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Forty Ahadith on Salat
The Rank of Prayers in Islam
1. The Special Rank of Prayers
 ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): Ãóæøóáõ ãóÇ ÇÝúÊóÑóÖó Çááøñåõ Úóáì ÃõãøóÊöí ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊõ ÇáúÎóãúÓõ æó Ãóæøóáõ ãóÇ íõÑÝóÚõ ãöäú ÃóÚúãóÇáöåöãú ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊõ ÇáúÎóãúÓõ æó Ãóæøóáõ ãóÇ íõÓúÃóáõæäó ÚóÜäúåõ ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊõ ÇáúÎóãúÓõ  .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The first thing that Allah made obligatory upon my Ummah was the five prayers; and the first thing from their acts of worship that shall be taken up will be the five prayers; and the first thing that they will be questioned about will be the five prayers.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18859
2. The Pillar of Religion
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÌóÚúÝóÑò (Ú) ÞóÇáó: Èõäöíó ÇáÅööÓúáÇóãõ Úóáóì ÎóãúÓò Úóáì ÇáÕøóáÇÉö æó ÇáÒøóßóÇÉö æó ÇáÕøóæúãö æó ÇáúÍóÌöø æó ÇáúæöáÇóíóÉö .
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “Islam has been founded and established on five things: Prayers, Zakat, Hajj, Sawm (Fasting) and Wilayah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 234
3. The Parable of Prayers
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÌóÚúÝóÑò (Ú) ÞóÇáó: ÃóáÕøóáÇóÉõ ÚóãõæÏõ ÇáÏöøíäö ãóËóáõåóÇ ßóãóËóáö ÚóãõæÏö ÇáúÝõÓúØóÇØö ÅöÐóÇ ËóÈóÊó ÇáúÚóãõæÏõ ËóÈóÊó ÇáÃóæúÊóÇÏõ æó ÇáÃóØúäóÇÈõ æó ÅöÐóÇ ãóÇáó ÇáúÚóãõæÏõ æó ÇäúßóÓóÑó áóãú íóËúÈõÊú æóÊöÏñ æó áÇó ØõäõÈñ .
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “The prayer is the pillar of religion and its parable is that of the prop of a tent – when the prop remains upright, the pegs and ropes remain straight and upright, but when the prop bends or breaks neither the pegs nor ropes remain straight.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 218
4. A Means of Salvation
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÎóãúÓõ ÕóáóæóÇÊò ãóäú ÍóÇÝóÙó Úóáóíúåöäøó ßóÇäóÊú áóåõ äõæÑÇð æó ÈõÑúåóÇäÇð æó äóÌóÇÉð íóæãó ÇáúÞöíóÇãóÉö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “One who adheres to the five (daily) prayers diligently, they shall be a means of illumination and salvation for him on the Day of Judgment.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18862
5. Illumination of the Heart
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÕóáÇóÉõ ÇáÑøóÌõáö äõæÑñ Ýöí ÞóáúÈöåö Ýóãóäú ÔóÇÁó ãöäúßõãú ÝóáúÜíõäóæöøÑú ÞóáúÜÈóåõ .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The prayer of a person is (in reality) a light in his heart, so whoever desires, can illuminate his heart (by means of prayers).”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume7, Tradition 18973
6. A Measure of Acceptance of Deeds
ÞóÇáó ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ (Ú): Ãóæøóáõ ãóÇ íõÍóÇÓóÈõ Èöåö ÇáúÚóÈúÏõ ÇáÕøóáÇÉõ ÝóÅöäú ÞõÈöáóÊú ÞõÈöáó ÓóÇÆöÑõ Úóãóáöåö æó ÅöÐóÇ ÑõÏøóÊú ÑõÏøó Úóáóíúåö ÓóÇÆöÑõ Úóãóáöåöþ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The first thing for which a person shall be subjected to reckoning is prayers. If they are accepted, all his other deeds shall (also) be accepted. But if rejected, all his other deeds shall (also) be rejected.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 22
7. The Conduct of the Prophets
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÃóáÕøóáÇóÉõ ãöäú ÔóÑóÇÆöÚö ÇáÏöøíäö æó ÝöíåóÇ ãóÑúÖóÇÉõ ÇáÑøóÈöø ÚóÒøó æó Ìóáøó æó åöíó ãöäúåóÇÌõ ÇáÃóäúÜÈöíóÇÁö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The prayer is one of the (primary) dictates of religion, in it lies the pleasure of the Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious, and it is the conduct of the Prophets.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 231
