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The Best Lens

Last night was a full lunar eclipse, and alhumdulillah, I was able to pray the two rakah from the tradition of our Prophet, sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, for it. It was an interesting night and turn of events.

It started with a post on MuslimMatters.org that reminded me of the eclipse and the prayer that goes along with it. Last year, the eclipse was on March 3rd, 2007, and I was unable to pray the prayer due to a dawath at my house during the time of the eclipse. So I remember making the intention one lunar year ago that I would do my best to catch the lunar eclipse and pray the two rakah from the Sunnah for it, bi’ithniAllah. Thanks to the MuslimMatters.org post, I was informed of the eclipse to be at 9:00pm and got myself hyped up to pray. Read more »

The Correct Way To Pray According To The Salaf

Nice attention getting title, huh? This isn’t about Fiqh of Salah, per se, but then again it is. Sometimes we may focus so much on the physical movements and actions of Salah that we may overlook another equally important aspect of prayer, niyyah, or intention. Check out this quote I read from Sayings of the Salaf:

‘Abdullâh b. Mubârak said:

I asked Sufyân Al-Thawrî, “When a man stands to pray, what should he intend by his recitation and prayer?” He replied, “He should intend that he is personally entreating his Lord.”

Muhammad b. Nasr Al-Marwazî, Ta’dhîm Qadr Al-Salâh Vol. 1 p199.

“Entreating” his Lord? I know it’s a translation from an Arabic word, but what does that mean??? Read more »