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Everyone wants true love to come around using LOVE SPELLS. This has been one of the most significant focuses for love spells. "Bringing back your lover" is not as easy as people think when it comes to spell casting. When you are looking for a spell caster, look for someone that tells you what their love spells do in detail. SPELL CASTER'S page shouldn't look homemade if they are any type of professional.
SPELLS TO FIND LOVE isn't a hard task, but is just that in itself - a task! Spells to find a love normally are secondary spells to love spells in general. Spells to find a love are normally categorized as "love spells" or seeking spells for a mate. They normally don't call SPELLS to find a love something this simple. I can understand how hard it can be for people to find spells for love and then it's even harder to use spells to find a love.
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I have been doing a bit of thinking about the concept of planetary hours and planetary correspondences lately. I do so love renovating my old Victorian house - it gives me lots of time to let my mind wander along such delightful fascinations.
I have come to appreciate the planets and the planetary hours in a sort of academia - a collegiate sort of way. So, I drift back to my college days and I consider the gods of the planets as the faculty staff of Cosmos University.
The Moon can be found most likely in her office/studio when she is not running a class on the fine arts or divination. From her, one can learn poetry, painting, and song, and how to delve into the depths of the soul in her studio by the riverside.
The Sun is out teaching in the noontime, running Yoga classes outside. rt When he's not doing that, he's got his regular classes in leadership and health, all in his open-air theatre office space.
Mars is usually found in the field, teaching the ROTC classes and the physical education classes. On his off-time, he's out coaching the sports teams.
Mercury has no office. He's usually running about this way and that, and usually it's best to wait at the crossroads, where he'll be sure to pass soon. But when he's not there, he's helping out at the college radio station, or teaching investigative journalism.
Venus is teaching the dance classes, the theatre arts classes, and the design arts classes, sharing her love of beauty and passion with the school.
Jupiter is the head of the business department, of course.
And Old Saturn teaches the laws and the history, in the dark old expansive hall, where his voice echoes.
So this idea of the Universe as a University goes nicely in line with the oft-heard notion, "The Universe is your teacher. The Universe is your University."
Now, as a student in this University, we are expected to work hard to better ourselves, to study our chosen major, but to always explore the other classes offered. We are expected to do most of our work on our own, but with the guidance of the staff - the Planets. We learn from all of them, and as we take the time to take their classes repeatedly, we graduate into their higher level courses, where there are fewer students and more attention from the professor.
As a student works more and more with a professor, they start to develop a rapport. When it comes to an important and prestigious research opportunity, the professor is going to look to the students he knows and likes the best first. And likewise, if you, as a student, need help with your own projects, then it would not be much of a stretch to drop that professor a line and ask for a bit of assistance.
Now, our professors do have other things to attend to and other things to do. Venus has to make sure that beauty is appreciated in the world, and the Moon does have some Witches to visit tonight, this full moon. The Sun has to be there when all the Yogis go out first thing in the morning for the Sun Salutation.
So, the professors each have chosen a day when they will be on call at the University, teaching classes, helping out with the students. They have designated a few specific time slots in which they will be available, in their office, ready to grant you an audience with their full undivided attention. When you approach the professor on her office hours, you are going to get the best out of the professor. Now, do call them anytime during the day, though, if you can't make it to the office hours. The Moon will be available to help you all day Monday. She'll also be in her office occasionally throughout the week - three times a day - though she might be slower to respond on those days.
In other words, if you are an artist who needs some inspiration with your latest work, then it is best to call on the Moon on Monday, during one of the planetary hours. Calling on a planetary hour of another day will still get some results, but there may be delays. Calling during the prof's off time might get results, but only if you already have a good established relationship with the professor. To any other student, approaching out of the blue, they'll likely only get told to call back on the professor's office hours.
This Planetary Hours Calculator may prove to be helpful, if you choose to explore this concept further.
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Reference: http://paganism-new-age.blogspot.com
" 30 POEMS IN 30 DAYS: DAY 12"
"Write a Ritual Poem that takes a ritual (real or imagined) and brings a sense of meaning and reflection to the ritual it describes... Turn the actions into steps or commands."
