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The Importance of Straightening the Ranks in Prayer…
Allaah, Most High says: { Oh, you who believe! Fear Allaah and make your speech straightforward, that He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins. He that obeys Allaah and His Messenger has already attained the great victory } (Soorah 33:70-71) The Virtue of Straightening the Ranks When the Muslim prays in a straight line, shoulder-to-shoulder and ankle-to-ankle, Allaah and His angels invoke blessings upon him, as reported by ‘Aa`ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her): “Verily, Allaah and the angels invoke blessings upon those who complete the ranks.” (Narrated by Ahmad) According to Al-Manaawi: “That is, they (the angels) seek forgiveness for (him and) his family.” Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allaah ε said: “A man can take no greater step than that
which takes in order to close up a gap in the ranks.” (Narrated by AlBazzaar) It is also narrated that the Prophet ε used to ask forgiveness for those in the front row three times and for those in the second row once. (Narrated by An-Nasaa`i) Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allaah ε said: “If the people knew the import-ance of the call to prayer and (praying in) the first row, and they found no way to get into it except by drawing lots, they would have done so.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) Its Importance It is part of establishing the prayer; Anas τ reported that the Prophet ε said: “Straighten your rows, for verily, straightening the rows is a part of establishing the prayer.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) Assuredly, when one sees a congregation of Muslims praying together, shoulder-to-shoulder and ankle-to-ankle, it is a clear sign of the mutual brotherly love and respect which exists between them. But when one sees them praying in disarray, some in front of others, and leaving spaces between the worshippers, it looks as if they are
estranged from each other, their hearts inimical to each other. It is authentically reported that: “The Messenger of Allaah ε used to straighten our ranks and one day, he came out and saw a man whose chest projected from the rows and said: “Either straighten your ranks, or Allaah will alter your faces.” (Narrated Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) Straightening the ranks differentiates us from the previous nations, and it is Allaah’s favour upon us. The Messenger of Allaah ε said that Allaah has favoured this Ummah over the rest of mankind by three things: Our ranks (in prayer) have been made like those of the angels. (Narrated by Ahmad and Muslim) Straightening the rows is a way of repelling Satan and preventing him from entering the rows and distracting us from our prayers. The Prophet ε said: “Straighten your rows and place your shoulders together (with those of your neighbour) and be pliant in the hands of your brothers and close up the gaps, for verily, the devil will enter a space between you as small as a lamb.” (Narrated by Ahmad) and the further away Satan remains from the worshippers, the more their humility and submission will increase; Allaah says: { Verily, the Believers have succeeded, those
who are humble in their prayers } (Soorah 23:1-2) Its Ruling in Islaam Al-Bukhaari writes: “Chapter: The Sin of Him Who Does Not Complete the Ranks…” He then goes on to explain that straightening up and closing up the ranks is an obligation and that whoever does not do so is a sinner. Ibn Hajr says: “It is likely that Al-Bukhaari considered straightening the rows to be obligatory based on the command in the saying of the Prophet ε : “Straighten in your rows!” and in his words: “Pray as you have seen me praying.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) How Do We Straighten the Ranks? First: It is obligatory for the worshippers to complete the rows starting from the front. Allaah’s Messenger ε said: “Will you not form your rows as do the angels before their Lord?” They asked: “How do the angels form their rows before their Lord?” He ε replied: “They fill up the front rows and they stand close together.” (Narrated by Muslim) The Prophet ε and his pious Companions ψ have left for us a fine example of how to straighten the rows. Abu Dawood reports that the
Messenger the Messenger of Allaah ε used to pass through the rows from one side to the other; he used to set chests and shoulders in order and say: “Do not be irregular.” And he would say: “Allaah and his angels bless those who are near the front rows.” An-Nu’maam Ibn Basheer τ said: “The Prophet ε used to straighten our rows as an arrow is straightened.” (Narrated by Muslim)
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As for the Companions ψ, ‘Uthmaan τ used to send people to make sure that the rows were straight and he would not begin the prayer until they reported back to him, according to Imaam Maalik. Anas τ reported: “The Prophet ε used to say: “Straighten your rows, for verily, I see you from behind my back,” and each one of us would place his shoulder next to the shoulder of his neighbour and his foot next to his foot.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) Abu Dawood narrated this also, with the addition: “…and ankle-to-ankle.” So, dear brothers and sisters, let us always bear in mind the words of the Prophet ε : “It is incumbent upon you to follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the pious, noble Khulafaa` (Caliphs). Hold firmly to it.”
