Salaah, A special Gift.

Today I want to share with you a special gift for every Muslim and Muslimah who prays. Many of us may not know about this special gift.

This gift is presented to you and I at the end of each salah and before we do the tasleem.

We all know that from the etiquette of dua mustajaab or (answered dua) is to first glorify and praise Allah and then send peace and blessings to the Prophet peace be upon him and then make the dua. This was clear in the hadeeth of the Prophet peace be upon him “When any one of you prays, let him start by praising Allaah, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then let him say du’aa’ however he wishes.” 

Al-Tirmidhi said: (it is) a saheeh hadeeth. It was also classed as saheeh by al-Haakim, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him. Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/257, 258.

Salah is one of the best places when one should make dua. Unfortunately, many of us rush through it without even thinking of what we are saying. In Salah you are at the highest level and status of praising Allah.  Not only that, the praising you are doing is taught and prescribed to you by Allah Himself and His messenger so it is the perfect formula.

Let me give you an example.  You know when we sit with a parent or a close friend and have a close long conversation, usually when we are done and we are about to leave we ask our parent or our friend, do you need anything from me? As a gesture of love and gratitude.  We don’t usually do that if we greet someone from far with just salam.   We only ask those whom we have with them deep connection or emotions. Walillahil mathalul a’alah.

When you are in the state of prayer you are facing your Lord and conversing with Him with humbleness and humiliation and He rewards you in the end of that conversation and asks you to ask for whatever you want?  

Many of us make dua after they finish prayer and do tasleem which the Prophet peace be upon him never did.

When you say the salaam that conversation comes to an end and you are no longer standing before Him.  Why should you not ask of Him whilst you are conversing with Him and close to Him? 

 

The Tashahoud or tahiyaat is the perfect beginning of your dua. You are praising Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’alah and you are sending peace and blessing to the Prophet peace be upon him. Tashahoud fulfills all the conditions of duaa Mustajaab or (answered dua) and it is taught to you by Allah and His messenger peace be upon him.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any one of you has finished the last tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allaah from four things and say: Allaahumma inni a’oodhubika min ‘adhaabi jahannam wa min ‘adhaabil-qabri wa min fitnatil-mahyaa wa’l-mamaat wa min sharri fitnatil-maseehil-dajjaal 

(O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell and from the torment of the grave and from the trials of life and death and from the evil of the trial of the Dajjaal).” 

 Then after that he may pray for whatever he likes of the good things of this world and the Hereafter. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1311; Muslim

In shaa Allah from today on you will be performing your prayer differently and you will be giving it your best so you can earn your special gift at the end of it in shaa Allah.