Sufyan Al- Thawri (RA) said: “Allah the Exalted has created a breeze which blows in the early hours of the morning, that carries the dhikr and the supplications to the Supreme King”
He also said:” in the early hours of the night, a caller from under the Throne calls:” Let the worshippers rise”, and they will get up and pray till the early hours of dawn.
At that point a caller will call: ‘Let those who pray for forgiveness arise’, they will get up and seek forgiveness.
At dawn a caller will say: ‘Let the heedless arise, ‘and they will get up from their beds as the dead resurrected from their graves”
(Excerpted from Dear Beloved Son by Imam Abu Hamid Al Ghazali)
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Saba Yousaf // May 30, 2008 at 11:41 am |
It’s such a great loss to sleep so much and miss fajr salat.
muslim // June 1, 2008 at 11:50 am |
Sufyan Al- Thawri (RA) said whoever prays without an inner fear, all the prayers of such a person are rendered worthless
asqfish // June 2, 2008 at 3:05 pm |
Asalaamoalaikum SY and M, thank you for your input. As you note that the recommendation in the post is more than just fajr.
Practically speaking there is a large distance between knowing and doing, between intellectually knowing what is good and translating it into action. Knowing may be the first step but it does not cause doing!
Do you have any concrete suggestions on how to bridge the gap between knowing and doing?
YouniqueYouth // June 2, 2008 at 3:56 pm |
Amazing hadeeth! Sad that so many people miss out
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