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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 20, 2024.

Careful preparation keeps prayer valid and timely

Maryum Center · Habeeb Marso

“Attaining knowledge is meant for us to become closer to Allah.”

The khateeb, at 25:24

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In one sentence

Maintaining valid, timely salah requires careful preparation and using religious knowledge to draw closer to Allah rather than exploit loopholes.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Establishes the obligation of the five daily prayers and Allah’s promise for those who maintain them.
  2. Explains that Ramadan habits must continue year-round and introduces Al-Umda as the fiqh source.
  3. Covers purification, avoiding waste, and ensuring water reaches every required area.
  4. Explains praying within the prescribed times, including the exception concerning delayed Isha and jama'ah.
  5. Details awrah requirements and appropriate covering for men and women during salah.
  6. Concludes that prayer is the first deed questioned and knowledge should lead to closeness to Allah.
Try this week
Maintain the five daily prayers throughout the entire year, not only during Ramadan.
Make valid wudu, ghusl, or tayammum before salah without wasting water or time.
Remove barriers such as nail polish or lipstick before wudu and wash every required area, including the backs of elbows and ankles.
Pray within the prescribed time, prioritizing jama'ah when delaying Isha would cause it to be missed.
Wear loose, opaque clothing that properly covers the awrah during salah.
Use religious knowledge to become closer to Allah rather than exploit loopholes or criticize others.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The one who protects it. Who maintains it. For that person. He has a promise with Allah SWT. That he shall enter Jannah.”
Maryum Center · Marriottsville, MD
Play from 4:28
“There is extravagance even in wudu'. There is wastefulness even in wudu'.”
Maryum Center · Marriottsville, MD
Play from 14:07
“The first thing we will be asked when we are resurrected on the day of judgment. Is salah.”
Maryum Center · Marriottsville, MD
Play from 24:20
“Attaining knowledge is meant for us to become closer to Allah. And it is not meant for us to wiggle our way through. To find loopholes.”
Maryum Center · Marriottsville, MD
Play from 25:24
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that salah is a year-round responsibility, not something we practice only in Ramadan. Before praying, we should make sure our purification is valid, avoid wasting water and time, pray within the proper time, and dress so our awrah is covered. We should pay attention to details such as water reaching all required areas and clothing remaining covering during bowing and prostration. The speaker also teaches that knowledge should help us draw closer to Allah, not help us hunt for loopholes. Let us protect our prayers and use what we learn with humility.

  1. Which Ramadan habit would you most like our family to continue?
  2. How can we make wudu carefully without wasting water?
  3. How can knowledge help us become closer to Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Maryum Islamic Center11424 Old Frederick Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104Jumu'ah Jummah 1 1:30 PM · Jummah 2 2:30 PMKhateebHabeeb MarsoMore khutbahs
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