Recitation 177

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh. Please refer to the text:
(19) أَوْكَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ اُلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَتٌ وَّرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَبِعَهُمْ فِى~ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ اُلصَّوَعِقِ حَذَرَ اُلْمَوْتِج وَاللهُ مُحِيطُم بِاُلْكَفِرِينَ
أَوْكَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ اُلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَتٌ وَّرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَبِعَهُمْ = "Aw Ka Shoi-yi-bim~Mi-nas-Sa-ma~~i Fi~ Hi ZHu-lu-ma~tuw~Wa Raa-duw~Wa Barr-quy~Yajj-'a-lu~na A-sho~bi-'a Hum", "Aw" = Or, "Ka" = like, "SHoi-yi-bin" = be struck, "Mi-na" = from, "as-Sa-ma~~i" = the heaven, sky, "Fi~ Hi" = in it, "ZHu-lu-ma~tun" = darkness, "Wa Roo-dun" = and thunder, "Wa Barr-qun" = and lightning, "Yajj-'a-lu~na" = they make, place, put, "A-sho~bi-'a" = fingers, "Hum" = their,
فِى~ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ اُلصَّوَعِقِ حَذَرَ اُلْمَوْتِ = "Fi~~ A~dza~ni Him~Mi-nash-SHo-wa~'i-qi Ha-dza-rol-Mau~t".  "Fi~" = into, "A~dza~ni" = ears, "Him" = their, "Mi-na" = from, for, "ash-SHo-wa~'i-qi" = the thunderbolt, "Ha-dza-ro" =  wary of, "al-Mau-ti" = the death.
"Aw Ka SHoi-yi-bim~Mi-nas-Sa-ma~~i Fi~ Hi ZHu-lu-ma~tuw~Wa Roo-duw~Wa Barr-quy~Yajj-'a-lu~na A-sho~bi-'a Hum Fi~~ A~dza~ni Him~Mi-nash-SHo-wa~'i-qi Ha-dza-rol-Mau~t" (a Madd 'Aridh Lis-Sukun/ transitory to cease = 4 harakat).  = Or (they, the hypocrites when hearing the teaching and the advice from the Quran are) like being struck (by heavy rain) from the heaven/sky where there is darkness and thunder and lightning that they place their fingers in their ears (refusing to listen to the Teaching from and the Advice given by the Quran as if) they are afraid of the thunderbolt and are wary of death (as the Advice, the Guidance and the Truth are unpleasant and are very difficult for them to accept. And the threat with painful and grievous torment set in the Quran are like that of the thunderbolt to them. And there is no other way to avoid hearing it/the threat but to put their fingers in their ears so that they will not hear it). 
ج = a Waqof Jaiz/permissible pause sign.
وَاُللهُ مُحِيطٌ بِاُلْكَفِرِينَ = "Wal-Lohu Mu-hi~tum~Bil-Ka~fi-ri~~n". = "Wa" = And, but, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Mu-hi~tun" = acquainted, familiar, "Bi" = with, "al-Ka~fi-ri~na" = the unbelievers.
"Wal-Lohu Mu-hi~tum~bil-Ka~fi-ri~~n". = But Allah is familiar with the unbelievers' (behaviour).
(20) (to be continued).
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Let us continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
 (2) Solat: Before we proceed further, let us look at what the Prophet s.a.w. said about how to perform a solat: (a) Bukhari narrated that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Perform solat in like manner as I perform the solat". (b) From Ibnu Abbas r.a. who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, " The Archangel Gabriel a.s. had led me to solat twice, before/in front of the Caaba....." (narrated by Abu Daud and At-Tirmidzi). (c) From Abi Hurairah r.a. who said that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "When you are (about) to perform the solat, take wudhuu, then face towards the Qiblat, then (utter) Takbir = "Allohu Akbar", then recite whatever (verses of) the Quran that are easy for you to recite, Then rukuu, ... and so on and so forth". (narrated by the Seven).
 (d)From Abdullah ibnu Ghonam who said (in his report which is a long Hadith, I cut it short and forward the important part for us to examine) that Abu Malik al-'Asy'ari had gathered his people and taught them how to perform solat as he had learnt personally from the Prophet s.a.w. (After gathering his people, he taught them how to take wudhuu, then when the time for solat had come, he stood up and exclaimed the Adzan/call to solat. Then he arranged them with men in the front line, the boys were placed behind the men, then the women behind the boys. Then exclaimed the Iqomah/raising to perform solat, then he stepped forward and raised his hands and exclaimed Takbir = "Allohu Akbar". After that he recited Al-Fatihah ... and so on and so forth." (narrated by Ahmad and Abu Jaala).
  (e) From Abu Hurairah r.a. said, "A man had entered into the mosque and performed solat. Then he went to the Prophet s.a.w. He made salam to the Prophet s.a.w. and was replied by the Prophet s.a.w. who then asked the man to reperform his solat because the man had not performed the solat correctly. The man obeyed, and performed the solat once again. And that happened three times. After the third time, he said to the Prophet s.a.w. that he did not know how and asked the Prophet s.a.w. to teach him. The Prophet s.a.w. said, "If you wanted to perform solat, utter the Takbir (Allohu Akbar), then recite verses of the Quran that you know, that is easy for you, then rukuu ... and so on and so forth". (narrated by Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim).
 [Note: Not one of these Hadith has mentioned about "Niyat" by the Prophet s.a.w. when he taught his followers to perform solat. However, the Four celebrated Imam had used Qias/analogy that other 'ibadah/religious rites, such as fasting, Hajj, 'Umrah and so forth require resolving the niyat. So, in solat, it is required to resolve niyat that the solat is perform because of Allah and to determine what solat it is performed, either it is a fardhu or a sunnah, either it is Shubuh, or Zhuhur and so forth. Thence, when the Imam had fixed or decided a Rule, in this case, that niyat is required, and it must be obeyed by all. Allah says in surah 4 An-Nisaa verse 59, "O believers! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger/Prophet and (obey) Ulil-Amri/those in Authority among you = the Imam". So, the Rule of Niyat must be obeyed.]
 (iii) To Stand Upright In Solat Fardhu: (to be continued).
Until we meet in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.