"I decided to write about an actual ritual that I perform often."
1. Enter the temple
(Mine is a whole room of my house
but it might be one corner
or a space outdoors.)
2. Close the door
(I also hang a "Do Not Disturb"
sign on the outside knob.
You never know.)
3. Take up the wand/athame
(Good to hold and wield,
its crystal point a laser,
mine is both at once.)
4. Describe the circle
(Me, I combine Druidry,
High Magick and Wicca
to make a strong, clear light.)
5. Call in the Archangels
(Or nature spirits, or creatures,
according to your training
or purpose. It all depends.)
6. Perform the core of the ritual
(Make the gestures, say the words,
create the visuals, absorb
and move the energies.)
7. Close the ritual
(Give thanks for blessings received.
Farewell the Guardians.
Open the circle.)
8. Return to the world
(Put away the athame/wand.
Open the door, take down the sign.
Notice you feel better.)
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Hecate is a Thracian and pre-Olympian Goddess.
Hecate is Goddess of the Cross Roads, Magic and Balance
known by many names Hekate,Hekete,Kurotrophos,Kl^eidouchos,Trivia,Enodia, Heqit, Heket, Hekat and many more
Hecate Has a Chariot of Three Purple and Black Dragons
Snakes, Dogs, Ravens are her Symbols
In this ritual you will be calling on Hecate in Her Crone aspect. It is performed during the Dark of the Moon. Some people are fearful of working with the Dark Moon and the Crone, but She is the wise protector who will take your negativity and transform it in her cauldron of change. Begin by setting up your altar as you normally do for ritual, making sure you have a black candle and wine or water in your chalice in addition to anything else you use. You will also need cleansing, purifying incense and a censer or some kind of container, which can be carried, around your home. (I use a large shell to hold smoldering charcoal, or stick incense.) It is best to set your altar on the floor for this rite, but you may do it however you feel most comfortable.
Cast your circle as you normally do. When you are through, kneel before your altar and light the black candle. With your arms held, palms upward, at your sides, call Hecate by saying three times:
Hecate, beautiful Crone of Night
I call you here to put things right.
Transform the negative thought and pain
And help my life be whole again.
Close your eyes. When you feel the presence of Hecate and know she is there to help you, open your eyes. Bow your head to her to show your reverence, then take the chalice, saying:
Lady of the Dark Moon,
Share with me this wine.
Bring your protection to
Flood this life of mine.
May the waters of your eternal womb
Bring change most divine.
Sip a small amount of the wine (or water), envisioning it as liquid energy, flowing to effect a positive change within and outside of you. Leave the rest as an offering to Hecate. Light the purifying incense in the censer, cut a door in the Circle, and, beginning in the eastern-most corner of your home, smudge your home, going counter-clockwise. Go into every closet, the bathroom, and the garage - make sure your entire house is smudged. As you go, chant:
Negativity be gone.
Come back into the Circle and visualize your entire house and yard bathed in a peaceful blue light. Since you have created a void by banishing the negativity, you will need to fill that void. Now going deosil (clock-wise), re-trace your steps through the house, asking that good, protective spirits come into your home and that positive energies replace the negative ones that have just been banished. This is an important step, because if you don't fill the void with something good, the negativity will come right back. Sometimes during such a ritual, I take one large and one small black stone and charge them to keep away negativity. I promise Hecate that the large one will remain in a prominent place in my house and that I will keep the small one with me at all times.
Thank Hecate. Meditate if you wish, visualizing your life free from negative happenings and feelings and full of love, prosperity, and happiness. Feel how She has changed your home and your life. Close the Circle and know that it is done.
A Warning Hecate is a Goddess of Balance
if you untrue in your intentions she will see it in your heart
you can not hide the Truth from Hecate
if you are not Totally Innocent in the situation, she will Punish Both of you. so before you invoke her know who she is and honor her Properly and know your part in the situation and own up to it any wrong doings you have done otherwise you will be slapped too.
