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.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block} prayers to teach your children? Salah Full Guide, All Muslims are taught within the religion that we were created just to worship Allah SWT, and by performing salah, we fulfill our purpose in life. That’s why we should teach salah (prayers) to our kids. But how?Noor Academy has made a simple complete guide for you to introduce your kids to salah. Keep reading to know more!What is Salah?Salah is a particular form of devotion that, after the shahada, is the second most fundamental pillar of Islam (testimony of faith). It is a five-times-a-day mandatory form of prayer given in al Quran al Kareem and taught to us by Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).With a variety of physical actions such as standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting, the salah unites you with Allah SWT. It also entails reciting passages from the Holy Quran in Arabic, as well as reciting a number of dua (supplications).Muslims begin salah by facing the direction of the Kaaba, Allah’s Sacred House in Makkah, whenever they pray. All of these physical gestures, recitations, and supplications are performed to demonstrate humility and obedience to Allah SWT.Why Do We Pray?The reason Muslims pray at all is that Islam believes that the aim of life is to worship Allah SWT alone. The observance of salah (worship) was one of the first commands revealed to prophet Muhammad by Allah shortly after he became a Prophet.Allah Almighty tells us in the Holy Quran that mankind was only created for one reason: to worship Him.“And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).”(Surah Ad-Dhariyat)Types of SalahObligatory In Islam, the mandatory prayers are five that should be performed throughout the day. A Muslim who fails to perform these prayers with no valid reason is considered a sinner. Our beloved Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said:“Between a man and polytheism and disbelief, there stands his neglect of the prayer.”These prayers include:
- Fajr: the dawn prayer. It is a two Rakat Salah.
- Dhuhr: the early afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salah.
- Asr: the late afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salah.
- Maghrib: the sunset prayer. It is a three Rakat Salah.
- Isha: the night prayer. It is a four Rakat Salah.
- Jumuah prayers: weekly congregational prayer (replaces Dhuhr on Fridays with two Rakat along with khutba from Shaykh) a male Muslim,
- Sunnah: These prayers are encouraged to be performed on a regular basis during the Prophet’s lifetime.
- 2 Rakat Sunnat for Fajr (The Fajr sunnah is offered before Fajr prayers, and Duha prayer after sunrise.)
- 4 Rakat Sunnat for Zuhr (The Zuhr sunnah is 4 rakats before Zuhr and 2 rakats after zuhur.)
- 4 Rakat Sunnat for Asr (The sunnah for Asr is offered before Asr prayer.)
- 2 Rakat Sunnat for Maghrib (The sunnah for maghrib should be offered after Maghrib prayers.)
- 4 Rakat Sunnat for Isha (The sunnah for Isha is 4 Rakat before Isha and 2 Rakat after: named Chafaa and followed by 1 Rakat of Witr.)
- Tahajjud prayers (night prayers): There is no set quantity of rakaat in Tahajjud; instead, you should pray as much as you can.
- Salat al-Duha: It is often performed in the middle of the morning or late in the morning. This is its most commonly mentioned name in the narrations.
- Salat al-Ishraq: is known as the “sunrise prayer,” or the prayer performed around 20 minutes after sunrise.
- Tahiyyatul Masjid: nafl prayer of 2 rakaat when entering the mosque.
- Let Them See You Pray
- Show Positivity Towards Salah
- Tell Them Islamic Stories
- Be Patient
- Make your intention (niyyah) to perform wudu
- Say Bismillah
- Wash Your Hands Three Times
- Rinse Your Mouth Three Times
- Inhale Water Into Your Nostrils Three Times
- Wash Your Face Three Times
- Wash Your Arms Three Times
- Wipe Your Wet Hand On Your Hair
- Clean Your Ears
- Wash Your Feet Three Times
- Recite Shahadah And Dua
- Pray in front of them. Taking you as an example is the best way to instill the love of salah in your children as a first step in making it a life-long habit.
- Teach them at a young age. Starting even before they’re seven makes it easier for them to make it a habit in the future.
- Start with simple steps. Don’t overwhelm them with things they should do in order to make the correct way to pray salah. Simple steps always have a long-lasting effect in the future.
- Help them understand the benefits of Salah. Telling them that it’s obligatory is not enough to make them commit to salah. List them why salah is important and what benefits they get from making salah.
- Teach them consistency. Although we want our children to enjoy prayer, there will be moments when they are too lazy to pray. It is essential to be consistent in these times and never allow them to skip a salah because they are outside or feeling lethargic. Habits form as a result of consistency.
- Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace, and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the five prayers is that of a river running at your door in which he cleanses himself five times a day.”
- Zaid b. Thabit said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the Zuhr prayer in the midday heat, and no prayer was harder on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that this one. Hence the revelation came down: “Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer” (2:238). He (the narrator) said: There are two prayers before it and two prayers after it.
- Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood said, “I asked the Prophet ‘What is the best deed?’ He said: ‘Performing prayer in its due time.’ I further asked, ‘Then what?’ He replied: ‘Dutifulness toward parents.’ I further asked, ‘Then what?’ He replied: ‘Performing Jihad in the Cause of Allah The Exalted.
- Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet said: “The five daily (obligatory) prayers, and Friday (prayer) to the next Friday (prayer), and the fasting of Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiation of the sins committed in the interval between them, so long as major sins are avoided.”
[Muslim] - Buraydah narrated that the Prophet said: “Convey glad tidings to those who walk to the mosques in the darkness of a perfect (and full) light on the Day of Judgment.”
[Abu Dawood, At-Tirmidhi and Al-Albani classified as authentic] - Thawban, the freed slave of the Prophet reported that he said: “Make frequent prostrations to Allah, the Exalted, for you will not make one prostration except that Allah Almighty raises you to a higher degree and removes a sin from your record because of it.”
[Muslim] - Ahu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: He who purifies himself (performs ablution) in his house and then walks to one of the Houses of Allah (mosque) to perform an obligatory prayer of those ordained by Allah Almighty, one step of his will wipe away sin and another step will raise his degree in Paradise.
[Muslim] - Ahu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: “He who goes to the mosque at dawn or dusk (for the congregational prayers), Allah prepares a hospitable abode for him in Paradise, every time he does so.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim] - Uthman said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “If a Muslim performs ablution thoroughly and offers prayer, he will be forgiven for all the sins that are committed between this prayer and the next one.”
- Uthman ibn ‘Affan reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: When the time for a prescribed prayer is due and a Muslim performs ablution for it thoroughly, observes khushoo‘ (concentration, submissiveness) in it and performs its bowing and prostration properly, this prayer will be the expiation for the sins committed before it, so long as he does not commit major sins, and this applies for every prayer.
[Muslim] - Ahu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: The reward for a prayer that is performed by a person in congregation is more than twenty times greater than that of the prayer performed in one’s house or shop. When one performs ablution perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of performing prayer, and nothing urges him to proceed to the mosque except the prayer, for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and one of his sins is eliminated until he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque, he is considered as performing prayer as long as it is the prayer that prevents him (from leaving the mosque); and the angels keep on supplicating Allah for him as long as he remains in his place of prayer. They (the angels) say: “O Allah, have mercy on him; O Allah, forgive his sins, O Allah, accept his repentance.” This will continue as long as he does not invalidate his ablution.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim] - Ahu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: “Shall I not tell you something by which Allah erases sins and elevates ranks (in Paradise)?” The Companions said; “Certainly, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Performing ablution thoroughly even if it is hard to, walking with more paces to the mosque, and waiting for a prayer after a prayer; indeed that is ar-ribat, indeed that is ar-ribat .”
[Muslim] - Abu Umamah reported that the Prophet said: If anyone goes out from his house after having performed ablution so as to offer the prescribed prayer in congregation (in the mosque), his reward will be like that of a pilgrim who is in a state of ihram. Whoever goes out to offer Dhuha prayer, and takes the trouble for this purpose, will obtain the reward like that of a person who performs ‘Umrah. And a prayer followed by a prayer with no worldly talk during the gap between them will be recorded in ‘Illiyyeen (seventh heaven).
[Abu Dawood and Al-Albani considered as good] - Ahu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: Whoever performs ablution perfectly, and then goes to the mosque and finds that the people had finished the prayer (in congregation), Allah will give him a reward like one who prayed in a congregation and attended it in full; the reward of those who prayed in the congregation will not be curtailed.
[Abu Dawood and Al-Albani classified as authentic] - Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: If any of you performs ablution in his house and then goes to the mosque, he is considered in prayer until he returns; (therefore,) he should not intertwine his fingers while staying in the mosque as he is [considered to be] in prayer.
- Abu Hurayrah narrated (the narration attributed directly to the Prophet ) hadeeth that the Prophet said: “since one departs his house, walking to my mosque, his steps are counted as one is recorded as a reward and the other expiate a sin.”
[Ibn Hibban, An-Nasa’i and Al-Albani classified as authentic]
- It is a direct connection with Allah.
- brings peace to our hearts and mindfulness in our lives.
- a strong identity of a Muslim.
- unites the Ummah.
- It keeps us away from bad deeds and Satan.
- rids us of laziness.
- improves our mental and physical health.
- teaches us discipline.
- brings more barakah.
- It is thanking Allah for His It is blessings.
- It cleanses us.
- It provides protection from Allah.
- There is a special gate of Jannah for those who pray.
- It is a means for admission to Jannah.
- It will be the first deed to be accountable for in the Hereafter.