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EID PRAYER GRAYS MOSQUE/THURROCK 2026- EID UL ADHAA 1447AH

(males and females welcome)

Asalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!

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EID MUBARAK!

Taqaballallaahu minaa wa minkum! May Allah accept (good deeds) from us and from you. ameen

(Tip:Bring own mats, bags, sanitiser/masks and perform Wudu from home)

EID PRAYERS IN GRAYS and surrounding areas ** SEE BELOW

We are still witnessing the best 10 days of the year, Alhamdulillah. Allah, The Self-Sufficient, The Most Generous, has honoured us with Islam and Iman, and before us we have a magnificent festival, Eid-ul-Adha, The festival of Sacrifice, on the 10th day of this sacred month of Dhul-Hijjah 1447. Let us congratulate one another on this joyous occasion.

May Allah accept (good deeds) from us and from you. ameen

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ALERT -GRAYS /THURROCK EID PRAYER ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW*:

TALEEM MOSQUE, GRAYS EID ARRANGEMENTS- MEN/WOMEN/KIDS 6am 7am, 8am, 9AM, 10AM ,5 JAMAT

TALEEM MOSQUE,21 Clarence Road, GRAYS RM17 6QA

No PARKING on site AVAILABLE onweekdays please park responsibly. PLEASE USE NEARBY PAID PARKING ON ROADS/SUPERMARKETS/SHOPPING CENTRE CAR PARKS. LET’S BE KIND TO OUR NEIGHBOURS 🙂

Taleem Institute Eid jamat x6– men, women, kids- PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MINS BEFORE JAMAT.

Assalamu Alaykum,

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding 5 Eid Prayers at Taleem Centre InshaAllah.

Brothers, sisters and children – please bring along your family to pray together (segregated floor for women)

Please arrive 30 minutes before each jamah.

🕌 Eid Al Adha – Prayers Times at Taleem Mosque, Grays

🕌 Eid al-Adha at Taleem Mosque,

We are pleased to announce that Eid Al-Adha will be observed on Wednesday, 27 May.

We will have Six – 6 Jamaats

🌙 1st Jamaat: 6:30am
🌙 2nd Jamaat: 7:30am
🌙 3rd Jamaat: 8:30am
🌙 4th Jamaat: 9:30am
🌙 5th Jamaat: 10:30am
🌙 6th Jamaat: 11:30am

Important Information

  • All prayers are open to brothers, sisters, and children
  • All Eid sermons (Khutbahs) will be delivered in English

⚠️ Parking Notice
Parking facilities at Taleem will not be available after the first Jamaat (6:30am) as the JobCentre will be open. Please use nearby parking locations and park responsibly (for example, Morrisons and other available public car parks).

Eid Mubarak from Taleem Mosque

Taleem Mosque

21 Clarence Road, RM17 6QA (next to Job Centre, minutes from Morrisons and Grays High street)

All prayers are open to brothers & sisters including children. All Eid sermons will be delivered in English.

Please consider donating an Eid Gift to Taleem Mosque👇

https://tinyurl.com/DonateTaleem

‼️ No parking facilities at Taleem after 8am as the JobCentre will be open. Please park considerably in other nearby carparks (e.g. Morrisons).

PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY TO HELP TALEEM MOSQUE PURCHASE THE BUILDING, REAP THE REWARDS IN THE LAST OF THESE BEST 10 DAYS OF THE YEAR IN SHA ALLAH , may Allah accept it as our sadaqah jariyah. https://donate.mydona.com/taleem-foundation

If necessary, Masjid may do one last jamah at 11am to accommodate.

GRAYS MOSQUE EID PRAYER ARRANGEMENTS, SEE BELOW -MEN and women 930AM

EID PRAYER TO BE HELD AT GRAYS MOSQUE IN SHA ALLAH,  

Eid Jamath time: 9am

Men on MUGA courts, women in masjid.

