Hajj & Umrah, - * Tawaaf)Circumambulation(

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Ibn ‘Umarand his father, said,“Enjoy this House, the Ka‘bah; it was destroyed twice, but the third time, it will be lifted ]i.e. it will never be rebuilt again[.”]Ibn Hibbaan in hisSaheeh, and Al-Haakim in hisMustadrak.Al-Haakim ranked it asSaheeh)authentic( according to the conditions stipulated by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
Furthermore, Ibn ‘Umarand his father, reported that the Prophet,, said:“He who performs circumambulation around the Ka‘bah and two Rak‘ahs ]units of prayer[, his reward shall be equivalent to that of freeing a slave.”]Ibn Maajah, Al-Albaani: Saheeh[
‘Alisaid,“Perform plenty of Tawaaf around the Ka‘bah before you cannot do so - before a man with a small head and small ears will demolish it with his shovel.”]‘Abd Ar-Razzaaq in hisAl-Musannaf[
Abu ‘Ubayd reported in his bookGhareeb Al-Ahaadeeththat ‘Alisaid,“Perform plenty of Tawaaf around the Ka‘bah before you cannot do so. It is as if I am looking at him - an Abyssinian man with a bald head ]or he may have said, with small ears[ and lean legs, sitting by it while it is being demolished.”
These narrations are proven true by the authenticHadeethsthat were reported on the thin legged man who would demolish theKa‘bah. Abu Hurayrahnarrated that the Prophet,, said:“Thu As-Suwayqatayn ]literally: one with two lean legs[, from Abyssinia will demolish the Ka‘bah.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
OtherHadeethson destroying theKa‘bahwere reported but this is not the place to cite them. Al-Bukhaariallocated a whole chapter of hisSaheehtitledHadm Al-Ka‘bah)the Destruction of theKa‘bah( where he cited these narrations.
Scholars stated that it is recommended for Muslims who go toAl-Masjid Al-Haraam)the Sacred Mosque( to performTawaafas much as they can and to the best of their abilities, and some of them were of the view that performing voluntaryTawaafis better than performing a voluntary prayer inAl-Masjid Al-Haraam.
Ibn Taymiyyahsaid,“Tawaaf is the Hajj ritual that involves the most work; it is prescribed for the person arriving at Al-Masjid Al-Haraam to perform the Arrival Tawaaf. It is also prescribed for the pilgrim to perform the Farewell Tawaaf, apart from the obligatory Ifaadhah ]Return from Mina[ Tawaaf after staying in ‘Arafah. It is also recommended to go to Makkah to perform Tawaaf during one’s stay in Mina, and in general. Tawaaf is recommended throughout the year.”
He also said,“It is far more beneficial and virtuous for a person to circumambulate around the Ka‘bah than any other walking possible.”
Thus, it can be concluded that circumambulation around theKa‘bahis one of the best acts of worship and righteous deeds for Muslims heading forAl-Masjid Al-Haraam, whether he is a pilgrim performingHajjor ‘Umrah)lesser pilgrimage( or a visitor. However, the person who performs a voluntaryTawaafshould avoid the times when people are more likely to crowd duringTawaaf,such as the Day of An-Nahr )the 10th day ofThul-Hijjah( and the days ofTashreeq)the 12th, 13thand 14thofThul-Hijjah( so as not to crowd others who are performing obligatoryTawaaf, and he shall be rewarded for such an intention, if Allaah wills.

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Night Prayer, - Dought & clear, - * Status of witr prayer while traveling

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If you traveling and you are shortening your prayers, is the witr prayer still wajib?
The majority of scholars (jumhoor ul-'ulmeaa') assert that salaat ul-witr (witr prayer) is a sunnah mu'akkada (confirmed sunnah that the Prophet peace be upon him, practiced consistently), and that it is not obligatory. This is based on the hadith (saying) regarding the bedouin who once came to the Prophet asking about Islam, the Prophet answered, "Five prayers within one day-and-night." The bedouin asked, "Am I obliged to other than those?" The Prophet replied, "Unless you volunteer of your own." (al-hadith muttafaqun alaih.)
Some scholars have said that qiyaam ul-layl (prayer at the heart of night) and salaat ul-witr are the best of the voluntary prayers (al-nawaafil). Therefore, one should consistently practice them and not neglect them. The Prophet did not neglect the prayers during night nor two rak'ah before al-fajr neither in residence nor in travel (as related in al-sunnah al-sahihah).

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Night Prayer, - Dought & clear, - * Sunnah (Prophet's Example) in Performing Night Prayer

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If a Muslim performs taraaweeh in a mosque, is it allowed for him to perform the night prayer at home?
What is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) manner in performing night prayer?
Praise be to Allaah.
If a Muslim performs Taraaweeh in congregation in the mosque, and wants to offer more prayers at home, he should pray a series of two-rak'ah prayers and should not repeat witr, because the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said:
"There cannot be two witr prayers in one night." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad and others, and deemed saheeh in Saheeh al-Jaami', 7565).
Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) used to pray two rak'ahs after witr. (Reported by al-Tirmidhi and others, al-Sunan 433).
Al-Nawawi said: "The correct opinion is that he performed the two rak'ahs after witr sitting down, to demonstrate that this is permissible, and he did not do this all the time." (Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi Sharh Jaami' al-Tirmidhi).
The sunnah is to make the last of one's night prayers an odd number of rak'ahs, as is reported (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, no. 943). But if he has already prayed with the imaam, and wants to perform more prayers on his own and has time to do so - especially in the winter - he should do as is outlined above.
As regards the number of rak'ahs to be performed in the night prayers, the Sunnah is to perform no more than eleven rak'ahs, because of the hadeeth narrated by 'Aa'ishah may Allaah be pleased with her, who said:
". . . He never used to pray more than eleven rak'ahs, in Ramadan or at any other time . . ." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 1874).
The best way to perform the night prayer is to pray two by two (rak'ahs), and to separate the two even rak'ahs of witr from the one rak'ah (i.e., not to join the three rak'ahs of witr). The evidence for this is the hadeeth of Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both), who said: "The Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) used to perform the night prayers two by two (rak'ahs), then he would end with a single rak'ah." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, no. 940).
This is the best-known way of performing the night prayers according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him); other ways are also known.

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Night Prayer, - Dought & clear, - * Is there a difference between qiyaam and taraaweeh?

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I wanted to know the difference between QIYYAM and TARAWIH.
Praise be to Allaah.
Salaat al-Taraaweeh is classified as part ofqiyaam al-layl; they are not two different prayers, as many people think. Qiyaam al-layl during Ramadaan is called Taraaweeh because the salaf or early generations of Islam (may Allaah have mercy on them) used to rest (istaraahu) after every two or four rak’ahs, because they made their prayers long in order to make the most of this season of great reward. They were eager to earn the reward mentioned in the hadeeth: “Whoever stays up and prays at night in Ramadaan out of faith and in the hope of reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 36). And Allaah knows best.

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