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January Rabi II Day Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 1 25 Tue 6:10 7:24 12:20 2:57 5:15 6:31 2 26 Wed 6:10 7:24 12:21 2:58 5:16 6:31 3 27 Thu 6:10 7:24 12:21 2:59 5:17 6:32 4 28 Fri 6:10 7:24 12:21 3:00 5:18 6:33 5 29 Sat 6:10 7:24 12:22 3:00 5:19 6:33 6 30 Sun 6:10 7:24 12:22 3:01 5:19 6:34 7 Jumada I Mon 6:10 7:24 12:23 3:02 5:20 6:35 8 2 Tue 6:11 7:24 12:23 3:03 5:21 6:36 9 3 Wed 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:04 5:22 6:37 10 4 Thu 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:04 5:23 6:37 11 5 Fri 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:05 5:24 6:38 12 6 Sat 6:10 7:24 12:25 3:06 5:25 6:39 13 7 Sun 6:10 7:24 12:25 3:07 5:26 6:40 14 8 Mon 6:10 7:24 12:26 3:08 5:27 6:41 15 9 Tue 6:10 7:23 12:26 3:09 5:28 6:42 16 10 Wed 6:10 7:23 12:26 3:10 5:29 6:43 17 11 Thu 6:10 7:23 12:27 3:10 5:30 6:43 18 12 Fri 6:09 7:23 12:27 3:11 5:31 6:44 19 13 Sat 6:09 7:22 12:27 3:12 5:32 6:45 20 14 Sun 6:09 7:22 12:28 3:13 5:33 6:46 21 15 Mon 6:09 7:21 12:28 3:14 5:34 6:47 22 16 Tue 6:08 7:21 12:28 3:15 5:35 6:48 23 17 Wed 6:08 7:20 12:28 3:16 5:36 6:49 24 18 Thu 6:07 7:20 12:29 3:17 5:37 6:50 25 19 Fri 6:07 7:19 12:29 3:17 5:38 6:51 26 20 Sat 6:07 7:19 12:29 3:18 5:39 6:51 27 21 Sun 6:06 7:18 12:29 3:19 5:40 6:52 28 22 Mon 6:06 7:17 12:29 3:20 5:41 6:53 29 23 Tue 6:05 7:17 12:30 3:21 5:42 6:54 30 24 Wed 6:04 7:16 12:30 3:22 5:43 6:55 31 25 Thu 6:04 7:15 12:30 3:23 5:44 6:56 Masjid Rassulullah 5300 Silver Pine Dr. Fayeeville, NC, 28303 (910) 977-6854 masjidr.wordpress.com Iqama Times Fajr 30m aſter athan Thuhr 20m aſter athan Asr 15m aſter athan Maghrib 10m aſter athan Isha 10m aſter athan Jumuah 1:30 Khutbah Remember this: Allah has given us all kinds of means to seek and aain this guidance. One of those means is what Prophet Mu- hammad referred to as say- yid al-isghfar, meaning the foremost ways in seeking Allahs forgiveness. This for- mula of asking Allah for for- giveness answers many key quesons on Islamic belief. Who is Allah? What is Allahs relaonship to creaon? What does one owe Allah Most High? The sayyid al-isitghfar is a lesson in affirming Allahs absolute oneness, affirming who is your Lord. It also helps us to realize everything that one receives is ulmate- ly from Allah and Him alone. ّ إَ َ ّ إ ّ َ رَ تْ نَ أ َ مُ ه َ ل الَ كُ دْ بَ ا عَ نَ أَ وّ َ تْ قَ لَ خَ تْ نَ أ اَ مَ كّ دْ عَ وَ وَ كّ دْ هَ عَ َ اَ نَ أَ و ّ َ شْ نّ مَ كّ بُ وذُ عَ أُ تْ عَ طَ تْ اسَ كّ تَ مْ عّ نّ بَ كَ لُ وءُ بَ أُ تْ عَ نَ ا صَ مْ رّ فْ اغَ فّ ْ نَ ذّ بَ كَ لُ وءُ بَ أَ و َ َ َ ّ إَ وبُ ن ُ الُ رّ فْ غَ ي ُ ه َ نّ إَ فّ َ تْ نَ أOh Allah! You are my Lord. No one deserves to be wor- shipped except You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I will constantly keep my covenant of obey- ing You and my expectaon of geng rewarded by You as much as I could. I seek Your refuge from the evil I did. I acknowledge the bless- ings You bestowed on me, and I confess my sins to You; So, forgive me for no one forgives sins but You.Buraidah (RA) reported: The Prophet (S) said, "Convey glad dings to those who walk to the mosque in the dark- ness. For they will be given full light on the Day of Resurrecon.'' [Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]