/ Zayed Centre for New Muslims P.O. Box 16090, Al-Ain, U.A.E., Phone (9713) 829191
Fax (9713) 645816
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Allaah, Most High says: { Oh, you who believe! Fear Allaah and make your speech straightforward, that He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins. He that obeys Allaah and His Messenger has already attained the great victory } (Soorah 33:70-71) The Virtue of Straightening the Ranks When the Muslim prays in a straight line, shoulder-to-shoulder and ankle-to-ankle, Allaah and His angels invoke blessings upon him, as reported by ‘Aa`ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her): “Verily, Allaah and the angels invoke blessings upon those who complete the ranks.” (Narrated by Ahmad) According to Al-Manaawi: “That is, they (the angels) seek forgiveness for (him and) his family.” Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allaah ε said: “A man can take no greater step than that
which takes in order to close up a gap in the ranks.” (Narrated by AlBazzaar) It is also narrated that the Prophet ε used to ask forgiveness for those in the front row three times and for those in the second row once. (Narrated by An-Nasaa`i) Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allaah ε said: “If the people knew the import-ance of the call to prayer and (praying in) the first row, and they found no way to get into it except by drawing lots, they would have done so.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) Its Importance It is part of establishing the prayer; Anas τ reported that the Prophet ε said: “Straighten your rows, for verily, straightening the rows is a part of establishing the prayer.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) Assuredly, when one sees a congregation of Muslims praying together, shoulder-to-shoulder and ankle-to-ankle, it is a clear sign of the mutual brotherly love and respect which exists between them. But when one sees them praying in disarray, some in front of others, and leaving spaces between the worshippers, it looks as if they are
estranged from each other, their hearts inimical to each other. It is authentically reported that: “The Messenger of Allaah ε used to straighten our ranks and one day, he came out and saw a man whose chest projected from the rows and said: “Either straighten your ranks, or Allaah will alter your faces.” (Narrated Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) Straightening the ranks differentiates us from the previous nations, and it is Allaah’s favour upon us. The Messenger of Allaah ε said that Allaah has favoured this Ummah over the rest of mankind by three things: Our ranks (in prayer) have been made like those of the angels. (Narrated by Ahmad and Muslim) Straightening the rows is a way of repelling Satan and preventing him from entering the rows and distracting us from our prayers. The Prophet ε said: “Straighten your rows and place your shoulders together (with those of your neighbour) and be pliant in the hands of your brothers and close up the gaps, for verily, the devil will enter a space between you as small as a lamb.” (Narrated by Ahmad) and the further away Satan remains from the worshippers, the more their humility and submission will increase; Allaah says: { Verily, the Believers have succeeded, those
who are humble in their prayers } (Soorah 23:1-2) Its Ruling in Islaam Al-Bukhaari writes: “Chapter: The Sin of Him Who Does Not Complete the Ranks…” He then goes on to explain that straightening up and closing up the ranks is an obligation and that whoever does not do so is a sinner. Ibn Hajr says: “It is likely that Al-Bukhaari considered straightening the rows to be obligatory based on the command in the saying of the Prophet ε : “Straighten in your rows!” and in his words: “Pray as you have seen me praying.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) How Do We Straighten the Ranks? First: It is obligatory for the worshippers to complete the rows starting from the front. Allaah’s Messenger ε said: “Will you not form your rows as do the angels before their Lord?” They asked: “How do the angels form their rows before their Lord?” He ε replied: “They fill up the front rows and they stand close together.” (Narrated by Muslim) The Prophet ε and his pious Companions ψ have left for us a fine example of how to straighten the rows. Abu Dawood reports that the
Messenger the Messenger of Allaah ε used to pass through the rows from one side to the other; he used to set chests and shoulders in order and say: “Do not be irregular.” And he would say: “Allaah and his angels bless those who are near the front rows.” An-Nu’maam Ibn Basheer τ said: “The Prophet ε used to straighten our rows as an arrow is straightened.” (Narrated by Muslim)
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As for the Companions ψ, ‘Uthmaan τ used to send people to make sure that the rows were straight and he would not begin the prayer until they reported back to him, according to Imaam Maalik. Anas τ reported: “The Prophet ε used to say: “Straighten your rows, for verily, I see you from behind my back,” and each one of us would place his shoulder next to the shoulder of his neighbour and his foot next to his foot.” (Narrated by Al-Bukhaari) Abu Dawood narrated this also, with the addition: “…and ankle-to-ankle.” So, dear brothers and sisters, let us always bear in mind the words of the Prophet ε : “It is incumbent upon you to follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the pious, noble Khulafaa` (Caliphs). Hold firmly to it.”
/ Zayed Centre for New Muslims P.O. Box 16090, Al-Ain, U.A.E., Phone (9713) 829191
Fax (9713) 645816
The Importance of Straightening the Ranks in Prayer… (7)
HOW TO CUSTOMISE THIS BROCHURE You’ll probably want to customise all your templates when you discover how editing and resaving your templates would make creating future documents easier. To customise this brochure, select File New to re-open this template as a document. 1. Insert your company information in place of the sample text.
2. Choose Save As from the File menu. Choose Document Template in the Save as Type: box (the filename extensions should change from .doc to .dot). Save the file under a new name to protect the original, or use the same name to replace the existing version.
ABOUT THE “PICTURES”
3. To create a document, choose File New to re-open your template as a document. Your information should appear in place.
Breaks in a Word document appear as labelled, dotted lines on the screen. Using the Break command, you can insert manual page breaks, column breaks, and section breaks.
The “pictures” in this brochure are Wingdings typeface symbols. To insert a new symbol, highlight the symbol character and choose Symbol from the Insert menu— select a new symbol from the map, click Insert, and Close.
HOW TO WORK WITH BREAKS
To insert a break, choose Break from the Insert menu. Select one option. Click on OK to accept your choice.
HOW TO WORK WITH SPACING To reduce the spacing between, for example, body text paragraphs, click your cursor in this paragraph, and choose Paragraph from the Format menu. Reduce the Spacing After to 6 points, making additional adjustments as needed. To save your Style changes, (assuming your cursor is blinking in the changed paragraph), click on the Style in the drop-down Style list at the top-left of your screen. Press Enter to save the changes, and update all similar Styles. To adjust character spacing, select the text to be modified, and choose Font from the Format menu. Click Character Spacing and enter a new value.
OTHER BROCHURE TIPS To change a font size, choose Font from the Format menu. Adjust the size as needed, and click OK or Cancel to exit. To change the shading of shaded paragraphs, choose Borders and Shading from the Format menu. Select a new shade or pattern, and choose OK. Experiment to achieve the best shade for your printer. To remove a character style, select the text and press CtrlSpacebar. You can also choose Default Paragraph Font from the Style drop-down.
BROCHURE IDEAS “Picture” fonts, like Wingdings, are gaining popularity. Consider using other symbol fonts to create highly customised “Icons.” Consider printing your brochure on colourful, preprinted brochure paper—available from many paper suppliers.
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