November 2016 | Safar 1438 AH Issue #042

DHUHR JAMA`AH 1:00

1st JUMU`AH 12:25

2ND JUMU`AH 1:10

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Dates Beginning Times Jama`ah Times

DAY DATE ISLAMIC FAJR SUNRISE DHUHR ASR SUNSET ISHA FAJR ASR MAGRIB ISHATue 1 1 5:01 6:54 11:49 2:43 4:32 6:26 6:00 3:15 4:34 7:50

Wed 2 2 5:02 6:56 11:49 2:42 4:30 6:24 “ “ 4:32 “

Thu 3 3 5:04 6:58 11:49 2:40 4:29 6:23 “ “ 4:31 “

Fri 4 4 5:05 7:00 11:49 2:38 4:27 6:21 “ “ 4:29 “

Sat 5 5 5:07 7:02 11:49 2:37 4:25 6:20 6:15 3:00 4:27 6:45

Sun 6 6 5:08 7:03 11:49 2:35 4:24 6:18 “ “ 4:26 “

Mon 7 7 5:10 7:05 11:49 2:34 4:22 6:17 “ “ 4:24 7:50

Tue 8 8 5:11 7:07 11:49 2:32 4:20 6:16 “ “ 4:22 “

Wed 9 9 5:13 7:09 11:49 2:31 4:19 6:14 “ “ 4:21 “

Thu 10 10 5:14 7:10 11:49 2:29 4:17 6:13 “ “ 4:19 “

Fri 11 11 5:16 7:12 11:49 2:28 4:16 6:12 “ “ 4:18 “

Sat 12 12 5:17 7:14 11:49 2:27 4:14 6:11 6:30 2:45 4:16 6:45

Sun 13 13 5:19 7:16 11:49 2:25 4:13 6:09 “ “ 4:15 “

Mon 14 14 5:20 7:17 11:50 2:24 4:11 6:08 “ “ 4:13 7:50

Tue 15 15 5:22 7:19 11:50 2:23 4:10 6:07 “ “ 4:12 “

Wed 16 16 5:23 7:21 11:50 2:21 4:09 6:06 “ “ 4:11 “

Thu 17 17 5:24 7:22 11:50 2:20 4:07 6:05 “ “ 4:09 “

Fri 18 18 5:26 7:24 11:50 2:19 4:06 6:04 “ “ 4:08 “

Sat 19 19 5:27 7:26 11:51 2:18 4:05 6:03 6:45 2:45 4:07 6:45

Sun 20 20 5:29 7:27 11:51 2:17 4:04 6:03 “ “ 4:06 “

Mon 21 21 5:30 7:29 11:51 2:16 4:03 6:02 “ “ 4:05 7:50

Tue 22 22 5:31 7:31 11:51 2:15 4:02 6:01 “ “ 4:04 “

Wed 23 23 5:33 7:32 11:52 2:14 4:01 6:00 “ “ 4:03 “

Thu 24 24 5:34 7:34 11:52 2:13 4:00 5:59 “ “ 4:02 “

Fri 25 25 5:35 7:35 11:52 2:12 3:59 5:59 “ “ 4:01 “

Sat 26 26 5:36 7:37 11:53 2:11 3:58 5:58 6:45 2:45 4:00 6:45

Sun 27 27 5:38 7:38 11:53 2:10 3:57 5:58 “ “ 3:59 “

Mon 28 28 5:39 7:40 11:53 2:10 3:56 5:57 “ “ 3:58 7:50

Tue 29 29 5:40 7:41 11:54 2:09 3:55 5:57 “ “ 3:57 “

Wed 30 30 5:41 7:43 11:54 2:08 3:55 5:56 “ “ 3:57 “

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Once again more than two million believers were honoured to become the ‘Guests of Allah’ and through Divine Guid-ance have completed the rituals of Hajj with great love and enthusiasm. How fortunate are these souls who are blessed with the following words from Rasoolullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam:

“Whoever performs Hajj for the Pleasure of Allah and therein utters no word of evil, nor commits any evil deed, shall return from it (free from sin) as the day on which his mother gave birth to him”. (Al-Bukhari, Muslim)

“Verily there shall be no reward for a Mabroor Hajj except Jannah”. (Al-Bukhari, Muslim)

It is hoped that all the pilgrims were sincere in their inten-tions and had travelled thousands of miles only to secure the pleasure of Allah by fulfilling the obligation laid down upon them. May Allah the Almighty grant all the pilgrims acceptance and grant them opportunity again and again to visit the Sacred Land. Aameen.

Nevertheless, I wish to draw the attention of the pilgrims towards certain points which are necessary and of utmost importance to observe about which many pilgrims seem to attach no importance.

