' Fear Prayer ' of Sahih Bukhari.

64
Narrated Shu'aib: I asked Az-Zuhri, "Did the Prophet ever offer the
Fear Prayer?" Az-Zuhri said, "I was told by Salim that 'Abdullah bin
Umar I had said, 'I took part in a holy battle with Allah's Apostle I
in Najd. We faced the enemy and arranged ourselves in rows. Then
Allah's Apostle(p.b.u.h) stood up to leadthe prayer and one party
stood to pray with him while the other faced theenemy. Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) and the former party bowed and performed two prostrations.
Then that party left and took the place of those who had not prayed.
Allah's Apostle prayed one Raka (with the latter) and performed two
prostrations and finishedhis prayer with Taslim. Then everyone of them
bowed once and performed two prostrations individually.'"
65
Narrated Nafi': Ibn Umar said something similar to Mujahid's saying:
Whenever (Muslims and non-Muslims) stand face to face in battle, the
Muslims can pray while standing. Ibn Umar added, "The Prophet said,
'If the number of the enemy is greater than the Muslims, they can pray
while standing or riding (individually).' "
66
Narrated Ibn Abbas: Once the Prophet (p.b.u.h) led the fear prayer and
the people stood behind him. He said Takbir (Allahu-Akbar) and the
people said the same. He bowed and some of them bowed. Then he
prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he stood for the second Raka
and those who had prayed the first Raka left and guarded their
brothers. The second party joined him and performed bowing and
prostration with him. All the people were in prayer but they were
guarding one another during the prayer.
67
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: On the day of the Khandaq Umar came,
cursing the disbelievers of Quraish and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have notoffered the 'Asr prayer and the sun has set." The Prophet
replied, "By Allah! I too, have not offered the prayer yet."The
Prophet then went to Buthan, performed ablution and performed the 'Asr
prayer after the sun had set and then offered the Maghrib prayer after
it."
68
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) offered the Fajr
prayer when it was still dark, then he rode and said, 'Allah Akbar!
Khaibar is ruined. When we approach near to a nation, the most
unfortunate is the morning of those who have been warned." The people
came out into thestreets saying,"Muhammad and his army." Allah's
Apostle vanquished them by force and their warriors were killed; the
children and women were taken as captives. Safiya was taken by Dihya
Al-Kalbi and later she belonged to Allah's Apostle go who married her
and her Mahr was her manumission.

Hadees - - || Prayer at Night (Tahajjud) ' of Sahih Bukhari.

221
Narrated Ibn Abbas: When the Prophet got upat night to offer the
Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta
qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka
mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta
nurus-samawati wal-ard. Walakalhamd, anta-l-haqwa wa'duka-l-haq, wa
liqa'uka Haq, wa qualukaHaq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna
Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu Haq.
Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika
anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama
akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu
akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the
praises are for you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth,
And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You have the
possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All
the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the
Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens
and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the Truth and
Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the
truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets
(Peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And the Day of
Resurrection istrue. O Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I
believein You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help
I argue (with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a
judge (to judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future
sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You are the One who
make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none to be
worshippedbut you . Sufyan said that'Abdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to
the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwatailla billah' (There is neither might
nor power except with Allah).
222
Narrated Salim's father: In the life-time of the Prophet whosoever saw
a dream would narrate it to Allah's Apostle. I had a wish of seeing a
dream to narrate it to Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) I was a grown up boy
and used to sleep in the Mosque in the life-time of the Prophet. I saw
in the dream that two angels caught hold of me and took me to the Fire
which was built all roundlike a built well and had two poles in it and
the people in it were known to me. I started saying, "I seek refuge
with Allah from the Fire." Then I metanother angel who told me not to
be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to Allah's
Apostle. The Prophet said, "Abdullah isa good man. I wish he prayed
Tahajjud." After that 'Abdullah (i.e. Salim'sfather) used to sleep but
a little at night.
223
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle used to offer eleven Rakat and that
was his prayer. He used to prolong the prostration to such an extent
that one could recite fifty verses (of the Quran) before he would lift
his head. He used to pray two Rakat (Sunna) before the Fajr prayer and
then used to lie down on his right side tillthe call-maker came and
informed him about the prayer.
224
Narrated Jundab: The Prophet became sick and did not get up (for
Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two.
225
Narrated Jundab bin'Abdullah : Gabriel did not come to the Prophet
(for some time) and so one of the Quraish women said, "His Satan has
deserted him." So came the Divine Revelation: "By the forenoon And by
the night When it is still! YourLord (O Muhammad) has neither Forsaken
you Norhated you." (93.1-3)
226
Narrated Um Salama:One night the Prophet got up and said,
"SubhanAllah! How many afflictions Allah has revealed tonight and how
many treasures have been sent down (disclosed). Go and wake the
sleeping lady occupants of these dwellings up (for prayers), perhaps a
well-dressed in this world may be naked in the Hereafter."
227
Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib One night Allah's Apostle came to me and
Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and asked,"Won't you pray (at
night)?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the hands of
Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us get up." When I
said that, he left us without saying anything and I heard that he was
hitting his thigh and saying, "But man is more quarrelsomethan
anything." (18.54)
228
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle used to give up a good deed, although
he loved to do it, for fear that people might act on it and it might
be made compulsory for them. TheProphet never prayed the Duha prayer,
but I offer it.

Hadees - - || Virtues of Madinah ' of Sahih Bukhari.

