Yusuf Circle Sheffield

The Holy Month of Ramadan and the Glorious Deed of Fasting. Fasting is a protection from the punishment of Allah SWT (Baihaqi). Whoever dies whilst Fasting enters Paradise (Abu Ya'laa). Allah SWT Commands the Angels (as) who hold the Throne to leave their worship and to say "Ameen' to the supplications of those who are Fasting during Ramadhan (Baihaqi). The supplication of the Fasting person will not remain unanswered (Baihaqi). Making Wudoo before and after meals removes deprivation and is from the Sunnah of The Messengers (as) (Tabarani). The wudu here refers to the washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth. I SWT intend to punish those on earth but I SWT turn the punishment away from them because of those who attend the Masjids, those who leave each other for my sake and those who seek forgiveness at the time of Sehree (Baihaqi).

Moharrum, Ashura & its Virtues. The Eisha & Fajr prayers are difficult for the hypocrites... (Muslim). 3 things that people would fight for... Going to the Masjid for the Zuhr Salaah in the scorching heat, calling out the Adhaan, to be in the 1st row of worshipers. Prayer in congregation is equal to 25 times prayers offered alone (Abu Dawood). Guard 3 things then you truly are The friend (Allah SWT will become your Guarantor and protector) of The Messenger ﷺ. 5 Obligatory prayers, The Fasts in Ramadhan and The Ghusl (Baihaqi). The Holy Month of Ramadan and the Glorious Deed of Fasting 'And the fish in the sea seek forgiveness for them until the time of Iftar' (Ahmad).

Fear Allah SWT in the matter of Salaah! (Baihaqi). If it was not for those who offer Salaah, Milk feeding infants and grazing animals- then the punishment would have come upon you severly thus correcting you by force (Tabarani). The 7 qualities mentioned in Surah Al Muminoon as to those who attain Falaah - Success, who will inherit The Gardens of Eden (Maariful Quran).

When a worshipper utters Takbeer, then its light covers everything from the earth to the sky (Taareekh Baghdaad). Jibreel (as) ordered The Messengerﷺ to recite Takbeer (Tabarani). During Salaah it's as if the worshipper is knocking on the Kings SWT door... the door eventually opens (Daylamee) When a person stands in Salaah then the Gates of Paradise are thrown open and all the veils between him & Allah SWT are lifted (Tabarani). Salaah is akin to a pair of scales. Whoever thus gives full measure will then receive in full (Baihaqi). Salaah was the first injunction ordained by Allah SWT and shall thus also be the first to be reckoned for on The Last Day (Abu Nu'aym).

Salaah - A light & a Hallmark The sign of The Last Day is that you will see people wasting Salaah (Kanzul Umaal). It's a sign of the nearness of The Last day that 50 people will offer Salaah but their Salaah will not be accepted (Jaami As Sagheer). Allah SWT blesses the people who guard their Salaah just as Allah SWT Blessed Ibraheem (as) and his family (Ad-Durr Al Manthoor). Salaah is the light of a Believer (Ibn Majah). Salaah is a hallmark of Islam (Daylamee). Salaah is the key to ALL Goodness (Haakim).

A person who is particular to Salaah then really establishes his Deen... Whilst the person who neglects it is in reality demolishing his Deen (Baihaqi). Umar (ra) offered his Salaah even though his wounds were dripping with blood (Tabarani). The one who abandons a Salaah deliberately and intentionally then becomes an unbeliever (Tabarani). Shaytan's blasphemy was not prostrating to Adam (as), Thus what then of the one who refuses to prostrate to Almighty Allah SWT (Jaami Al Uloom Al Hikam).

Be sincere in all your deeds for sincerity will magnify the value of an action however insignificant it may be (Haakim). ... It is your Taqwaa that reaches Him SWT Surah 22 v37. Whoever guards his Salaah it will then be a light and a proof on the Last Day... (Ahmad). You will be gathered like for like... Qaaroon was distracted by wealth Pharaoh was distracted by his Kingdom High Post Authority Haamaan was distracted by his work Trade Wealth- Ubaay ibn Khalaff  Ubaay ibn Khalaff's foolish threat to The Messenger ﷺ.

