Ahadith on Salah

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I was reading up on some ahadith on the importance and meaning of Salah and thought i’d share them. If you guys have any more to add, please do.

“And keep up prayer; surely prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil. And the remembrance of Allah is the greatest.”
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    **                                1 - The Special Rank of Prayers

**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.”

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            **                                      2 - The Pillar of Religion**

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.”
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3 - The Parable of Prayers

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                 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.”

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4 - A Means of Salvation

               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.”

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            **5 - Illumination of the Heart**
 
                       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).”

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       **6 - A Measure of Acceptance of Deeds**
 
                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.”
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7 - The Conduct of the Prophets

              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.”
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8 - The Standard of Islam**

                    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.”
              

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9 - The Benefits of Prayers**

                                    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).”
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      **10 - Prayers and Children**
                       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.”
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Narrated Abdullah bin Mas’ud :razi:, I asked Allah’s Messenger :saw: , “O, Allah’s Messenger, what is the best deed?” He replied, “To offer the Salat (prayers) at their early fixed stated times.” I asked, “What is next in goodness?” He replied, “To be good and dutiful to your parents.” I further asked, “What is next in goodness?” He replied, “To participate in Jihad in Allah’s Cause.” I did not ask Allah’s Messenger :saw: anymore, and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
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2 - The Pillar of Religion
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.”

what is wilaya??

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subhanalah thnx for shareing

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Ma Mooli, have you abandoned ur thread? Someone asked you what is wilayah. I cound’t understand it either? :confused: Mind explaining?

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Ma Mooli could be busy and hence unable to attend this thread. If you really require an answer, drop her a PM.

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Wilayah is the authority and leadership in Islam, given to the Prophets and Ahlul Bayt (as) according to the shia fiqh. Hope that helps, but if you want more info, lemme know.

Larki: Thanks for sharing the hadith. Im really rushed for time at present, but I'll be putting up some more pretty soon. but if you have any others, plz keep em coming.

Sadiyah: Thanks a bunch. :-)

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What if the Khalifa of the Muslim Empire is not from the Ahle Bayt?

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MaMooli, Thanks for ur reply.

We were taught since early school days (at school and at home), there are five pillars of Islam:

  1. Tauheed, being the first (Kalma Tayyaba)
  2. Namaz (parayers)
  3. Roza (Fasting)
  4. Hajj
  5. Zakat

Never ever heard of Wilayah, until in this thread. Anyone else has any views on it?

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I have just started reading Islam (not learning). I knew 5th one as Toheed (Iman) Wilayah is a new word for me. I would like to ask why word Wilayah was used not Toheed but;

I will not ask any more questions as asking questions will make it a shia sunni thread, and i will get confused again. And yes Ahlul Bayt (Wives:Quran: /childern of the prophet of Islam:hadiss or All of them included in one word Ahlul bayt) I am happy they all were there and were lucky enough to be a part of the Prophet life.

peace

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Its a shia thing..dont worry about it.

I can't smile
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If it is your view that khilafat is the way, then that is your prerogative, however, from our pov the leadership has no authority within Islam.

Larki-NY, just wondering, where does the belief of nabuwwat come in?

Rush: Tawhid means the belief in the Oneness of God. You are mixing the 5usool e deen (Tawhid Adl, Nabuwwat, Imamat Qiyamat) with the 10 froo e deen (salah sawm hajj zakaat etc.). The former are the essential beliefs, the latter are the practical aspects of faith. Hope that clears it up for you.

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Nabuwwat comes in Tauheed, the first Kalma (assuming you know the meaning of the first kalma). It doesn’t just mention oneness of Allah it also says, Muhammad :saw: is Allah’s prophet.

I posted a hadith and was going to post some more, since I found it very interesting and educating to share but I don’t want to get in the shia-sunni debate. I don’t like the debates that create ethnic or sectarian conflicts. I want to stay out of it. Thanks :jazak:

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K i see what u mean. thanks for clearing it up.

I agree. however this isnt meant to be a debate thread, its merely for ahadith from either sources. but if you fear otherwise and prefer not to contribute, then that’s entirely up to you. :slight_smile: Ta.

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In one of the old threads I found some info related to Salah:

**Posted by: Mudassar Sep 3rd, 1998, 08:26 PM **
For full post : http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=38329

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Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.77b