Origin: http://invocation-rituals.blogspot.com
TOPICAL STUDY
FORGIVEN
GEN 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
GEN 33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
GEN 45:5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
GEN 45:6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
GEN 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
GEN 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
GEN 45:9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
GEN 45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
GEN 45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
GEN 45:12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
GEN 45:13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
GEN 45:14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
GEN 45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
GEN 50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
GEN 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
GEN 50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
EXO 23:4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
EXO 23:5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
NUM 12:1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
NUM 12:2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
NUM 12:3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
NUM 12:4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
NUM 12:5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
NUM 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
NUM 12:7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
NUM 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
NUM 12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
NUM 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
NUM 12:11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
NUM 12:12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
NUM 12:13 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
1SA 24:10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.
1SA 24:11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
1SA 24:12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1SA 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?
1SA 26:23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness;
for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.
2SA 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
2SA 1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
2SA 1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
2SA 1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
2SA 16:9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
2SA 16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2SA 16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
2SA 16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
2SA 16:13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
2SA 19:23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
1KI 1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
1KI 2:8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1KI 2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
1KI 13:3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
1KI 13:4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
1KI 13:5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
1KI 13:6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
PRO 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
PRO 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
PRO 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
PRO 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
PRO 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
ECC 7:21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
MAT 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
MAT 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
MAT 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
MAT 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
MAT 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
MAT 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
MAT 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
MAT 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
MAT 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
MAT 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
MAT 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
MAT 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
MAT 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
MAT 18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
MAT 18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
MAT 18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
MAT 18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
MAT 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
MAT 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
MAT 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
MAT 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
MAT 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
MAT 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
MAT 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
MAT 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
MAT 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
MAR 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
LUK 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
LUK 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
LUK 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
LUK 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
LUK 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
LUK 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
ROM 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
ROM 12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
ROM 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
ROM 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
ROM 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1CO 4:12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1CO 4:13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as tho filth of the world, and are the offscouring ofeall things unto this day.
EPH 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
COL 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
PHM 1:10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
1PE 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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From Christian broadcaster Tim Berend's program on KKVV radio, an interview with former New Ager and professional astrologer - now born again Christian - Marcia Montenegro:
Marcia Montenegro, a guest from the old St. Louis program, is today's guest. She is a former licensed astrologer and former president of astrological society. Tim asks Marsha about those predictions by astrologers and others that come true. Marsha responds that sometimes it is a coincidence, sometimes guesses, and sometimes even demonic guidance. She says it took her about a year and a half from the time she came to the Lord until the time she realized that astrology was evil. She then talks about the latest Harry Potter movie. This is the final movie in the series and has a special draw. There is now one whole generation that has grown up with Harry Potter. Tim asks Marsha how to witness to a person that is a big fan of Harry Potter. Marsha responds that God DOES take some of the things in Harry Potter seriously, even though some people don't. Marsha also objects to the underlying theme that learning the occult practices by Harry is a "good thing". Tim reads Deuteronomy 18:10-14 that deals with familiar spirits and diviners and sorcery. Tim asks Marsha about parents whose kids complain that "all the other kids are doing it". Marsha responds that it is a parents job to make those decisions. With older teenagers, she would sit down with them and talk to them about God and how He views it. Tim and Marsha also say that a parent is responsible to God for their children. She has several articles on
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Praise be to Allaah.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to encourage us to pray at night in Ramadaan, without making it obligatory. Then he said, 'Whoever prays at night in Ramadaan out of faith and the hope of reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven.' When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died, this is how things were (i.e., Taraaweeh was not prayed in congregation), and this is how they remained during the khilaafah of Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him), until the beginning of the khilaafah of 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him)."
'Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhani said: "A man from Qudaa'ah came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, 'O Messenger of Allaah! What do you think if I testify that there is no god except Allaah, and that you, Muhammad, are His Messenger, and I pray the five daily prayers, and fast in the month (of Ramadaan), and pray at night in
Ramadaan, and pay zakaah?' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Whoever dies on that will be among the siddeeqeen (those who tell the truth) and the martyrs.'"