DIRECTIONS: Grays Mosque (Thurrock Islamic Education & Cultural Association), Park Way Centre, Park Road, Thurrock, Grays, Essex, RM17 6RB (minutes walk away from Morrisons shopping centre and Grays train/bus station.)

EID AT STIFFORD HOTEL –

Eid Jamath: arrival 9am for 945am, Stifford Hotel, High Rd, Grays, RM16 5UE.

Please pay for parking upon arrival. Indoors.

Tilbury Masjid(RM18 8LJ)

Tilbury Masjid Address:-

8am

930am

11am

159 St. Chad’s Road, Tilbury. Essex. RM18 8LJ

Tilbury Masjid at Wednesday (27/05/2026).

There will THREE EID SALAH insha ALLAH which will be at

1st Jamat-8:00 am (Brothers & Sister’s)

2nd Jamat-9:30am (Brothers & Sister’s )

3rd jamat-11:00 am (Brothers & Sister’s) respectively.

We are requesting all Respected Sisters to perform ablution at Home before coming for the Eid prayer please.

Please direct your questions and queries to any of the committee members or Imam Saab, Jazak Allahu khayran

Other arrangements

Grays Nigerian Muslim group 930am, 1015am

Blackshots Field

RM16 2ju

Please park conveniently and responsibly.

Purfleet- on-Thames

South Ockendon

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Stanford-le-Hope Mosque

SS17 0EY

8am

10am

BASILDON Eid salah- SEIT-

Salaam all,

Eid Ul Adha Update :

2 jamats in wedding venue


South Essex Islamic Trust.

IMPORTANT:

Please take a few moments for the sake of Allah to discover the obligations, sunnahs and etiquettes of Eid-ul-adhaa:

The etiquettes of Eid, the takbeer etc.

Udhiyah- animal of an’aam class (either sheep,camel, cow etc.) offered as a sacrifice as an act of worship to Allah, The Self-Sufficient Provider.

HOW TO PRAY EID PRAYER HERE

Some top tips (see above links for references from Qur’an and sunnah):

1- Do make an arrangement immediately to offer the udhiyah, if you have not done so already. You can do it with various Islamic charities in the UK, in sha Allah. Let us offer sacrificial animals in obedience to Allah, following the way of His final prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Let’s share this bounty with our brothers and sisters around the world, in sha Allah!

2- Keep pronouncing the Takbeer, this is a great Sunnah! Remind each other! (starts on 1st Dhul Hijjah until sunset on the last of the days of Tashreeq, i.e. 13th Dhul Hijjah. Also read the takbeer after the obligatory prayers, starting from after Fajr on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah to after Asr on 13th of Dhul Hijjah.)

The Takbeer is:

Allahu Akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu Akbar, laa ilaha illAllah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillaahilHamd. (Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, There is no true god worthy of worship, except Allah. Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great and all praise be to Allah.)

الله اكبر، الله اكبر، الله اكبر، لا إله الا الله، الله اكبر، الله اكبر، ولله الحمد

3-Have ghusl in the morning before going out to pray

4- If possible, make an effort to delay eating until after the Eid salah and eat from the udhiyah if you offered a sacrifice.

5- Men should go out wearing their finest clothes, perfume etc.When going out or in the presence of non-mahram men, women should avoid perfume. Women can wear their fine clothes so long as it is concealed by a full and complete, unadorned Hijab. When in female only environments, or among their mahram relatives, women may adorn themselves appropriately. My dear readers, let us remind ourselves that obedience to Allah takes precedence over all else.

6- Pray the Eid prayer in congregation

7- Congratulate one another! Taqabbal Allahu minnaa wa minkum (May Allah accept (the fast and worship) from us and from you)

8- Go out to pray one route, and return by another. Check out the links above for more!

9-Keep up with the abundant dhikr, this last of the ten best days of the year!!!

say: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, wa laa ilaha illAllah, wallahuakbar!

Let’s send salutations on the final prophet of Allah, Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wasallam!

Jazakallah khair everyone who helped organise, and those who informed us, May Allah elevate you  us and our families.

