Jalsah al-Istirahah

Jalsah al-Istirahah

(Sitting briefly after Second Sujud in the Solāh

What is the ruling on Jalsah al-Istirahah?

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful;

All the praise and thanks is due to Allāh, the Lord of al-'ālameen. There is none worthy of worship except Allāh, and that Muhammad, Sallallāhu alayhi wasallam, is His Messenger.

What is the ruling on Jalsah al-Istirahah?

It is mustahab to observe Jalsah al-Istirahah in the solāt; it is the brief sitting or pause after the second sajdah of each rak’ah in which one does not recite the Tashahhud immediately or stands up for the next rak’ah after the sujud.

A hadith to this effect was reported in Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud and Sunan al-Tirmidzi via different isnads that are also sahih.

Al-Shāfi`ie, Ishaq and Ahmad (rahimahumullāh) view it as a Sunnah and mustahab to observe it. Imam al-Nawawi (rahimallāh) said: Jalsah al-Istirahah is not mustahab after Sajdah al-Tilawah (Prostration of Recitation of Qur’an) during solah. And this is the consensus in the mazhab of al-Shafi`ie.

It was reported that Abu Qulabah (radiyallahu‘anhu) said:

“Malik ibn al-Huwayrith (radiyallahu‘anhu) showed us how the Messenger of Allah (Sallallāhu alayhi wasallam) performed, and when he raised his head from the second sajdah in the first rak’ah, he sat and then stood up.”

[Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidzi]

The wording according to Sahih al-Bukhari is: “When he (Sallallāhu alayhi wasallam) raised his head from the second sajdah, he sat and settled on the ground, and then he stood up.”

I say [An-Nawawi]: one of the features of the solah is Jalsah al-Istirahah which should be done after every sajdah from which one stands up.

It is not Sunnah to do Jalsah al-Istirahah after Sajdah al-Tilawah, or when one is praying sitting down, or in the fourth or second rak’ah of Dzuhur, for example, if a person wants to recite Tashahhud. If he does not want to recite it, then it is Sunnah to do Jalsah al-Istirahah.

According to the soundest opinion Jalsah al-Istirahah is a separation between the  two rak’ahs: first and third; it is not a part of either the the second.

The best way is not to make it last longer than a few seconds, because according to the Sunnah, the shorter it is the better, like when one keeps quiet in prayer.

[Fatawa al-Imam al-Nawawi, p. 47]

[Excerpted with modification from Shafiifiqh.com Fatwa Dept.;Islam Q&A (Fatwa No: 3491)]

Description Of The Prophet’s Solāh

1. The Introduction; 1.6. Clearing the Misconceptions
 2.1. Facing the Ka`abah ;  2.2. Standing in Solah ; 2.3. Intention ; 2.4. Takbīratulihram ;

2.5. To Gaze towards the Place of Sujud and Humility;

2.6. Opening Supplications of Solāh; 2.7. The Recitation;

 2.8. Ruku ;  2.9. Sujud;   2.10. Second Rak`ah ;  2.11. First Tashahhud;
 2.12. Standing up for the Third, and then the Fourth Rak`ah;
 2.13. The Final Tashahhud;  2.14. The Taslim.

3. Appendixes.; 4. Glossary ; 5. Bibliography.

All About The Solah

1.  The Purification; 2. The Menstruation; 3.  The Ghusul ;

4. Al-Wudhu’ ; 5. Tayammum;

6. The Adzān;

7.  The Status and Significance of Solāh; 

8.  The Pre-Conditions of Solāh; 9. The Pillars of Solāh; 10. The Sunnah Part of the Solāh;

11.   Adhkar in the Solāh; 12.   Du'ā Al-Qunūt;

13.   Places Where Offering Solāh Is Prohibited ; 14.   Placing a Sutrah In front of One Who is Performing Solah;

15.   What is permissible During the Solāh?; 16.   The Acts that Renders Solāh Invalid; 17.   Disliked Actions during the Solāh; 18.   The Solāh in Times of Fear or Danger; 19.   The Solāh of a Sick Person ;