Quran Class Session 24 Surah 24 v47-52. Bashir disputes with a man from the bani Israel and Umar (ra) judges between them. Umar (ra) and the Roman Villager [who had knowledge of the previous scriptures] heard a muslim prisoner recite Surah 24 v52... 'Whoever obeys Allah SWT [Obligations that we have] and His Messenger [Sunnah] and has awe of Him [ alludes towards past life] and observes Taqwa of Him [for the remaining life]  then such people are the victorious.' 'Allah SWT has graced me with such comprehensive expressions in which words are few but the meaning vast' (Qurtubi).

You only get the reward of what you could comprehend of your Salaah (Majmoo Fataawah). Umar (ra) once saw a man fiddling with his hand during Salaah, "If his heart was submissive then so would his limbs" (Majmoo Fataawah). Yaa Rab-bigh-firlee stated thrice in prostration, He will then be forgiven before he even lifts his head (Ibn Abee Shaibah). If a person remembers death in his Salaah he will then be likely to offer it well, thus pray as if its your last Prayer (Daylamee). Summary on how to protect your Salaah Sort any worldly affair before praying Eat little before Salaah Offer the movements in Salaah calmly with grace and serenity Do not unnecessarily cough or blow your nose Do not wipes one's forehead in Salaah Comprehend upon one's speech in Salaah Remember one's death in Salaah Offer each Salaah as if it's your last. A shaitan appears in the form of a black snake to distract Taabi'ee Aamir ibn Abdullah ibn Abd Qays (rah) Salah (Abu Nu'aym).

Guarding the Priceless Deed of Salaah When the Salaah is prayed with humility and submission, standing bowing and prostrating correctly, this Salaah rises up in a bright and beautiful form supplicating for the person "May Allah SWT guard you as you guarded me." If a person is not punctual with his Salaah and performs the standing bowing and prostration incorrectly the Salah rises up ugly and dark and curses "May Allah SWT destroy you as you destroyed me." (Baihaqi). Keep your backs [leaves all disputes behind] and stomachs [ eat so as to avoid lethargy] light for salaah (Abu Nu'aym). The worst of thieves is the one who steals from his Salaah he does not perfect the bowing, prostration and Khushoo (Ahmad).

A Summary of The Virtues of 2 Rakaahs A hidden deed is 70 times greater than a deed performed openly (Daylamee). Offer Salaah frequently in your dwellings so that the good in them may be multiplied (Baihaqi). The Virtues of 2 Rakaah in Summary * More valuable to the deceased than the whole world. * Great purifier of sins. * Supplications favourably responded to thereafter. * No better reward can be received from Allah SWT. * Greatest favour Allah SWT can give to a servant. * If offered in secret then freedom from Hell is announced. * No greater way to the priceless intimacy with Allah SWT than to offer in secret.

The best of you are those who have the softest shoulders in Prayer (Abu Dawood). Amongst all 5 prayers, Jumma is the most superior, followed by Fajr on the day of Jumma, then Asr, Fajr, Eisha, Magrib & Zohar (Hafiz Munaweeh rah). No Salah is greater than the Fajr Salah offered with Congregation on Friday, I presume that whoever attends it will be forgiven (Tabarani). Mohammed ibn Serreen (rah), 2 Rakahs of Salaah is more beloved to me than Paradise, for Paradise is for my pleasure but the Salaah is for the pleasure of Allah SWT (Imaam Ghazali rah Mukaashafatul Quloob). The greatest favour for a bondsman in the world is for him to be given the ability to offer 2 Rakaah of Salaah (Tabarani). For the dwellers of the grave, 2 Rakaahs of Salaah are dearer to them than the rest of your world (Tabarani). Whoever prays 2 Rakaahs whilst alone and nobody sees him except Allah SWT and His Angels then freedom from the fire is written for him (Ibn Asaakir). A worshipper does not attain nearness to Allah SWT with an

Rows & Masjids  The Pigeon of The Masjid - Abdullah ibn Zubair (ra). Abdullah ibn Zubair (ra) would prostrate for such long periods until sparrows would alight on his back (Sifatus Safwah). When ibn Umar (ra) would miss the congregational prayer he would continue offering Salah until the next salaah - due to his grief (Baihaqi). Seize the opportunity with a supplication after the Congregational prayer. When a bondsman offers Salah in Congregation and then asks Allah SWT for his need, then Allah SWT has Hayaa that the bondsman return before the fulfilment of his need (Abu Nu'aym). The virtues of Filling the gaps in the Rows of Salaah * Sins are forgiven (Bazzar). * Elevated Rank (Tabarani). * A priceless dwelling gifted to him in Paradise (Tabarani). * Allah SWT & His Angels send blessings upon him (Haakim).

