[Page: 144] The third hadith on the authority of Abdullah bin Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with them both, said: I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying: Islam is built on five things: the testimony that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and stand up for prayer, and pay zakat, Hajj to the House, and fasting in Ramadan, narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The general description
The pillars of Islam are: The Islamic structure consists of 5 pillars
Some points that we should consider regarding the noble hadith:
1- Building, and building is made of clay. Here the building is intangible as it is something that happens within the soul as a result of worshiping these pillars.
2 - If any column leans, then the entire building is crooked, but even if one of the pillars leans, the rest of the pillars must be kept strong and solid, especially prayer, as it is the foundation of the building.
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Let's start with the details:
1 - Testimony that there is no god but God
The general Description
1 - One of the pillars of Islam
2- Verbal worship
On the authority of Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aas, may God be pleased with them both, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: (God will save a man from my nation, over the heads of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and ninety-nine records will be spread over him, every record is as far as the eye can see. Then he says: Do you deny any of this? Have you been wronged by my memorizing scribes? He says: No, Lord. He says: Do you have an excuse? And he says: No, Lord, He says: Yes, you have done us a favor, for there is no injustice done to you today, then a card is taken out that says: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, and he says: Bring your weight, He says: O Lord, what is this card with these records? He said: You will not be wronged. He said: then the records are placed in a bowl, The card is in a cuff, so the records are scattered, and the card is heavy, so nothing is heavy with the name of God.
A pause with the testimony that there is no god but God
Do you remember the infidels of Quraysh? They are infidels, but they used to carry a word and never put it down, the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - came to perfect good morals. The Arabs had and still have morals that only religion can complete. They used to memorize 1000 verses of poetry, they recite it orally in Dar al-Nadwah due to their eloquence, even though most of them were illiterate and neither read nor wrote. So why was it a sentence consisting of 5 words (There is no god but God)? Is it too big for them to say it on their tongues? Because they understood that it would separate a person from his old ideas and beliefs, because it might make him fight the people closest to him, not because he disbelieved in what he believed in, rather, because he is a warrior against God and His Messenger, and you: Have you uttered, “There is no god but God,” do you truly feel that God is one God who has no partner, then the judgment is his in yourself and in all aspects of your life as well, whatever you feel, except that there is no god but God, it is a card that protects you from hellfire, God forbid.
The conclusion
It is said that a man is faulty with his word, and nothing else is faulty with him to the extent that he says a word, he cannot fulfill it, and it is a burden except for the one whom God Almighty grants him success. Therefore, your saying there is no god but God is not a verbal act of worship that you say once, And you enter Paradise with it and the matter is over. Rather, it is a way of life that will change your thinking almost 180 degrees in all your love and hate in this life.
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2 - Stand up for the prayer
The general Description
1 - Ritual worship
2 - Stand up it: in the soul and not in the limbs.
the explanation
Allah says
{وأقم الصلاة إن الصلاة تنهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر} (العنكبوت:45)،
((Prayer forbids indecency and evil [Al-Ankabut: 45]))
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said when he was told: So-and-so prays all night, When the morning came, he steals, He said: What you say will stop him - or he said - his prayer will prevent him, Narrated by Ahmad, Al-Bazzar, Al-Tahawi, and Al-Baghawi with an authentic chain of transmission from the hadith of Abu Hurairah.
Immorality: adultery and all other extremely heinous sins.
The objectionable: what the righteous people in a given society deny.
We take from this hadith
1- Stand for the prayer is not just a ritual that you perform and sit just to get the benefit of your body’s movement during the day and night, rather, it works for you even though you do not realize it. You do many things in your life and you do not understand their meaning and you wait for the result with great patience, such as going on a such and such diet, Or you do meditation or yoga...etc. You do that and you do not understand and after a while you actually change, and God is the ideal: prayer does that to you and you do not feel the text of the Messenger’s hadith on that.
The conclusion
1 - To establish prayer from the beginning of the word (God is Great), thus separating yourself from everything that is smaller than God - the Almighty - You enter into the company of God and He fixes everything that is wrong with you, for it is your ascension to heaven, where it is said: If you want to talk to God, pray, and if you want God to talk to you, read the Qur’an,
2 - When you build a new relationship with someone (husband/wife - son and father - brother and brother or any relationship you know), you often talk to him a lot, the less you talk to him, the less love there will be, and there cannot be a connection between two people unless they communicate. God Almighty does not want to burden you with the hardships you do day and night, but rather He wants you to have a close connection with Him.
3 - You and I are destined to perish, even if we are among those who live long. The people closest to you in love will leave you on the day of your death, and no one will be with you except God - the Almighty - Therefore, if you did not have a relationship with Him, how would you trust Him with your fears of the unknown (the hereafter), your home and you and my final home? At the end of this file, I will attach to you: a file on the spiritual, psychological, and physical benefits of the prayer
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3 - Al - Zakat
The general Description
1 – A pillar of the Islamic home
2 - Zakat: purification
On the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: (Three things I swear upon: God will not make anyone who has a share in Islam, like someone who has no arrow, and the arrows of Islam are three: the prayer, and fasting, and zakat, and God does not take charge of a servant in this world and give him someone else on the Day of Resurrection.) the talk. [Narrated by Ahmad with a good chain of transmission].
