THREE COMMON MISTAKES MADE AFTER PRAYER pdf

Three Common Mistakes Made After Prayer

THREE COMMON MISTAKES MADE AFTER PRAYER

 Greeting and Shaking Hands after Prayer: [1] Abu Hurairah ( radyAllaahu ‘anhu) reported that the Prophet ( sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If one of you meets his brother, then he should greet him with Salaam.

Then if a tree or a wallor a rock should come between the two of them and then he meets him again, he should greet him with Salaam again.” [2] In this hadeeth, the Prophet ( sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ) has commanded the Muslims, when any of them encounters his Muslim brother to greet him with Salaam.

This is because of what the greeting consists of from the growth of unity, eradication of hatred and the bringing about of love.

The command in this hadeeth is only a recommendation, meaning it is strongly advised and encouraged, and not obligatory. And there is no distinction in this matter between one that is in a masjid or outside of it.

Rather,the authentic Sunnah indicates the prescription of greeting those who are present in the masjid with Salaam, regardless if they are in prayer or not.

Ibn ‘Umar ( radyAllaahu ‘anhu) reported: “That the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) went to Qubaa (masjid) to pray and the Ansaar came to him while he was in prayer and greeted him with Salaam.

So I said to Bilaal (radyAllaahu ‘anhu): ’How did you see the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) respond to their greeting, when he was greeted with Salaam whilst praying?’

He (Bilaal) said: ‘He said like this’ -and he (radyAllaahu ‘anhu) stretched out his palm. And Ja ‘far Ibn ‘A wn stretched out his palm and put the inner part of his palm facing the bottom and the backside of it facing the top. ” [3]