6 Dhul Qida, 1436 EWSLETTER August 21, 2015 NMuslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area Effective 8/22 Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Ishaa Juma Juma PRAYER TIMES MCA 5:40 1:30 5:30 Sunset 9:20 12:15 1:30 UPCOMING EVENTS TONIGHT - Signs of the last day Aug 22 - Let Your Hair Down Aug 29 - Parents Night out - Ideal Muslimah An-Noor 5:40 1:30 6:15 Sunset 9:20 12:15 1:30 p. 5 p. 9 TONIGHT Friday, August 21, 2015 Shaykh Jamal El Mekki 7:00PM to 10:00PM Khadijah Banquet Hall For questions please contact social@mcabayarea.org Article Respecting the house of Allah SWT p. 3 HADITH Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding [Sahih Muslim] Cure is in three (things): a drink of honey, a slash of the knife used in Hijaamah and branding (cauterising) by fire. And I prohibit my nation from cauterising. [Sahih Bukhari] Imam Nawawi was born near Damascus in 631 AH and died at the age of 44. He wrote a large number of books on various subjects. TO ADVERTISE WITH US, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter MCA, c/o Newsletter, P.O. Box 180, Santa Clara, CA 95052 newsletter@mcabayarea.org www.mcabayarea.org (408) 727-7277 X416
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FEATURED ARTICLE 3 Respecting the Houses of Allah: Status and Etiquette of the Masajid by Yusra Oweis 1) Honor and revere it. Allah (glorified and exalted be He) says, And whoever honors the symbols of Allah indeed, it is from the piety of hearts. (22:32) 2) You are Allah s guest, so act in the best way. It is stated in a Prophetic narration that, [The one who goes to the masjid] is the guest of Allah. (Tabarani) 3) Leaving your house with wudu (ablution). In the same narration as above, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said, Whoever performs wudu (ablution) in the best manner, then leaves to the masjid, then (know) that he is a guest of Allah, and it is incumbent on the guest to honor his host. (Tabarani) The first two etiquettes are mental preparations while this one is a physical preparation. In another narration, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said, He who purifies (performs wudu ) himself in his house and then walks to one of the houses of Allah for performing an obligatory prayer, one step of his will wipe out his sins and another step will elevate his rank (in Paradise). (Muslim) 4) Dressing with nice clothes that are clean. Allah (glorified and exalted be He) says, O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer. (7:31) imam Sa di (may Allāh have mercy upon him) explains this ayah by saying, [wear your clothing] meaning cover yourself properly with clothing that is clean and nice. Both genders should refrain from wearing form-fitting clothes, clothes that emanate the odor of food, and clothes that do not cover us properly. 5) Reading the Prophetic supplication for leaving to the masjid. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) mentioned in a narration that, Salah (prayer) is light. This means that prayer is a light in the heart of the believer, and it will be light for him in the hereafter. In this supplication, the believer asks Allah to increase him in this spiritual light and to surround him with light from all directions. 6) Parking properly. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said, Iman has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: `La ilaha illallah (there is no true god except Allah) while the least of them is the removal of harmful object from the road. And shyness is a branch of iman. (Bukhari and Muslim) Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen (may Allāh have mercy upon him) says in his explanation of this narration, If removing harm from the path is a sign of iman, then placing harm there is a deficiency in iman. Today, some people park their cars wherever they want for long periods of time and in the middle of the road, no matter if the area is wide or narrow, but this is not a trait of a believer. A believer is one who has modesty in his heart and is empathetic to the needs of the people; loving for them what he loves for himself. How can you be an example while you park your car in the center of the road and you do not think about the hardship it causes the people? Sometimes they will block the path and will park in front of the masjid s entrance, constricting the road and bringing about difficultly for the people when they leave the Friday prayer. This is incorrect. 7) Reading the supplication for entering the masjid, and entering with your right foot. Upon leaving the masjid, reading the supplication for leaving and leaving with your left foot. Anas (may Allāh be pleased with him) said, It is from the sunnah (Prophetic tradition) that we enter the masjid with our right foot and leave with our left foot. (Hakim) 8) Greeting the masjid. How do you greet the masjid? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said, When one of you comes to the mosque, he should pray two rak at before he sits. (Agreed Upon) 9) Lowering voices and refraining from disturbing those who are praying. Abu SaEid al-khurdi (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet was making seclusion (i tikaf) in the mosque and he heard the people reciting aloud. He removed the covering and said: Verily, each of you is in a private conversation with his Lord so you should not disturb each other. And you are not to raise your voices against each other in the recitation. (Abu Dawud) The Companions did not like to raise their voices in the masjid. Umar (may Allāh be pleased with him) advised two men to keep their voices down while in the masjid of the Prophet. (Bukhari) This does not mean we cannot talk in the masjid, but it is yet another way to revere the House of Allah. The author of Fiqh us-sunnah, Sayyid Sabiq (may Allāh have mercy upon him) says, It is not allowed to raise one s voice in such a way that it disturbs others prayers, even if it is done while reciting the Qur an. Teaching or imparting knowledge (to others) is exempt from this. 10) Maintaining the masajid by keeping it clean and smelling nice. Aishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) reports that the Prophet ordered that mosques be built in residential areas and that they be cleaned and perfumed. (ibn Hibban) We also learn from a narration in Bukhari that a woman used to clean the masjid of the Prophet died. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) asked about her and the Companions told him that she passed away. He went to her grave and prayed the funeral prayer for her. This hadith shows us how much the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) loved this woman for cleaning the masjid. These etiquettes are taught to us by Allah and His Messenger, so we should practice them diligently in hopes of coming closer to Allah and being among those whose hearts are attached His Houses. Original Article: http://muslimmatters.org/2012/07/18/respecting-the-houses-of-allah-status-and-etiquette-of-the-masajid/
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One Million Meals Help Families in Extreme Poverty who Cannot Feed their Children Have you considered him who calls the judgment a lie? That is the one who treats the orphan with harshness, And does not urge (others) to feed the poor. [Al-Qur an: Surah Al-Ma un 107: 1-3] The current worldwide economic crisis is putting tremendous pressure on people in under-developed countries who were already struggling with poverty to begin with. Many are at a point where they can hardly feed their children even once a day. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, The most excellent sadaqah consists in your satisfying a hungry stomach. (Tirmidhi #1946) Every year Hidaya Foundation strives to provide one million meals throughout the world to such people in extreme poverty and in dire need. Typically, Hidaya offers packages of flour, rice, lentils, dry milk powder, sugar, tea, spices, and oil to needy families, though the nature of food supplies can vary according to the regions and countries involved. Due to buying in bulk, it costs only 50 cents per meal. Donate the most excellent sadaqah, please help us feed the poor. Hidaya Foundation 408.244.3282 www.hidaya.org P.O. Box 5481 Santa Clara, CA 95056 Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501(C)(3) charitable organization with Tax ID # 77-0502583