DIVINE LINK: Durbah's Gemz

[RabiaM]

The Shaykh mentioned that he judged a community based on how clean their bathrooms were. What does your Masjid's bathroom look like? Does it need a facelift? a paintjob? BAGS OF POTPOURRI????

**Action Item:
When you next go to the Masjid, take a look at its bathroom. Write a list of what can be improved, and YOU go DO something about it. Dont wait for others to get the reward...go do it yourself!

[Saad Malik]

In order to obtain the reward of one hajj and one umrah, one must do the following:
1. Pray Fajr salah with the jam'ah
2. Remain seated in the same spot afterwards
3. Engage in Dhikr until sunrise (making sure you do not have any conversations with others)
4. Then pray 2 rak'ah. (ash-shuruq)

[Bro Musa]

salah is one of the most important pillars in islam. so make sure that u are doing it correctly. the 5 daily prayers are not enough. the sunnah needs to be done as well. for every 12 sunnah that u do a house is reserved for u in jannah.

[Bro Musa]

rush to your prayer not through it.

Dress well in front of your Lord. Dont just wake up and pray in your pjs. You are standing in front of Your Lord. You wouldnt go to an interview or any other place with pjs or disheveled clothes so come to salah with the best smell, clothes etc.

Amongst the sahaba they would grow pale everytime the would stand for prayer. Why? because of the One he is standing in front of.

[LImbers]

SubhanAllah, people have difficulty with praying 5 times a day praying on time, with khushoo, with full focus, right? Well subHanAllah, just remember, remember that was was ordained for us to pray 50 times a day, and our merciful Prophet SAW knew this would be a huge burden, a huge task for his Ummah and Allah Azz Wa Jal granted his request. Imainge praying 50 and missing 10 ??! Allah Azz Wa Jal Knows the wisdom for initially ordaining 50.. It was that important to our Rabb to worship Him so he made it over 4 dozen times, yet out of His Mercy, He allowed us to only Pray 5 times a day. Ya Ummah, then should we not pray more and be thankful for it us only 5, not 50?? I am, alhamdulilah. We should feel guilt yet pleasure in praying nawafil...we really should be happy and smile, and enjoy it!

Once the salah is okay everything else will follow. Not only on the day when all will be accountable but also in this world. When we truly revolve our time around salah we actually end up with more time then you did by delaying it. Once you have your salah right, everything else seems little and your day flows so much better

concentrate on every part of your salah. Seek meaning from every action because it has all be divinely ordained. The tashahhud, the qiyaam, the ruku, the sujood, everything about the salah is so amazing when you break it down. The humbleness in each of the actions, the lowering of the gaze, the patience, the discipline.

SubhanAllah Not only is it preparation for the hereafter but akhlaaq and characteristics to apply to your daily life can be derived from the salah.

You are with the ones you Love in the Hereafter. You show your Love to your Lord by obedience such as the salah. You are conversing with your Lord and those who rush to Allah Allah will come to them even faster.

And to be in the company of the Prophet inshaAllah, what better way to show your love for the Prophet but to follow him in action. How to do this? by perfecting the salah

To pray the salah means nothing, to have khushu' determines how much you get out of their salah. Dont be passive in your salah but active, look for meaning every time you stand before your Lord. There will be some that take a quarter, or a half or even nothing from your salah. Savor every sweetness and reflect on the salah. Because the salah is something that springs about so much pleasure to the heart.