Laylat al-Qadr and its timing
2 - The best of its nights is Laylat al-Qadr, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever prays at night during Laylat al-Qadr {and manages to "catch" it} out of faith and the hope of reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
3 - According to the most correct opinion, it is the twenty-seventh night of Ramadaan. Most of the ahaadeeth state this, such as the hadeeth of Zurr ibn Hubaysh, who said: "I heard Ubayy ibn Ka'b saying - and it was said to him that 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood said: 'Whoever follows the Sunnah will 'catch' Laylat al-Qadr!' - Ubayy (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: 'May Allaah have mercy on him, he did not want people to take it for granted and only stay up to pray on one night. By the One besides Whom there is no other god, it is in Ramadaan - he was swearing without a doubt - and by Allaah, I do know which night it is. It is the night in which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded us to pray (qiyaam). It is the night the morning of which is the twenty seventh, and the sign of it is that the sun rises on that morning white and without rays.'"
In another report, this was attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). (Reported by Muslim and others).
Praying qiyaam in congregation
It is allowed to pray qiyaam in congregation, indeed it is better than praying individually, because this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did himself and explained its virtues. Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "We fasted Ramadaan with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he did not lead us in qiyaam at all until there were only seven days left, when he led us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. When there were six days left, he did not lead us in qiyaam. When there were five days left, he led us in prayer until half the night had passed. I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, I wish that you had continued until the end of the night.' He said, 'If a man prays with the imaam until he finishes, it will be counted as if he prayed the whole night.' When there were four nights left, he did not lead us in qiyaam. When there were three nights left, he brought together his family, his wives and the people, and led us in qiyaam until we were afraid that we would miss al-falaah. I asked, 'What is al-falaah?' he said, 'Suhoor. Then he did not lead us in qiyaam for the rest of the month.'" (Saheeh hadeeth reported by the authors of Sunan).
The reason why the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not continually lead the people in praying qiyaam in congregation
5 - The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not lead them in qiyaam for the rest of the month because he feared that it would then become obligatory, and they would not be able to do it, as is stated in the hadeeth of 'Aa'ishah reported in al-Saheehayn and elsewhere. Following the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), that fear was no longer a factor, because Allaah had completed the religion. The reason for not praying qiyaam in congregation during Ramadaan no longer applied, and the previous ruling, that congregational prayer is something prescribed in Islam, remained in effect. So 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) revived the practice, as is recorded in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and elsewhere.
Women can pray qiyaam in congregation
Women can attend the prayers too, as is stated in the hadeeth of Abu Dharr referred to above. Indeed, it is permissible to appoint an imaam just for them, apart from the imaam of the men. It was proven that when 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) gathered the people to pray qiyaam, he appointed Ubayy ibn Ka'b to lead the men and Sulaymaan ibn Abi Hathmah to lead the women. 'Arfajah al-Thaqafi said: " 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) used to command the people to pray during the night in Ramadaan, and he would appoint an imaam for the men and an imaam for the women. I was the imaam for the women."
I say: this is fine in my view so long as the mosque is big enough so that they will not disturb one another.
Number of rak'ahs of qiyaam
7 - The number of rak'ahs is eleven, and it is preferable in our opinion not to exceed this number, following the practice of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because he never did more than that in his life. 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) was asked about how he prayed in Ramadaan. She said, "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never prayed more than eleven rak'ahs (of qiyaam), whether during Ramadaan or any other time. He would pray four, and don't ask me how beautiful or how long they were. Then he would pray four, and don't ask me how beautiful or how long they were. Then he would pray three." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Muslim and others).
8- A person may do less than that, even if it is only one rak'ah of witr, because of the evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did this and spoke about it.
With regard to him doing it: 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) was asked how many rak'ahs the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray in witr? She said, "He used to pray four and three, or six and three, or ten and three. He never used to pray less than seven, or more than thirteen." (Reported by Abu Dawood, Ahmad and others).
With regard to him speaking about it, he said: "Witr is true, so whoever wishes can pray five, and whoever wishes can pray three, and whoever wishes can pray one."
