Traditions from Hasan lbn Ali (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu). When he intended to walk, he would raise his feet with force and would put them down inclining forwards. He walked striding with modesty and his manner of walking gave an impression as if he was coming down a high place. When he intended to see anything on his sides, he would do so fully turning towards it (i.e. he did not cast side glances). He always looked downwards. Instead of looking up towards the sky, he preferred to look towards the ground. As a habit he would look through the corner of his eyes (i.e. due to extreme modesty, he would not cast full glance by lifting his head). He would ask his companions to walk ahead of him. Whomsoever he met, he saluted first. [Nashrut-Tib]  Read more... (172 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)

(بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم)

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ (1)

[81:1] When the sun will be folded up,

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ (2)

[81:2] and when the stars will swoop down,

وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ (3)

[81:3] and when the mountains will be set in motion,

وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ (4)

[81:4] and when the ten-months pregnant she-camels will be abandoned,

وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ (5)

[81:5] and when the wild beasts will be gathered together,

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ (6)

[81:6] and when the seas will be flared up,

(بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم)

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انفَطَرَتْ (1)

[82:1] When the sky will be cleft asunder,

وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ (2)

[82:2] and when the stars will disperse,

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ (3)

[82:3] and when the seas will be burst forth,

وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ (4)

[82:4] and when the graves will be overturned,

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Muslim reported in his Sahih that, “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,

“When the slave flee away (from his master), his/her prayer will not be accepted.” (Muslim)

The Prophet (pbuh) is also reported to have said,

“Any slave that flees away, the pledge of Islam is cleared from him.”( Muslim)

Ibn Khuzaimah reported in his Sahih from the hadith of Jabir who said, “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,

“There are three people whose prayer will not be accepted, nor will their good deeds be raised up to the sky, a fleeing slave until he returns to his master, a rebellious woman until her husband be satisfied with her and a drunkard until his mind is restored. ”  Read more... (175 words, estimated 42 secs reading time)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ (1)

[84:1] When the sky will split apart,

وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ (2)

[84:2] and will listen to (the command of) its Lord,__ and it ought to,__

وَإِذَا الأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ (3)

[84:3] and when the earth will be stretched (to give room to more people),

وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ (4)

[84:4] and it will throw up whatever it contains, and will become empty,

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ (1)

[85:1] I swear by the sky, the one having stellar formations,

وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ (2)

[85:2] and by the Promised Day,

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ (3)

[85:3] and by that which attends, and that which is attended,

قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الأُخْدُودِ (4)

[85:4] cursed were the People of the Trench,

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ (1)

[86:1] I swear by the sky and by the Night-Comer,__

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ (2)

[86:2] __and what may let you know what the Night-Comer is?

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ (3)

[86:3] The star of piercing brightness!_ _

إِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ (4)

[86:4] __there is no human being, but there is a watcher over him.

فَلْيَنظُرْ الإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ (5)

[86:5] So, let man consider of which stuff he is created.  Read more... (251 words, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا (1)

[91:1] I swear by the sun and his broad light,

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلاهَا (2)

[91:2] and by the moon when she follows him,

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلاَّهَا (3)

[91:3] and by the day when it shows his brightness,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا (4)

[91:4] and by the night when it envelops him,

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا (5)  Read more... (265 words, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

It is mustahab (preferable, praiseworthy) for men to perform fajr when there is more brightness in the sky. For women it is mustahab when it is not yet bright.

In summer zuhr salaat should be performed at a time when the day is cooler, and should be hasten in winter, except when it is overcast.

It is permissible to delay the asr as long as the sun does not change color (becomes yellow). To delay more than this is highly disliked. In overcast conditions asr should be hastened.

Maghrib should also be hastened except when overcast.  Read more... (152 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)

Aasiyah, the wife of Fir’own. Her Imaan in Allah thrived under the shadow of someone that said, “I am your Lord, Most High!” When news reached Fir’own of his wife’s Imaan he beat her and commanded his guards to beat her. They took her out in the scalding noon heat, tied her hands and feet and beat her perpetually. Who did she turn to? She turned to Allah! She prayed, “My lord, build for me a home with you in Paradise and save me from Fir’own and his deeds and save me from the transgressive people.”  Read more... (1918 words, estimated 7:40 mins reading time)