Acts of Worship

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah gives general useful guidelines for the pilgrims and answers to some questions e.g. making ihraam in Jeddah airport despite of crossing the meeqaat without making ihraam.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah discusses the issue of staying the three days of at-tashreeq at Mina and making tawaaf al-wadaa’ (farewell tawaaf). Finally, he mentions the required etiquette while visiting the Mosque of the Prophet and the Companions’ graves as well as the common mistakes which should be avoided during that.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah shows the rites of pilgrimage on the 10th of Dhulhijjah, i.e. throwing the stones of the Major Aqabah Pillar (which allows pilgrims to do the prohibited acts due to ihraam with the exception of having intercourse), slaughtering, shaving or trimming hair, making tawaaf al-ifaadah, and making sa’i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah (which allows pilgrims to do all the prohibited acts due to ihraam). Afterwards, the pilgrims come back to Mina to stay the three days of at-tashreeq, i.e. the 11st, 12nd and 13rd of Dhulhijjah to throw the stones of the three pillars (little, middle, and big).

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah resumes his explanation as to the rites of pilgrimage in Arafah Day and mentions some common mistakes made by pilgrims on that day. Then he shows the meaning of staying at Al-Muzdalifah and throwing the stones of the Major ‘Aqabah Pillar and dispels misconception about the latter.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah shows the meaning of the tarwiyah day and mentions the rites performed on the 8th of Dhulhijjah. Also, he mentions the rites of pilgrimage performed on the 9th of Dhulhijjah, i.e. Arafah Day and gives a full explanation about it. Afterwards, he shows the ruling on leaving Arafah before the sunset.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah begins to explain how to perform sa’i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah and mentions the original story of that. Then he mentions how to count the seven trips of sa’i and confirms that there are no certain supplications said during it. At the end, he shows the difference between men and women regarding performing pilgrimage.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah answers the questions concerning tawaaf, e.g. forgetting how many rounds performed, breaking ablutions during tawaaf, and being tired during tawaaf. Afterwards, he talks about the virtue of Zamzam Well and illustrates the difference between kinds of tawaaf.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah mentions the prerequisites of tawaaf and the ruling on menstruation during performing pilgrimage. Then, he shows how to make tawaaf around the Ka’bah, the place of beginning and ending of a round (shawt) and the meaning of idtibaa’ and ramal. Finally, he mentions the virtue of the Black Stone, the Yamani Corner, and Maqaam Ibrahim.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah illustrates the meaning of talbiyah and gives a full explanation as to the ruling of having intercourse or its introductions during ihraam. He also mentions the ruling on crossing miqaat unintentionally without making ihraam. Then he shows the prohibited deeds during ihraam and the ruling on doing any of them advertently or inadvertently. At the end, he mentions the permissible acts for the muhrim.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah mentions the targets for which one should be keen to perform pilgrimage, and the issues taken into consideration before traveling to performing pilgrimage. Afterwards, Sh. Muhammad begins to show the first pillar of pilgrimage, i.e. al-ihram and illustrate the difference between the three kinds of pilgrimage, i.e. al-ifraad, at-tamatto’, and al-qiraan. Also, he mentions the issues taken into account before performing pilgrimage. Finally, he shows the mawaqeet of pilgrimage concerning time and place.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah relates the history of pilgrimage (hajj) and shows that there is a whole chapter in the Quran called Al-Hajj. Also, He mentions the benefits and conditions of pilgrimage and afterwards says that there is a great threat in the Sunnah against those who are physically and financially able to perform pilgrimage but they neglect.

In this series, Sh. Bilal Philips explains two Hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad which begin with the word Allahummah. The first Hadith is concerned with seeking Allah’s forgiveness, which is called “The master form of repentance.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "The most superior request for forgiveness is to say, 'O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god beside You. You created me and I am Your servant following Your covenant and my promise to You as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. Before You, I acknowledge Your blessings bestowed upon me and I confess my sins to You so forgive me, for indeed no one forgives sins beside You." The second Hadith is called “The prayer for seeking good”. Jabir ibn Abdillah (one of the companions of the Prophet) shows that the Prophet used to teach them this payer for seeking good in all of their affairs the way he used to teach a chapter from the Quran. The Prophet says, "If any of you decide on a matter, he should pray two units of voluntary prayer then he should say this supplication, "O Allah, I seek Your guidance to what is good for me because of Your infinite knowledge, I seek Your help because of Your infinite power and I ask You from Your infinite grace for surely You are able and I am not and You know and I do not and You alone know the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this affair – and this is where you will mention the name of it – is favorable for my religion, my livelihood, and my aftermath of my affairs then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless me in it but if You know that this affair is harmful for my religion, my livelihood, and the aftermath of my affairs then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me what is better wherever it may be and make me content with it."