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January Rabi II Day Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha

1 25 Tue 6:10 7:24 12:20 2:57 5:15 6:31

2 26 Wed 6:10 7:24 12:21 2:58 5:16 6:31

3 27 Thu 6:10 7:24 12:21 2:59 5:17 6:32

4 28 Fri 6:10 7:24 12:21 3:00 5:18 6:33

5 29 Sat 6:10 7:24 12:22 3:00 5:19 6:33

6 30 Sun 6:10 7:24 12:22 3:01 5:19 6:34

7 Jumada I Mon 6:10 7:24 12:23 3:02 5:20 6:35

8 2 Tue 6:11 7:24 12:23 3:03 5:21 6:36

9 3 Wed 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:04 5:22 6:37

10 4 Thu 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:04 5:23 6:37

11 5 Fri 6:11 7:24 12:24 3:05 5:24 6:38

12 6 Sat 6:10 7:24 12:25 3:06 5:25 6:39

13 7 Sun 6:10 7:24 12:25 3:07 5:26 6:40

14 8 Mon 6:10 7:24 12:26 3:08 5:27 6:41

15 9 Tue 6:10 7:23 12:26 3:09 5:28 6:42

16 10 Wed 6:10 7:23 12:26 3:10 5:29 6:43

17 11 Thu 6:10 7:23 12:27 3:10 5:30 6:43

18 12 Fri 6:09 7:23 12:27 3:11 5:31 6:44

19 13 Sat 6:09 7:22 12:27 3:12 5:32 6:45

20 14 Sun 6:09 7:22 12:28 3:13 5:33 6:46

21 15 Mon 6:09 7:21 12:28 3:14 5:34 6:47

22 16 Tue 6:08 7:21 12:28 3:15 5:35 6:48

23 17 Wed 6:08 7:20 12:28 3:16 5:36 6:49

24 18 Thu 6:07 7:20 12:29 3:17 5:37 6:50

25 19 Fri 6:07 7:19 12:29 3:17 5:38 6:51

26 20 Sat 6:07 7:19 12:29 3:18 5:39 6:51

27 21 Sun 6:06 7:18 12:29 3:19 5:40 6:52

28 22 Mon 6:06 7:17 12:29 3:20 5:41 6:53

29 23 Tue 6:05 7:17 12:30 3:21 5:42 6:54

30 24 Wed 6:04 7:16 12:30 3:22 5:43 6:55

31 25 Thu 6:04 7:15 12:30 3:23 5:44 6:56

Masjid Rassulullah 5300 Silver Pine Dr.

Fayetteville, NC, 28303 (910) 977-6854

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Iqama Times

Fajr 30m after athan

Thuhr 20m after athan

Asr 15m after athan

Maghrib 10m after athan

Isha 10m after athan

Jumuah 1:30 Khutbah

Remember this:

Allah has given us all kinds of means to seek and attain this guidance. One of those means is what Prophet Mu-hammad referred to as say-yid al-istighfar, meaning the foremost ways in seeking Allah’s forgiveness. This for-mula of asking Allah for for-giveness answers many key questions on Islamic belief. Who is Allah? What is Allah’s relationship to creation? What does one owe Allah Most High? The sayyid al-isitghfar is a lesson in affirming Allah’s absolute oneness, affirming who is your Lord. It also helps us to realize everything that one receives is ultimate-ly from Allah and Him alone.