20.   The Prostrations of Forgetfulness of Solāh;

21.   The Excellence of Nawafil Solāh;

22.   Solāh of a Traveler; 23. Solāh Qasar ; 24.  Solāh Jama’; 25. The Solāh Jama’ ;

26.   The Masajid; 27.  The Etiquette at the Masjid;

28.   The Excellence of Congregational Solāh ;

29.   Solāh al-Jumu`ah; 30. The Sanctified Hour of Jumu’ah.

31.   The Virtues of Friday; 32. The Etiquette for Solāh al-Jumu`ah ;

33.   Dzikirullāh after Solāh; 34. Du`ā Recited After the Solāh. ;

35.   Reasons for doing Sujud Al-Sahwi ;

36.   Solāh al-Hajjat ; 37. Solāh al-Tahajjud ; 38. Solāh al-Tarawih ;

39.   Solāh al-Dhuha ; 40. Solāh al-Hajjat ; 41.  Solāh al-Istikhārah ;

42.   Solāh al-Janāzah; 43. Solāh al-Jumu`ah;

44.   Solāh al-Kasuf ; 45. Solāh al-Khauf ; 46. Solāh al-Marid; 47. Solāh al-Tahajjud ;

48.   Solāh al-Tahiyyyatul Masjid; 49. Solāh al-Tarawih; 50. Solāh al-Tawbah ;

51. Solāh al-Witr; 52.   Solāh al-Wudhu’ ; 53. Solāh Eid ul Fitr

Hasad Dengki Ancam Kesejahteraan Ummah

Sifat Hasad Dengki Ancam Kesejahteraan Ummah

Oleh Mohd Adib Abd Rahman

 Dengan  Nama Allāh, Yang Maha Pemurah, lagi Maha Mengasihani;
Segala kepujian dan kesyukuran hanya bagi Allāh, Pentadbir sekalian ‘alam. Tiada Tuhan yang di sembah melainkan Allāh, Dan Muhammad Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam, itu Pesuruh Allah.

Sifat hasad dengki merosakkan keperibadian diri boleh menyebabkan permusuhan dan mengancam ketenteraman masyarakat.

PERASAAN hasad dengki adalah penyakit jiwa yang sangat bahaya kerana bukan saja boleh merosakkan keperibadian diri, tetapi boleh menyebabkan permusuhan serta mengancam ketenteraman masyarakat.

Dengki mendorong seseorang melakukan kemaksiatan seperti mengumpat, menghasut, memfitnah dan memburuk-burukkan orang lain. Benarlah ungkapan Imam Ghazali, (rahimahullāh) bahawa hasad dengki akan melahirkan sifat tercela yang lain sehingga sukar diperinci satu persatu.

Apabila perasaan dengki menguasai diri, hati tidak reda menerima qada dan qadar Allah menyebabkan timbul perasaan benci melulu terhadap orang lain. Kesempurnaan iman memerlukan seseorang menyayangi saudaranya.

Rasulullah  (Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) bersabda yang bermaksud:

“Tidak beriman salah seorang kamu hingga ia mencintai untuk saudaranya apa yang ia cinta untuk dirinya.”

[Hadis riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim]

Penyakit hasad dengki sukar untuk dijauhi selagi wujud perasaan tidak puas hati terhadap orang lain. Penyakit itu sebenarnya memberi kesan besar kepada mereka yang dikuasai perasaan dengki, bukan orang yang menjadi mangsa dengki.

Bahaya jika dijangkiti rasa dengki ialah perasaan hasil hasutan syaitan itu boleh menghancurkan segala kebaikan yang dilakukan selama ini seperti dijelaskan sabda Rasulullah  (Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) yang bermaksud:

“Hindarilah dengki kerana dengki itu menghancurkan kebaikan seperti mana api memakan kayu bakar.”

[Hadis riwayat Abu Dawud]

Sebabnya ialah perasaan dengki membawa si pendengki melakukan perkara jahat seperti memfitnah, menghasut dan memutuskan hubungan orang lain dengan pihak yang di dengki itu. Perbuatan itu hakikatnya hanya merugikan si pendengki.

Dengki adalah beban yang berat kerana hati sentiasa dipukul kegelisahan setiap kali melihat orang lain berjaya atau bahagia. Lidah akan menuturkan kata-kata berupa fitnah, cacian dan memperlekeh.

