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Dhuhr Prayer Benefits:

If you are finding the benefits of offering the Dhuhr Prayer, you are at the right spot here. I am going to describe the top benefits of the Dhuhr Prayer illuminated by the Ahadees. If you are habitual to offer the five times prayer a day, you will be pleased to read this post. And if you are not habitual to offer the daily prayers, you will start offering. Here, I will concentrate on the Dhuhr Prayer Benefits only. Every prayer has precious benefits that are unmatched. Here we go to take a look at the benefits of Dhuhr Prayer.

Dhuhr Prayer Details:

Dhuhr prayer is the second prayer of the day which is to be offered by the Muslims. The Holy Quran emphasizes on the offering the five times prayers a day. The Dhuhr prayer has four rakaats of Sunnah, four rakaats of Fard, two rakaats of Sunnah and then two rakaats of Nafl. This prayer is offered after the mid-noon.

Importance of Dhuhr Prayer:

The Dhuhr is one of the Fard prayers that are five in number. The Fard rakaats of Dhuhr prayer are obligatory to offer by the Muslims. But the rakaats of Sunnah has also a lot of rewards as stated in the Hadith, as follows!

“Whoever observes the practice of performing four Rakaat before Dhuhr prayer and four (2 sunnah, 2 Nafl) after the Dhuhr prayer, Allah will send him against the Fire (of Hell).” (Tirmidhi)

So, it is obvious that whoever performs the four Sunnah before the Dhuhr Fard and four rakaats (two Sunnah and two Nafl) after the Dhuhr Fard, is blessed greatly!

Gates Of Heaven Are Opened:

“This is an hour at which the gates of heaven are opened, and I like that my good deeds should rise to heaven at that time.” (Tirmidhi)

It is shown in the above Hadith that at the time of the Dhuhr prayer, the gates of the Heaven are opened for the Muslims who offer the Dhuhr Prayer and perform good deeds. So, it is the best time to please the Allah Almighty by the Dhuhr Prayer.

Importance Of Four Sunnah Of Dhuhr Prayer:

‘Aishah (Radi Allahu Anha) reported: If the Prophet (Sall Allahu Alayhi Wa salam) could not perform four Rak’ah before Dhuhr prayer, he would perform them after it (i.e., after the obligatory prayer).
[At-Tirmidhi]

So, it is obvious by the above Hadith that Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) never missed the four rakaats of Sunnah of the Dhuhr Prayer. So, it is mandatory for all of the Muslims to offer these rakaats must along with the Dhuhr (Zuhr) Fard.

Jummah Prayer:

Jummah Prayer is offered on Friday by the Muslim men in the Jaamay Masjid on the time of Dhuhr Prayer.It is obligatory for all of the Muslim men who are above the age of puberty, to offer the Jummah Prayer in the congregation. Imaam gives Khutba of Jummah Prayer on Friday, that is a kind of Islamic speech of the Islamic teachings.

Narrated Abu Huraira and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:

Allah’s Apostle said, “If it is very hot, then pray the Dhuhr (Zuhr) prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler, as the severity of the heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire.

This Hadith shows that it is better to offer the Dhuhr (Zuhr) prayer when the day is a bit cooler in the hot summer days.

Conclusion:

Conclusively, the Dhuhr prayer is mandatory for all of the Muslims as shown by the Ahadees. And it contains countless benefits for the Muslims. Allah Almighty blesses the Muslims with ultimate rewards for the five times prayers a day.

Salat

Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by Muslims. It is the second Pillar of Islam.

God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day:

Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise
Salat al-zuhr: midday, after the sun passes its highest
Salat al-'asr: the late part of the afternoon
Salat al-maghrib: just after sunset
Salat al-'isha: between sunset and midnight

All Muslims try to do this. Muslim children as young as seven are encouraged to pray.

Prayer sets the rhythm of the day

This prayer timetable gives Muslims the pattern of their day.

In Islamic countries, the public call to prayer from the mosques sets the rhythm of the day for the entire population, including non-Muslims.

A universal Muslim ritual

The prayer ritual, which is over 1400 years old, is repeated five times a day by hundreds of millions of people all round the world.

Carrying it out is not only highly spiritual, but connects each Muslim to all others around the world, and to all those who have uttered the same words and made the same movements at different times in Islamic history.

Prayers of body, mind and soul

The set prayers are not just phrases to be spoken.

Prayer for a Muslim involves uniting mind, soul, and body in worship; so a Muslim carrying out these prayers will perform a whole series of set movements that go with the words of the prayer.

Muslims make sure that they are in the right frame of mind before they pray; they put aside all everyday cares and thoughts so that they can concentrate exclusively on God.

If a Muslim prays without the right attitude of mind, it as if they hadn't bothered to pray at all.

Muslims don't pray for God's benefit

Muslims do not pray for the benefit of Allah.

Allah does not need human prayers because he has no needs at all.

Muslims pray because God has told them that they are to do this, and because they believe that they obtain great benefit in doing so.

Muslims pray direct to God

A Muslim prays as if standing in the presence of Allah.

In the ritual prayers each individual Muslim is in direct contact with Allah. There is no need of a priest as an intermediary. (While there is a prayer leader in the mosque - the imam - they are not a priest, simply a person who knows a great deal about Islam.)

Praying in the mosque

Muslims can pray anywhere, but it is especially good to pray with others in a mosque.

Praying together in a congregation helps Muslims to realise that all humanity is one, and all are equal in the sight of Allah.

Ritual washing

Muslims must be clean before they pray. They make sure of this by performing ritual washing, called wudhu. Mosques have washing facilities.

Namaz ka Tariqa (Method of Salat, Prayer)

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