QnA on Salaah (2/10)

The five times a day Salaah became compulsory on the miraculous, nocturnal journey and this was during the year of grief and sadness when Nabi Muhammad’s SAW wife Khadija RA passed away and his uncle Abu Talib passed away. Nabi Muhammad SAW was approximately 50 or 51 years old. The beginning of the 15th Chapter of the Quraan Allah SWT makes reference to Nabi Muhammad’s SAW journey from Makkah Mukarramah to Masjudul Aqsa, Jerusalem at night. The Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah believe this journey was a physical journey and in a state of being awake and not a dream or a vision. Nabi Muhammad SAW performed the imaamat at fajr for the Ambiyah AS, and thereafter the miraculous nocturnal journey – Me’raj – took place. After Rasulullah SAW was ascended to the heavens a dialogue between Rasulullah SAW and Almighty Allah SWT took place. The authentic hadith in Sahih Muslim, three gifts were given to Rasulullah SAW. The first, the gift of five salaah, the second gift was the last two verses of Surah Baqarah and the third gift was to give glad tidings to those who do not commit kufr and shirk, for them there will be glad tidings and Jannah. The five times a day salaah became compulsory on this miraculous journey of Me’raj. One lesson we can glean from this is that everything which became compulsory, that is zakaah, fasting and Hajj, on the land and sand but salaah became compulsory in the heavens. To show us the importance and the significance of salaah Almighty Allah SWT invited Rasulullah SAW personally and it shows how attached we should be to salaah.