Category: Prayer

On Women Attaining the Reward for Praying for Forty Days in Congregation

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

The hadith states that if someone prays the five prayers in congregation for forty days consistently catching the opening takbir with the imam they will be safe from the Fire and safe from hypocrisy.[1] How can a woman attain this reward if her monthly cycle prevents her from praying for forty days consistently?

She can attain the reward by praying in congregation consistently up until her cycle starts. Then as soon as it finishes she continues where she left off.

[1] Narrated by al-Tirmidhi

On Keenness to Perform Recommended Acts and Reluctance to Perform Obligatory Acts

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What is the state of someone who is keen to perform sunnah acts, and to attend gatherings of remembrance and learning, and yet is reluctant to perform his obligatory prayers, and misses most of them? Continue reading On Keenness to Perform Recommended Acts and Reluctance to Perform Obligatory Acts

On Attaining Humility and Tasting Sweetness in Worship

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

How do we attain humility (khushu’) in our worship and taste the sweetness of it?

You do this by standing at Allah’s door in the best of ways, remembering Him constantly, reflecting upon your beginning and your return to Him, and reflecting upon the life and states of the Beloved ﷺ

On Recommended Acts during an Eclipse

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

What is it recommended to do when an eclipse occurs?

It is recommended to take a bath (ghusl), to give charity, seek forgiveness and bestow prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ in abundance. It is also recommended to pray two rakats (in congregation). The best way of performing it is that be in each rakats two standings in which one recites the Qur’an and two bows (ruku`). It is recommended that there be two khutbahs after the rakats (similar to Jumah).