8. The Standard of Islam
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): Úóáóãõ ÇáÅöÓúáÇóãö ÇáÕøóáÇÉõ Ýóãóäú ÝóÑøóÛó áóÜåóÇ ÞóáúÈóåõ æó ÍóÇÝóÙó ÚóáóíúåóÇ ÈöÍóÏöøåóÇ æó æóÞúÜÊöåóÇ æó ÓõÜäóÜäöåóÇ Ýóåõæó ãõÄúãöäñ .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The prayer is the standard of Islam. Whosoever loves prayers, and observes their limits, timings and methods, is a true believer.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18870
9. The Benefits of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ(Ú): Åöäøó ãóáóßó ÇáúãóæúÊö íóÏúÝóÚõ ÇáÔøóíúØóÇäó Úóäö ÇáúãõÍóÇÝöÙö Úóáì ÇáÕøóáÇÉö æó íõáóÞöøÜäõåõ ÔóåóÇÏóÉó Ãóäú áÇó Åöáñåó ÅöáÇøó Çááøñåõ æó Ãóäøó ãõÍóãøóÏÇð ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö Ýöí Êöáúßó ÇáúÍóÇáóÉö ÇáúÚóÙöíãóÉö .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “Surely the Angel of Death repels Satan from the proximity of one who had adhered to and guarded his prayers, and makes him speak out the testimony of ‘There is no God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’ during that terrifying and frightening state (of death).”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 19
10. Prayers and Children
Úóäö ÇáúÈóÇÞöÑö (Ú) ÞóÇáó: ÅöäøóÇ äóÃúãõÑõ ÕöÈúíóÇäóäóÇ ÈöÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ÅöÐóÇ ßóÇäõæÇ Èóäöí ÎóãúÓö Óöäöíäó ÝóãõÑõæÇ ÕöÈúíóÇäóßõãú ÈöÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ÅöÐóÇ ßóÇäõæÇ Èóäöí ÓóÈúÚö Óöäöíäó .
Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) advised: “We command our children to offer prayers when they are five years old, so you too order your children to offer prayers (but only) when they are seven years of age.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 12
Importance and Virtues of Prayers
11. Value of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÃóÈõæ ÚóÈúÏö Çááøñåö (Ú): ÕóáÇóÉñ ÝóÑöíÖóÉñ ÎóíúÑñ ãöäú ÚöÔúÑöíäó ÍóÌøóÉð æó ÍóÌøóÉñ ÎóíúÑñ ãöäú ÈóíúÊò ãóãúáõæÁò ÐóåóÈÇð íõÊóÕóÏøóÞõ ãöäúåõ ÍóÊøóì íóÝúÜäóì .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “One obligatory prayer is better than performing Hajj twenty times, and the performance of one Hajj is better than giving away a house full of gold.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 227
12. The Face of Religion
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): áößõáöø ÔóíúþÁò æóÌúåñ æó æóÌúåõ Ïöíäößõãõ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ ÝóáÇó íóÔöíäóäøó ÃóÍóÏõßõãú æóÌúåó ÏöíúÜäöåö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “For every thing there is a face and the face of your religion is prayers. So see to it that none from amongst you damages and disfigures the face of his religion.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 209
13. Importance of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÇáäøóÈöíøõ (Õ): ãóÇ ãöäú ÕóáÇóÉò íóÍúÖõÑõ æóÞúÜÊõåóÇ ÅöáÇøó äóÇÏóì ãóáóßñ Èóíúäó íóÏóíö ÇáäøóÇÓö ÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáäøóÇÓõ ÞõæãõæÇ ÅöáÜì äöíÜÑóÇäößõãõ ÇáøóÊöí ÃóæúÞóÏúÊõãõæåóÇ Úóáì ÙõåõæÑößõãú ÝóÇØúÝöÆõæåóÇ ÈöÕóáÇóÊößõãú .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “Whenever the time of each prayer arrives, an Angel announces to the people: (O’ People Stand up and extinguish, with prayers, the fire which you have set alight for yourselves.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 209
14. The Blessings of Prayers
ÞóÇáó Úóáöíøñ (Ú): Åöäøó ÇáÅöäúÓóÇäó ÅöÐóÇ ßóÇäó Ýöí ÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ÝóÅöäøó ÌóÓóÏóåõ æó ËöÜíóÇÈóåõ æó ßõáøó ÔóíþÁò Íóæáóåõ íõÓóÈöøÍõ .
Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) has said: “Surely, when a person engages in prayers, his body, his clothes and everything around him glorify Allah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 213
15. The Rank of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ãóæúÖöÚõ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ãöäó ÇáÏöøíäö ßóãóæÖöÚö ÇáÑøóÃúÓö ãöäó ÇáúÌóÓóÏö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The position of prayers with respect to religion is similar to that of the head with respect to the body.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18972
16. Purification of the Soul
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ãóËóáõ ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊö ÇáúÎóãúÓö ßóãóËóáö äóåúÑò ÌóÇÑò ÚóÐúÈò Úóáì ÈóÇÈö ÃóÍóÏößõãú íóÛúÊóÓöáõ Ýöíåö ßõáøõ íóæãò ÎóãúÓó ãóÑøóÇÊò ÝóãóÇ íóÈÞóì Ðñáößó ãöäó ÇáÏøóäóÓö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The example of the five (daily) prayers is like that of a clear-water river flowing in front of your houses in which a person washes himself five times a day – cleansing him from all dirt.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18931
17. The Covenant of Allah
Úóäú ÑóÓõæáö Çááøñåö (Õ): ÞóÇáó Çááøñåõ ÊóÚóÇáÜì: ÅöÝÊóÑóÖúÊõ Úóáì ÃõãøóÊößó ÎóãúÓó ÕóáóæóÇÊò æó ÚóåöÏÊõ ÚöäúÏöí ÚóåúÏÇð Ãóäøóåõ ãóäú ÍóÇÝóÙó Úóáóíúåöäøó áöæóÞúÜÊöåóÇ ÃóÏúÎóáúÜÊõåõ ÇáúÌóÜäøóÉó æó ãóäú áóãú íõÍóÇÝöÙú Úóáóíúåöäøó ÝóáÇó ÚóåúÏó áóåõ ÚöäúÏöí .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) states that Allah, The Exalted has said: “I have made the five prayers obligatory upon your Ummah and have made a covenant with Myself that one who maintains his prayers with respect to their timings, I shall place him in Paradise. As for the one, who does not maintain the timings, I have no covenant (with him).”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18872
18. Remembrance of Allah
ÞóÇáó ÇáúÈóÇÞöÑõ (Ú): ÐößúÑõ Çááøñåö áöÃóåúáö ÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ÃóßúÈóÑõ ãöäú ÐößúÑöåöãú ÅöíøóÇåõ ÃóáÇó ÊóÑóì Ãóäøóåõ íóÞõæáõ }ÝóÇÐúßõÑõæäöí ÃóÐúßõÑúßõãú{
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “Allah’s remembrance of ‘people who pray’ is greater and superior to their remembrance of Him. Do you not observe that He has said (in the Noble Qur’an): {Remember Me and I shall remember you.}”1
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 199
19. The Mercy of Allah
ÞóÇáó Úóáöíñ (Ú): ÅöÐóÇ ÞóÇãó ÇáÑøóÌõáõ ÅöáÜì ÇáÕøóáÇóÉö ÃóÞúÈóáó ÅöÈúáöíÓõ íóäúÙõÑõ Åöáóíúåö ÍóÓóÏÇð áöãóÇ íóÑóì ãöäú ÑóÍúãóÉö Çááøñåö ÇáøóÊöí ÊóÛúÔóÇåõ .
Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) said: “When a person stands up for prayers, Iblis approaches him and looks at him with envy and jealousy, as he sees the Mercy of Allah encompassing the person.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 207
20. Refraining from Sins
Ñõæöíó Ãóäøó ÝóÊóì ãöäó ÇáÃóäúÕóÇÑö ßóÇäó íõÕóáöøí ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó ãóÚó ÑóÓõæáö Çááøñåö (Õ) æó íóÑúÊóßöÈõ ÇáúÝóæóÇÍöÔó ÝóæõÕöÝó Ðñáößó áöÑóÓõæáö Çááøñåö (Õ) ÝóÞóÇáó Åöäøó ÕóáÇóÊóåõ ÊóäúåóÇåõ íóæúãÇð ãóÇ Ýóáóãú íóáúÈöËú Ãóäú ÊóÇÈó .
