The Prophet (SAW) used to pause after each verse of this surah. (Abu Dawood)
Mistake 2: Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in rukoo' or sujood, and sticking the belly to the thighs in sujood.
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Let not one of you support himself on his forearms (in sujood) like the dog. Let him rest on his palms and keep his elbows away from his body.' (Sahih Muslim) . The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to keep his arms away from his body during rukoo' and sujood that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen (Sahih Muslim).
Mistake 3: Gazing upward during prayer.
This may cause loss of concentration. We are commanded to lower our gaze, and look at the point at which the head rests during sujood. The Prophet (SAW) warned: 'Let those who raise their gaze up during prayer stop doing so, or else their sights would not return to them. i.e. lose their eyesight].' (Muslim)
Mistake 4 : Resting only the tip of the head on the floor during sujood.
The Prophet (SAW) said: 'I am commanded to prostrate on seven bones the forehead and the nose, the two hands [palms], the two knees, and the two feet.' (Sahih Muslim) Applying the above command necessitates resting the forehead and the nose on the ground during sujood.
Mistake 5 : Hasty performance of prayer which does not allow repose and calmness in rukoo' or sujood.
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw a man who did not complete his rukoo' [bowing], and made a very short sujood [prostration] ;
H e (S . A .W. W) said: 'If this man dies while praying in this manner, he would die upholding a religion other than the religion of Muhammad.
'Abu Hurairah (R .T. A) said:
'My beloved friend, Muhammad (S . A .W. W) forbade me to perform postures of prayer copying the picking of a rooster; (signifying fast performance of prayer), moving eyes around like a fox and the sitting like monkeys ( i.e.. to sit on thighs).' (Imam Ahmad & at-Tayalisi) The Messenger of Allah (S . A . W .W ) said: ' The worst thief is the one who steals from his own prayer.' People asked, 'Messenger of Allah! How could one steal from his own prayer?' He (S . A . W .W ) said: 'By not completing its rukoo' and sujood.' (At Tabarani & al-Hakim).
To complete rukoo' is to stay in that posture long enough to recite 'Subhana rabbiyal Adtheem' three times, SLOWLY, and 'Subhana rabbiyal-a'ala' three times, SLOWLY, in sujood. He (SAW) also announced: 'He who does not complete his rukoo' and sujood, his prayer is void..' (Abu Dawood & others)
Mistake 6 : Counting tasbeeh with the left hand
The Prophet (SAW) used to count tasbeeh on the fingers of his right hand after salah. Ibn Qudamah (RA) said: ' The Messenger of Allah (SAW) used his right hand for tasbeeh.' (Abu Dawood). The above hadeeth indicates clearly that the Prophet (SAW) used only one hand for counting tasbeeh. No Muslim with sound mind would imagine that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand for counting tasbeeh. Aa'ishah (RA) said that the Prophet (SAW) used his left hand only for Istinjaa', or cleaning himself after responding to the call of nature. He never used it for tasbeeh. Yasirah (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) commanded women to count tasbeeh on their fingers.
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'They (the fingers) will be made to speak, and will be questioned (on the Day of Resurrection. )' (At-Tirmidhi) .. The above Hadeeth indicates that it is preferable to count tasbeeh on the fingers of the right hand than to do so on masbahah (rosary).
Mistake 7 : Crossing in front of a praying person.
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) warned: 'Were the one who crosses in front of a praying person to know the consequences of doing so, he would have waited for *forty better than to cross in front of him.' (Sahih Bukhari and Muslim). *The forty in the tradition may be days months or even years. Allah knows best.
Common Errors in Prayer That MUST Be Avoided - Please info rm your near and dear ones to take care of the above.
Remember Muslim Ummah in your supplications
COMPREHENSIVE QUR'ANIC PRAYERS
1 Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness
Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna min-al-khasirin.
"Our Lord ! we have wronged ourselves. If Thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surly we are of the lost."
2 Prayer for Grace on both the Worlds
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Rabbana aatina fid-unya hasanatan wa fil-aakhirati hasanatan wa qina 'ashab-an-nar.
"O Lord ! Give unto us in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good and guard us from that doom of the Fire ".
3 Prayer for Forbearance and Fortitude
Rabbana afrigh alaina sabgran wa thabbit aqddamana wansurna alalqaumil-kafirin.
" Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk".