Bukan itu saja, jiwa menyala perasaan marah, benci, curiga, kecewa dan kesal. Jiwa semakin terseksa sepanjang masa dan tidak pernah tenang. Inilah hasil daripada penyakit dengki yang membarah dalam hati.

Allah berfirman yang bermaksud:

“Dalam hati mereka ada penyakit, lalu ditambah Allah penyakitnya; dan bagi mereka seksa yang pedih.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah, 3: 10]

Sesungguhnya si pendengki tidak pernah mahu merasai apalagi meraikan kebahagiaan atau kejayaan dikecapi orang lain, tidak ingin memberi senyuman apalagi menghulurkan ucapan tahniah.

Jauh sekali untuk mengeluarkan tenaga membantu atau mendorong saudara lain supaya terus memperoleh kejayaan dalam hidup. Dengan itu, tergambar pada dirinya sedikit demi sedikit menyeleweng daripada watak keislaman seperti melenyapkan nilai agama yang suci pada dirinya.

Sabda Rasulullah (Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) yang bermaksud:

“Menjalar kepada kalian penyakit umat (terdahulu), kedengkian dan kebencian. Itulah penyakit yang akan mencukur gondol. Aku tidak mengatakan bahawa penyakit itu mencukur rambut melainkan mencukur agama.”

[Hadis riwayat At-Tirmizi]

Dengki adalah ciri orang munafik dan digambarkan mereka ini dalam al-Quran kerana sikap suka memperkecilkan niat pihak yang ingin membuat kebaikan. Ketika umat Islam ingin memberi infak dalam jumlah besar, dikatakan mereka riak dan apabila jumlah infak itu kecil, dikatakan Allah tidak memerlukan sumbangan yang kecil.

Maka, turunlah firman Allah yang bermaksud:

“(Orang munafik itu) iaitu orang yang mencela orang mukmin yang memberi sedekah dengan sukarela dan (mencela) orang yang tidak memperoleh (untuk disedekahkan) selain sekadar kesanggupannya. Maka orang munafik itu menghina mereka. Allah akan membalas penghinaan mereka itu dan untuk mereka azab yang pedih.”

[Surah At-Tawbah, 9: 79]

Oleh itu, umat Islam yang ingin maju dan mendapat keredaan-Nya, haruslah berusaha bersungguh-sungguh menghindari sifat dengki serta menghayati ajaran Islam dengan penuh keimanan

Wallahu’alam

[Berta Harian (Agama): Julai 7, 2010]

Adzān and its Duā’

The Benefit of Answering the Adzān and its Duā’

Ibn Salih

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful;

All the praise and thanks is due to Allāh, the Lord of al-'ālamīn. There is none worthy of worship except Allāh, and that Muhammad, Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam, is His Messenger.

1. Adzān and answering the adzān.

It was narrated from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyallāhu‘anhu) that the Rasūllullāh (sallallāhu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:

“If the muadzzin says, ‘Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is most great, Allāh is most great),’ and one of you says, ‘Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is most great, Allāh is most great)’;

Then he says, ‘Ashhadu an lā ilāha ill-Allāh (I bear witness that there is no god except Allāh),’ and you say, ‘Ashhadu an lā ilāha ill-Allāh (I bear witness that there is no god except Allāh)’;

Then he says, ‘Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasūlullāh (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh),’ and you say, ‘Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullāh (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh)’;

Then he says, ‘Hayya ‘alal-solāh (Come to prayer),’ and you say, ‘La hawla wa lā quwwata illa Billāh (There is no power and no strength except with Allāh)’;

Then he says, ‘Hayya ‘alal-falāh (Come to prosperity),’ and you say, ‘Lā hawla wa lā quwwata illa Billāh (There is no power and no strength except with Allāh)’;

Then he says, ‘Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is most great, Allāh is most great),’ and you say, ‘Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is most great, Allāh is most great)’;

Then he says, ‘Lā ilāha illallāh (There is no god but Allāh),’ and one you says, ‘Lā ilāha illallāh (There is no god but Allāh),’

From the heart, he will enter Paradise.”

