The Masjid

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The Masjid
Heart of the Muslim
Community
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The Masjid Heart of the Muslim Community

• Congregational Salah.
• Masjid in the Prophets Time Islamic History.
• Etiquettes of the Masjid.
• Our Masajid Today.
• 12 Ways to Get Active in Your Masjid.

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Introduction

• this world is a paradise for the disbeliever,
  prison for the believer, the only piece of
  Paradise of the believer in this world is the
  house of Allah.
• A believer out of the masjid is like a fish out
  of water.

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Introduction

• Masjid is an essential part of a Muslims life in
  any situation.
• Muslims from different backgrounds, ethnicities,
  and schools of thought can be unified if they let
  the Divine blessings and brotherly ethos of the
  masjid guides them.

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Congregational Salah

• Abdullah ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet
  (PBUH) said Salah in congregation is better
  than salah performed individually by twenty-seven
  degrees. (Bukhari and Muslim)
• It reinforces the unity and cooperation of
  Muslims as it strengthens the ties of brotherhood
  among them.

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Congregational Salah

• Allah praises and honors His houses on earth in
  the Quran
• In houses which Allahs has ordered to be raised
  and that His names be mentioned therein exalting
  Him within them in the morning and the evening.
  (Therein are) men whom neither commerce nor sale
  distracts from the remembrance of Allah and
  performed of salah and giving of zakah.
  2436-37

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Masjid in the Prophets Time Islamic History

• Praising this masjid, Allah said, There is a
  masjid whose foundation was laid from the first
  day on piety it is more worthy of the standing
  forth (for salah) therein. In it are men who love
  to be purified and Allah loves those who make
  themselves pure. 9108

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Masjid in the Prophets Time Islamic History

• Masajid have served historically and continue
  today to serve as the centers of intellectual,
  spiritual, and cultural enlightenment of the
  Muslim community.

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Centers of Knowledge Education

• Universities, dedicated centers of higher
  learning, were the single greatest institutional
  of the great Islamic civilization.
• This combination of worship and knowledge, of
  nourishment of the soul and mind at the same
  place is remarkable a hallmark of the true
  Islamic civilization.

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Legal Administrative Role

• Guarantor of the Unity of the Islamic Ummah.
• Consultation Council.

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Guarantor of the Unity of the Islamic Ummah

• Bringing together all the believers for regular
  salah, and imparting the spirit of brotherhood,
  cooperation and discipline, it makes the Muslims
  a unity, an army of Allah.
• people who frequent the masajid are often active
  in the service of the community.

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Consultation Council

• The Prophets masjid served the role of todays
  parliament or congress.
• Most of the consultative councils were held in
  the Masjid, such as the ones held before the
  battles of Uhud, Al-Ahzab.

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Social Role Service

• Housing The Poor.
• Collection Distribution of Charity.

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Housing the Poor

• The Prophets Masjid served as home and shelter
  for guests and travelers.
• Abu-Hurirah and other poor Companions known as
  ahl-us-Suffa lived in the courtyard of the
  Prophets Masjid.

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Collection Distribution of Charity

• The wealthy members fulfilled their duties
  towards the poor and the needy.
• Zakat-ul-Fitr, booty, and donations from
  different regions were also brought to the Masjid
  for distribution.

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Clinic Hospital

• Pharmacies and dispensaries were located inside
  the masjid and the Muslim physicians treated
  patients and prescribed medications for them
  freely.
• Ahmed ibn Ibraheem Role.

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ETIQUETTES OF THE MASJID

• Entering Leaving the Masjid.
• Performing Two Rakahs as a Greeting to the
  Masjid.
• Straightening the Rows.
• Children in the Masjid.

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Entering Leaving the Masjid

• One of the supplications the Prophet used to make
  was
• In the name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah.
  There is no power or strength except with Allah.
  (Abu Dawud and Tirmithi).

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Entering Leaving the Masjid

• When entering the masjid, one should begin with
  the right foot first and say, O Allah, forgive
  me my sins and open for me the doors of your
  mercy.
• when leaving the masjid, he should step out with
  the left foot first and say O Allah, forgive me
  my sins and open for me the doors of your bounty.

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Performing Two Rakahs as a Greeting to the
Masjid

• The Prophet said, When one of you enters the
  masjid, he should perform two rakahs before
  sitting down. (Bukhari)

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Straightening the Rows

• Before starting the salah, the congregation
  should stand in straight rows without leaving any
  gaps in between.

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Children in the Masjid

• Parents should therefore allow their children to
  accompany them to the masjid so that they get
  used to the Islamic acts of worship and grow up
  with obedience to Allah.
• To show his concern for children, he used to say,
  Verily, I start the salah intending to prolong
  it. But when I hear the crying of a child, I
  shorten it knowing how his crying disturbs his
  mother. (Bukhari and Muslim).

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OUR MASAJID TODAY

• Evaluate Your Masjid and Your Role in it.
• 12 Ways to Get Active in Your Local Masjid.

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Evaluate Your Masjid and Your Role in it

• What relationship do you have with your local
  masjid ?
• What role do you play in your masjid?
• What do you think it means to not visit Allah as
  a guest when He calls you five times a day?

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12 Ways to Get Active in Your Local Masjid
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1. Be a Visitor

• visit your masjid for salah regularly.
• the Fajr and Isha salah are particularly
  important, according to sunnah.

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2. Be a Minaret

• A minaret of the light of smiles, politeness,
  cordiality and concern for other visitors.
• Make your masjid a beloved place for the rest of
  your Muslim brothers you meet there.

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3. Be a Student

• There must be more knowledgeable people than you
  in the masjid in one or more areas of Islamic
  knowledge.

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4. Be a Teacher

• Being a teacher is even more beneficial role,
  because now you both give and take from other
  people.

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5. Be a Follower

• The congregational salah are the best spiritual
  and mental exercise to teach us how to follow
  with discipline.

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6. Be a Leader

• If you are fully confident that you can do a good
  job as a leader, do not deprive your community of
  your skills.
• Be extremely careful of selfishness,
  self-aggrandizement, or arrogance.

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7. Be a Brother

• When praying in congregation, the people praying
  with you are your brothers.
• Praying in the company of the righteous is,
  therefore, an immense blessing.

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8. Be a Helper

• Masjid is the best place to remember and practice
  the teaching of the Quran Help you one another
  in benevolence and piety, and do not help one
  another in sin and hostility.

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9. Be a Cleaner

• Cleaning the masjid is a great honor in the sight
  of Allah.
• The Prophet, insisted to pray upon the grave of a
  Companion who used to clean the masjid when he
  heard that the former had died.

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10. Be a Donor

• Donate regularly to your masjid, even if it is
  little and even if you donate in many other
  causes.
• This increases your love for Allah and for the
  house of Allah, and decreases love of this world.

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11. Be a Listener

• Be a good listener, for that is much more
  important and beneficial than being a good
  speaker.

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12. Be a Speaker

• Your masjid always needs people who are skillful
  and confident in public speaking.

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Conclusion

• More information is found on Al-Jumuah Magazine.
  Vol. 5/Issue 03.