#nawafil

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the importance of nawafil prayers ☾

there is a hadith that once the Holy Prophet ﷺ saw a man offering a prayer and asked him to repeat it, so he did. then he asked him to repeat it again, and then he did. then for the third time, and fourth time, he told him to go and do it again. after the fourth request, the man said to the Prophet ﷺ "O Messenger of Allah, by God I cannot offer the prayer in a better way than this; tell me how I should offer the Prayer". He ﷺ responded, 'you were rushing with your Prayer and therefore it was not accepted. pray slowly'. (sahih bukhari 757).

this shows us that sometimes our prayers are not accepted and it is up to Allah whether to accept our prayers or not. however, if someone offers the nawafil prayers too, then it can make up for the prayers that have not been accepted

imagine that you have an exam. you need 50 marks to pass, but there are 100 questions worth 1 mark each. are you going to only answer 50 questions and go home without answering the rest and assume that all the 50 questions you have answered are correct? no. you're going to answer all 100 questions, even though it is obligatory to have at least gotten 50 right. you will try to answer all the questions in the hopes that for the ones you have gotten wrong, the rest of the questions answered will hopefully make up for it and you will pass.

it is the same for nawafil prayers. these nawafil prayers are like the rest of the 50 questions you can answer that help ensure that you pass. nawafil prayers can prevent you from facing the penalty for any shortcomings and errors that led to a rejected prayer on the Day of Judgement.

"by offering nawafil, My servant gets so close to Me that I become the ears with which he hears, the eyes with which he sees, the hands with which he holds, and the feet with which he walks" (sahih bukhari 6502)

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The Voluntary Fasts

al-Sarī b. Yaḥyá said: “al-Ḥasan (al-Baṣrī) used to fast the white days (the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each lunar month), أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَيَّامَ الْبِيضِ the sacred months, وَأَشْهُرَ الْحُرُمِ and every Monday and Thursday.” وَالِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ " Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, al-Zuhd 1/218 أحمد إبن حنبل، الزهد ١/٢١٨ https://shamela.ws/book/8494/1601 Telegram: https://t.me/aljadwal Tumblr: https://al-jadwal.tumblr.com

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Calgary Nawafil Prayer Times

In Islam, the Calgary Nawafil Prayer Times is considered an optional prayer because these are not compulsory as the daily five prayers are, but have significant standing. The Nawafil is also a source of strong relations with Allah. Thus, it’s highly recommended. For more info please Visit our website link https://calgaryprayertimes.com/calgary-nawafil-prayer-times/

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From the greatest of nawafil (ie: supererogatory acts) which bring about the love of Allah is the recitation of the Qurʾan, particularly with pondering and reflection.

💡Ibn Rajab Tafseer 2/217

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Allah calls Himself Al-Waliy— The Protecting Friend, the Ally — on five occasions in the Quran. He is the One who lovingly guards and guides His creation. Al-Waliy is the lord and protector of creation, showing the path to righteousness. He is the One who protects, guards, and supports the believer in this world and the next!

The Ally, The Protector, the Loving Guardian

Waliy comes from the root waaw-laam-yaa, which points  to four main meanings. The first main meaning is to be near and to be a friend and supporter. The second is to defend and guard (in a loving way) and the third main meaning is to turn towards something. The fourth main meaning is to be master and lord.

This root appears 232 times in the Quran in 12 derived forms. Examples of these forms are tawallaw (“they turn away”), awlaa (“is nearer or woe”), al-mawlaa (“the protector”) and awliyaa(“allies”).

Linguistically waliy (plural awliyaa) comes from the root word of wilaya, which is the opposite of enmity (adawaa).  A ‘waliy amr’ is for example used referring to a child’s guardian, who looks after his or her affairs, someone who is close and who takes care of the child.