It has been reported that a youth from the Ansar, who used to offer his prayers with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), used to indulge in sinful and corrupt deeds. When this was brought to the notice of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), he said: “A day shall come when his prayers shall refrain him from committing sins. Before long, the youth repented.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 198
Importance of Prayer-Times
21. How and When?
ÞóÇáó ÃóÈõæ ÚóÈúÏö Çááøñåö ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ (Ú): ÅöÐóÇ ÕóáøóíúÊó ÕóáÇÉð ÝóÑöíÖóÉð ÝóÕóáöøåóÇ áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ ÕóáÇóÉó ãõæóÏöøÚò ÊóÎóÇÝõ Ãóäú áÇó ÊóÚõæÏó ÅöáóíúåóÇ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “When you offer an obligatory prayer, offer it at its stipulated time in a manner as if it is your last prayer and you fear you shall never get a chance to offer any prayer again.”
Al-Mahajjatul Baidha, Volume 1, Page 350
22. Importance of the Times of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÞóÇáó Çááøñåõ ÚóÒøó æó Ìóáøó: Åöäøó áöÚóÈúÏöí Úóáóíøó ÚóåúÏÇð Åöäú ÃóÞóÇãó ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ Ãóäú áÇó ÃõõÚóÐöøÈóåõ æó Ãóäú ÃóÏúÎõáóåõ ÇáúÌóäøóÉó ÈöÛóíÑö ÍöÓóÇÈò .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has reported that Allah, the Mighty, the Glorious has said: “I have a covenant with My servant that if he offers his prayers at their stipulated times, I shall not chastise him and shall place him in Paradise without any reckoning.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 19036
23. The Noble Prophet and Prayers
ÞóÇáóÊú ÚóÇÆöÔóÉõ: ßóÇäó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ) íõÍóÏöøËõäóÇ æó äõÍóÏöøËõåõ ÝóÅöÐóÇ ÍóÖóÑóÊö ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ ÝóßóÃóäøóåõ áóãú íóÚúÑöÝúäóÇ æó áóãú äóÚúÑöÝúåõ .
`Aishah narrates: “We would be engaged in conversation with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), but with the arrival of the time of prayers it would appear as if he neither knew us nor we knew him.”
Al-Mahajjatul Baidha, Volume 1, Page 350
24. Prayers at their Times
ÞóÇáó ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ (Ú): Åöäøó ÇáúÚóÈúÏó ÅöÐóÇ Õóáøóì ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó Ýöí æóÞúÜÊöåóÇ æó ÍóÇÝóÙó ÚóáóíúåóÇ ÇÑúÊóÝóÚóÊú ÈóíúÖóÇÁó äóÞöíøóÉð ÊóÞõæáõ ÍóÝöÙúÊóäöí ÍóÝöÙóßó Çááøñåõ æó ÅöÐóÇ áóãú íõÕóáöøåóÇ áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ æó áóãú íõÍóÇÝöÙú ÚóáóíúåóÇ ÇÑúÊóÝóÚóÊú ÓóæúÏóÇÁó ãõÙúáöãóÉð ÊóÞõæáõ ÖóíøóÚúÊóäöí ÖóíøóÚóßó Çááøñåõ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “When a person maintains his prayer and offers it at its stipulated time, it ascends in the form of a pure white light and calls out to him: “You have guarded me, may Allah protect you.” But if he does not maintain his prayer and does not offer it at its decreed time, it ascends as a dark and gloomy form and says to him: You have destroyed me, may Allah destroy you.”
