{"id":10774,"date":"2018-03-08T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=10774"},"modified":"2021-07-17T14:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T14:22:38","slug":"how-connected-are-we-to-the-houses-of-allah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/facts\/how-connected-are-we-to-the-houses-of-allah\/","title":{"rendered":"How connected are we to the Houses of Allah?"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"1BoWF8nD\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How connected are we to the Houses of Allah?<\/span><\/h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to know your connection with Allah, then you really need to ask yourself what role does the Masjid play in your life. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Masajid are essential to our communities and as Muslims, we are obliged to ensure they are up-kept, raised and sanctified. As Allah states in the Quran:<\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>\u0641\u0650\u064a \u0628\u064f\u064a\u064f\u0648\u062a\u064d \u0623\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0646 \u062a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064f\u0630\u0652\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0647\u064f \u064a\u064f\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650\u062d\u064f \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064f\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0651\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0622\u0635\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650<\/b><\/p>\n<b>\u201cIn mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings\u201d<\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quran 24:36<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No doubt these Houses are beloved to Allah and we should always strive to connect ourselves with them. The Prophet \ufdfa shed light on this love when he said:<\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b> \u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0627\u062c\u0650\u062f\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0628\u0652\u063a\u064e\u0636\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0642\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627<\/b><\/p>\n<b>&#8220;The Most beloved places to Allah are the Masjid, and the most hated places to Allah are the shopping centres\u201d.<\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Muslim<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we too love that which Allah loves, by the will of Allah, this will be a reason for our salvation and His love descending on us. As the Prophet \ufdfa taught, from amongst the people who will be shaded under the shade of Allah on the Day of Judgement is:<\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0647 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0642 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062c\u062f<\/b><\/p>\n<b>\u201ca man whose heart was connected to the Masjid\u201d.<\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Al Bukhari and Muslim<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And likewise, just as a man\u2019s attendance to the Masjid is a sign of belief, it is also a sign of hypocrisy to be away from the Masjid without an excuse, as the Prophet \ufdfa taught:<\/span>\n<blockquote><b>\u201cNo prayer is more burdensome on the hypocrites than the Fajr and Isha prayer, had they known what was in them both they would have attended them even if they had to crawl\u201d.<\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Al Bukhari and Muslim<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malik Ibn Dinaar is narrated to have also said;<\/span>\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cWhen a believer enters the Masjid, it is as though he has entered a fragrant garden that he does not wish to depart from. While a hypocrite that enters the Masjid feels as though he is imprisoned and cannot wait to leave\u201d.<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should always strive to enhance our relationship with the Houses of Allah and be cautious of being absent from them. As Ibn Isaac, one of the predecessors of the companions narrates:<\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>\u0627\u0646\u0652\u0638\u064f\u0631\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u062d\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064f \u0646\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0643\u064e , \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0642\u0650\u062f\u064e\u0643\u064e \u062d\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0643\u064e.<\/b><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy brother Dawud advised me:<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cBe cautious Allah does not see you in places He prohibited you from, and He does not miss you where He has commanded you to be&#8230;\u201d<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May Allah make us of those who love and uphold His Houses in this life in a manner that pleases Him.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How connected are we to the Houses of Allah? 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