نت رب ال إل إال

اللهم أ

نا عبدك نت خلقتن وأ

أ

نا لع عهدك ووعدك ما وأ

عوذ بك من ش استطعت أ

بوء لك بنعمتك ما صنعت أ

بوء لك بذنب فاغفر وأ لع

نوب إال ل فإنه ال يغفر النت

أ

“Oh Allah! You are my Lord. No one deserves to be wor-shipped except You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I will constantly keep my covenant of obey-ing You and my expectation of getting rewarded by You as much as I could. I seek Your refuge from the evil I did. I acknowledge the bless-ings You bestowed on me, and I confess my sins to You; So, forgive me for no one forgives sins but You.”

Buraidah (RA) reported: The Prophet (S) said,

"Convey glad tidings to those who walk to the mosque in the dark-

ness. For they will be given full light on the Day of

Resurrection.''

[Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]

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The Heart of the Prophet

Let us take few examples from Quran and Hadith that will help us recognize the heart of Muhammad .

The Quran commands the prophet to dedicate his life to wor-ship. Allah commands the prophet “And worship your Lord until death comes to you.” (15:99) In another position Allah said: “O you who are enwrapped ‘in a mantle’ [out of fear and awe], arise to pray during the night, except for a little ‘of it’. Or ‘pray’ half of it, or lessen the same a little, or add thereto. And ‘therein’ recite the Quran perfectly. For we shall assuredly cast upon you a weighty Word [the Quran]. And, indeed, rising at night ‘for Prayer’ makes for a stronger impression ‘on the soul’, and is best for the recitation ‘of God’s word’. Indeed, during the daytime you shall have lengthy occupations ‘in calling to God’. So remember ‘with praise’ the name of your Lord. Thus shall you devote yourself with ‘sincere’ devotion to Him ‘alone’—the Lord of East and the West. There is no God but Him! So take him ‘alone’ as a guardian.” (73:1-8) These commands were highly illustrated in the life of the prophet; yet, they are missed in some of the books of Seerah.

To the prophet , Salah was a source of comfort. Whenever the prophet faced a difficult time, he would rush to Salah asking Bilal to call the Athan saying: “Bring comfort to us by ‘calling’ it.” The prophet loved Salah so much that he said, “Salah is the pleasure of my eye.” He loved to stand before Allah, praying for a long time. According to Imam al-Bukhari, Ibn Mas’ud said: “I prayed with the prophet one night, and his standing was so long that I thought of something bad! He was asked: “What did you think of? “To sit down and leave him [the prophet ] standing!” replied Ibn Mas’ud. There are many hadiths that explain how devoted the proph-et was to Salah despite his sinless life. For instance, Imam Muslim report-ed on the authority of `Aisha reported: The prophet kept standing (in prayer) so long that the skin of his feet would crack. I asked him: “Why do you do this, while your past and coming sins are forgiven?’’ He said, “Should I not be a grateful servant of Allah?’’ Thus the prophet’s close-ness to Allah did not lead him to pride; however, it led him to more humil-ity and worship as a proof of gratitude to Allah. In another Hadith, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, described the prophet’s Salah: “Indeed, the prophet used to pray eleven rak’as. This is how he used to pray [at night]. His Sujud would last as long as one of you takes to recite fifty ayat. Thereafter, he would pray two rak’as before Fajr prayer; then, he would lie down on his right side till the Athan for Salah is called” (AlBukhari).