Al-Waliy combines the near, loving, protective, and guarding attributes of the One who is also the lord and master of the universe! Al-Waliy Himself says: And Allah is the ally of the believers [Quran, 3:68] and Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides him? But Allah – He is the Protector [Quran, 42:9]

The Allies of Allah and the Allies of Shaytan

Al-Waliy has awliyaa among the people and Shaytan also has his allies. Indeed there is no fear upon the awliyaa of Allah, nor shall they grieve; those who believe and used to fear Allah much. For them are glad tidings in this life and the Hereafter. [Quran, 10:62]

The allies of Allah ‘azza wa jall will have no fear nor sadness in this world or the next. And Al-Waliy will bring light into their lives: Allah is the protector of those who believe, He takes them out of darkness into light [Quran, 2: 257] and the allies of Allah will have victory: Whoever takes a Wali of Mine as an enemy, I will wage war on him.[Hadith Qudsi, Al-Bukharee]

Al-Waliy also mentions the allies of Shaytan and the conseqences of their deeds: As for those who disbelieve, their allies are the taaghoot who take them out of the light and into the darkness. Those are the people of fire, and they will be in it forever [Quran, 2: 257] and We have made the devils allies of those who do not believe. [Quran,7:27]

How Can You Live by This Name?

1. Strive to be Allah’s wali.

Al-Waliy says in a hadith qudsi: Nothing endears My servant to Me than doing of what I have made obligatory upon him to do. And My servant continues to draw nearer to Me with the supererogatory (nawafil) so that I shall love him. When I love him, I shall be his hearing with which he shall hear, his sight with which he shall see, his hands with which he shall hold, and his feet with which he shall walk. And if he asks (something) of Me, I shall surely give it to him, and if he takes refuge in Me, I shall certainly grant him it [Al-Bukharee]

Don’t think only scholars can be awliyaa; know that you too can be a wali of Allah ‘azza wa jall! How? By focusing on your obligatory acts of worship first, e.g. give priority to your prayer, like studying ways of how to concentrate better, pray on time, etc.  Then complement them by doing as many voluntary deeds as you can, studying the sunnahso you can apply the daily ways of the prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam to your life. The result is, Al-Waliyy will love you, and when He loves you He will guide you in using your limbs righteously. He will grant your wishes and protect you!

2. Strive for taqwa.

Unquestionably, [for] the awliya of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. Those who believed and had taqwa of Allah.. [Quran, 10:62]. If you want to be a wali of Allah, build a relationship with the Quran and ask Al-Waliy to give you understanding of its ayaat so you will be inspired to live by them Al-Waliyy describes the risk of turning away from the Quran: Whoever turns away from the reminder of the Merciful, we will assign to him a devil, who will be a partner to him[Quran, 43: 36] Another great motivator to increase your taqwa is daily remembering and visualising Paradise. Study the names and attributes of Allah ‘azza wa jall to increase your fear and love for Him and pray to be included in the above ayah as one of His awliyaa.

3. Be a righteous friend.

Be a loving friend to others, protecting their rights. The prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: Allah will aid a servant (of His) so long as the servant aids his brother. [Muslim] Take any responsibility you have seriously in representing someone or supporting someone with their affairs.

4.Trust that Allah is the best ally.

Remind yourself that Al-Waliy is the best ally to turn to at all times and put your trust in Him. When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was their Waliy. And in Allah let the believers put their trust [Quran, 3:122] Take comfort in the fact that He knows your enemies and He is your best Helper: Allah is full of knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is Sufficient as a Waliy; and Allah is sufficient as a Helper [Quran, 4:45]

5. Ask Al-Waliyy.

You will always be in need of the support and protection of Al-Waliy so ask Him to protect and assist you in this life, at the time of death, in the grave, and on the Day of Reckoning.

Wallahu ta’alaa ‘alem.

O Allah, Al-Waliy, we know that You are the most  loving Guardian. Make us of your awliyaa and guide us to complement our obligatory acts of worship with abundant voluntary deeds. Bless us with righteous friends, make us pious friends to other believers and assist us in turning to You and trusting in You only as our best Ally at all times, ameen!

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Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem.

In our house, we obey Allah & respect each other;

We pray all the fardh prayers,

Recite the Qur’an,

Observe nawafil and fast,

Make lots of Adhkar,

Say kind words,

Apologise if wrong,

Forgive one another.

Inspire an ideal peaceful home with Rules of a Muslim Home!. Create a home full of blessings and tranquility. A home worthy of Islamic etiquette. When guests visit, they should leave breathtaking and whisper; “wow!, what a Muslim home!���.

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THREE STAGES TO TAHAJJUD

One of the most virtuous of the nawafil acts of worship is waking up in the middle of the night for tahajjud prayer. This is that special time when the doors of mercy are thrown open and the angels are dispersed, seeking out those in need of their Lord. Yet, how unfortunate our situation is that we are deprived from this great bounty.

