Lesson 9a
Al Maqasid
Lesson 9a: Prayer of Peril (Section 3.23)
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- reason for covering this section
- shows the importance of prayer
- what Imam Nawawi describes in this section
- first two situations of no combat
First Situation
- situation when the enemy is not in the direction of the prayer
- what is done in this situation
- explanation of this
- what happens once the first cycle is finished
- how one finishes the prayer
- what the first group does once finished
- what the second groups does once finishing their first cycle
- elaboration of this
Second Situation
- second situation of no combat
- the difference of the location of the enemy
- what is done once getting to the prostrations
- Imam Nawawi on this situation
- what the two rows do during the prostration
Third Situation
- third situation of combat
- problem of trying to face the direction of prayer
- what can be done if it is dangerous
- what Imam Nawawi says for this situation
- what is not excused
- what can be done in place of prostration and bowing
Closing Supplication
Lesson 9b
Al Maqasid
Lesson 9b: Friday Prayer (Sections 3.24, 3.25)
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- why Friday is the best day
- on the moment of supplications being answered
- other merits of Friday
- what Imam Nawawi first discusses the conditions of its obligation
- scholars mention three types of conditions with respect to the Friday Prayer
- what this type of condition means
- other type of conditions mentioned for the Friday Prayer
- the third type of condition
- example of a condition of this type
Conditions of Obligation
- the first condition of being free
- second condition of being male
- third condition of being a Muslim
- fourth condition of being legally responsible
- example of someone who is not considered legally responsible
- second aspect of sanity
- fifth condition of not being ill
- other reasons that exempt one from the obligation
- example of another reason of taking care of someone ill
- other reason for this exemption
- sixth condition of being a resident
- two types of residents
- resident of the first type
- example of a resident of the non-traveler type
- what that entails
Conditions of Validity
- Imam Nawawi next mentions the conditions of validity
- what must be done with respect to these conditions
- first condition of its site
- on the need of being among constructed dwelling
- example of performing Friday Prayers among Bedouin
- obligation lifted if living far from a town
- on the obligation of having a Friday Prayer among the constructed dwelling
- example of a place outside of constructed dwelling
- second condition of being performed in a group
- correction of an inaccuracy
- can be obligatory to attend but not fulfill the participant condition
- can fulfill condition of a participant but not be obligatory to attend
- see table for conditions of both
- example of a condition common to both
- next two conditions of being sane and reaching puberty
- on being a male common to both
- elaboration of this condition
- how residency differs for these two conditions
- example of a non-traveler resident and its effect on the participant condition
- his not being considered a permanent resident
- whether he can be considered a participant
- next condition of not having a valid excuse for exemption from the prayer
- example of this and its affect on the participant condition
- reviewing the last two conditions
- third condition for validity of its timing
- explanation of this condition
- examples of invalid times to perform the sermons and prayer
- what one does as a makeup
- fourth condition of the sermons preceding the prayer
- on the legally essential aspects of the sermons
- what it means to be a condition
Conditions and Integrals of Friday Prayer
- first condition of standing and sitting
- validity of sermon requires standing up
- explanation of the sitting
- length of which one should sit
- other conditions for validity of the sermon
- the first type of integral for the sermon
- first integral of saying Alhamdulillah
- explanation of this integral
- other ways to say it
- on it having to be said at some time
- second integral of saying the blessings
- on the need of mentioning his name or title (peace and blessings be upon him)
- example of a way to fulfill the integral
- other names that can be used
- note regarding the sample sermon given
- third integral of enjoying God fearingness
- what this integral means
- on this being the spirit of the sermon
- common misconception regarding the sermon
- what the sermon should accomplish
- on the timing of the next integral
- fourth integral of recitation of a verse
- further note regarding this integral
- examples of verses that fulfill this
- example of a verse that does not fulfill the integral
- another example of verse that does not fulfill the integral
- fifth integral of supplicating for believers in the last sermon
- example of a supplication that fulfills this integral
- further note from Reliance
- note regarding plural nouns in Arabic
- requirement of the supplication
- example of a supplication that does not fulfill the integral
- on the sample sermon given
- on the problem with just reciting this sermon
- on the integrals having to be said in Arabic
- example of saying the integrals in another language
- on other things being said in another language
- another condition on continuity
- what it means to have continuity
- examples of what will not be valid to do
- example of what does not interrupt continuity
- further explanation of continuity
- example of a supplication that interrupts continuity
- what is meant by a long gap
- another condition on it not being preceded by another Friday Prayer
- how this came about
- when it is allowed to have multiple Friday Prayers
- case of when there maybe more than one prayer
- what one does in this situation
Recommended Acts for the Friday Prayer
- Imam Nawawi next covers the recommended acts of the Friday Prayer
- on the recommendation of performing the purificatory bath
- on the recommendation of cleaning oneself
- other recommended acts
- on keeping the greeting the mosque prayer brief
- what it means to be brief
- another position that can be followed
- when one can not perform this prayer
Closing Supplication
Lesson 9c
Al Maqasid
Lesson 9c: The Prayer on the Two Eids (Section 3.26)
Teacher: Sidi Hamza Karamali
Opening Supplication
Introduction
- where the word Eid comes from linguistically
- why it is called Eid
- on the merit of the Eid Prayer
- which two Eids are referred here
- on both following the completion of act of worship
Eid Prayer
- ruling the Eid Prayer takes
- the minimal performance of the Eid Prayer
- on whether they can be prayed alone or in a group
- Imam Nawawi on the Eid Prayers
- when the time for the Eid Prayer enters
- Imam Nawawi on how the Eid Prayer differs from other prayers
- on the optimal way to perform it
- how one begins the Eid Prayer
- what is done after the opening supplication
- what is done between each Allahu Akbar
- what is done after this
- what is done in the beginning of the second cycle
- ruling of the extra Allahu Akbar's
- what is done if the leader forgets them
- how they should be said
- Imam Nawawi on how these should be done
- recommended recitations in the prayer
Eid Sermon
- what it is recommended to do if done in a group
- review of the integrals of sermon
- on the conditions of the Friday sermon being recommended
- review of the components of Eid sermon
- Imam Nawawi on the integrals of sermon
Takbirs of Eid
- Imam Nawawi on the recommendation of the general takbir
- the first type
- the second type
- on its having a specific timing
- when this is done
- on it being recommended after every recommended prayer
- the optimal form of the takbir
- what is recommended to add to this
- on the recommendation of adding the blessings
Closing Supplication
