Prayer is the second pillar of Islam, and it is obligatory for every Muslim, adult, sane, male was or female. Muslims perform prayer five times daily, prayer is a mean of calling from the servant to his Lord, it is a -five times a day- link between the servant and his Lord.
How to pray?
Each prayer consists of Raka’as, which is a group of movements the Muslim performs and repeats them in each Raka’a, each prayer has a certain number of Raka’as as following;
Morning prayer consists of two Raka’as,
Noon prayer consists of four Raka’as,
Afternoon prayer consists of four Raka’as,
Early evening prayer consists of three Raka’as,
Evening prayer consists of four Raka’as.
In each Raka’a Muslim recites Surat Al-Fatiha and a small Surah.
Recitation of Quran in prayer:
The one who was given a beautiful voice in Reciting of Quran should know that Allah singled him with great goodness, and prophet Muhammad -peace and blessings be upon him- ordered to improve the voice in the Quran as he said: {Adorn the Quran with your voices}
And whoever improves his voice in the Quran to influence the verses in the hearts of the listeners and for the sake of Allah the Almighty, is doing a great deed, as the Sunnah in reciting Quran in prayer for worshiper is to stand at every verse, and to extend what should be extended, this is the best and famous, but it is not obligatory, and if one doesn’t stop at every verse or doesn’t extend, then, nothing wrong in his prayer.
The virtue of Recitation of Quran in the prayer:
There is no doubt that souls tend to hear reading with chant more than their tendency for those who do not chant; Because Recitation of Quran has an effect on the tenderness of the heart and the streaming of tears, and leads to the reassurance needed in the prayer, as Allah the Almighty said:
{Those whose hearts believe and are reassured by the mentioning of Allah, by mentioning of Allah the heats are reassured}
Recitation of Quran in prayer also increases the reflection on the verses of Quran and their meanings, which in its order, increases the reverence in the prayer, as Allah the Almighty said:
{The believers who , when God is mentioned, their hearts are scared, and if his verses were recited to them, they increase their faith, and they Trust in God}
Finally lets remember the Hadith of prophet Muhammad –peace and blessings be upon him- which was narrated by Abu-Hurayrah, that he said:
{Do one of you like if he returns to his family, to find three fat pregnant camelsl in it? We said: Yes, he said: There are three verses, one of you recites in his prayer, better than three fat pregnant camels.
**here, the fat pregnant camel is mentioned because it was the most precious money for the Arabians, and this Hadith is urging of recitation of Quran in the prayer and shows the great reward for it.
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