Pray for us and share for the sake of Allah!

May Allah forgive us, for He is the Perpetual Forgiver and may Allah guide us to unite upon belief in His Oneness. Allahumma salli wasallim alaa nabiyinaa muhammad salllallahu alayhi wasallam. ameen

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VIRTUES OF THE FIRST 10 DAYS DHUL HIJJAH! [SACRIFICE]

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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

VIRTUES OF THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF DHUL HIJJAH!  [SACRIFICE]

QURBANI/UDHIYAH- SACRIFICING AN ANIMAL IN OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH

Check out the previous post with some amazing tips on how to make the best of these 10 days

Best 10 days of the year

Want to know what udhiyah/Qurbani is? Read this:

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Definition of udhiyah and ruling thereon

What is meant by udhiyah (sacrifice)? Is it obligatory or Sunnah?.

Praise be to Allaah.
The word udhiyah means an animal of the ‘an’aam class (i.e., camel, cow, sheep or goat) that is slaughtered during the days of Eid al-Adha because of the Eid and as an act of worship, intending to draw closer to Allaah thereby.

This is one of the rituals of Islam prescribed in the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and according to the consensus of the Muslims.

In the Qur’aan:

1 – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only)”

[al-Kawthar 108:2]

2 – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims”

[al-An’aam 6:162]

The word nusuk (translated here as sacrifice) means sacrifice; this is the view of Sa’eed ibn Jubayr. And it was said that it means all acts of worship, including sacrifice, which is more comprehensive.

3 – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And for every nation We have appointed religious ceremonies, that they may mention the Name of Allaah over the beast of cattle that He has given them for food. And your Ilaah (God) is One Ilaah (God Allaah), so you must submit to Him Alone (in Islam). And (O Muhammad) give glad tidings to the Mukhbitoon [those who obey Allaah with humility and are humble from among the true believers of Islamic Monotheism]”

[al-Hajj 22:34]

In the Sunnah:

1 – It was narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari (5558) and Saheeh Muslim (1966) that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sacrificed two white rams speckled with black. He slaughtered them with his own hand, said ‘Allaahu akbar’ and put his foot on their necks.”

2 – It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stayed in Madeenah for ten years, offering sacrifice (every year on Eid).” Narrated by Ahmad, 4935; al-Tirmidhi, 1507; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, 1475.

3 – It was narrated from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) shared out sacrificial animals amongst his companions, and ‘Uqbah got a sheep that was six months old. He said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I got a sheep that is six months old.” He said, “Offer it as a sacrifice.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5547.

4 – It was narrated from al-Baraa’ ibn ‘Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever offers a sacrifice after the prayer has completed his rituals (of Eid) and has followed the way of the Muslims.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5545.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) offered sacrifices, as did his companions (may Allaah be pleased with them). And he said that sacrifice is the way of the Muslims.

Hence the Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is prescribed in Islam, as was narrated by more than one of the scholars.

But they differed as to whether it is Sunnah mu’akkadah (a confirmed Sunnah) or it is obligatory and it is not permissible to omit it.

The majority of scholars are of the view that it is Sunnah mu’akkadah. This is the view of al-Shaafa’i, Maalik and Ahmad according to his most well-known view.

Others were of the view that it is obligatory. This is the view of Abu Haneefah and one of the views narrated from Ahmad. This was also the view favoured by Ibn Taymiyah who said: “This is one of the views narrated in the madhhab of Maalik, or it appears to be the view of Maalik.”

From Risaalat Ahkaam al-Udhiyah wa’l-Dhakaah by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him).

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Udhiyah is Sunnah mu’akkadah for the one who is able to do it, so a person should offer the sacrifice on behalf of himself and the members of his household.”

Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/661.

REMINDER: 

If a person wants to offer an udhiyah, then it is haraam – according to the more correct view – for him to remove anything from his hair or nails until he offers his sacrifice, regardless of whether he offers his sacrifice at the beginning of the time for it, immediately after the Eid prayer, or at the end of the time, i.e., before sunset on the thirteenth of Dhu’l-Hijjah.

