The virtues of pregnancy

I would like to know the virtues of pregnancy in islam and what is recommended for a woman to do interms of ibadat during this time? Isthe salah of a pregnant woman more rewarded than a salah of a woman thats not pregnant.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
There is no doubt that a woman’s pregnancy and giving birth is fulfilling an aim of sharee‘ah that is dear to Allah, which is increasing the progeny of the Muslims who proclaimthe Oneness of Allah, the followers of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). This isthe most important thing on which the woman should focus her intentionduring her pregnancy.
It was narrated that Ma‘qilibn Yasaar said: A man came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: I have found a woman who is of good lineage and beautiful, but she cannot have children; should I marry her?
He said: No.
Then he came to him a second time and he told him not to marry her.
Then he came to him a third time and he said: “Marry the one who is loving and prolific (could bear many children), for I will be proud of your large numbers before the nations.”
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2050; al-Nasaa’i, 3227; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
Because of this aim to which we have referred, ifpregnancy is difficult for the woman and she bearsit with patience, there are many benefits which will come to the mother through it, including the following:
1.
Psychological preparation for the task of raising the child which is the most important and most complicated of all tasks, inwhich they (the parents) raise the child to have a good attitude and become religiously committed for the sake ofAllah, and they hope that Allah will decree reward for them because of the actions of their righteous son, so that he will become an ongoing charity for them after they die and thus they may attain a great deal ofreward which no one knows except Allah.
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The difficulties encountered by the pregnant woman, including pain and sickness, and health, psychological and physicalproblems in many cases, will all bring great rewardthat will be recorded for the pregnant woman, in sha Allah. Allah will reward the Muslim for everything that befalls him in this world. Even if a thorn pricks him, Allah will expiate thereby someof his sins, and the pains of labour and pregnancy are far greater than that.
3.
Even if we assume that this woman dies in childbirth, she will die as amartyr. This is indicative of the virtue of her condition. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The woman who dies in pregnancy or childbirth is a martyr.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3111; classed as saheeh by al-Nawawi in Sharh Muslim, 13/62. And he said: the one who dies in childbirth, i.e., she dies with something (the child) inside, not separated from her.
Secondly:
As for the acts of worship that the pregnant womancan do, they are all the acts of worship that the Muslim does by day and by night, such as praying, fasting (so long as there isno fear of harm), giving charity, reading Qur’aan, regularly reciting the adhkaar that are prescribed in sharee‘ah, treating people kindly, visiting relatives, taking stock of oneself, and striving to attain the best attitudes, actions and words.
Perhaps one of the things that the woman should focus on during this period is learning about sound methods of raising children, reading books on this topic or listening to useful lectures by scholars on it, whether that has to do with moral upbringing, health, psychology, pedagogy, and so on, in preparation for the great mission withwhich Allah has entrusted the parents, which is the trust of raising and caring for the child, so that the parents may embark upon it with knowledge and insight and achieve the best results, and attain the pleasure of Allah in this world and in the Hereafter.
With regard to specific rituals or adhkaar specifically for the womanduring pregnancy, we did not know of any such thing in Islam.
Finally we should point out that there are some hadeeths which indicate that the wife’s pregnancy will bring a reward like that of one who fasts and prays at night for the sakeof Allah, and that there are many other rewards for giving birth, breastfeeding and weaning the child, but they are all false and fabricated hadeeths, so it is not permissible to narrate them or speak of them except by way of warning people about them. We have already mentioned some of them on our website in the answer to question no. 121557
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Making use of our youth-Advice to the Youth

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Dear friends, if Allah gives us 60 years to live then it comes to around 22,000 days (60x365). All these days Allah gives us to prepare for one day of interview with Allah. That is on the Day of Judgement. On that day, Allah will ask us some questions and He wants some correct answers. Allah is so merciful that He already told us what the questions will be through Quran and Ahadith. His mercy is so great that He even told us the answers to these questions. Now imagine, a student goes towrite an exam. He opens his exam paper and finds the questions on one side. Then he finds that the answers to the questions are on the other side. Nowafter writting the exam, if this student still fails then what would we think of him? We would think that he is the dumbest person around. Well, tell you what, on the Day of Judgement, us people whoknew the questions and answers will still fail! That is why, this is the time to wake up before we prove ourselves to be the dumbest of people.
Youth is the prime time of our lives. This is where people make important decisions like what to become in the future. Things you do in this time will most likely affect you throughout the rest of your life. That is why, it is important to bring Islam into your life during these days. Many people have the conception that when they get old then they willstart practising Islam. Probably you and me also have this feeling. But look at it this way: If you want to become a famous hockey player then you would start playing right from the youth. As you grow up, you will become better and better. But if you think that you will start playing when you arean old man then the chances of becoming famous is virtually zero. That's the reality. When we become old, we won't have enough energy to even stand up and pray.
Because youth is the primetime of your life, that is why it is very precious to Allah. Allah has prepared a shade on the Day of Judgement for those people who used to worship Allah in their youth. On that Day, there will be no other shade except the shade from the throne of Allah. Imagine standing outside on a veryhot day under the sun for hours after hours. You would definately want some shadow to rest under. But what about that Day when the sun willbe much nearer to us and the heat will be much more extreme. Wouldn't you want some shade on that day? Ofcourse you would!
You and I are all weak in terms of keeping our duties to Allah and Allah is aware of that. Allah wants that we keep trying to do our best. If a baby falls down while walking he tries to get up again and walk. He doesn't keep sitting down. Then a day comes when he does start to walk. Similarly, we should keep trying our best and not give up. A day will come when, Inshallah, we will be strong enough to obey Allah in every situation. Letus make a small promise to Allah right now that we will start doing the things for which we were sent to this life. Otherwise, we willbe like that dumb guy who will fail the test on the Day of Judgement.
May Allah make it easy for us. Ameen.
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Punishment of a Liar

Narrated Anas: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Al-Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet. Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say:"Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him." Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him,but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of itbecause he had run away from them." They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his bodyout. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them." They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
Source: Sahih Al Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 814.
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The Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him) was affected by the poisoned muttonthat he ate in Khaybar

Some people doubt that the prophet may have died from poisoning. As a result of eating from the poisoned sheep that was offered to him by the Jewish woman, is this true?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is proven by the scholars who studied the Prophet’s biography in detail that he ate mutton that had been poisoned by a Jewish woman in Khaybar, then the leg of mutton spoke and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that it was poisoned, so he stopped eating it. When his final illness came, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O ‘Aa’ishah, I still feel the pain of the food that I ate in Khaybar, and this time Ifeel that my aorta is beingcut from that poison.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari inhis Saheeh. So there is no room for doubt that this poison affected his body, since it is proven in al-Saheeh and elsewhere.
And Allaah is the Source ofstrength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote.
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