Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaathuhu
My dear brothers and sisters, on the day of judgment when we go and meet Allah Subhanahu ta'ala and we get held accountable for everything that we have done, the first thing that Allah Subhanahu ta'ala is going to ask us is going to be about Salah. Salah or prayer is one of the most important fundamental things in a Muslim's life. It is a differentiator between kufr and Islam. It is what separates us from non-Muslims.
This video particularly is about three main things that I have seen time and again, time and again, where practicing brothers, I don't know about sisters, but where practicing brothers are not aware that their Salah is being nullified. And they are totally oblivious of it! Either they know it but they are unconsciously not paying attention to it...whatever the reason is. But it's a very big concern.
First and foremost, which is while making 'wudu, so many times I found people in a rush. They are making 'wudu, they go like this and they forget the elbows or they forget their ankles, Or they forget to wash their face completely; they have dry hairs left here and here, all of those. If you have a single hair span width left dry while making 'wudu, know that your 'wudu is incomplete and your Salah is not valid.
Another thing that you find time and again is... and this is an extremely disgusting thing by the way! Which is that when a person goes down to make sajdah or sometimes ruku, since they are wearing those slim fit tight jeans, tight shirts, you know, a good portion of their butt gets shown from the back! And this is a very common thing and people don't realize that, again, a single hair span's width gets uncovered from your satar, from a satar of a man, which is naval to knee, anything gets uncovered, then your Salah instantly gets nullified!
The third and this is the most prevalent one, which is excessive movement. Some of the fuqhahas (jurists) have listed that anything above three consecutive movements for an individual during Salah would nullify his Salah, i.e. that means if he goes like this and then he goes like this and like this, that's it! That nullifies the person's Salah. There are three consecutive movements that are not parts of Salah and these things would nullify his Salah. So be very very careful about these three things!
So, keep this in mind that when we are standing in front of Allah Subhanahu ta'ala, this is a very great Makaam, this is a very great....when we are standing it's something monumental that you are standing in front of Allah Subhanahu ta'ala. So try to dress for the occasion. Smell for the occasion. Don't be stinking. So many people come into the Masaajid, Subhan Allah you can't even pray next to them. And the same person when he goes to his office he has a totally different attitude. So, let's give Salah just a little bit more importance than what it deserves in our lives. Because that is the first thing that Allah Subhanahu ta'ala is going to ask me and He is going to ask every single one of us or one of you that's watching this video. With this we come to an end.
This was Ahmad Saleem recording for The Daily Reminder. If you like this video, then please share it with your family, with your friends. Definitely share it with all your male friends or male relatives because this is very common for all of them and I want this message to spread as far as it can in sha Allah.
Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaathuhu.
- by Ustadh Ahmad Saleem
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