Speaker: Abu Afnaan Muhammad 'Abdullah

Country of Speaker: United States

Category: Fiqh

Download / Listen - 20.07.2018 - Class 01 [85:36 mins]

• The Importance of Seeking Knowledge 
• The Importance of Learning Tawḥīd
• The Importance of Learning How To Perform The Obligatory Acts 
• The Best Actions One Can Perform After The Obligatory Acts 
• Brief Explanation of The Ḥadīth Jibrīl 
• How To Develop Khushū’ In Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding Wuḍū’ 
• Biography of Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī

Chapter : Description of The Prayer 

[Text of The Book]: ‘When The Worshipper Stands Ready To Perform The Ritual Prayer He Should Say: Allāhu Akbar (Allāh Is Supremely Great!). The Prayer leader (Imām) Must Pronounce This, And Every Other Takbīr, In A Loud Voice. So It Can Be Heard By Those Behind Him ‘

• Meaning of The Word Chapter
• The Two Complete Ways of Ṣalāh
• The Differences Between The Obligatory, The Pillars and The Recommend Acts In Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding The Description of Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding The Standing In Ṣalāh
• The Description of The Verbalisation of The Takbīr
• Three Categories of People During Ṣalāh

[Text of The Book]: ‘When Pronouncing The Initial Takbīr, The Worshipper Should Raise His Hands To The Level of His Shoulders or To The Lobes of His Ears’

• Authentic Proofs When To Raise The Hands In Ṣalāh
• Authentic Proofs On How To Raise The Hands In Ṣalāh
• Proofs Regarding Where To Place The Hands In Ṣalāh
• Statements From The Scholars Regarding Where To Place The Hands In Ṣalāh

Download / Listen - 21.07.2018 - Class 02 [108:38 mins]

[Text of The Book]: ‘He Should Then Place His Hands Above His Navel, Fix His Gaze On The Place of Prostration (sujūd) and say : ‘Glory Be To You, O Allāh, And With Your Praise! Blessed Is Your Name, And Exalted Is Your Majesty. There is No God(In Truth) Other Than You’

• Where One’s Gaze Should Be In Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding Where One’s Gaze Should Be In Ṣalāh
• The Prohibited Gazes In Ṣalāh
• Narrations Regarding The Prohibited Gazes In Ṣalāh
• The Meaning of The Opening Supplication 
• Different Variations For The Opening Supplication

[Text of The Book]: ‘Then He Should Say: ‘I Take Refuge With Allāh From Satan The Accursed 

• The Meaning of Taking Refuge With Allāh From Satan
• Different Variations of Seeking Refuge With Allāh From Satan
• Proofs From The Qur’ān & Sunnah Regarding Seeking Refuge With Allāh From Satan

[Text of The Book]: ‘Then He Should Say: ‘In The Name of Allāh, The All Merciful, The All Compassionate’

• The Meaning of The Basmalah 
• The Different Positions From The Scholars Regarding The Saying of The Basmalah In Ṣalāh

[Text of The Book]: ‘He Should Not Pronounce Any of That (All The Above) In A Loud Voice.’ 

[Text of The Book]: ‘Next, He Must Recite The Opening Sūrah of The Qurān (al-Fātiḥa). No Prayer Is Correct To Someone Who Fails To Recite it, With The Exception of The Ma’mūm [Follower of The Imām], For The Imām’s Recitation Is a Recitation On His Behalf. He Is Recommended To Recite During The Prayer When The Imām’s Moments of Silence Is.And When His Voice Is Inaudible.'

• Recitation of Sūrah al-Fātiḥa In Ṣalāh
• Sūrah al-Fātiḥa A Pillar of Ṣalāh
• The Silent Parts From The Imām In Ṣalāh
• The Difference of Opinions From The Scholars Regarding The Recitation of Sūrah al-Fātiḥa In Ṣalāh Behind The Imām
• Proofs From The Sunnah Dealing With The Recitation of Sūrah al-Fātiḥa In Ṣalāh
• Authentic Proofs Regarding The Statement Āmīn  

[Text of The Book]: ‘Next, He Should Recite Another Sūrah. In the Fajr Prayer, This Should Be Chosen From Among The Long Sūrahs In The Final Section of The Qur’ān. In The Maghrib Prayer, From Amongst The Short Ones; And In The Other Prayers, From Among The Medium Length. 

• The Imām Should Recite In A Loud Voice In The Fajr Ṣalāh & In The First Two Units of The Maghrib
• Ṣalāh & The ‘Ishā’ Ṣalāh. But His Recitation Other Than That Should Be Inaudible.

[Text of The Book]: ‘Next, He Should Pronounce The Takbīr ,While Raising His Hands As He Raised Them The First Time. Then Assume The Bowing Posture By Placing His Hand On His Knees, Spreading His Fingers, Stretching His Back And Pointing His Head To The Front. While Holding This Posture, He Should say, Three Times: ‘Glory to my Lord, the Almighty!

• The Loud/Silent Prayers 
• The Position Regarding Raising The Hands Before Bowing 
• Narrations Regarding Raising The Hands Before Bowing 
• How To Attain Tranquility In Ṣalāh
• Tranquility Is A Pillar In Ṣalāh
• How To Bow
• How To Place The Hands & Fingers On Ones Knees 
• What To Say While In Bowing Position

[Text of The Book]: He Must Then Raise His Head & His Hand As Before, While Saying : May Allāh Hear & Accept The Praise of The One Who Praises Him!’ 

Then, While Standing In An Upright Posture , He Should Say: ‘Our Lord, And To You Be The praise!’

The One Behind The Imām Should Confine Himself To The Expression: ‘Our Lord, And To You Be The Praise!