That is because of the report narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh (1977) from Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever has an animal to sacrifice, when the new moon of Dhu’l-Hijjah appears, let him not remove anything from his hair or nails, until he has offered his sacrifice.”

https://islamqa.info/en/175381

May Allah enable us to draw near to Him with obligatory and voluntary acts of worship. Allahumma salli alaa Rasoolullah ameen.

Keep us in your duas !

Wasalam

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THE SACRED MONTHS-Dhul Qi’dah – The Hajj season

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In the name of Allah.

THE SACRED MONTHS – Dhul Qi’dah 1447AH

Asalamu alaykum dear readers.

The sacred month of Dhul Qi’dah is due and  we would like to remind ourselves about the importance of the four sacred months in Islam. Dhul Qi’dah is the 11th month of the Islamic calendar. The sacred months are Rajab, Dhul Qid’ah, Dhul Hijjah and Muharram, the 7th, 11th, 12th and 1st month of the Islamic Hijri calander respectively. (see Surah Tawbah, Qur’an chapter 9 verse 36). We should also prepare for the Hajj season, and endeavour to perform our obligatory Hajj for the sake of Allah, as soon as we have the means/ability.

(We should be extra careful not to sin, all the time, but particularly in the sacred months, and avoid aggression)

May Allah forgive us, be merciful to us and guide us, for He is the Most Gracious the Most Merciful, The Ever-Relenting. May Allah guide and forgive us and enable us to witness and observe many Hajj and Umrah in His obedience, with sincerity and strength and excellence. May Allah unite us in jannat al firdaus. Allah bless His final messenger Muhammad ibn Abdillah in abundance. Amin

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YOU WON’T REGRET LEARNING THIS DUA

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YOU WON’T REGRET LEARNING THIS DUA

Message from Editor NS:

Asalamu alaykum everyone 🙂

I heard of this mighty dua and never gave it the attention it deserved, under the pretence that it was long and hard to memorise.

But when one of my Ustadh’s compelled us to learn it for an upcoming exam, me and my classmates were obliged to commit.

So I tried to fix my intentions, examined the texts and repeated the audios in an attempt to ingrain it in my brain. I took some time to read through the dua in Arabic and then the English meaning. And let me tell you, I was deeply humbled.

Shame on me for being lazy.

In fact, there was a few weeks to go for the exam, but the Ustadh had told us to memorise it months prior.

I regret not learning it sooner. Not because of the exam. But, because I had missed out on a great deal of good. May Allah forgive me.

This dua is literally an appeal to Allah… asking Our Lord, Our Loving Creator, to grant us a life of goodness, death when it’s right, fear and awareness of Him, contentment, truthfulness, great bounties, and of the greatest bounties is to be honoured to see His Face in the afterlife. We plead Allah to allow us to meet Him, and look forward to the meeting, and to be protected from harm, to be adorned with true faith, and be guided aright.

I eventually learnt the dua. Alhamdulillah. And I was examined. I still don’t know the results yet. But you know what? That’s not what concerns me now, because I gained a treasure… I read this dua during Ramadan and I came across it again on a social media post recently. It’s going to be everywhere inshaAllah.

Now after I’ve shared this story with you, how can I not continue to read this dua?

And how can you all not learn it?

Here’s a head start. (Jazakallah khair, courtesy NAP)

courtesy: NakhlahAlimiyyah

Allahumma ameen!

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PRE-RAMADAN FAMILY EVENT- TALEEM MOSQUE FEB2026- TALKS, FAMILY, FOOD

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Special Pre-Ramadan Event*

A transformative family friendly evening to help us prepare mentally and spiritually for the special month of Ramadan. Join us for our special event – “Getting Ready for Ramadan”.

🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: This Sunday 8th Feb 2026
🕢 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Come along to our event with the whole family where we will also be serving a free delicious dinner!