The prophet had frequent Munajah or intimate conversations with Allah. Ibn Abbas reported that the prophet used to say when wak-ing up for voluntary night prayer:”O Allah, to you is all praise. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and what is therein. To you is all praise. To You is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is therein. To You is all praise. You are the Light of the heaven and the earth and what is therein. To you is all praise. You are the King of the heavens and the earth. To you is all praise. You are the Truth, Your Promise is the Truth, Your Word is the Truth, Heaven is true, Hell is true, prophets are true, and Muhammad is true. O Allah, to you I submit, in You I believe, in You I put my trust, to You I turn, with Your help I give arguments, and You do I take as a Judge. So forgive my sins past and future, secret and public for no one forgives sins but You.” (Muslim).

The prophet had a heartfelt relationship with the Quran. The prophet’s heart was so soft that he would weep when he listened to the Quran. Ibn Mas’ud said: “The prophet said to me, “Recite the Qur’an for

me”. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, shall I recite the Qur’an for you, whereas it has been revealed to you?’’ He replied, “I love to hear from others.” Upon this I started reciting Surat An-Nisa’. When I reached the Ayah:” How [shall it be] then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you [O Muhammad] as a witness against these peo-ple?” (4:41) He said, “that is enough”. When I looked at him, his eyes were tearful.” (Narrated by AlBukhari and Muslim)

The prophet used to contemplate on the glory and creations of Allah. Imam al-Bukhari reported that Ibn Abbas said: “While I was staying with my aunt Maymounah, [I noticed that] the prophet spent some time con-versing with his family, and then he slept. At the last third of the night, the prophet woke up and looked at the sky and recited: “Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alteration of night and day are signs for those who reflect. Those who remember Allah while stand-ing, sitting and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the crea-tion of the heavens and the earth, saying: ‘Our Lord, You have not created this in vain. Holy be You. So save us from the torment of the hell-fire” (3:190-191). Thereafter, the prophet made Wudu’ and then prayed eleven rak’as. Thereafter this Bilal called the Athan. Then the prophet prayed two rak’as and went out to offer the morning prayer [in congrega-tion] with people.”

The prophet was a role model in seeking God’s forgiveness. In his Sahih, Imam Muslim reported, on the authority of al-Aghar al-Muzni that the prophet said: “Sometimes I forget [Thikr of Allah], and I would do Istighfar [asking Allah for forgiveness] more than hundred times a day.” It is note-worthy to mention that the prophet considers his ‘forgetfulness’ as a sin! We all understand that any religious act missed out of ignorance or for-getfulness can be excused or made up. However, because of his higher level of faith, the prophet considered his forgetfulness as a sin that re-quires Istighfar. Here is an example of the prophet’s Istighfar, usually called Sayyid al-Istighfar (the best form of seeking God’s forgiveness) that shows the prophet’s humility and gratitude and complete reliance on Allah: “O Allah! You are my Lord. No one deserves to be worshipped ex-cept You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I will constantly keep my covenant of obeying You and my expectation of getting rewarded by You as much as I could. I seek Your refuge from the evil I did. I acknowledge the blessings You bestowed on me, and I confess my sins to You; So, forgive me for no one forgives sins but You.”

The prophet lived in the presence of Allah. The prophet’s love of Allah was so overwhelming and genuine that anything that happens around him reminds him of Allah. He was simply God-oriented. He had a prayer for every occasion during the day and night. He had a set of long prayers or du’aas to be recited in the morning and the evening. His daily activities were also connected with prayers as he had sets of prayers to be recited before he sleeps, when he gets up, wears his clothes, wears new clothes, sees someone wearing new clothes, uses the bathroom, leaves the bath-room ...etc. Natural phenomenon around him was similarly a reminder of Allah. For example, he had a prayer to be recited when it is rains or when there is a change in the weather. It is highly recommended to read Hisn-ul-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) for all the daily du’as of the prophet to recognize the pure heart of the prophet like you never did before.

To conclude, the more you recognize Allah and His attributes, the more obedient to Him you will be. That is why the prophet was the perfect example of showing submission to Allah, simply because he had the perfect understanding of Allah and His glory.

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