Recitation 247

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 Islam). Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(96) وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ اُلنَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَوةٍ وَمِنَ اُلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ ج يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِى مِنَ اُلْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ قلى وَاُللهُ بَصِيرُم بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ
وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ اُلنَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَوةٍ وَمِنَ اُلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ = "Wa La Ta-ji-dan~na Hum Ah-ro-shon~Na~si 'A-la~ Ha-ya~tiw~wa Mi-nal-La-dzi~na Asy-ro-ku~".  "Wa" = And, "La" = truly, "Ta-ji-dan~na" = you will find, "Hum" = them, "Ah-ro-sho" = greedier than, "an~Na~si" = the people, " 'A-la" = on, of, "Ha-ya~tin" = life, "Wa Mi-na" = and from, "al-La-dzi~na" = who, "Asy-ro-ku~" = polytheists, pagans.
"Wa La Ta-ji-dan~na Hum Ah-ro-shon~Na~si 'A-la~ Ha-ya~tiw~Wa Mi-nal-La-dzi~na Asy-ro-ku~".  = Truly, you will find them/Children of Israel are very greedy of life. They are greedier than the Polytheists/pagans.
يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَو يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَ مَاهُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِى مِنَ اُلْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ = "Ya-wad-du A-ha-du Hum Law Yu-'am~ma-ru Al-fa Sa-na-tiw~Wa Ma~ Hu-wa Bi Mu-zah-zi-hi Hi~ Mi-nal-'A-dza~bi Ay~Yu-'am~marr".  "Ya-wad-du" = They wish, "A-ha-du" = one, each, "Hum" = them, "Law" = if, "Yu-'am~ma-ru" = they live long, "Al-fa" = a thousand, "Sa-na-tin" = years, "Wa Ma~" = and not, "Hu-wa" = he, "Bi" = with, "Mu-zah-zi-hi" = move away, "Hi~" = it, "Mi-na" = from, "al-'A-dza~bi" = the punishment, "An" = that, "Yu-'am~ma-ro" = live long.
"Ya-wad-du A-ha-du Hum Law Yu-'am~ma-ru Al-fa Sa-na-tiw~Wa Ma~ Hu-wa Bi Mu-zah-zi-hi Hi~ Mi-nal-'A-dza~bi Ay~Yu-'am~marr".  = They/The Children of Israel wished that they would live long to a thousand years, but, on the contrary, long lives will not move them away/avoid from (Allah's) punishment.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَاُللهُ بَصِيرُم بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ = "Wal-Lohu Ba-shi~rum~Bi Ma~ Yaa-ma-lu~~n".  "Wa" = And, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Ba-shi~run" = observe, "Bi Ma~" at what, "yaa-ma-lu~na" = they do.
"Wal-Lohu Ba-shi~rum~Bi Ma~ Yaa-ma-lu~~n". = For Allah observes all what they do.
(Allah tells us that there are people who wish to live long to a thousand years on this world. Such people do not worship Allah. They are even worst than the pagans who worship creatures such as the moon, the sun, the stars and so forth. They/The pagans wish to live up to a thousand years. They greet one another with, "Live another thousand years!", and the other will reply, "Yes, live another thousand years!". These people do not believe in the Hereafter.
But living a long life does not shun a person from the punishment of Allah for the sins one has committed, for Allah is observing what they all do).
(97) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
   (2) Solat:  (F) Solat Sunnah:
   (b) Solat Sunnah Zhuhur:
   Hadith about the Rokaat performed in Solat Sunnah Rowatib Zhuhur varied. Some say 4, some say 6, and some say 8. Let us look at the Hadith:
 (i) Of 4 Rokaat:
  Ibnu 'Umar r.a. reported, "I memorize that the Prophet s.a.w. (perform Solat Sunnah Rowatib) 10 Rokaat: 2 Rokaat before Zhuhur and 2 after Zhuhur, 2 Rokaat after Maghrib, 2 Rokaat after 'Isyaa, 2 Rokaat before Shubuh". (narrated by  Bukhori).