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Countdown to RAMADAN- reminder to make up missed fasts before Ramadan 1447

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Asalamu alaykum

Bismillah

We are nearly a month away from Ramadan and those of us who owe missed fasts from previous Ramadan, we really must make them up now in sha Allah!

Take advantage of the short days. Let us put our trust in Allah, and it will be alright. (Alhamdulillah) Remember Allah is Al-Qadeer (capable of all things) and He will surely help us and make it possible.

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Trust Allah, that we can do it! And it’s good preparation for Ramadan in sha Allah!

Be inspired by those who have genuine difficulty/lack of resources and food, but soldier on for the sake of Allah.

Remember Allah gave us a lot more than others, so let’s drop the excuses and start showing Allah more gratitude by obeying Him as we owe Him everything, because He owns everything!!!

Allahumma barik lana fi Rajab wa fi Sha’ban, wa balignaa Ramadan!

May Allah grant us the ability. May Allah make us sincere and make our fasting easy, rewarded and accepted and may He grant us many Ramadans in His obedience, Ya Rabb al aalameen! Allahumma Salli alaa Rasoolillah Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam!

Ameen.

Peace and love.

wasalam.

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Taleem Masjid Women’s Halaqah/Social- review Nov2025

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Taleem Masjid Women’s Halaqah/Social- review Nov2025

Taleem Masjid hosted a woman’s event in November2025.

It was fun-packed, educational and full of laughs with the quiz at the end.

Congratulations to the winning team!

The Talk

Ustadah Nawal kindly taught us the 5 pillars of Islam and 6 pillars of Iman and aqidah.

The most important matter is the Shahadah.

Islam Explained

She also reminded us to learn Arabic so we can understand Qur’an and recite it with focus in our salah.

Editor note (NS): Here’s some Alimiyyah notes on the Conditions, Pillars, Wajibaat of Salah

SUMMARY 10

Conditions of validity of prayer are 9.

CONDITIONS/SHURUT: PRE-REQUISITES BEFORE SALAH

1-be Muslim, Believer. Intention.

2-Sane. Sound mind. Not intoxicated.

3-Discernment. Able to tell good from bad.Understanding. Ability to judge well.judge right from wrong.

4-Be free of ritual impurity

Ritual impurity means anything that would nullify acts of worship. 

So purify self from things that break wudu, anything that breaks ghusl.

See previous lesson summaries.

5- removing tangible impurity .Any impurity you can physically remove.

Either from clothes or surroundings.

6-covering the awrah (privacy in body)

Islam defines this for male and female.

Cover censored part of body.

Scholar agree if person can cover awrah but don’t then his prayer invalid.

Awrah, see Surah Araf v31

Man: Minimum awrah. Male 7-10yrs age .2 privates regions. pre-pubescent child doesn’t have to pray but they can copy. 

Moderate awra from 10+ years:

 From navel to knee, outside prayer in general.

If man exposes navel to knee that would invalidate prayer.

Maximum awrah-this is one you need for prayer. Men, cover from navel to knees region, and top half cover too.

Men be careful cover your lower back and rear. If it was uncovered significant time, invalidates prayer.

So tell them to cover n repeat prayer. Just wear a longer garment that covers the backside. Have shame.

Best for man if wears shirt in prayer, upper garment, for prayer to be valid. Be respectful.

Woman:

Awrah of female- All of woman awrah except hands and face.

In prayer all body cover except face and hands, but scholars differ regarding feet.

Ustadh Abu Khaled’s opinion..in public..woman better cover feet.if praying at home, fine if feet show..safest opinion he thinks.

7- entry of the time

Salah on prescribed time.. Rasoolullah Muhammad peace be upon him mentioned.

Dukhul waqt. Time for prayer should have began.

Combining n shortening discussion nxt week inshaAllah

8-facing Qibla.. ka’bah

Makkah.. SE frm LDN

He said go see which way Satellite dish facing.

Subhanallah special force that way, direction energy go to middle of earth Makkah.

9-niyyah. Forming right intention  

Is in heart, mind.