• Supplications To Be Said When Raising After Bowing 
• Supplications To Be Said While In Upright Position 
• Differences of Opinions Regarding What The One Behind The Imām Says 
• The Meaning of The Supplications After Raising From Bowing Position
• The Meaning of The Supplications Said While In Upright Position 
• Different Variations of Supplications To Be Said While In Upright Position 

Download / Listen - 22.07.2018 - Class 03 [43:24 mins]

[Text of The Book]: ‘Next, He Must Pronounce The Takbīr Without Raising His Hands, & Go Down To The Ground In Prostration. The First Parts of Him Touch The Ground Should Be His Knees, Then The Palms of His Hands, Then His Forehead & His Nose. He Should Keep His Upper Arms From His Sides, And His Stomach From His Thighs. He Should Place His Hands Opposite To His Shoulders, & He Should Be On Tiptoe. While Holding This Posture, He Should Say, Three Times:

‘Glory to my Lord, the Most High!

He Must Then Raise His Head, While Pronouncing The Takbīr,& Sit With His Left Foot Spread Horizontally, While Placing His Right Leg So That The Right Foot With The Heel Raised & His Toes Are Pointing Towards The Qibla. While Sitting In This Posture, He Should Say Three Times

‘My Lord, forgive me!’ 

Next, He Must Perform The Act of Prostration a Second Time, In The Same Manner As The First. Then He Must Raise His Head From The Ground, While Pronouncing The Takbīr,Stand In An Upright Posture, & Proceed To Perform The Second Unit of Prayer In The Same Manner As The First. 

• How To Perform Sujūd
• Supplications To Be Said In Sujūd 
• Sujūd Being A Pillar of Ṣalāh
• Narrations From The Sunnah Regarding How To Go Down In Sujūd 
• Different Opinions From The Scholars Regarding How To Go Down In Sujūd 
• The Obligatory Parts of The Body Touching The Ground In Sujūd 
• How To Sit Between The Two Prostrations 
• Supplications To Be Said Between The Two Prostrations 
• No Differentiation Between The Men & Women Performing The Sujūd 
• The Permissibility of Making du’ā Other Than Arabic In Sujūd 
• The Siting of Rest 
• The Different Opinions From The Scholars Regarding The Sitting of Rest 
• How To Raise Up 
• Different of Opinions Regarding How To Raise 
• Narrations Regarding How To Raise Up 

Download / Listen - 22.07.2018 - Class 03 [73:09 mins]

[Text of The Book]: ‘Soon As He Has Completed Both Units, He Must Sit With His Feet Spread Horizontally, In Order To Perform The Testimony [tashahhud]. He Should Place His Left Hands On His Left Thigh, & His Right Hand On His Right Thigh, Hold The Little Finger [Khinṣir] & The Ring Finger [Binṣir] In The Grip of His Hand, Join The Thumb [Ibhām]& The Middle Finger[Wusṭā] To Form A Circle, & Point Several Times With The Index Finger [Sabbāba] [of his right hand], While Saying: Greetings, Prayers & Good Deeds Are Due To Allāh. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, & The Mercy of Allāh & His Blessings ! Peace Be On Us, & On All The Righteous Servants of Allāh. I Bear Witness That There Is No God (in Truth) Expect Allāh, & I Bear Witness That Muḥammad Is His Servant & His Messenger.

This Is The Most Authentic Version of The Testimony [tashahhud] Reported On The Prophet ‫ﷺ

He must Then Go On To Say:

O Allāh, Bless Muḥammad & The Family of Muḥammad As You Have Blessed The Family of Ibrāhīm. Surely You Deserve To Be Praised & Extolled! And Bestow Your Grace Upon Muḥammad, & Upon The Family of Muḥammad As You Have Bestowed Your Grace Upon The Family of Ibrāhīm! Surely You Deserve To Be Praised & Extolled!

It Is Also Recommendable For Him To Seek Refuge From The Torment of The Grave & The Torment of Hell, From The Mischief of Life & Death,& From The Mischief of The False Messiah. He Must Then Pronounce The Salutation of Peace First To His Right & Then To His Left, By Saying:

Peace be upon you, & The Mercy of Allāh!

If The Ritual Prayers Consists of More Than Two Cycles, He Must Stand Up After The First Tashahhud. In The Same Manner As His Standing Up From The Prostration. He Must Then Perform The Remaining Units Without Reciting Anything In Them After Sūrah al-Fātiḥa

When He Sits For The Final Tashahhud He Should Adopt The Posture Called Tawarruk, By Placing His Right Leg So That His Right Foot Is In a Perpendicular Position, Spreading His Left Foot Horizontally, & Causing Both Feet To Protrude From His Right Side.He Should Only Sit This Posture In A Prayer Containing Two Tashahhuds & Only In The Last of The Two. As Soon As He Has Ended The Prayer, He Should Seek Forgiveness Three Times, & Say: O Allāh! You Are Peace, & From You Comes Peace! Blessed Are You, O Lord of Majesty & Honor!

• Difference of Opinions Regarding How To Move The Index Finger In Tashahhud 
• Statements From The Scholars Regarding The Index Finger In Tashahhud 
• The Different Rulings Between The First & Second Tashahhud 
• What To Do If One Omits The First or Second Tashahhud 
• What To Say In The First & Second Tashahhud 
• Different Varieties of Sayings In The Tashahhud Position Reported In The Sunnah
• How To Sit In The First & Second Tashahhud
• Supplications Said In The Final Tashahhud
• Differences of Opinions Regarding How To Sit In The last Tashahhud 
• Ahl as-Sunnah Belief Regarding The Grave
• What To Recite In The Third & Fourth Units of Prayer
• What To Say After The End of The Prayer 
• Why One Seeks Forgiveness After The End of Prayer.