The Intention of Pre-Dawn Prayer and Its Virtues, Understand the Order of Steps

Kapanlagi.com - There are various optional acts of worship that can be performed by every Muslim, one of which is the Qabliyah Subuh prayer. Qabliyah Subuh prayer is a sunnah prayer that accompanies the obligatory prayer. The procedure for performing it can be started by reciting the intention for Qabliyah prayer Subuh.

Qabliyah Subuh prayer is a sunnah prayer that can be performed before performing the Subuh prayer. Qabliyah sunnah prayer is part of the sunnah rawatib prayer. Sunnah rawatib prayer is a prayer that can be performed before the obligatory prayer (qabliyah) or after the obligatory prayer, known as ba'diyah sunnah prayer.

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Qabliyah Subuh sunnah prayer is also known as Fajar sunnah prayer. Qabliyah Subuh sunnah prayer or Fajar prayer is a sunnah worship that has the most noble virtues. In several hadiths, it is mentioned that Fajar prayer has various virtues that are recommended to be performed according to the actions that the Prophet Muhammad SAW always performed during Fajar.

"There is no sunnah prayer that the Prophet SAW focused on more than the two rak'ahs of Fajar prayer." (HR. Bukhari no. 1163).

Just like obligatory prayers or sunnah prayers in general, the procedure for performing these sunnah prayers begins with the intention. As for the intention for the pre-dawn sunnah prayer, you can find it in the discussion below.

1. Intention for Pre-Dawn Prayer

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As mentioned earlier, the recitation for the pre-dawn prayer is the first sequence based on the procedure of performing it. The recitation for the pre-dawn prayer is essentially the same as the general sunnah prayer, with the addition of the phrase Qobliyatan Lillahi Ta'ala. Here is the recitation for the pre-dawn prayer. "Ushallii sunnatash shubhi rak'ataini qabliy-yatan lillaahi ta'aalaa." Meaning: "I intend to perform 2 units of pre-dawn sunnah prayer, for the sake of Allah Ta'ala." You can also recite the intention for the dawn prayer as follows: "Usholli sunnatas shubhi rok'ataini mustaqbilal qiblati adaa-an lillaahi ta'aala." Meaning: "I intend to perform 2 units of voluntary dawn prayer facing the qibla, for the sake of Allah Ta'ala." Therefore, by knowing the intention for the pre-dawn prayer, it can help you fulfill the most guarded voluntary act by Prophet Muhammad SAW during the dawn.

2. Procedures for Pre-Dawn Prayer

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After knowing the intention for pre-dawn prayer, it is also important to understand the sequence of procedures for pre-dawn prayer. Pre-dawn prayer consists of two units of prayer with similar procedures to performing the dawn prayer. For more details, here are the procedures for pre-dawn prayer that you can perform as a voluntary act of worship with various special virtues.

- Recite the intention for pre-dawn prayer.

- Perform the opening takbir.

- Recite Surah Al-Fatihah.

- Recite a short surah.

- Perform the bowing position with tranquility.

- Stand up straight after bowing with tranquility.

- Perform prostration with tranquility.

- Sit between the two prostrations with tranquility.

- Perform the second prostration with tranquility.

- Stand up for the second unit of prayer.

- Recite Surah Al-Fatihah.

- Recite a short surah.

- Perform the bowing position with tranquility.

- Stand up straight after bowing with tranquility.

- Perform prostration with tranquility.

- Sit between the two prostrations with tranquility.

- Perform the second prostration with tranquility.

- Perform the final sitting position.

- Perform the ending salutation.

3. Timing of Qabliyah Subuh Prayer

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Based on the timing, Qabliyah Subuh prayer can be performed before performing the Subuh prayer. That is why this sunnah prayer is known as Qabliyah prayer or also called Fajar sunnah prayer. This is in accordance with the following hadith narrated by Ummul Mukmin Sayyidah Hafshah and Sayyidah Aisyah:

"When dawn has come, the Prophet Muhammad SAW did not perform any sunnah prayer except for two light rak'ahs." (HR. Muslim no. 723)

4. Virtues of Qabliyah Subuh Prayer

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It cannot be left behind, the pre-dawn sunnah prayer has extraordinary virtues. Even in the hadith mentioned earlier, the Prophet Muhammad always maintained the sunnah prayer at dawn before performing the obligatory dawn prayer. In a hadith, it is mentioned that the pre-dawn sunnah prayer or the dawn prayer has better virtues than the world and all that is in it.

As for some virtues of the pre-dawn sunnah prayer that need to be known, they are as follows, as reported by merdeka.com.

1. Better than the World and All that is in it

The first virtue of the pre-dawn sunnah prayer is that it is better than the world and all that is in it. Yes, as mentioned in the previous discussion, this virtue is found in the hadith about the sunnah prayers before dawn (pre-dawn sunnah) from Aisha, the Prophet Muhammad said,

"Two units of dawn prayer (pre-dawn sunnah prayer) are better than the world and all that is in it." (HR.Muslim no. 725)

2. Can Cover the Deficiencies of Obligatory Prayers

The next virtue of the pre-dawn sunnah prayer is that it can cover the deficiencies of obligatory prayers. So it is good to perform sunnah prayers such as pre-dawn sunnah prayers to cover the deficiencies of obligatory prayers and increase good deeds in the hereafter. Because prayer is one of the deeds that will be accounted for first on the Day of Judgment.

3. Building a House in Heaven

The virtue of pre-dawn qabliyah prayer is so extraordinary and special that a house will be built in heaven. This is in accordance with the following hadith:

"At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasai narrated a hadith that said, from Aisha may Allah be pleased with her, she said: The Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said, "Whoever does not leave twelve (12) rak'ahs of sunnah prayers, then Allah will build a house for him in heaven." (Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, no. 414, An-Nasai, no. 1794)

So that is the intention of pre-dawn qabliyah prayer and its virtues along with the proper sequence. Performing pre-dawn sunnah prayers can complement the performance of obligatory worship with extraordinary virtues.

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