“Their sides shun their beds in order to pray to their Lord in fear and hope…”(Quran, 32: 16)

Abu Hurayrah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said,“The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer.” [Muslim]

I remember anytime one of the narrations regarding tahajjud would come up in a text, or was mentioned by one of our teachers, the students would eagerly ask how they could become regular in this blessed act. Here are a few suggestions based on their responses.

Stage 1 – I just can’t wake up

Despite your best efforts (asking a friend to call, multiple alarms, sleeping early, making a firm intention at night, etc.) if you simply cannot force yourself to get up, pray your tahajjud prayer before you go to sleep. Its time technically begins after Isha, so this can be a means of showing Allah that you are serious, and truly desirous of this great bounty. Couple this with dua admitting your inability and asking Allah for His bounty.

Stage 2 – I am sporadic in my tahajjud

If you are blessed to wake up for tahajjud on occasion, or get up most days, but miss a few here and there, be sure to “make-up” the prayer on the days that you don’t get up. And of course couple this with dua.

Umar (radiallahu anhu) narrates that“I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) say, ‘Whenever one of you sleeps through his night devotions, or through a part of them, then, if you perform them between the Fajr (i.e after Ishraq) and Dhuhr prayer, you will receive the same reward as if you performed them at night.’” [Muslim]

Stage 3 – I regularly wake up for tahajjud

Alhamdulillah, if you are at this stage you need to ensure 3 things:

Give shukr every night that Allah allowed you take advantage of this great blessing.

Admit to Allah that while you are unworthy of such a blessing, you are in need of it.

Beg Allah that He allow you to wake up the following night as well.

May Allah, Most High, allow each of us to be regular in our tahajjud prayers!

Ismail Ahmed

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Narrated `Aisha:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was never more regular and particular in offering any Nawafil

than the two rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1163

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2024 islamic goals ideas 🩷

finish the entire Qur’an

memorise at least x5 surah’s

start to pray on time

read and finish Qur’an in translation of your language

learn tajweed rules and improve Qur'an recitation

pray in the masjid more

plan your days around salah rather than the other way round

learn Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ 's 99 names/attributes

detach from worldly means/people/things/desires

adopt true tawakkul

speak in a manner that's pleasing to Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ

have better hygiene

be kinder to the creation

eradicate the ego and adopt meekness and humility

habits to form

waking up for fajr more often

waking up for tahajjud more often

reading 1 page minimum of Qur’an every single day

reading books on religious knowledge bimonthly

exercising at least 2x a week

eating healthily with a balanced diet

daily dhikr after each fard prayer

listening to more islamic podcasts

daily gratitude journaling, thanking Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ

praying nawafil (voluntary) prayers more often

less backbiting, more journalling

getting better sleep and not sleeping so late

praying for people rather than judging them

giving sadaqah more often

durood sharif and dhikr before you go to bed

daily or at least weekly cleaning of your space

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❝ It is strange how hard hearts have gotten and the abandonment of the Quran we see, so one doesn't think of completing the Quran except every Ramadan, and our prophet ﷺ said "oh my lord, my people have abandoned this book".

It is strange to see the great neglect of nawafil, or more like, fara'idh!...

so prayer became just mere movements, standing and sitting without any effects on the heart, abandoning takbiraat al ihraam and accepting to be in the last lines in the masjid, know that whoever wants to achieve glory is never pleased to be in the last line.

It’s strange how many are lazy to go to jum'a or to pray in congregation, and to spend in sadaqa almost like Allah doesn't buy from the believers their selves and wealth in exchange of Jannah! ❞

-Shayhk khālid al Rāshid فك الله أسر ه

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Narrated Abu Huraira رضی اللہ عنہ :

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him."

Narrated by Sahih Bukhari in his bookImam Bukhari

Hadith (Sahih)

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Some of us may think that the virtues of the 10 blessed days of Dhul-Hijjah are only for the hujjaj. Yes, the hujjaj will be doing the best ‘ibaadah that any of us can do in these days, but what about those who can't go for Hajj? Are we deprived of the virtues of these 10 days?