Reciting Qur'aan in qiyaam
9 - As regards reciting from the Qur'aan during qiyaam, whether in Ramadaan or at other times, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not set a limit or state what was too much or too little. His recitation used to vary, sometimes it would be long, at other times short. Sometimes in every rak'ah he would recite the equivalent of 'Yaa ayyuha'l-muzammil, which is twenty aayaat; sometimes he would recite the equivalent of fifty aayaat. He used to say, "Whoever prays at night and reads one hundred aayaat will not be recorded as one of the negligent." According to another hadeeth: "...and reads two hundred aayaat, will be recorded as one of the devout and sincere believers."
When he was sick, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited the seven long soorahs in his night prayers, i.e., al-Baqarah, Aal 'Imraan, al-Nisaa', al-Maa'idah, al-An'aam, al-A'raaf and al-Tawbah.
In the account of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan praying behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), in one rak'ah he recited al-Baqarah, al-Nisa' and Aal 'Imraan, and he recited them in a slow and measured tone. It is proven with the soundest (most saheeh) of isnaads that when 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) appointed Ubayy ibn Ka'b to lead the people in praying eleven rak'ahs in Ramadaan, Ubayy used to recite aayaat by the hundreds, so that the people behind him would be leaning on sticks because the prayers were so long, and they did not finish until just before Fajr.
It is also reported in a saheeh account that 'Umar called the readers during Ramadaan, and told the fastest of them to recite thirty aayaat, the moderate ones to recite twenty-five aayaat, and the slowest ones to recite twenty aayaat.
However, is a person is praying qiyaam by himself, he can make it as long as he wishes; if others agree with the imaam, he may also make it as long as he wishes. The longer it is, the better, but a person should not go to extremes and spend the whole night in qiyaam, except on rare occasions, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said: "The best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad." If a person is praying as an imaam, he should make it only as long as is easy for the people behind him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If any of you leads the people in prayer, let him make it short, because among them are the young and the old, the weak, and those who have pressing needs. But if he is praying alone, let him make it as long as he likes."
The timing of qiyaam
10 - The time for praying qiyaam is from after 'Isha until Fajr, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah has added one more prayer for you, which is witr, so pray it between Salaat al-'Isha' and Salaat al-Fajr."
11 - Praying at the end of the night is better, for those who can manage it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever is afraid that he will not get up at the end of the night, let him pray witr at the beginning of the night, but whoever feels that he will be able to get up at the end of the night, let him pray witr at the end of the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed [by the angels?], and that is better."
12 - If it is the matter of choosing between praying in congregation at the beginning of the night and praying alone at the end of the night, it is preferable to pray with the jamaa'ah, because that is counted as if one had prayed the whole night through.
This is what the Sahaabah did at the time of 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn 'Abd al-Qaari said: "I went out with 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab to the mosque one night during Ramadaan, and saw the people scattered throughout the mosque, some praying individually, and some praying in small groups. He said, 'By Allaah, I think that if I gathered all of them behind one reader it would be better.' So he resolved to do that, and he gathered them behind Ubayy ibn Ka'b. Then I went with him on another night, and the people were all praying behind their reader, and 'Umar said, 'What a good innovation this is. What they sleep and miss - meaning the latter part of the night - is better than what they are doing,' - the people used to pray qiyaam at the beginning of the night."
Zayd ibn Wahb said: "'Abd-Allaah used to lead us in prayer in Ramadaan, and he used to finish at night."
13 - The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade praying witr as three rak'ahs, and explained this by saying: "Do not make it resemble Salaat al-Maghrib." Therefore the person who wants to pray three rak'ahs for witr must find a way to make it different (from Maghrib). There are two ways he can do this: either by giving salaam after the first two rak'ahs, which is the best way; or by not sitting after the first two rak'ahs (i.e., praying three rak'ahs non-stop). And Allaah knows best.
Recitation during three rak'ahs of witr
14 - It is Sunnah to recite Sabbih bi ismi Rabbika al-'A'laa in the first rak'ah, Qul Yaa ayyuha'l-Kaafiroon in the second rak'ah, and Qul Huwa Allaahu ahad in the third rak'ah. Sometimes Qul a'oodhu bi Rabbi'l-Falaq and Qul a'oodhu bi Rabbi'l-Naas may be added as well.
It was reported in a saheeh report that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) once recited one hundred aayaat of Soorat al-Nisa' in one rak'ah of witr.