 (ii) Of 6 Rokaat:
  Abdullah ibnu Syafiq reported that he had asked 'Aisyah about the Prophet s.a.w. Solat (Sunnah Zhuhur), she r.a. replied, "He s.a.w. performed 4 Rokaat before Zhuhur and 2 Rokaat after Zhuhur". (narrated by Ahmad, Muslim and others).
  (iii) Of 8 Rokaat:
  Ummu Habibah r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Whosoever perform 4 Rokaat Sunnah before Zhuhur and 4 Rokaat after it, Allah will certainly prohibit their flesh from the Fire of Hell" (narrated by Ahmad and Ash-habus-Sunnah) and Tirmidzi said this is authentic.
  The virtue of performing 4 Rokaat Sunnah before Zhuhur:
 Abu Ayyub Al-Anshori said, "I had performed 4 Rokaat before Zhuhur and was asked, "Why did you do it as a routine?" I told them that I saw the Prophet s.a.w. performed it, so I asked him s.a.w. about it. He s.a.w. replied, " It (performing 4 Rokaat Sunnah) is the time when the gates of the heavens is opened. So, I wish that the good deed done by me at that time be brought up to the heavens". (narrated by Ahmad).
  Aisyah r.a. reported, "The Prophet s.a.w. had never missed performing 4 Rokaat before Zhuhur and 2 Rokaat before Shubuh on whatever condition he s.a.w. was in.".(narrated by Ahmad and Bukhori).
  The Prophet s.a.w. when he was in the mosque, there were times he s.a.w. performed 2 Rokaat before Zhuhur and when he s.a.w. was at home, he s.a.w. performed 4 Rokaat (before Zhuhur). It might have been that the Prophet s.a.w. had performed 2 Rokaat at home and when he s.a.w. went to the mosque, he would perform  another 2 Rokaat, and that was what Ibnu Umar saw and he did not know that the Prophet s.a.w. had performed 2 Rokaat at home before coming to the mosque. But Aisyah r.a. knew.
  To Qodhoo/make up The Missed Sunnah Zhuhur:
 Aisyah r.a. reported, "When the Prophet s.a.w. had not performed 4 Rokaat Sunnah before Zhuhur, he s.a.w. would Qodhoo it after Solat Fardhu Zhuhur". (narrated by Tirmidzi).
Ummu Salamah r.a. reported that the Prophet s.a.w. went to her house bringing a quantity of wealth. Then he s.a.w. performed Solat Fardhu Zhuhur. After that, he s.a.w. divided the wealth into smaller parts which took him s.a.w. till the time for Solat 'Ashor. He s.a.w. performed Solat 'Ashor. After that, he s.a.w. went out (with the divided wealth). That day, (it was her/Ummu Salamah's turn that) the Prophet s.a.w. be with her. (When the Prophet s.a.w. returned) He s.a.w. performed 2 short Rokaat. We asked, "O Prophet what Solat was it? Was it a new decree?". He s.a.w. replied, "No. That 2 Rokaat I always perform after Solat Zhuhur. Earlier, I was busy with dividing the wealth till the Muadzin called for Solat 'Ashor. I do not like to miss it/the Solat Sunnah after Zhuhur". (narrated by Bukhori, Muslim and Abu Daud).
  The Niat For Solat Sunnah Zhuhur:
  (i) 4 Rokaat Before Zhuhur:
   أُصَلِّى سُنَّةَ اُلظُّهْرِ قَبْلِيَّةٍ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَات = "U-shol-li~ Sun~na-tazh-Zhuh-ri Qob-liy-yah, Ar-ba-'a Ro-ka-'a~t".  = (I perform Solat Sunnah before Zhuhur four Rokaat).
  (ii) 2 Rokaat After Zhuhur:
 أُصَلِّى سُنَّةَ اُلظُّهْرِ بَعْدِيَّةٍ رَكَعَتَيْنِ = "U-shol-li~ Sun~na-tazh-Zhuh-ri Baa-diy-yah, Ro-ka-'a-tain". = (I perform Solat Sunnah after Zhuhur two Rokaat).
  (c) Solat Sunnah Rowatib Maghrib: (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers soon.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.