Absolutely not, alhamdulillah. The Rabb of the Ka’bah is the same Rabb that we all worship. So what can we non-hujjaj do? Here are some recommendations, bismillah:

🌿 Fix the quality of our obligatory acts of worship, eg. our daily salaah, our relationship with our parents and family. Always get our obligatory ‘ibaadat covered first. Sheikh Younus Kathrada wrote the following beneficial advice:

❛We find in a hadith qudsi: “My slave does not draw near to Me with anything dearer to Me than what I have made obligatory for him. My slave continues to draw near to Me by doing supererogatory deeds until I love him."

From this, we should be aware that the fard / waajib takes precedence over the nawafil / voluntary deeds. Strive first and foremost to carry out your obligations, such as salaah, zakah, hijaab, dutifulness to parents, good treatment of your spouse etc before diving into the optional deeds. Combining them is ideal, but doing what is obligatory is the priority. So if one hasn’t paid zakah, what is sadaqah going to do for them? If one does not establish the five daily prayers, what’s a few extra rak’ahs before Jumu’ah going to do for them?

We have to have our priorities in order, and these ten days [of Dhul-Hijjah] are a great opportunity to set things straight, in shaa Allah.❜

🌿 Make sincere tawbah and istighfar. Dhul-Hijjah is the last month of the hijri year, and it’s a great reminder for us to take stock of our shortcomings and sins. Be honest and ask ourselves: Am I happy with the ‘ibaadat I did this year?

🌿 Fast the first 9 days of Dhul-Hijjah (don’t fast on the 10th – that’s the day of ‘Eid).

🌿 If we have difficulties to fast on any of these days, then at least fast on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah because of its immense reward: For just one single day of fasting, Allah expiates our sins of 2 years — the past, and the coming year. 【Sahih Muslim 1162b】

🌿 Make dhikr abundantly even as we walk, or idling at home. It doesn't take much, just a simple mindfulness while we do remembrance of Allah. And the best adhkaar in the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah are: Tahleel (Laa ilaaha illAllah), Takbeer (Allahu Akbar), and Tahmeed (Alhamdulillah). 【Musnad Ahmad 5423】

🌿 Increase in doing other voluntary 'ibaadah such as optional salaah, reciting the Qur’an, giving in charity, making supplications, doing da’wah, and other good deeds.

Remember that good deeds done in these 10 days are more superior and more beloved to Allah than any other day in the entire year. May Allah help us utilise these days to the best of our capability, and accept from us.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

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🍃🕊🍃 Imam al-Jawad (as)

Used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil). Narrators of traditions have reported that he would offer two rak’as (units of prayer), in each of which he would recite the sura of al-Fatiha (1) and the sura of al-Ikhlaas (112) seventy times.(1) He would offer a lot of worship in the month of Rajab. Ar-Rayyan bin as-Salt said,

“When Abu Jafar the second was in Baghdad, he fasted on the middle and the twenty-seventh of Rajab and all his servants fasted with him. He ordered us to offer a prayer that was twelve rak’as. In each rak’a we had to recite the sura of al-Fatiha and another sura, and when we finished the prayer, we recited the suras of al-Fatiha, al-Ikhlass, al-Falaq (113) and an-Naas (114) four times each, and la ilaha illallahu wallahu akbar, subhanallah wel hamdulillah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illabillah al-aliy al-adheem(2)four times.”(3)

Imam al-Jawad (as) said,

“In Rajab there is a night that is better than all that the sun rises on: it is the night of the twenty-seventh.”

He mentioned a special prayer to be offered that night.(4)

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1. Wassa'il ash-Shia, (vol. 5, pg. 298)

2. la ilaha illallah (there is no god but Allah)

wallahu akbar (and Allah is great),

subhanallah (glory be to Allah) wel

hamdulillah (and praise be to Allah),

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illabillah

al-aliy al-adheem (there is no power

and strength save in Allah, the High,

the Great).

3. Wassa'il ash-Shia, (vol. 5, pg. 243)

4. Ibid, (pg. 242)

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Surat Al-‘A`lá (The Most High) -

سورة الأعلى

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself [by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism]

وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ

And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers).

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

But you prefer the worldly life,

وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

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Imam Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said:

‏ومن أعظم ما يحصل به محبة الله تعالى من النوافل : تلاوة القرآن ، وخصوصاً مع التدبر .

“From the greatest of nawafil which bring about the love of Allah is the recitation of the Quran, particularly with pondering and reflection.”

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