In this episode Shaykh Yahya Rhodus highlights the importance of prayer in congregation. He quotes Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: “Prayer in congregation surpasses individual prayer by twenty seven degrees.” Shaykh Yahya begins by pointing out this call to pray in congregation follows the consistent theme of community found throughout […]

Content of Character with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

63 – The Merit of Prayer in Congregation

The Content of Character is a remarkable collection of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Chosen by the scholar, Shaykh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui and translated by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, this book was published to great critical acclaim. Shaykh Al-Amin intended to show that progress among Muslims required not the abandonment of Islam but the recovery of the original spirit of Islamic enlightenment. In this podcast series for SeekersHub, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus does a commentary on these concise and yet comprehensive sayings, with a special focus on character-building, morals, good manners and ethics.

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Content of Character with Shaykh Yahya Rhodus