A friend recently sent me this email. It served as a good reminder and thus wanted to share.

I would like to share my personal experience of 3 individuals whom is saw in Masjid during these days in Hyderabad and Chandigarh.

1. First Person was a blind man. I used to see him in my local Masjid (Hyderabad). He used to be present for every Maghrib prayer, climbed stairs, goes to last row, prays there and then leaves.
2. Second person was a man who could not walk. He used to come to masjid (Chandigarh) for Duhar prayers on Crutches. He used to make wadoo and then offered prayers while sitting.
3. Third person was a man whose right hand was paralyzed. I only saw him couple of times in my local masjid (Chandigarh). He used to leave his right hand hanging and pray with left hand (for takbeer, during reciting, and so on)

If people who have these problems can come to Masjid and pray then why cant we do the same when we have everything?”It was not brought down to earth by an angel, rather Allaah wanted to bless His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by taking him up to heaven and addressing him directly concerning the obligation of prayer. This is something that is unique to prayer among all the rituals of Islam. ”

“It was narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Between a man and shirk [associating others with Allaah] and kufr [disbelief] there stands his giving up prayer.” Narrated by Muslim, 82.”

“It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “The first deed for which a person will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayer. If it is good then he will have prospered and succeeded, but if it is bad then he will be doomed and have lost. If anything is lacking from his obligatory prayers, the Lord will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary prayers, and make up the shortfall in his obligatory prayers from that.’ Then all his deeds will be dealt with likewise.” Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 465; al-Tirmidhi, 413.”

This is a reminder for all of us. I ask Allaah to help us to remember Him, give thanks to Him and to worship Him properly.

Imtiaz …

Now tell me, what excuse do you have?

Posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 under Islam, Personal development.
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