A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ It is reported by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad ibn ‘Isa as-Sulami at-Tirmidzi ( r.a. ), Imam Abu ʻAbdullah Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Majah ( r.a. ), and Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash‘ats as-Sijistani ( r.a. ), that the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “At the end of time, there will be days called the days of patience.  One holding onto their religion in those days is like one who holds onto a burning coal.  The Reward of one continuing to practice is like the reward of fifty men.”   The companions asked, “From amongst them, or from amongst us?”   The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) replied, “From amongst you.”   These are those days, where the Reward for keeping the religion alive, of reviving a sunnah , and being in the Path, is the Reward of fifty of the companions of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ).

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh ‘Utsman Nuri Tufbas wrote, in “Islam, Spirit & Form”, that basic duties have been Declared to the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) through the archangel, Gabriel ( a.s. ).  However, the five compulsory daily prayers were Directly Presented to the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) on the night of Mi’raj , the miraculous journey of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) to the heavens.   At first, it was fifty daily prayers, but when Moses ( a.s. ) told Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ), “O Messenger of Allah!  I unsuccessfully tried this on the Children of Israel before you.  Your people cannot bear that responsibility either!”  The Prophet ( s.a.w. ), that night, appealed to Allah ( s.w.t. ) five times to reduce it to five daily prayers. Prophet Moses ( a.s. ), again, told Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ), “They cannot bear the five daily ones either!”   The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) answered, “I have no face to appeal to Allah any longer!”  And it was, then, ...