Al-Mahajjatul Baidha, Volume 1, Page 340
25. A Beloved Entity
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÃóÍóÈøõ ÇáÃóÚúãóÇáö ÅöáÜì Çááøñåö ÇáÕøóáÇóÉõ áöæóÞúÊöåóÇ Ëõãøó ÈöÑøõ ÇáúæóÇáöÏóíäö Ëõãøó ÇáúÌöåóÇÏõ Ýöí ÓóÜÈöíáö Çááøñåö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The most beloved of deeds in the eyes of Allah are: offering prayers at the stipulated times; (then) goodness and kindness towards parents; (and then) Jihad in the way of Allah.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18897
Negligence & Carelessness towards the Prayers
26. Regarding the Prayers as Insignificant
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): áóíúÓó ãöäöøí ãóäö ÇÓúÊóÎóÝøó ÈöÕóáÇóÊöåö áÇó íóÑöÏõ Úóáóíøó ÇáúÍóæúÖó áÇó æó Çááøñåö .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “One who considers the prayers to be insignificant and trivial is not from me. By Allah! He shall never come close to me at the pool of Kauthar.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 224
27. Debasement of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ (Ú): ÔóÝóÇÚóÊõäóÇ áÇó ÊóäóÇáõ ãõÓÊóÎöÝøðÇ ÈöÕóáÇóÊóöåö .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Our intercession shall never reach one who considers his prayers to be inconsequential and unimportant.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 227
28. Destroying Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñå ö(Õ): áÇó ÊõÖóíöøÚõæÇ ÕóáÇóÊóßõãú ÝóÅöäøó ãóäú ÖóíøóÚó ÕóáÇóÊóåõ ÍõÔöÑó ãóÚó ÞóÇÑõæäó æó åóÇãóÇäó æó ÝöÑúÚóæúäóþ .
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “Do not destroy your prayers for verily one who destroys his prayers shall be resurrected in the company of Qarun, Haman and Fir`awn.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
29. The Incorrect Prayers
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÌóÚúÝóÑò (Ú) ÞóÇáó ÈóíúäóÇ ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ) ÌóÇáöÓñ Ýöí ÇáúãóÓúÌöÏö ÅöÐú ÏóÎóáó ÑóÌõáñ ÝóÞóÇãó íõÕóáöøí Ýóáóãú íõÊöãøó ÑõßõæÚóåõ æó áÇó ÓõÌõæÏóåõ ÝóÞóÇáó (Õ) äóÞóÑó ßóäóÞúÑö ÇáúÛõÑóÇÈö áóÆöäú ãóÇÊó åñÐóÇ æó åñßóÐóÇ ÕóáÇóÊõåõ áóíóãõæÊóäøó Úóáì ÛóíúÑö ÏöíÜäöí .
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) narrates: One day the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) was seated in the mosque when a person entered and began praying, but in a manner such that neither did he perform his ruku’ (bowing), nor his sujood (prostration) in a correct manner. Observing this, the Messenger of Allah commented: “(This person) pecks as a crow pecks. Should he die and the state of his prayers be as they are now, he shall surely not die upon my religion.”
Al-Mahajjatul Baidha, Volume 1, Page 34
30. Carelessness Towards Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ÃóáÕøóáÇóÉõ ÚöãóÇÏõ ÇáÏöøíäö Ýóãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÕóáÇóÊóåõ ãõÊóÚóãöøÏÇð ÝóÞóÏú åóÏóãó Ïöíäóåõ æó ãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÃóæúÞóÇÊóåóÇ íóÏúÎõáõ Çáúæóíúáó æó Çáúæóíúáõ æóÇÏò Ýöí Ìóåóäøóãó ßóãóÇ ÞóÇáó Çááøñåõ ÊóÚóÇáóì Ýóæóíúáñ áöáúãõÕóáöøíäó ÇáøóÐöíäó åõãú Úóäú ÕóáÇóÊöåöãú ÓóÇåõæäó
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “Prayer is the pillar of your religion and one who intentionally forsakes his prayer has destroyed his religion. And one who does not guard the times of the prayers, shall be made to enter ‘Wayl’, which is a valley in Hell, as Allah, the Exalted, has said: “So woe to the praying ones, who are unmindful of their prayers.”1
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
31. The Consequence of Abandoning Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): áÇó ÊóÊúÑõßóäøó ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó ãõÊóÚóãöøÏÇð ÝóÅöäøóåõ ãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó ãõÊóÚóãöøÏÇð ÝóÞóÏú ÈóÑöÆóÊú ãöäúåõ ÐöãøóÉõ Çááøñåö æó ÑóÓõæáöåö...