[Narrated by Muslim (385)]

2. Duā’ after the Adzān

It was narrated from Jabir Ibn `Abdallāh (radiyallāhu`anhu) that the Messenger of Allāh (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) said: 

“Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer:

‘Allāhumma Rabba hādzihid-da’wat il-tāmmah was-solātil-qāimah, āti Muhammadan il wasīlata wal-fadīlah, wab`athhu maqāman mahmūdan illadzi wa`ad tah”

(O Allāh, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the privilege (of intercession) and also the eminence, and resurrect him to the praised position that You have promised),’ my intercession for him will be permitted on the Day of Resurrection.)

[Al-Bukhari, 589]

It was narrated that `Abdallāh Ibn `Amr Ibn Al-`Aas (radiyallāhu`anhu) heard the Prophet (Sallallāhu `alayhi wasallam) say:

“When you hear the muezzin, say what he says, and then send blessings upon me, for whoever sends blessings upon me, Allāh will send ten blessings upon him. Then ask Allāh to grant me al-wāsilah, which is a position in Paradise which will only be attained by one of the slaves of Allāh, and I hope that I will be the one. Whoever asks for al-wāsilah for me, my intercession will be granted for him.”

[Muslim, 384]

Wallāhu`alam.

Description Of The Prophet’s Solāh

1. The Introduction; 1.6. Clearing the Misconceptions
 2.1. Facing the Ka`abah ;  2.2. Standing in Solah ; 2.3. Intention ; 2.4. Takbīratulihram ;

2.5. To Gaze towards the Place of Sujud and Humility;

2.6. Opening Supplications of Solāh; 2.7. The Recitation;

 2.8. Ruku ;  2.9. Sujud;   2.10. Second Rak`ah ;  2.11. First Tashahhud;
 2.12. Standing up for the Third, and then the Fourth Rak`ah;
 2.13. The Final Tashahhud;  2.14. The Taslim.

3. Appendixes.; 4. Glossary ; 5. Bibliography.

All About The Solah

1.  The Purification; 2. The Menstruation; 3.  The Ghusul ;

4. Al-Wudhu’ ; 5. Tayammum;

6. The Adzān;

7.  The Status and Significance of Solāh; 

8.  The Pre-Conditions of Solāh; 9. The Pillars of Solāh; 10. The Sunnah Part of the Solāh;

11.   Adhkar in the Solāh; 12.   Du'ā Al-Qunūt;

13.   Places Where Offering Solāh Is Prohibited ; 14.   Placing a Sutrah In front of One Who is Performing Solah;

15.   What is permissible During the Solāh?; 16.   The Acts that Renders Solāh Invalid; 17.   Disliked Actions during the Solāh; 18.   The Solāh in Times of Fear or Danger; 19.   The Solāh of a Sick Person ;

20.   The Prostrations of Forgetfulness of Solāh;

21.   The Excellence of Nawafil Solāh;

22.   Solāh of a Traveler; 23. Solāh Qasar ; 24.  Solāh Jama’; 25. The Solāh Jama’ ;

26.   The Masajid; 27.  The Etiquette at the Masjid;

28.   The Excellence of Congregational Solāh ;

29.   Solāh al-Jumu`ah; 30. The Sanctified Hour of Jumu’ah.

31.   The Virtues of Friday; 32. The Etiquette for Solāh al-Jumu`ah ;

33.   Dzikirullāh after Solāh; 34. Du`ā Recited After the Solāh. ;

35.   Reasons for doing Sujud Al-Sahwi ;

36.   Solāh al-Hajjat ; 37. Solāh al-Tahajjud ; 38. Solāh al-Tarawih ;

39.   Solāh al-Dhuha ; 40. Solāh al-Hajjat ; 41.  Solāh al-Istikhārah ;

42.   Solāh al-Janāzah; 43. Solāh al-Jumu`ah;

44.   Solāh al-Kasuf ; 45. Solāh al-Khauf ; 46. Solāh al-Marid; 47. Solāh al-Tahajjud ;

48.   Solāh al-Tahiyyyatul Masjid; 49. Solāh al-Tarawih; 50. Solāh al-Tawbah ;

51. Solāh al-Witr; 52.   Solāh al-Wudhu’ ; 53. Solāh Eid ul Fitr