me,….”

**صحيح مسلم
**قال قال رسول الله ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏يجمع الله الناس يوم القيامة فيهتمون لذلك ‏ ‏و قال ‏ ‏ابن عبيد ‏ ‏فيلهمون لذلك ‏ ‏فيقولون لو استشفعنا على ربنا حتى يريحنا من مكاننا هذا قال فيأتون ‏ ‏آدم ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏فيقولون أنت ‏ ‏آدم ‏ ‏أبو الخلق خلقك الله بيده ونفخ فيك من روحه وأمر الملائكة فسجدوا لك اشفع لنا عند ربك حتى يريحنا من مكاننا هذا فيقول لست هناكم فيذكر خطيئته التي أصاب فيستحيي ربه منها ولكن ائتوا ‏ ‏نوحا ‏ ‏أول رسول بعثه الله قال فيأتون ‏ ‏نوحا ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏فيقول لست هناكم فيذكر خطيئته التي أصاب فيستحيي ربه منها ولكن ائتوا ‏ ‏إبراهيم ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏الذي اتخذه الله ‏ ‏خليلا ‏ ‏فيأتون ‏ ‏إبراهيم ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏فيقول لست هناكم ويذكر خطيئته التي أصاب فيستحيي ربه منها ولكن ائتوا ‏ ‏موسى ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏الذي كلمه الله وأعطاه التوراة قال فيأتون ‏ ‏موسى ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏فيقول لست هناكم ويذكر خطيئته التي أصاب فيستحيي ربه منها ولكن ائتوا ‏ ‏عيسى ‏ ‏روح الله وكلمته فيأتون ‏ ‏عيسى ‏ ‏روح الله وكلمته فيقول لست هناكم ولكن ائتوا ‏ ‏محمدا ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏عبدا قد غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه وما تأخر قال قال رسول الله ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏فيأتوني فأستأذن على ربي فيؤذن لي فإذا أنا رأيته وقعت ساجدا فيدعني ما شاء الله فيقال يا ‏ ‏محمد ‏ ‏ارفع رأسك قل تسمع سل ‏ ‏تعطه اشفع تشفع فأرفع رأسي فأحمد ربي بتحميد يعلمنيه ربي ثم أشفع فيحد لي حدا فأخرجهم من النار وأدخلهم الجنة ثم أعود فأقع ساجدا فيدعني ما شاء الله أن يدعني ثم يقال ارفع رأسك يا ‏ ‏محمد ‏ ‏قل تسمع سل ‏ ‏تعطه اشفع تشفع فأرفع رأسي فأحمد ربي بتحميد يعلمنيه ثم أشفع فيحد لي حدا فأخرجهم من النار وأدخلهم الجنة ‏ ‏قال فلا أدري في الثالثة أو في الرابعة قال ‏ ‏فأقول يا رب ما بقي في النار إلا من حبسه القرآن أي وجب عليه الخلود ‏
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[Sister_Amy]

That refers to the Day of Judgment, when Muslims believe everyone who lived will be resurrected to be held to account for their lives.

Nobody will be ‘praying to Muhammad’ or any of the other prophets, they will be asking him, literally, in the flesh.

 

[Reuben_J]

To a Christian when you say “Mohammad peace be upon him” seems to be a prayer of intercession for his soul.

You are praying that Mohammad be granted peace. In spiritual context peace means heaven for it is only there that a soul can truly experience it. Thus unwittingly if you disagree with this, that Mohammad actually asked Muslims to pray for his soul. Christians do this to the departed all the time.

 

[Reuben_J]

To qualify the statement, Christians referred to are Catholics.

 

[Muslim_Woman]

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Salaam/ Peace

To a Christian when you say “Mohammad peace be upon him” seems to be a prayer of intercession for his soul. .

Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation (Al-Ahzab 33:56)

we say peace be upon him after the name of any Prophet . It’s out of love & respect . All Prophets (pbut) -by the mercy of God , will go to heaven …they don’t need our prayer for that.

In our daily prayers , we offer Darud Ibrahim. It’s like that :

O Allah! Send Your mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your mercy on the family of Ibrahim, for You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.

O Allah! Send Your blessings on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your blessings on the family of Ibrahim, for You are Most Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.’”

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[Sister_Amy]

To a Christian when you say “Mohammad peace be upon him” seems to be a prayer of intercession for his soul.

You are praying that Mohammad be granted peace. In spiritual context peace means heaven for it is only there that a soul can truly experience it. Thus unwittingly if you disagree with this, that Mohammad actually asked Muslims to pray for his soul. Christians do this to the departed all the time.

Praying to whom?