When at the masjid – tag
September 27, 2008Having spent a considerable amount of time at the masjid this month, masha’allah, reciting with my sisters and praying with my community I have realised a few things about people and how they pray. Now Im not saying that I pray according to how the prophet Muhammed used to pray, far from it probably but there are a few things that I make sure I do. It isnt just about praying too… its about general etiquette… so I got thinking yesterday, yes my mind does tend to wander!! about a blog post.. ‘if I could post ahadith around this masjid, what would they be?’ .. just 3… and im going to make it into a tag post 
so here goes
Im tagging you.. so your masjid.. is it clean? tidy? well presented? do you have pictures to share? The main question, if you were given the ability and the push to post 3 ahadith around your praying area what would they be? feel free to give any reasoning behind your choices.
- Bukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: ‘Ha’, Satan will laugh at him.”
Everyone is tired at taraweeh, whether you have stayed the whole night or just a portion and it bothers me to hear ladies yawning their heads off during the prayer. Its distracting and disrespectful to Allah
· Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 509:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Do the prostration properly and do not put your fore-arms flat with elbows touching the ground like a dog. And if you want to spit, do not spit in front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is speaking in private to his Lord.”
I am constantly next to ladies who are of the ‘close your body in as much as possible because you are a lady’ mentality, but also those who arent and I see this all too often how do you tell someone whos been praying all their lives that they shouldnt do this? Its never liked coming from a new muslim La howla wala qwata illa bilah
· Bukhari Volume 2, Book 13, Number 23:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
One of the wives of Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the ‘Isha’ prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, “What prevents him from stopping me from this act?” The other replied, “The statement of Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) : ‘Do not stop Allah’s women-slave from going to Allah s Mosques’ prevents him.”
For my final ahadith I wanted to find something about people not talking during the khutbah which is hard to focus on as it is! However I couldnt find it, I came across this one though that Ive been struggling with with my h2b insha’allah I will show him this. I would like to post this around the mens section in my mosque and the other mosque where I live that doesnt allow regular access to ladies.
I am tagging Umm Ibs, Umm Hibaat, Rainbow, my spanish princess, the inquizative Aalya, my oh so beautiful pixie and my opinionist Aisha
Looking forward to reading your ahadith girls 
Assalaamu Alaykum,
Ammena! When I saw that you’d tagged me I must admit I was dreading it a tad. But, once I read your post, I though, WOW! Ma sha Allah what a great idea! This is an excellent post and I pray that we all benefit from it. About the sajda, sis, don’t ever worry about being a new muslimah. Just explain it the best you can (a smile usually helps!) and the rest is up to the person.
Jazakillahu khayra!
xxx
alhamdulillah Im glad you liked it sis
I look forward to reading your post insha’allah
Oh I just realised that I was tagged a while back. Technology!!!! I’ll have to get back to this another time
[...] Ammena came up with this tag and is asking about the mosque or prayer area and is asking for 3 hadith to be posted on this subject. [...]
As-salaamu’alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sister,
Wonderful post, lots of great reminders!
You know if you start a newsletter (ie: something similiar) for the ladies section.. kind of to keep the community together, you can easily add those ahadith in. Like the second one, about prayer. I know.. it’s not the easiest way to teach others, but maybe the safest?.. it’s one way of correcting what you see wrong. (just and idea).
Wa’alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
hmm.. good idea sis
I like it insha’allah will remember for when I move and get settled
Assalaamu walaikum wa rahmatullahi wa Barakahtu Ukhti.
Just came across your post when googling about salah. I often find myself yawning during fajr. Astagfirullah. Though quietly and when I’m alone and tryin to supress the yawn but it is a yawn nonetheless. Anyway, I was just googling this when I came across your post. Very interesting. Ma’ashallah.
Just wondered if you could explain the 2nd haddith further – I would like to know what the sisters are doin in the masjid which is wrong so that I may know if I do this too and can correct myself first and then inshaallah others if I see them makin the same mistake. I understood the haddith but didnt quite get what you meant when you said: “I am constantly next to ladies who are of the ‘close your body in as much as possible because you are a lady’ mentality, but also those who arent ”
Jazakallahkhair, sister x
salam sis
thanks for the comment and welcome to my blog.. Ok, to explain the hadith.. it is related to when you go into sujood telling us that we shouldnt rest our forearms on the floor. When I converted I was being told that women pray different to men and that we should make ourselves in as close a ball as possible to hide the shape of our body, so chest rested on the knees and such… I found this out to be wrong, but still some women do that. Insha’allah this helps.. feel free to write again if you need more clarification