Whoever offers the Fajr Salaah then attends with the flag of Islaam (Ibn Majah). Whoever offers the Fajr Salaah is under Allah SWT Covenant of Protection until the evening (Tabrani). During his illness, Abu Abdur Rahman Sulamee (rah) would command his companions to carry him to the Masjid despite challenging weather conditions (Ibn Al Mubarak). The venerable Taabi'ee Suwayd ibn Ghaflah (rah) was 126 years of age but would still attend the Congregational Prayer in the Masjid (Sharh). Abdullah ibn Zubair (ra) once bent down into Rukoo for so long that I had recited the whole of Surah Al Baqara, Ali Imran, An Nisa & Al Maa'idah before he finally raised (Al Bidaayah).

Masjids - Magnets of Divine Mercy Verily there is The Shade of The Throne for a man whose heart is ardently attached to the Majids (Ibn Abee Shaibah). Allah SWT has pledged to shower His Mercy upon the person who spends most of his time in the Masjid and you are allowed to cross The Bridge of Siraat with ease (Baihaqi). The Angels debate about things which Elevate in Rank and atone for your sins... The rewards for the steps The virtues of doing ablution when its cold The virtues of sitting in the Masjid after praying to wait for the next (Tabarani).

Masjids - Magnets of Divine Mercy Any piece of ground on which Allah SWT is remembered in Salaah then takes pride over the rest of the earth (Tabrani). These 4 are given immense honour of passing through the Plains of Resurrection... * Those who regularly attend the Masjids * The Muazzins * The Imaams * Those who contruct them. Rewards of Salah in Congregation... Fajr till Sunrise - 70 ranks in Firdaws Zuhur - 50 ranks in the Garden of Eden Asr - Freeing 8 slaves from the offspring of Ismaa'eel (as) Magrib -  reward of Hajj Mabroor Eisha - reward of the night prayer in Lalatul Qadr (Baihaqi) Whoever offers Eisha Salah with the congregation in the Masjid for 40 nights without missing the opening rakat if granted freedom from the Fire (Ibn Majah).

You are not a scholar until you act (Darimee). Verily if a scholar does not act then his admonishments will slip from the hearts as raindrops slip off rocks (Ahmad). Ask the people of Zikir if you know not, Surah 21 v7. For what use is Knowledge without Worship. Give us good in this world - knowledge & worship And good in the hereafter - Paradise (Hassan Al Basri rah, explaining Surah 2 v201).

On the last day, the person with the most regret will be the one who had the opportunity to acquire islamic knowledge but did not do so (Tabarani). Allah SWT will brighten the graves of those who learn and teach virtues so that they have no fear (Abu Nu'aym). Verily Allah SWT and His Angels (as), the inhabitants of the heavens and earth- even the ant in its hole and the whale in the sea send Salaah upon the person who teaches the people beneficial knowledge (Tirmidhi) Graze in the Gardens of Paradise by sitting in the Gatherings of Knowledge (Tabarani).

There is goodness in ALL of my Companions (Ibn Assakir). Jibreel (as), The Angel of Death & The Messenger ﷺ. The Messenger ﷺ most pure in life & in death (Ibn Majah).

The Banner of Praise will be in my hand on the Last Day (Tirmidhi). The first to enter Paradise are those who praise Allah SWT in every situation, a banner is held for him and they are let in Paradise (Abu Nu'aym). The 360 idols around the Kaba whose feet were nailed to the ground with lead fell, when The Messenger ﷺ pointed to them whilst reciting Surah 17 v81 (Tabarani). The Curse of Allah SWT is upon the one who speaks ill of my Companions on The Last Day, Indeed I will protect the one who guards their honour (Ibn Asaakir). When Allah SWT wills goodness for anyone then He SWT creates an affection for all my Companions in his heart (Abu Nu'aym).