Intend to pray the right salah.

Need be cognizant of what you praying 

Asr hadith- if u miss is, lose it all

Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever misses the `Asr prayer (intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and property.

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:552

SUMMARY 13

Pillars and mandatory/obligatory parts of Salah 

Pillars Of salah. (arkaan)

Without the pillars of prayer, the prayer is not valid

1-Takbir Al ihram/opening takbir. 

2- standing (provided able)

3-reciting surah al fatihah. Without fatiha, prayer invalid.

4- rukoo, bowing position, be at ease 

5-rising from rukoo, 

6-Be comfortable in the position after rukoo, don’t haste. 5 sec min

7-prostration, sajdah/suju. be at ease, following limbs to touch ground:

Forehead,Nose, Palms, Knees ,Toes, Firmly on floor.

8-rising from prostration

9-sitting between 2 prostrations

10- at ease of each physical pillars steps. No rush.

11-final tashahud

12-sitting to recite final tashahud .

13-tasleem, the 2 Salams to end prayer

14-pillars in order.

Obligations/mandatory parts of prayer (wajibaat):

1-all other takbir with exclusion of takbir ihram (which is a pillar)

2-saying “sami Allahu liman Hamidah”

3-saying “rabbana wa lakal Hamd”

4-saying “subhana rabbiyal azeem”

5-saying “subhana rabbiyal a’laa” 

6-say “rabbigh fir lee” between 2 sajdah

7-saying tashahud, First one (2nd rakah)

8-sitting in the first tashahud.

If you miss a pillar in prayer:

If you miss a pillar in the prayer, you have to go back and repeat that pillar and continue in sequence. See hadiths

How to do prostration of forgetfulness: sajdah sahw

This extra prostrations make up for any wajibaat/obligatory parts of the prayer missed out. It does not account for missed pillars.

How to sajdah sahw:

Ustadh Abu Khaled takes this opinion:

Read all tashahud and durood/ duas. Don’t say salam to right or left yet.

Then do an extra sajdah x 2, with sitting between them saying rabbigh fir lee. Then rise from sajdah to seated position, then do the Salam/tasleem to right and left and exit prayer.

Stronger option. 

Don’t do sahjdah sahw incase you forget, or for every prayer, as this is bid’ah. Enemy satan wants us to go either extreme, must fight it. Allah help us all.

Witr prayer- odd numbered, after isha

Witr- 3 rakah, no sitting in 2nd rakah. (different to magrib). Then last rakah you sit. Qunut duas..after rukoo in 3rd rakah

May Allah forgive all our errors and guide us to the truth, and cure us, protect us, unite us in jannah. Allahumma salli ala rasoolillah Muhammad.

NS

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SPECIAL EVENT- JESUS SON OF MARY (ALAYHISALAM) IN ISLAM- TALEEM MOSQUE- XMAS HOLIDAYS

SPECIAL EVENT -JESUS IN ISLAM- TALEEM MOSQUE

*Winter Event – This Friday Evening- Story of Prophet Isa (AS)*

AssalamuAlaikum Everyone,

We invite *families* to come and learn about the Story of Jesus [Isa (AS)] from an *Islamic perspective* during this half-term holiday.

*Date:* Friday 19th Dec (7pm)

*Guest Speaker*: Ustadh Anhar Khan, Head of Sanatayn Programme and Secondary School Teacher.

📍Location: Taleem Mosque, 21-23 Clarence Road, Grays, RM17 6QA

_Brothers/Sisters/Children All Welcome_

*Food will be provided after the event.*

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Muslims and Christmas

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.

Peace! Let’s talk about the holidays.

In Britain  it has traditionally been known as a Christian country, Christmas day, i.e. 25 December is considered a national holiday.

