*The Ten Gifts For Maintaining of Fajr Prayer Regularly*
الجوائز العشر للمحافظين على صلاة الفجر
First Award: *Full light on the Day of Judgement*
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Give good tidings to those who walk to the mosques in darkness for having a perfect light on the Day of Judgment.
الجائزة الأولى :
● النور التام يوم القيامة :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ :“بَشِّرِ الْمَشَّائِينَ فِي الظُّلَمِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ ، بِالنُّورِ التَّامِّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ”. رواه أبو داود والترمذي وصححه الألباني
Second Award: *Two Rakat Sunnah of Fajr is better than the world and what is in it*
‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger as saying:
The two rak’ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.
الجائزة الثانية :
● ركعتا سنة الفجر خير من الدنيا وما فيها :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ:“رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا”.
رواه مسلم
Third Award: *Too many good deeds for too many steps towards Masjid*
Narrated ‘Uqbah bin ‘Aamir (RA):
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: He who goes out from his home to the Masjid, for him is written in every step that he takes ten good deeds, and one who sits in the Masjid waiting for prayer is as if constantly calling (worshipping Allah), and is written from those praying until he returns back home.
الجائزة الثالثة :
● كثرة الحسنات بكثرة الخطى إلى المساجد :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ :“مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ كُتِبَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ يَخْطُوهَا عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ، وَالْقَاعِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِد يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلاَةَ كَالْقَانِتِ، وَيُكْتَبُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ، حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ”. أخرجه أحمد
Fourth Award: *Angels witnessing*
Allah said (meaning) : Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur’an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
الجائزة الرابعة :
● شهادة الملائكة :
قال جل في علاه :“أَقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُوداً ”. الإسراء : ٧٨
Fifth Award: *Safety from Hell-Fire*
Abu Zuhair ‘Umarah bin Ruwaibah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: “He who performs Salat (prayers) before the rising of the sun and before its setting, will not enter the Hell.” [Means Fajr and Asr.]
الجائزة الخامسة :
● النجاة من النار :
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ :“لَنْ يَلِجَ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا، يَعْنِى الْفَجْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ”. رواه مسلم
Sixth Award: *Seeing Allah, Exalted be He*
Jarir b. Abdullah is reported to have said:
We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he looked at the full moon and observed: You shall see your Lord as you are seeing this moon, and you will not be harmed by seeing Him. So if you can, do not let -yourselves be overpowered in case of prayer observed before the rising of the sun and its setting, i. e. the ‘Asr prayer and the morning prayer. Jarir then recited it:“ Celebrate the praise of thy Lord before the rising of the sun and before Its setting” (xx. 130).
الجائزة السادسة :
● رؤية الله عز وجل :
عَنْ جَرِيرٍ بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه قَالَ : كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةً – يَعْنِى الْبَدْرَ – فَقَالَ :“إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ هَذَا الْقَمَرَ لاَ تُضَامُّونَ تضارون فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى صَلاَةٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا فَافْعَلُوا الفجر والعصر- ،
ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ”. متفق عليه .
Seventh Award: *Reward of standing in Night*
‘Abd al-Rahman b. Abd ‘Amr reported:
‘Uthman b. ‘Affan said: 0, son of my brother, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: He who observed the ‘Isha’ prayer in congregation, it was as if he prayed up to midnight, and he who prayed the morning prayer in congregation, it was as if he prayed the whole night.
الجائزة السابعة :
● أجر قيام الليل :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ :“مَنْ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَامَ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَمَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَلَّى اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ”. رواه مسلم .
Eighth Award: *Supplication of Angels*
`Ali bin Abi Talib narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who prayed Fajr then sat in his praying place, angels send salat upon him, and their prayers for him: Oh Allah forgive him, Oh Allah show mercy on him.
الجائزة الثامنة :
● دعاء الملائكة :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ :“مَنْ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ، صَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ، وَصَلاَتُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ”. رواه أحمد .
Ninth Award: *Reward of Haj and Omra*
Anas bin Malik narrated that :
the Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun has risen, then he prays two Rak’ah, then for him is the reward like that of a Hajj and Umrah.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Complete, complete, complete.’”
الجائزة التاسعة :
● أجر حجة وعمرة :
قال النَّبِيِّ ﷺ :“مَنْ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ الفجر فِي جَمَاعَةٍ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، كَانَتْ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ”.
رواه الترمذي وصححه الألباني .
Tenth Award: *In the protection and safety of Allah*
Anas b. Sirin reported:
I heard Jundab b. Qasri saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who observed the morning prayer (in congregation), he is in fact under the protection of Allah and it never happens that Allah should make a demand in connection with the protection (that He guarantees and should not get it) for when he asks for anything in relation to His protection, he definitely secures it. He then throws him flatly in the Hell-fire.
الجائزة العاشرة :
● في ذمة الله وحفظه :
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : “مَنْ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ فَهْوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ، فَلاَ يَطْلُبَنَّكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذِمَّتِهِ بِشَىْءٍ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَطْلُبْهُ مِنْ ذِمَّتِهِ بِشَىْءٍ يُدْرِكْهُ، ثُمَّ يَكُبَّهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ”
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