The document discusses the importance of the mosque (masjid) in Muslim life and community. It describes how the mosque served as a place for congregational prayer, education, charity, and community in the Prophet's time. It provides etiquette for visiting the mosque, such as making supplications upon entry and exit. The document urges Muslims to get involved in their local mosque through acts like regular attendance, teaching, cleaning, and donations. It aims to inspire greater participation and strengthen the role of the mosque as the heart of the Muslim community.

1. Presented By
Maan M. Iskander
www.dawahmemo.com

2. The Masjid: Heart of the
Muslim Community
 Congregational Salah.
 Masjid in the Prophet’s Time & Islamic
History.
 Etiquettes of the Masjid.
 Our Masajid Today.
 12 Ways to Get Active in Your Masjid.

3. Introduction
 “ this world is a paradise for the
disbeliever, prison for the believer”,
the only piece of Paradise of the
believer in this world is the house
of Allah.
 A believer out of the masjid is like a
fish out of water.

4. Introduction
 Masjid is an essential part of a
Muslim’s life in any situation .
 Muslims from different backgrounds,
ethnicities, and schools of thought
can be unified if they let the Divine
blessings and brotherly ethos of the
masjid guides them.

5. Congregational Salah
 Abdullah ibn Umar narrated that the
Prophet (PBUH) said: “Salah in
congregation is better than salah
performed individually by twenty-
seven degrees.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
 It reinforces the unity and cooperation
of Muslims as it strengthens the ties
of brotherhood among them.

6. Congregational Salah
 Allah praises and honors His houses
on earth in the Quran:
“ In houses which Allah’s has ordered to
be raised and that His names be
mentioned therein; exalting Him
within them in the morning and the
evening. (Therein are) men whom
neither commerce nor sale distracts
from the remembrance of Allah and
performed of salah and giving of
zakah.” [24:36-37]

7. Masjid in the Prophet’s
Time & Islamic History
 Praising this masjid, Allah said,
“There is a masjid whose
foundation was laid from the first
day on piety; it is more worthy of
the standing forth (for salah)
therein. In it are men who love
to be purified; and Allah loves
those who make themselves
pure.” [9:108]

8. Masjid in the Prophet’s
Time & Islamic History
 Masajid have served
historically and continue today
to serve as the centers of
intellectual, spiritual, and
cultural enlightenment of the
Muslim community.

9. Centers of Knowledge &
Education
 Universities, dedicated centers of
higher learning, were the single
greatest institutional of the great
Islamic civilization.
 This combination of worship and
knowledge, of nourishment of the
soul and mind at the same place is
remarkable: a hallmark of the true
Islamic civilization.

10. Legal & Administrative
Role
 Guarantor of the Unity of the
Islamic Ummah.
 Consultation & Council.

11. Guarantor of the Unity of
the Islamic Ummah
 Bringing together all the believers
for regular salah, and imparting the
spirit of brotherhood, cooperation
and discipline, it makes the
Muslims a unity, an army of Allah.
 people who frequent the masajid
are often active in the service of
the community.

12. Consultation & Council
 The Prophet’s masjid served
the role of today’s parliament or
congress.
 Most of the consultative
councils were held in the
Masjid, such as the ones held
before the battles of Uhud, Al-
Ahzab.

13. Social Role & Service
 Housing The Poor.
 Collection & Distribution of
Charity.

14. Housing the Poor
 The Prophet’s Masjid served as
home and shelter for guests and
travelers.
 Abu-Hurirah and other poor
Companions known as ahl-us-
Suffa lived in the courtyard of
the Prophet’s Masjid.

15. Collection & Distribution
of Charity
 The wealthy members fulfilled their
duties towards the poor and the
needy.
 Zakat-ul-Fitr, booty, and donations
from different regions were also
brought to the Masjid for
distribution.

16. Clinic & Hospital
 Pharmacies and dispensaries were
located inside the masjid and the
Muslim physicians treated patients
and prescribed medications for them
freely.
 Ahmed ibn Ibraheem Role.

17. ETIQUETTES OF THE
MASJID
 Entering & Leaving the
Masjid .
• Performing Two Rak’ahs as a
Greeting to the Masjid.
 Straightening the Rows.
 Children in the Masjid.

18. Entering & Leaving the
Masjid
 One of the supplications the
Prophet used to make was:
 “ In the name of Allah, I put my
trust in Allah. There is no
power or strength except with
Allah.” (Abu Dawud and Tirmithi).

19. Entering & Leaving the
Masjid
 When entering the masjid, one
should begin with the right foot first
and say, “O Allah, forgive me my sins
and open for me the doors of your
mercy.”
 when leaving the masjid, he should
step out with the left foot first and
say: “O Allah, forgive me my sins and
open for me the doors of your
bounty.”

20. Performing Two Rak’ahs as
a Greeting to the Masjid
 The Prophet said, “When one
of you enters the masjid, he
should perform two rak’ahs
before sitting down.” (Bukhari)

21. Straightening the Rows
 Before starting the salah,
the congregation should
stand in straight rows
without leaving any gaps in
between.

22. Children in the Masjid
 Parents should therefore allow their
children to accompany them to the
masjid so that they get used to the
Islamic acts of worship and grow up
with obedience to Allah.
 To show his concern for children, he
used to say, “Verily, I start the salah
intending to prolong it. But when I
hear the crying of a child, I shorten it
knowing how his crying disturbs his
mother.” (Bukhari and Muslim).

23. OUR MASAJID TODAY
 Evaluate Your Masjid and
Your Role in it .
 12 Ways to Get Active in
Your Local Masjid.

24. Evaluate Your Masjid
and Your Role in it
 What relationship do you have
with your local masjid ?
 What role do you play in your
masjid?
 What do you think it means to
not visit Allah as a guest when
He calls you five times a day?

25. 12 Ways to Get Active in
Your Local Masjid

26.  visit your masjid for salah
regularly.
 the Fajr and Isha salah are
particularly important, according
to sunnah.

27.  A minaret of the light of smiles,
politeness, cordiality and
concern for other visitors.
 Make your masjid a beloved
place for the rest of your Muslim
brothers you meet there.

28.  There must be more
knowledgeable people than you
in the masjid in one or more
areas of Islamic knowledge.

29.  Being a teacher is even more
beneficial role, because now you
both give and take from other
people.

30.  The congregational salah are
the best spiritual and mental
exercise to teach us how to
follow with discipline.

31.  If you are fully confident that
you can do a good job as a
leader, do not deprive your
community of your skills.
 Be extremely careful of
selfishness, self-
aggrandizement, or arrogance.

32.  When praying in congregation,
the people praying with you are
your brothers.
 Praying in the company of the
righteous is, therefore, an
immense blessing.

33.  Masjid is the best place to
remember and practice the
teaching of the Quran: “Help you
one another in benevolence and
piety, and do not help one
another in sin and hostility.”

34.  Cleaning the masjid is a great
honor in the sight of Allah.
 The Prophet, insisted to pray
upon the grave of a Companion
who used to clean the masjid
when he heard that the former
had died.

35.  Donate regularly to your masjid,
even if it is little and even if you
donate in many other causes.
 This increases your love for
Allah and for the house of Allah,
and decreases love of this
world.

36.  Be a good listener, for that is
much more important and
beneficial than being a good
speaker.

37.  Your masjid always needs
people who are skillful and
confident in public speaking.

38. Conclusion
 More information is found on Al-
Jumuah Magazine. Vol. 5/Issue 03.
Maan M. Iskander
Mobile: 055-802602
E-mail: maan.iskander@aramco.com