Quick Tip: Gotta make it in time for Fajr!

Dear sisters,

Here's a MCQ for you (Marks DO count!):

Q. What should you do when you wake up for fajr only 2 minutes before sunrise!?
a) Jump out of bed and go make wudu. In doing so you might run out of time.
b) Panic and waste more time thinking about what to do.
c) Go back to sleep... What can you do in 2 measly minutes anyway?
d) Quickly pray without wudu... It's better than missing salah altogether right?
e) There has to be another way! Allah (swt) has made Islam easy for us.

If your answer was a), b), c), or d), please pull yourself together sista! It's essential for us to take at least one, if not multiple, courses on the fiqh (ruling) of salah.


Answer e) is the only correct answer. Please have a look at the answer key below:

a) Jump out of bed and go make wudu. In doing so you might run out of time.
Nothing is worth losing the time for salah! We should try our BEST to pray on time.
b) Panic and waste more time thinking about what to do.
That would be a crazy thing to do... and Shaitan would be super happy if we do that.
c) Go back to sleep... What can you do in 2 measly minutes anyway?
Two "measly" minutes can be the difference between Jannah and Jahannum. You never know what can tip the scale on the Day of Judgement!
d) Quickly pray without wudu... It's better than missing salah altogether right?
uh... WRONG! Praying without wudu or tayammum is not acceptable at all.
e) There has to be another way! Allah (swt) has made Islam easy for us.
Yes! There is another way! Alhumdulillah for the alternative of wudu and ghusl: Tayammum.
 
The quick tip is to keep a stone nearby (before going to bed) so you can quickly perform tayammum in a matter of seconds and pray just in time!

So here's your homework: Look for a rounded stone (so you don't hurt yourself!) in your front yard/backyard, vases at home, or anywhere outside. Wash it and keep it on your side or dressing table. You can also perform tayammum with pure soil or sand.

Here is the proper procedure for tayammum:

1) There should be an intention to make tayammum (remember, intention is always in the heart. You don't need to say it out loud).
2) Both hands should be struck on pure soil, sand, or stone.
3) If you used sand or soil, both hands should be shaken vigorously blowing off the dust from them. Skip this step if you're using a stone.
4) The face should be wiped once with both hands.
5) Finally, both hands should be wiped by rubbing them once, against each other.

This procedure was taken from the book At-Taharah: Purity and State of Undefilement written by Jamal A. Badawi.

The next time Shaitan tells us we can't make it in time, we can beat him by following this quick  and easy tip!

Sincerely,
D.M