Firstly, the sincerity of intention should remain even after the performance of Hajj. There should be no pomp or show. One should not wish to be called or recognised as a Haajji. Many people adopt the habit of talking frequently about their journey in order that people may come to know of their Hajj. They talk about the expenses incurred in the way of Allah, their charity amongst the poor and needy, their devotion and worship, their assisting the weak and old, etc.; and all this is mentioned with the intention of gaining fame. This is a deceit from Shaytaan who ruins the ‘ibaadat (worship) of the person who is unaware of it. It is therefore of great importance that the pilgrim does not talk about his Hajj without necessity as it may lead to riyaa (show, in-sincerity). However, if necessity arises and one must talk about his Hajj then he is at liberty to do so. But, he must not indulge in this type of conversation unnecessarily.

Secondly, it is noted through experience, that many pil-grims return with nothing but the sad memories to reflect upon and this darkness filters through their tongues to the

extent that they talk only about the hardships they have encountered during Hajj. The pilgrims should strictly re-frain from this. On the contrary, they should talk about the greatness of the sacred places, the spiritual gains, the enjoyment in devotions of Haramayn & Umrah, Tawaaf, Salaam on the Sacred Grave, Salaat in Masjidul Haraam and Masjidun Nabawi etc. If one looks at his journey of Hajj carefully he will find that the spiritual benefits far out-weigh the physical hardships. Every second spent in these sacred places is incomparable with anything in the world. The journey of Hajj is a long journey; one has to travel by air, pass the immigrations, go through the customs, en-counter people who speak foreign languages, etc. In these circumstances, difficulties are certain to arise. When we travel in our country, do we always travel with comfort and ease? Do we never encounter difficulty? Do we not find ourselves held up in traffic for hours on a Motorway? Considering the fact that 2-3 million pilgrims perform the rituals of Hajj at one time, in one place and that they all come from different countries and backgrounds and that many of them have never before used or seen the facilities available to them, I think the difficulties encountered are insignificant. Moreover, the pilgrims are rewarded abun-dantly by Allah ta‘aalaa upon every difficulty encountered in their journey whereas the same is not the case whilst we undertake other journeys.

Those people who engage in these types of conversation become the cause of discouragement to others who have not yet had the opportunity to perform Hajj. These unfor-tunate pilgrims fall into the category

“and who stop (men) from the way of Allah, and from the Sacred Masjid”, ...mentioned in Soorah Hajj in the Qur’aan. They should take heed that if people are discouraged by their conversation and postpone their Hajj then those who have discouraged them will be equally responsible.

Thirdly, the sign of a ‘Mabroor Hajj’ or ‘accepted Hajj’ is that upon one’s return, his life changes from worst to good. He becomes totally punctual in fulfilling the Commands of Allah ta‘aalaa. His love and inclination towards the Here-after increases and love for the worldly pleasures decline. Therefore, it is essential that the pilgrim is watchful over his actions and conversations and should try his utmost to instil in himself good characters and refrain from all types of evil. He should endeavour to fulfill the obligations laid down by Allah and avoid all the things forbidden by Him.

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (May Allah honour him and grant him peace) asked his companions, “Do you believe that dirt can remain on person bathing five times a day in a stream running in front of his house?” “No”, replied the companions, “No dirt can remain on his body.” The Prophet (May Allah honur him and grant him peace) remarked: “So exactly similar is the effect of Salaah (five daily prayers). With the grace of Allah, it washes away all the sins”. (Muslim and Bukhari). Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard the Prophet (May Allah honur him and grant him peace) saying: “Between a person and disbelief is discarding of prayers”. (Muslim).

We have been reminded time and time again regard-ing the importance of being steadfast on our prayers. There are numerous benefits to praying five times a day, a major one being the washing away of minor sins. On the other hand, there are harsh warnings giv-en to those who hold a carefree approach to the five daily prayers. The warning in the above Hadith should be enough to encourage us to guard our prayers.

Winter time has now started and this means the gaps between the prayers are small. Duhr, Asr and Maghrib are all within 3-4 hours of each other. This makes it challenging and difficult to remain dedicated to the prayers at their correct times, especially for those who work. However, there are no excuses, Allah has ordained upon us these prayers at f ixed times. It is our responsibil ity to find a strategy to ensure that we are dedicated to Allah through our prayers. We need to ensure that we are punctual and are praying at the correct times, even through the difficult winter months. And for the brothers, we need to try to pray in congregation as much as possible. Remember, the greater the sacrifice, the greater the reward with Al-lah. May Allah help us to be steadfast on our Salaah and may Allah make our affairs easy for us. Ameen.

SALAAH - Imam Farooq

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