Recitation 264

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
(110) وَأَقِيمُواْ اُلصّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ اُلزَّكَوةَ ج وَمَا تُقَدٍّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اُللهِ قلى إِنَّ اُللهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
وَأَقِيمُواْ اُلصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ اُلزَّكَوةَ = "Wa A-qi~mush-SHo-la~ta Wa A~tuz-Za-ka~~h".  "Wa" = And, "A-qi~mu~" = establish, perform, "ash-SHo-la~ta" = the Solat/prayers, "Wa" = and, "A~tu~" = give, perform, pay, "az-Za-ka~ta" = the poor-due.
"Wa A-qi~mush-SHo-la~ta Wa A~tuz-Za-ka~~h". = Establish/ Perform the Solat and pay the Zakat.
ج = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اُللهِ = "Wa Ma~ Tu-qod-di-mu~ Li Anf~fu-si Kum~Min KHoi-rint~Ta-ji-du~ Hu 'Ind~dal-Loh".  "Wa" = And, "Ma~" = what, "Tu-qod-di-mu~" = you send forth, "Li" = for, "Anf~fu-si" = selves, souls, "Kum" = all of you, "Min" = of, "KHoi-rin" = good, "Ta-ji-du~" = you gain, "Hu" = it, " 'Ind~da" = from, "Al-Lohi" = Allah.
"Wa Ma~ Tu-qod-di-mu~ Li Anf~fu-si Kum~Min KHoi-rint~Ta-ji-du~ Hu 'Ind~dal-Loh". = For whatever good deed you send forth is for your souls that you will gain it/the reward from Allah.
قلى = a Waqof Jaiz sign.
إِنَّ اُللهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ = "In~nal-Loha Bi Ma~ Taa-ma-lu~na Ba-shi~~r".  "In~na" = Truly, "Al-Loha" = Allah, "Bi Ma~" = of what, "Taa-ma-lu~na" = all of you do, "Ba-shi~run" = aware.
"In~nal-Loha Bi Ma~ Taa-ma-lu~na Ba-shi~~r." = Truly, Allah is aware of what all of you do.
(In the previous verse, we have seen how the Jewish scholars tried to persuade the Believers to go back to their former Faith, Kufr, because when they had seen and had known the truth about the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. which made them envy him s.a.w. Thus, Allah asks the Believers to forgive and to endure them. In this verse, besides forgiving and enduring the offenders, Allah commands the Believers/the Muslim to establish the Solat and to pay Zakat/poor-due for the good of their own souls. Whatever good deed they, the Muslim do will earn themselves rewards from Allah. Allah is always aware of what all His creatures do.).
(111) (to be continued).
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Let us now continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
   (2) Solat:  (J) The Fridays:
   (e) Be Early To The Mosque On Friday:
  Other than the Imam, those who wish to attend Solat Jumaat are Sunnah to go to the mosque early. Al-Qomah said, "I went with Abdullah ibnu Mas'ud to the mosque on Friday. There were 3 people sitting in the mosque. Ibnu Mas'ud said, "I am the fourth person who comes to the mosque and I am not far from Allah. I heard the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Truly, on the Day of Resurrection people will sit one after another for Solat Jumaat, the first person, the second. the third, then the fourth. The fourth person will not be far from Allah". (narrated by Ibnu Majah and Al-Mundziri).
  (f) Do Not Step Over Other's Shoulder:
  Abdullah ibnu Busr reported, "A man came to the mosque on Friday and stepped over a person's shoulder. The Prophet s.a.w. was giving a sermon, he s.a.w. said, "Please sit down. You are disturbing others, and you come late!". (narrated by Abu Daud, Nasa-i and Ahmad).
  (g) Perform Solat Sunnah Before Performing Solat Fardhu Jumaat:
   Before Solat Fardhu Jumaat is performed, it is Sunnah to perform Solat Sunnah as long as the Imam has not come to give sermon. When the Imam comes, it is not Sunnah to perform any Solat Sunnah except the Solat Sunnah Tahiyyatul-Masjid. (On Fridays, it is permissible to perform Solat Sunnah at Midday/overhead sun). Solat Sunnah Tahiyyatul-Masjid may be performed even when the Imam is giving the sermon, but it must be done quickly. But if the Imam is about to conclude his sermon, then the Solat Sunnah Tahiyyatul-Masjid need not be performed.
  (h) The Wajib/Obligation Of Performing Solat Fardhu Jumaat:
Allah says in surah 62 Al-Jumaah verse 9, "O Believers! When you are called to Solat Jummat/Friday prayers, hasten to the rememberance of Allah (by performing the Solat Fardhu Jumaat) and leave your trading (at that moment). That is the best for all of you, if you but knew."
  Abu Huroiroh r.a. and Ibnu Umar r.a. reported that they had heard the Prophet s.a.w. said, "People should stop from forsaking Solat Fardhu Jumaat. If they do not stop, Allah will seal their hearts, then they will be of those who are negligence." (narrated by Muslim, Ahmad and Nasa-i).
  Abu Ja'd Adh-Dhomari reported that the Prophet s.a.w. said, "Whosoever leaves/does not perform Solat Fardhu Jumaat for three consecutive times neglectfully (without any permissible excuse in Islam), Allah will seal his heart". (narrated by the five).
  (i) Those Who Are Wajib/Obligated To Perform Solat Fardhu Jumaat And Those Who Are Not: (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.