The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “Do not abandon your prayers intentionally for surely the obligations of Allah and His Messenger cease to cover one who forsakes his prayers intentionally.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 19096
32. A Death of Disbelief
ÞóÇáó ÇáäøóÈöíøõ (Õ): ãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÕóáÇóÉð áÇó íóÑúÌõæ ËóæóÇÈóåóÇ æó áÇó íóÎóÇÝõ ÚöÞóÇÈóåóÇ ÝóáÇó ÃõÈóÇáöí ÃóíóãõæÊõ íóåõæÏöíøðÇ Ãæú äóÕúÑóÇäöÜíøðÇ Ãæú ãóÌõæÓöíøðÇ .
The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “If a person abandons his prayer such that he neither desires its rewards nor fears its chastisement, for such a person I do not care if he dies a Jew, a Christian or a Magian.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
33. Chastisement
ÞóÇáó ÇáäøóÈöíøõ (Õ): ãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÕóáÇóÊóåõ ÍóÊøóì ÊóÝõæÊóåõ ãöäú ÛóíúÑö ÚõÐúÑò ÝóÞóÏú ÍóÈöØó Úóãóáõåõ¡ Ëõãøó ÞóÇáó: Èóíúäó ÇáÚóÈúÏö æó Èóíúäó ÇáßõÝúÑö ÊóÑúßõ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉö .
The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The good deeds of one who, without any appropriate excuse does not offer his prayer until its time passes away, are annulled.” He then said: “The divide between a believer and disbelief is the abandonment of prayers.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 202
34. Door of Hell
ÞóÇáó ÑóÓõæáõ Çááøñåö (Õ): ãóäú ÊóÑóßó ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó ãõÊóÚóãöøÏÇð ßõÊöÈó ÅöÓúãõåõ Úóáì ÈóÇÈö ÇáäøóÇÑö ãöãøóäú íóÏúÎõáõåóÇ .
The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: “The name of one who forsakes his prayer intentionally is written upon The door of Hell from which he shall (eventually) enter.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 19090
Etiquette of Prayer And Conditions for its Acceptance
35. Conditions for Acceptance of Prayers
ÞóÇáó ÇáÕøóÇÏöÞõ (Ú): ÞóÇáó Çááøñåõ ÊóÚóÇáÜì ÅöäøóãóÇ ÃóÞúÈóáõ ÇáÕøóáÇóÉó áöãóäú ÊóæóÇÖóÚó áöÚóÙóãóÊöí æó íóßõÝøõ äóÝúÓóåõ Úóäö ÇáÔøóåóæóÇÊö ãöäú ÃóÌúáöí æó íóÞúØóÚõ äóåóÇÑóåõ ÈöÐößúÑöí æó áÇó íóÊóÚóÇÙóãõ Úóáì ÎóáúÞöí æó íõØúÚöãõ ÇáúÌóÇÆöÚó æó íóßúÓõæ ÇáúÚóÇÑöíó æó íóÑúÍóãõ ÇáúãõÕóÇÈó æó íõÄúæöí ÇáúÛóÑöíÈóþ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said that Allah, the Exalted has said: “I shall accept the prayers of one who: exhibits humility before My Greatness; restrains himself from his base and carnal desires for My sake; passes his day in My remembrance; does not seek to show his greatness over My creation; feeds the hungry ones; clothes the bare ones; acts with kindness and mercy to those in misery and trouble; provides shelter to those who are strangers (in his city) and away from their homes.”
Wasa`ilush Shi`a, Volume 15, Page 210
36. Prayers Accepted? In What Measure?
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÚóÈúÏö Çááøñå (Ú) ÞóÇáó: ãóäú ÃóÍóÈøõ Ãäú íóÚúáóãó ÃóÞõÈöáóÊú ÕóáÇóÊõåõ Ãóãú áóãú ÊõÞúÈóáõ ÝóáúíóäúÙóÑú åóáú ãóäóÚóÊúåõ ÕóáÇóÊõåõ Úóäö ÇáÝóÍúÔóÇÁö æó ÇáúãõäúßóÑö ÝóÈöÞóÏúÑö ãóÇ ãóäóÚóÊúåõ ÞõÈöáóÊú ãöäåõ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One who desires to know whether his prayers have been accepted or not should observe if his prayers have restrained him from evil and sinful acts. (If yes,) then the measure in which they have restrained him is the measure of his prayers that have been accepted.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82, Page 198
37. Prayers and the Wilayah of the Ahlul Bayt
ÞóÇáó ÇáÑøóÌõáõ áöÒóíäö ÇáúÚóÇÈöÏöíäó (Ú): ãóÇ ÓóÈóÈõ ÞóÜÈõæáöåóÇ¿ ÞóÇáó (Ú): æóáÇóíóÊõäóÇ æó ÇáúÈóÑóÇÁóÉõ ãöäú ÃóÚúÏóÇÆöäóÇ .
