Salaamun all brothers and sisters in Islam,
Warning: Please be sure to learn from the verses [aayaats] quoted by yourself and ask Allah to help you understand the same and then follow. In other words, DO NOT follow any human being but follow what Allah guides you towards.
We are not allowed to write any articles or about The Book of Allah, but we can tell [audio] or explain in our own words by mouth. Cause, every writer includes his own understanding with the Word of Allah, which could be wrong. Infact, you don't have to follow people's understanding but you have to follow what Allah ask you.
Beside this, Allah said: "Inna huda-Allahi huwal huda", that means, "Indeed, guidance from Allah is the real guidance". So always try to learn by yourself, take help from me and others just to get the references from The Book, but study it on your own and ask Allah to guide you on the same, then, inshaAllah, you will be on the right path.
InshaAllah, I will give you references about AlSalaat and try to explain what I understand and practice.
Here we go....
Salaat is an Arabic word that means "Link" or "Contact".
This word may define itself that we have to create our link with Allah or we have to contact Allah at particular given times.
In most of the places AlSalaat is used with the word 'Aqim', like "Aqeemu AlSalaat". Aqim means to straighten or to correct as we ask Allah for "Siraat AlMustaqeem" means "Correct Path". Mustaqeem is the derivative of Aqim.
Now we have to understand that what "Aqeemu AlSalaat" means, 'Correct your Salaat'? or 'Correct your Link'? or 'Straighten your Contact'? Yes it says the same. Why? It may be the reason as Allah said:
19:58 أولئك الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبين من ذرية ءادم وممن حملنا مع نوح ومن ذرية إبرهيم وإسرءيل وممن هدينا واجتبينا إذا تتلى عليهم ءايت الرحمن خروا سجدا وبكيا
19:59 فخلف من بعدهم خلف أضاعوا الصلوة واتبعوا الشهوت فسوف يلقون غيا
19:60 إلا من تاب وءامن وعمل صلحا فأولئك يدخلون الجنة ولا يظلمون شيءا
19:58 Those are the ones whom Allah has blessed from among the prophets from the progeny of Adam, and those We carried with Noah, and from the progeny of Abraham and Israel, and from whom We have guided and chosen. When the revelations of the Almighty are recited to them, they fall down prostrating, and in tears.
19:59 Then, generations came after them who lost the contact prayer, and followed desires. They will find their consequences.
19:60 Except for whoever repents and believes and does good works; they will be admitted to the Paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.
أضاعوا means Waste that could mean that their contacts with Allah are going waste.
Now to cut it short, here is the step-by-step way I make my Contact [AlSalaat]:
4:103 AlSalaat has to be made in time.
24:58 Names and time of AlSalaats [i.e., Salaat AlFajr and Salaat AlEshaan]. Only two with the names.
5:6 When you get up for AlSalaat, wash your face, hands, etc....
4:102 Procedure of AlSalaat [Standing and then prostration, thats it].
2:43 Ruku is out of AlSalaat [not a part of AlSalaat].
17:78 Duration and time of Salaat AlEshaan [it is about 15-20 minutes].
11:114 Timing of two AlSalaats [one at two edges of day, other near the times of night].
20:14, 17:111 What to say in AlSalaat.
4:43 What language can we make AlSalaat in [the one that you understand].
2:238 Middle Salaat [Juma Salaat].
If you notice in 2:238, AlSalaati AlWusta is separated from all the Salaats [Salawaat]. If you take it as your daily Salaat, then at what time do you made your Salaat on Juma? And why this middle Salaat is not included in Salawaat [All the Salaats]?
For example, if someone ask you to take out ALL the book from the room and the red one also. What does this mean? It clearly means that red book is not with all the other books. This is how AlSalaati AlWusta is used in 2:238, inshaAllah, if I am not mistaken.
62:9-10 It is made very clear here that when you get a call for AlSalaat on the day of Juma, you have to leave all your sellings, that means this is not the time of Salaat AlFajr. When you complete AlSalaat, then again seek Allah's Fadzal [Bounty?] that means, this is not the time Salaat AlEshaan, cause after Salaat AlEshaan is the time of privacy as in 24:58.
This clearly shows that AlSalaat AlJuma is to be made between the two Salaat times, AlSalaat AlWusta [middle Salaat].
This is 100% my personal understanding and practicing about AlSalaat, you may need to do your own research.
May Allah guide us all towards the correct path.
Allah Hafiz,
Mohammed M. Khan
