Benefit of worshipper's standing before his Lord
Creator: al-Haafidh Zaynud-Deen Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee
Date: 2007-07-25
Format: text
Identifier: http://web.archive.org/web/20040212014038/http://isgkc.org/benefits.htm
Language: en
Subject: prayer
Title: Benefit of worshipper's standing before his Lord
Created on: Wed Jul 25 21:17:57 -0400 2007
Updated on: Wed Jul 25 21:17:57 -0400 2007
Version: 1
Abstract: ... is my Lord, the Highest" (Subhaan-rabbiyal-a'laa). This is an obligation in speech by which the worshipper declares his Deity free from every defect and shortcoming in His attributes, actions and His rights (over the creation). Among His rights are the declaration of His mightiness in every situation, the placing of obedience to Him before obedience to ones soul or parents, leaders and others besides them. Whoever declares Allah to be free from all imperfections during his rukoo' and sujood and then shows boldness towards His disobedience when he departed from the prayer, he has reduced/diminished his glorification of his Deity to the extent of his disobedience to Him. Fourthly: The Sujood: This is the extremity in, or the end result of humility; when the worshipper places his noble limbs upon the dust or the earth. The sujood is a covenant in action. It is an obligation due to the absolute obedience owed to the Deity in truth in all situations. There is no exception in this absolute obedience for moments of desire or moments of the whims of the soul (this absolute obedience incorporates all moments and situations). Whoever covers his face with dust (due to the performance of sujood) out of extreme humility, then departs from his prayer and returns to the obedience of the soul in disobedience to Allah, obedience to the creation in disobedience to Allah and the following of whims in disobedience to Allah, then he has been false to himself to the extent of his disobedience (or sin). But whoever does that, then he must repent hastily as the Messenger of Allah has said: "All the progeny of Aadam (constantly) errs and the best of those who constantly err are those who (constantly) repent"[1] Fifthly: Folding of the hands during the Qiyaam: This is a manifestation from among the manifestations of humility and defeat in front of the Deity in Truth. Among its implications are subservience to the divine commandments in that one does not move except when commanded and one is not at ease or quiescence except when commanded. Whoever sought this position of worship for a few moments and after that lets loose the reigns of his soul then he wanders/trespasses (while ignorant of Allah's rulings) into the greatest of matters (i.e. sins) and he has fallen into a type of deception. Sixthly: Khushoo': This is a position of total and extreme submissiveness and humility in front of the Deity in Truth and the quiescence/tranquility of the heart and the limbs. One does not m... [Full Article...]
