Twenty Five

233 Views Sat, 14 May 2005 at 06:18 pm

A nice metaphor used by the teacher today:
“Supposed you are trying to sell a pen, and there is someone nearby that is willing to pay you 100 yen for it, but you know for sure that by the corner of the road — say 200 meters from where you are now — someone is willing to pay 2,500 yen. Which one are you going to choose? ;-) ”
* even the laziest person would get up and grab the MUCH bigger reward *

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From sahih Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 11, Number 620:

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one’s house or in the market (alone). And this is because if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds). When he offers his prayer, the angels keep on asking Allah’s Blessings and Allah’s forgiveness for him as long as he is (staying) at his Musalla. They say, ‘O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to him.’ And one is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer.”

Further importance of doing the prayer in congegration can be found starting from sahih Muslim chapter 84.

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#1 someguy's comment on Sat, May 14, 2005 at 06:30 pm #

Nice to see narrations from the greatest book eva..but you know what the Almighty says..”kullu nafsin Jaikatul maut”…so its only a matter of time until the grim-reaper(ajrayel) comes and says…

“dude, your chariot awaits”..cant wait then to have a starbucks cofee can we?…..