The explanation Purge what? Purifying your money from what is forbidden, as every money you earn before you spend it is originally permissible, and the rest of the money: It is possible that it contains something similar to what is forbidden and you do not realize it, like usury, or you took it unlawfully, or you did not work with it as you should, or, or, so by giving out part of your money, you purify your stinginess, you purify the money of its sanctity with it, You purify souls around you who did not get what you got. It is a principle that does not diminish you or diminish your wealth, but rather increases the good and lawful origin that you have and blesses you with it.
The conclusion It was said that a dinar was given this name in Arabic, only because it is religion and fire, so if you take it with its rightful share, then it is your religion, and if you take it without its due right, then it is your fire - praise be to God. It was also said about charity that it is proof, Proof of what? Proof of your faith that you are monotheistic and that you have a wise God who chooses for you how you walk in life.
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4- Ramadan fasting
The general Description
1 – One of the pillars of Islam
2- Ritual worship
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: (Whoever prays Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.) Agreed upon.
On the authority of Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: (A man’s temptation is in his family, his money, his children, and his neighbour, Prayer, fasting, charity, and commands and prohibitions expiate it.) Agreed upon.
On the authority of Anas bin Malik, may God be pleased with him, that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: (Three supplications are not rejected: the supplication of the father, and the supplication of the fasting person, and the supplication of the traveler) Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in “Al-Sunan” and Al-Dia’ in “Al-Ahadith Al-Mukhtara”, and its chain of transmission is good.
From the previous hadiths we conclude the following:
We will not talk about the importance of intermittent fasting, as you are an expert in that. The best type of intermittent fasting without water is Islamic fasting, so this is not our topic, but what concerns you and us: Why did God Almighty impose fasting? Do we feel for the poor, so why do the poor fast? God knows best: But do you see the sun every morning? You are one of the lucky ones, because you live in a country with the sun. Did this sun come out one day and say, “I will not go out today, I am very tired, or I need maintenance, for example?” Is anyone in this life able to maintain the sun by burning it at the equator? No sane person would say that. Now: Is your body getting tired? Do you get up one day and say: I will not go to work because of the fatigue I feel? A lot, and therefore you yourself are placed in a mold called the body. This body needs periodic maintenance, maintaining your body is fasting, which is once a year and for a whole month. Diseases will come out of you, if you fast as God intended, no sugar, no excess food, and follow the Sunnah of the Prophet...etc. You have put your body in maintenance or called it with modern names (detox) for a limited period, but it is very effective. I will attach a link to you about fasting, do not miss it, and please share it.
The conclusion
You are not performing hollow ritualistic acts of worship. All you care about is pleasing the Lord. Rather, you are improving yourself, your body, and your entire life for the better, do not feel privileged that you are doing something, because in reality you are the beneficiary and no one else.
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5- Hajj to the House
The general Description
1 - A pillar of faith
2 - Ritual worship
On the authority of Aisha, the Mother of the Believers, may God be pleased with her, she said: O Messenger of God! We see jihad as the best deed, so should we not strive? He said: (No, but the best jihad is a Hajj with not mixed with any sins) Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
The general explanation
Imagine that the not mixes with any sins Hajj has no reward except Paradise, why? Do you think you will perform Hajj Mabroor easily? Can you hold your tongue from idle talk, obscenity, insults, arguments, etc.? A period of time (the time of Hajj) in the midst of huge numbers of people, with languages that you do not understand anything of and temperaments that may not suit yours, and yet you are in control of yourself. Hajj brings you closer to humility toward God, you took off your elegant, branded clothes, perhaps, and wore the least clothes that the least poor person could wear, and they were equal in place, clothing, perhaps food, and even relieving oneself, and it is a feeling that only a true believer in God - the Almighty - can achieve.
The conclusion Hajj teaches you humility and brings you closer to the meaning of the Day of Resurrection, even if you believe it or anyone around you in your family/acquaintances or others does not believe it, the scenes of Hajj will return with you and you will voluntarily transmit them to others, your outlook on the short, boring, painful life will change, and you will despise yourself time and time again if you escape for a little and follow the same doctrine (Hajj or Umrah) and save yourself from the hustle and bustle of life.
As for the summary of the pillars of Islam
You are like a new or old Muslim who came from the quarters of Islam, and you did not have the chance to get closer to God. If you did the pillars of Islam according to what God Almighty wanted, then you would have established the beginning of the religion, He is the one who will change everything in you and you will learn everything voluntarily. We will not forget the hadith of the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - No one will be takes it hard by religion except that it will overpower him.” What is meant is: the prohibition of strictness in religion, for a person to burden himself with worship that he cannot bear except at a severe cost, It is not required to bear the hardships of worship. All that is required is a heart that prostrates to God in humility, and a body that obeys the heart of its believe in.
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Link to the physical, spiritual and psychological benefits of prayer
A link about the physical and psychological benefits of fasting
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