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Let’s have a look at the history of Christmas:

According to Britannica Encyclopaedia, Christmas has become a Christian festival where Christians believe they are celebrating the birth of Christ, or Jesus. Historically, however, the date coincides with pagan Roman festivals which celebrated the winter solstice. It is believed that early Christians wanted to celebrate the 25th to coincide with the pagan festival. There is no clear statement in the New testament supporting the celebration of Jesus’ birth on the 25th. Nevertheless, it is still widely celebrated in that manner.

So basically in a nutshell, Christmas day has pagan origins!

And did you know, there are many groups and sections of society who do not celebrate Christmas, such as Jewish people, some atheists, and even some Christians.

So do Muslims celebrate Christmas? In Islam, the MOST IMPORTANT belief is that of Islamic monotheism. That is, we are commanded to submit to and believe in Allah (The One True God), and attribute complete Oneness to Allah as He deserves in His Lordship, Names and Attributes and right to be worshipped alone.

Consequently, as a Muslim, i.e. one who submits to Allah (The One True God), we believe that we must abandon and turn away from anything that contradicts the principles of Islamic monotheism. Polytheism, idolatry and ascribing partners to Allah are MAJOR SINS! The biggest sin which Allah will not forgive, is ascribing partners to Him !

‘Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills; and whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.’

[Qur’an, chapter 4, verse 48- English interpretation]

Allah is so self-sufficient, it does not befit His Majesty to take a son or wife, or to beget or be begotten. He does not resemble His creation, for He is the uncreated Creator, and there is no similitude to Him.

In fact, a remarkably concise description of Allah can be found in chapter 112 of The Noble Qur’an, which is the verbatim words of Allah, and Allah’s final revealed book to mankind.

Have a listen to this chapter here:

Regarding Jesus (peace be upon him), in Islam we believe he was a mighty messenger of Allah. Jesus, or Isa in Arabic, was born a miraculous birth, from the virgin Mary. We refer to Jesus as ‘Isa ibnu Maryam, which means Jesus son of Mary. Jesus did not have a father, and he is not the son of God/Allah, because as we mentioned earlier, it does not befit the majesty of Allah to beget. Allah decreed that Jesus would be born miraculously without a father from the pure chaste virgin Mary. We respect them very much and we know that Jesus never claimed divinity, rather Jesus called his people to worship Allah alone, the same message each prophet and messenger of Allah called to. Jesus’ (peace be upon him) story can be found in the Qur’an in numerous places. (for more information, please see the upcoming post on chapter 19 of the Qur’an entitled Maryam!)

And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?” He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it. You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Knower of all unseen.

Qur’an chapter 5, verse 116

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Incidentally, Paganism supports polytheism. Polytheism means worshipping multiple deities. Therefore, the Christian Trinity is essentially polytheism. And as previously mentioned in this blog, Islam means submission to the One True God, Allah, and our purpose in life is to acknowledge Allah’s complete Oneness, to uphold Islamic monotheism, and to attribute absolute Oneness to Allah in His Lordship, names and attributes and right to be worshipped alone.

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In honesty, Muslims don’t really party on Christmas. But despite that, we still spread peace and justice the best we can with everyone, regardless of our differences.

Because the truth is, as Muslims, the most important One to us is Allah, and the only reason we are alive is for Allah, to serve Him, to worship Him, because we need to worship Him and He doesn’t need us to do that. Whether or not we worship Him, it does not detract or add to His majesty at all. Rather He is The Self-Sufficient, The Majestic, The Rich, Free of all needs. The Lord of all that exists, He is Allah.

Besides, our kind behaviour and gifts to you is not supposed to be limited to a certain day of the year, as Muslims we are required to deal with everyone in a just manner at all times, exhibiting the best character.  If we have fallen short in fulfilling our rights towards you as our neighbours, please do forgive us. We make mistakes, after all we are human. Although, we endeavour to follow the best example of excellent moral conduct, as taught to us by Allah’s final prophet and messenger, Muhammad peace be upon him.

I’ll leave you with a verse from the Qur’an to get you thinking.

‘Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): “I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God – i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.” ‘

[Qur’an, chapter 18: v110, english interpretation]

Thanks for reading.

Peace.

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