91
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Medina is a sanctuary from that
place to that. Its trees should not be cut and no heresy should be
innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and whoever innovates
in it an heresy or commits sins (bad deeds), then he will incurthe
curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people." (See Hadith No. 409,
Vol 9).
92
Narrated Anas: The Prophet came to Medina and ordered a mosque tobe
built and said, "O BaniNajjar! Suggest to me theprice (of your land)."
They said, "We do not want its price except from Allah" (i.e. they
wished for a reward from Allah for giving up their land freely). So,
the Prophet ordered the graves of the pagans to be dug out and the
land to be levelled, and the date-palm trees to be cut down. The cut
date-palms were fixed in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque.
93
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet said, "I have made Medina a
sanctuarybetween its two (Harrat) mountains." The Prophet went to the
tribe of Bani Haritha and said (to them), "I see that you have gone
out of the sanctuary," but looking around, he added, "No, you are
inside the sanctuary."
94
Narrated 'Ali: We havenothing except the Book of Allah and this
written paper from the Prophet (where-in is written:) Medina is a
sanctuary from the 'Air Mountain tosuch and such a place, and whoever
innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such
an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all
the people, none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship
will be accepted. And the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslim
is to be secured (respected)by all the other Muslims; and whoever
betrays a Muslim in this respect incurs the curse of Allah, the
angels, and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional
good deeds of worship will be accepted, and whoever (freed slave)
befriends (take as masters) other than his manumitters without their
permission incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people,
and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be
accepted.
95
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Apostle said, "I was ordered to migrate
to a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns and is called
Yathrib and that is Medina, and it turns out (bad) persons as a
furnace removes the impurities of iron.
96
Narrated Abu Humaid:We came with the Prophet from Tabuk, and when we
reached near Medina, the Prophet said,"This is Tabah."
97
Narrated Abu Huraira:If I saw deers grazing in Medina, I would not
chase them, for Allah's Apostle said, "(Medina) is a sanctuary between
its two mountains."

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The Distorted Image of Muslim Women

Since the height of the feminist movement in thelate 70's there has
been amagnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women.
Unfortunately, the magnifying glass thathas been used is an unusual
one. Unusual in the sense that it is very selective about which items
it will magnify; other items it will distort to such a degree that
they will no longer look familiar. I remember once reading in an "in
depth" article about the lives of Muslim women. This article
"explained" that at any time a man can divorce his wife by simply
stating "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you". This article
can lead anyone ignorantof the Islamic ruling regarding divorce to
believe that in less than five seconds the woman is left with no
husband and is left to care for herself (and possibly children) by any
means necessary. The question that immediately poppedup in my mind
was, "Did the author innocently write that out of sincere ignorance or
was it another of the many attempts to degrade the religion of Islam
and its followers (muslims)?" It may be my own paranoia, but I tend to
believe it was the latter of the two.
The truth of the matter is that Islam has the most humane and most
just system of divorce that exists. Firstly, many options are taken
and tried before coming to the decision of the divorce. If the man and
woman decide that they can no longer live together successfully as a
husband and wife, the husband (in most cases, not always) pronounces
the divorce by saying "I divorce you". At this point the waiting
period begins. The waiting period lasts for three menstrual cycles to
assure the woman is not pregnant. This period allows the couple time
to think about what they are doing and if this is what they really
want to do. There are no lawyers involved to antagonise an already
delicate situation.
In the case that it is realised, that the woman is pregnant, the
waiting period lasts the entire time she is pregnant. During the
waiting period (whether the woman is pregnant or not) the man is
obligatedto provide food, clothing and shelter to the woman as he did
before the divorce pronouncement. If the couple carries the divorce
through to the birth of the child and the woman suckles the baby, the
man is obligated to feed and clothe both his ex-wife for the time the
woman suckles (the maximum being two years). After this weaning, the
child will be provided for by the father until he/she is no longer in
need of support.
It is quite ironic that in such an "advanced society" as America,
thereare divorce cases in which women are being forced to pay alimony
to their ex-husbands. Can this and many other things we know about the
American system of divorce compare to the Islamic system of divorce?
I have also read stories wherein it is stated that women are forced to
marry men without their consent. This in no way resembles the marriage
system in Islam. In Islaam the woman marries the man of her choice.
She may even marry someonethat her mother and/or father objects to.
The point is that it is the woman who makes the final decision as to
whomshe will marry. Once the man and the woman decide that they are
interested in one anotherfor marriage, a dowry is decided upon. A
dowry isnot a brides price but, it is a gift from the groom to the
bride. They agree upon a gift that is affordable by the groom. In the
time of the Prophet (sas), often things such as livestock and money
were given. This is a wise decision in the event that a woman becomes
divorced or widowed, she has some financial security to fall back on
even if it is for a limited amount of time. Once the man and woman are
married, the man is required to clothe,feed, shelter and educateher
(or allow her to be educated) in the same manner as he does himself.
The last distorted image that I will cover is that of the Muslim
women's dress. The western influenced media portrays our dress to be
outdated and oppressive.Needless to say however, I differ with these
adjectives. Our dress codedoes not hinder us from doing anything
productive in our lives. Muslim women maintain a variety of jobs, non
of which are devalued nor hampered due to their dress code. And as for
thetiming of muslims women's dress during these contemporary times, it
seems most appropriate due to decreasing morals in the world today.
For those who say that Islamic dress is outdated, they speak from
great ignorance. The decreasing morality and trials of this time makes
Hijaab even more in need. More than ever before sex crimes are
rampant. Although this society tells women they can wear what they
wantto wear, anytime a rape occurs the woman is the one put on trial
an one ofthe first questions is,"What were you wearing?" This concept
seems as though it is a set up directed against the so called
contemporary woman. Also there is a direct correlation between the
respect a man has for a woman and the amount of her body her body she
displays flauntingly.
In conclusion, I hope this article helped to clear up some
distorted/misunderstood aspects of Islam and women. Women in Islam are
respected and held inhigh regard. We will never find success
and/orsolutions to our problemsuntil we realise that Allaah knows best
and that this disbelieving society will ruin itself.

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