4 Prayer for Protection against the Mischief of the Devil
Rabbi a'udhu bika min hamazat-ishayatini wa audhubika rabbi an yahdurun.
" May Lord ! I seek refuge in Thee from suggestions of the evil ones and I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord ! last they be present with me".
5 Prayer for Protection against the torment of Hell
Rabbanasrif 'anna 'adhaba jahannama inna 'adhadaha kana gharama Innaha sa'at mustaqarran wa muqama:
" Our Lord ! Avert from us the doom of hell: Lo! The doom thereof is anguish. Lo ! it is wretched as abode and station".
6 prayers for the Correction of Heart
Rabana la tuzigh qulubana ba'da idh hadaitana wa hablana min ladunka rahmah innaka antal-Wahhab.
"Our Lord ! Cause not our hearts to stray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon su mercy from Thy Presence. Lo ! Thou, only Thou art the Bestower".
7 Prayers for the Purification of Heart
Rabbanaghfir lana wa li-ikawaninal- ladhina sabaquna bil-imani wa la taj'al fi qulubina ghillal-lil- laghina aamanu rabbana innaka ra'uf-ur-Rahim.
" Our Lord ! Forgive us and our brethren who were before us in the faith, and place not place not in our hearts any rancour towards those who believe. Our Lord ! Thou art full of pity, Merciful".
8 Prayers for Favorable Turn of Events
Rabbana aatina min ladhunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada.
" Our Lord ! Give mercy from Thy presence and shape for us right conduct in our plight".
9 Prayer for salvation
Rabbana aamanna faghfir lana warhamna wa anta khair-ur-rahimain.
" Our Lord ! We believe therefore forgive us and have mercy on us for Thou art best of all who show mercy".
10 Prayer for the grant of satisfaction and peace in the family
Rabbana had lana azeajina e adhur-riyyatina qurrata a'ayunin waj'alana lil-muttaqina imma.
" Our Lord ! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil) ".
11 Prayers for Parents
Rabbanaghfir li wa li-walidayya wa lil-mo'mina yauma uaqumu-ul-hisab.
" Our Lord ! Forgive mi and my parents and the believers on the day when the account is cast ".
12 Prayer for protection form trials and tribulations
Rabban la tu'akhidhna innasina au akhta'na rabbana wa la tahmil 'alaina isran kama hamaltahu 'alalladhina min qablina rabbana wa la tuhamilna ma la taqata lana bihi wa'fu 'anna waghfir lana war hamna anta maulana fansurna 'al-la-qaum- il-kafirin.
" Our Lord ! Condemn us not if we forget or err : Our Lord ! Lay not on us such a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us : Our Lord ! Impose not me us that which we have not the strength to bear : Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us. Thou ' art our Protector and give us victory over the disbe lieving folk ".
13 Prayer for getting rid of the disbelievers' domination
Alallahi tawakkalan rabbana la taj'alna fitnatanlil- qaum-iz-zalimin. Wa najjina firahmatika min-al-qaumil kafirin.
" In Allah we put trust. Our Lord ! Oh, make us not a lure for the wrongdoing folk. And of Thy mercy, save us from the folk that disbelieve".
14 Prayer for a Propitious end
Fatir-as-samawati wal-ardi anta waliyyi fid-dunya wal-aakhirati tawaffani musliman wa allhiqni bissalihin.
" Creator of the heavens and the earth Thou art my protecting Friend in the world and the Hereafter. Make me to die submissive (unto Thee), and join me to the righteous ".
Rabbana innana sami'na munadiyan yunadi lil-imani an aaminu birabbium fa' amanna rabbana faghfirlana dhunubana wa kaffir 'anna sayyi atina wa tawaffana maial abra. Rabbana wa-atina ma wa adtana ala rusulika wala tukhzina yaum-al-qiyamati innaka la tukhlif-ul-mi' ad.
" Our Lord ! We have heard a crier calling unto Faith : Believe ye in your Lord ! So we believed our Lord ! Therefore forgive us our sins, and remit from us our evil deeds and make us die that death of the righteous. Our Lord ! And give us that which Thou hast promised to us by Thy messengers. Confound us not upon the Day of Resurrection. Lo ! Thou breakest not the trust ".
PLEASE REMEMBER ME & ALL MUSLIMS IN YOUR PRAYERS.....
*sorry for arabic font, the sentences can't fit my blog width,so a part of the sentences missed or disapear to some where else.
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