Once a person asked Imam Zainul `Abidin (peace be upon him): “What is the criterion for the acceptance of prayers?” The Imam (peace be upon him) replied: “Acknowledging our Wilayah and dissociating oneself from our enemies.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 84, Page 245
38. Obligatory and Recommended Prayers
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÌóÚúÝóÑò (Ú) ÞóÇáó: Åöäøó ÇáúÚóÈúÏó áóíõÑúÝóÚõ áóåõ ãöäú ÕóáÇóÊöåö äöÕúÝõåóÇ Ãóæú ËõÜáõÜËõåóÇ Ãóæú ÑõÈõÚõåóÇ Ãóæú ÎõãõÓõåóÇ ÝóãóÇ íõÑúÝóÚõ áóåõ ÅöáÇøó ãóÇ ÃóÞúÈóáó Úóáóíúåö ÈöÞóáúÈöåö æó ÅöäøóãóÇ ÃóãóÑúäóÇ ÈöÇáäøóÇÝöáóÉö áöíóÊöãøó áóåõãú ÈöåóÇ ãóÇ äóÞóÕõæÇ ãöäó ÇáúÝóÑöíÖóÉö .
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “The prayer that is offered by a person, sometimes half of it ascends upwards, while at other times it is only one-third, or one-fourth or one-fifth that ascends. Only that portion of the prayer which the person has offered with concentration and mindfulness of the heart is made to ascend. (And so) the people have been ordered to offer the recommended prayers so that they can make up for what has been left incomplete of their obligatory prayers.”
Al-Haqa’iq, Page 219
39. Prayers with Adhan & Iqamah
ÞóÇáó ÃóÈõæ ÚóÈúÏö Çááøñåö (Ú): ãóäú Õóáøóì ÈöÃóÐóÇäò æó ÅöÞóÇãóÉò Õóáøóì ÎóáúÝóåõ ÕóÝøóÇäö ãöäó ÇáúãóáÇóÆößóÉö æó ãóäú Õóáøóì ÈöÅöÞóÇãóÉò ÈöÛóíúÑö ÃóÐóÇäò Õóáøóì ÎóáúÝóåõ ÕóÝøñ æóÇÍöÏñ ãöäó ÇáúãóáÇóÆößóÉö. ÞõáúÊõ áóåõ: æó ßóãú ãöÞúÏóÇÑõ ßõáöø ÕóÝòø. ÝóÞóÇáó (Ú): ÃóóóÞóáøõåõ ãóÇ Èóíúäó ÇáúãóÔúÑöÞö ÅöáÜÜì ÇáúãóÛúÑöÈö æó ÃóßúËóÑõåõ ãóÇ Èóíúäó ÇáÓøóãóÇÁö æó ÇáÃóÑúÖöþ .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One who offers his prayers along with Adhan and Iqamah, two rows of angels pray behind him, while one who offers his prayers with only the Iqamah and without the Adhan, one row of angels pray behind him.” The Imam (peace be upon him) was asked: “And how long is each row?” The Imam (peace be upon him) replied: “At the very minimum, its length is the distance between East and West, while at the maximum, its length is the distance between the earth and the heavens.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 4, Page 620
40. Prayers and Supplications
Úóäú ÃóÈöí ÚóÈúÏö Çááøñåö (Ú) ÞóÇáó: Åöäøó Çááøñåó ÝóÑóÖó Úóáóíúßõãõ ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊö ÇáúÎóãúÓó Ýöí ÃóÝúÖóáö ÇáÓøóÇÚóÇÊö ÝóÚóáóíúßõãú ÈöÇáÏøõÚóÇÁö Ýöí ÅöÏúÈóÇÑö ÇáÕøóáóæóÇÊö .
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “Verily, Allah has made obligatory upon you the five prayers at timings that are the best of times, so it is important that you supplicate to Him at the end of these prayers.”
Al-Khisal, Volume 1, Page 278
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