Du'aa' al-Qunoot
15 - A person may also humble himself before Allaah by reciting the du'aa' which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught to his grandson al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him), which is:
"Allaahumma'hdinee fiman hadayta wa 'aafinee fiman 'aafayta wa tawallanee fiman tawallayta wa baarik lee fimaa a'tayta wa qinee sharra maa qadayt, fa innaka taqdee wa laa yuqdaa 'alayk. Wa innahu laa yadhillu man waalayta wa laa ya'izzu man 'aadayt. Tabaarakta Rabbanaa wa ta'aalayt. Laa majaa minka illa ilayk (O Allaah, guide me along with those whom You have guided, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, be an ally to me along with those whom You are an ally to, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil You have decreed for verily You decree and none can decree over You. For surety, he whom You show allegiance to is never abased and he whom You take an enemy is never honored and mighty. O our Lord, Blessed and Exalted are You. There is no refuge from You except with You)."
Sometimes one may send blessings on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and there is nothing wrong with adding other du'aa's that are known from the Sunnah.
16 - There is nothing wrong with reciting Qunoot after rukoo', or with adding curses against the kuffaar, sending blessings on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or praying for the Muslims in the second half of Ramadaan, because it is proven that the imaam used to do this at the time of 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). At the end of the hadeeth of 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn 'Ubayd al-Qaari mentioned above, it says: "... They used to curse the kuffaar in the middle, saying, 'Allaahumma qaatil al-kafarata alladheena yasuddoona 'an sabeelik wa yukadhdhiboona rusulak wa laa yu'minoona bi wa'dik. Wa khaalif bayna kalimatihim wa alqi fi quloobihim al-ru'b wa alqi 'alayhim rijzaka wa 'adhaabak ilaah al-haqq (O Allaah, destroy the kuffaar who are trying to prevent people from following Your path, who deny Your Messengers and who do not believe in Your promise (the Day of Judgement). Make them disunited, fill their hearts with terror and send Your wrath and punishment against them, O God of Truth)." Then he would send blessings on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and pray for good for the Muslims as much as he could, and seek forgiveness for the believers.
After he had finished cursing the kuffaar, sending blessings on the Prophet, seeking forgiveness for the believing men and women and asking for his own needs, he would say: "Allaahumma iyyaaka na'bud wa laka nusalli wa najud, wa ilayka nas'aa wa nahfud, wa narju rahmataka rabbanaa wa nakhaafu 'adhaabak al-jadd. Inna 'adhaabaka liman 'aadayta mulhaq (O Allaah, You do we worship, to You do we pray and prostrate, for Your sake we strive and toil. We place our hope in Your Mercy, O our Lord, and we fear Your mighty punishment, for Your punishment will certainly overtake the one whom You have taken as an enemy." Then he would say "Allaahu akbar" and go down in sujood.
What should be said at the end of witr
17 - It is Sunnah to say at the end of witr (before or after the salaam):
"Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bi ridaaka min sakhatika wa bi mu'aafaatika min 'aqoobatika, wa a'oodhu bika minka. La uhsee thanaa'an 'alayka, anta kamaa athnayta 'ala nafsik (O Allaah, I seek refuge in Your good pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your protection from Your punishment. I seek refuge with You from You. I cannot praise You enough, and You are as You have praised Yourself."
18 - When he gave salaam at the end of witr, he said: "Subhaan il-Malik il-Quddoos, subhaan il-Malik il-Quddoos, subhaan il-Malik il-Quddoos (Glory be to the Sovereign, the Most Holy), elongating the syllables, and raising his voice the third time.
Two rak'ahs after witr
19 - A person may pray two rak'ahs after witr if he wishes, because it is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did this. Indeed, he said, "This travelling is exhausting and difficult, so after any one of you prays witr, let him pray two rak'ahs. If he wakes up, this is fine, otherwise these two rak'ahs will be counted for him.
20 - It is Sunnah to recite Idha zulzilat al-ard and Qul yaa ayyuha'l-kaafiroon in these two rak'ahs.
From Qiyaam Ramadaan by al-Albaani
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