Recitation 183

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 (synopsis of the Religion of Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(27) اُلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اُللهِ مِنم بَعْدِ مِيثَقِهِى وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ اُللهُ بِهِى ~ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى اُلْأَرْضِ ج أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ
اُلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اُللهِ مِنم بَعْدِ مِيثَقِهِى = "Al-La-dzi~na Yanq~qu-dhu~na 'Ah-dal-Lohi Mim~Baa-di Mi~tha~qi Hi~", "Al-La-dzi~na" = Who, "Yanq~qu-dhu~na" = they break, " 'Ah-da" = promise, "Al-Lohi" = Allah, "Min" = from, "Baa-di" = after, "Mi~tha~qi" = pack, contract, covenant, "Hi~" = his,
وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَر اُللهُ بِهِى أَن يُوصَلَ = "Wa Yaqq-to-'u~na  Ma~~ A-ma-rol-Lohu Bi Hi~~ Ay~Yu~sho-la", "Wa" = and, "Yaqq-to-'u~na" = cut, server, "Ma~" = what, "A-ma-ro" = commanded, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Bi Hi~" = to it, "An" = so that, "Yu~sho-la" = to join, connect,
وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى اُلْأَرْضِ = "Wa Yuf-si-du~na Fil-Arrdh". "Wa" = and, "Yuf-si-du~na" = they make mischief, "Fi~" = at, on, "al-Arr-dhi" = the earth.
"Al-La-dzi~na Yanq-qu-dhu~na 'Ah-dal-Lohi Mim~Baa-di Mi~tha~qi Hi~" = (The sinners are) Those who break their promises made to Allah (or have violated Allah's commandments) after making the pack/contract (that they had read in their Scripture, the Torah or the Gospel that the last of the Prophets/Messengers named Ahmad or Muhammad will arrive as the final Messenger of Allah, and they had promised to Allah that they would stand by and support him. But when Muhammad s.a.w. came, they broke their promises, they did not stand by him s.a.w. nor gave support to him, but they went against him and denied him instead).
"Wa Yaqq-to-'u~na Ma~~ A-ma-rol-Lohu Bi Hi~~ Any~Yu~sho-la" = And they cut/server what/the "Shilatu Rohim"/uterine relation or ties of uterine friendship (in each family between its members, husband and wife, children and parents, children and children and so forth, between one Muslim and another, between one Mankind and another, and between Mankind and his Creator, Allah) that Allah commanded them to be connected/joined/united.
"Wa Yuf-si-du~na Fil-Arrdh" = And they cause mischief (by committing sin against Allah, and against humanity, and also against the other creatures, and the natural environment, and so forth) on earth.
ج = A Waqof Jaiz sign.
أُوْلَئِك هُمُ اُلْخَسِرُونَ = "U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". "U-la~~i-ka" = These are, "Hu-mu" = those, "al-KHo~si-ru~na" = the losers.
"U-la~~i-ka Hu-mul-KHo~si-ru~~n". = These are those who are the losers (because they will not be guided by Allah, and will abide in the Hell Fire forever and ever and will never enter the Paradise, unless before dying/before their souls reach their throats when being drawn away the Angels of Death, they repent of their errors and ask for forgiveness from Allah).
(28) (to be continued).
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Letn us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
  (2) Solat: (v) Rukuu/bowing:
        It was/is unanimously agreed by all Ulama that Rukuu/bowing is a Fardhu/duty/obligatory in solat. Allah says in surah 22 Al-Hajj verse 77, "O believers! Rukuu/bow down and sujud/prostrate ..."
   How is Rukuu performed: by bending the upper body forward by the waist that the upper body is parallel to the floor. The head must not bent down nor tilted upwards, but is in a straight line with the back and the bottoms. It is Makruh/detestible to bend down the head and/ or to tilt up the head. One of my ustadz/teachers said that it was/is haram to tilt up the head (it is a gesture of arrogant). The eyes look at the floor. Both hands are placed on both knees. The knees must be straight, but if there were aches and pains in the knees or legs, be straight as possible. The both arms are also must be straight. Both feet are, of course, apart. And there should be a Tomaaninah/rest or a pause.
A Hadith reported by Abu Qotadah who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, "The worst thief is a person who steals from his solat". They/the companions asked, "O Rosululloh, how does one steal the
solat?" He s.a.w. replied, "His Rukuu and his Sujud is not complete/well done, or he does not straighten his bottoms in his Rukuu and in his Sujud (the Rukuu and the Sujud are not done properly and there is no a Tomaaninah/rest or pause for about at least four or five seconds)". (narrated by Ahmad, Tibroni, Ibnu Khuzaimah and Hakim).
And from Abu Mas'ud al-Badari that the Prophet s.a.w. said: (to be continued).
Until we meet in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.