MY FRIDAY TRIP TO RAS AL KHAIMAH - 29 May 2009 - PREPARING FOR JUMMA PRAYERS

It is the custom here in the UAE to incense yourself and others before the congregational prayers on Friday afternoons. Here you can see the incense burner, filled with bakhoor. The oldest brother in the family incensed everyone. You stand over the burner, with the incense smoke filling your kandoora, until the smoke comes out of your sleeves. The idea is to smell good and to be clean for the congregation. This is what our Prophet [pbuh] commanded us. Afterward, everybody used cologne, and then we were off to the local masjid for the prayers.