One Who Ignores His Prayers

Not praying and denying its obligation is seen as disbelief and places the person outside the religion of Islam. All scholars agree on this piont. They base their opinion on several hadith, some of which are:
Jabir reports that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer.” (Related by Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.)
Buraidah reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “The pact between us and them is prayer. Whoever abandons it is a disbeliever.” (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, anNasa’i and Ibn Majah.)
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, one day mentioned the prayer and said, “Whoever guards and observes his prayer, they will be a light and a proof and a savior for him on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever does not guard and obvserve them, they will not be a light or a proof or a savior for him. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be with Qarun, Fir’aun, Haman and Ubayy ibn Khalf.” (Related by Ahmad, at-Tabarani and Ibn Hibban. Its chain is excellent.)
That one who does not pray will be with the leaders of the unbelievers in the Hereafter makes it evident that such a person is an unbeliever. Says Ibn al-Qayyim, “The one who does not pray may be preoccupied with his wealth, kingdom, position or business. If one is kept away from his prayers by his wealth, he will be with Qarun. One whose kingdom keeps him away from the prayers will be with Haman, and one whose business keeps him away from the prayers will be with Ubayy ibn Khalf.”
Says 'Abdullah ibn Shaqiq al-'Aqeely, “The companions of Muhammad, peace be upon him, did not consider the abandonment of any act, with the exception of prayer, as being disbelief.” (Related by at-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim, who said it met al-Bukahri’s and Muslim’s conditions.)
Says Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Mirwazi, “I heard Ishaq say, 'It is authentic (that) the Prophet (said or ruled): One who does not pray is an unbeliever.” It is from the Prophet himself that one who intentionally does not pray until the time for the prayer is over is an unbeliever."
Says Ibn Hazm, “It has come from 'Umar, 'Abdurahman ibn 'Auf, Mu’adh ibn Jabal, Abu Hurairah and other companions that anyone who skips one obligatory prayer until its time has finished becomes an apostate. We find no difference of opinion among them on this point.” This was mentioned by al-Mundhiri in at-Targheeb wa atTarheeb. Then he comments, "A group of companions and those who came after them believed that an intentional decision to skip one prayer until its time is completely finished makes one an unbeliever. The people of this opinion incude 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, Mu’adh ibn Jabal, Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah and Abu ad-Darda’. Among the non-companions who shared this view were Ibn Hanbal, Ishaq ibn Rahwaih, 'Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, an-Nakha’i, al-Hakim ibn 'Utaibah, Abu Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani, Abu Dawud at-Tayalisi, Abu Bakr ibn Abu Shaibah, Zuhair ibn Harb, and others.
Some hadith make it clear that such a person should be killed. For example:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “The ties of Islam and the principles of the religion are three, and whoever leaves one of them becomes an unbeliever, and his blood becomes lawful: testifying that there is no god except Allah, the obligatory prayers, and the fast of Ramadan.” (Related by Abu Ya’la with a hassan chain.) Another narration states, “If anyone leaves one of them, by Allah he becomes an unbeliever and no voluntary deeds or recompense will be accepted from him, and his blood and wealth become lawful.” This is a clear indication that such a person is to be killed.
Ibn 'Umar related that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, said, “I have been ordered to kill the people until they testify that there is no god except Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and they establish prayer and pay the zakah. If they do that, their blood and wealth are protected from me save by the rights of Islam. Their reckoning will be with Allah.” (Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Umm Salamah related that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “There will be rulers over you who will do good and evil things. Whoever hates these (latter) acts will be innocent of them. Whoever denies them will be safe, but (not) one who accepts and follows them.” They asked, “Should we kill them?” He said, “Not if they pray.” (Related by Muslim.) Therefore, he made it unlawful to kill even an unjust ruler who observes his prayers.
Abu Sa’eed reported that ‘Ali, while he was in Yemen, sent the Prophet some gold, which he then divided among four people. A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, beware of Allah.” The Prophet said, “Woe to you. Of all the people of the earth, am I not the most dutiful in being aware of Allah?” Khalid ibn al-Walid said, “O Messenger of Allah, shall I kill him?” He said, “Perhaps he is one of those who pray.” Khalid said, “How many people say with their tongues what is not in their hearts?” The Prophet said, “I have not been ordered to look into the hearts of people, nor to rip open their bellies.” (Abridged from al-Bukhari and Muslim.) In this hadith also, prayer is given as the reason for not killing a person. It is understood, therefore, that not praying would have resulted in the person’s killing.
Even though the preceding hadith clearly rule that one who discards salah becomes an unbeliever and should be killed, many early and later scholars (excluding Abu Hanifah, Malik and ash-Shafi) believe that such people become evildoers who must repent. If such a person does not repent, he is to be killed, that being the prescribed punishment, according to Malik, ash-Shai’i and others. Abu Hanifah maintains that such a person is not to be killed, but must be given a minor punishment and confined until he prays. They say the hadith that calls such people unbelievers refer to those who deny the prayers, and so on. They say that any other interpretation is contradicted by other texts. For example, Allah says, “Lo! Allah does not pardon one who gives Him partners. He pardons all save whom He wills” (an-Nisa’ 116). There is also a hadith related by Abu Hurairah and recorded by Ahmad and Muslim in which the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “Every prophet has a special supplication that is answered. Every prophet hastened to make his supplication, but I concealed mine and will use it for my nation on the Day of Resurrection. It will be granted–Allah willing–to whoever dies without associating any partners with Allah.” Al-Bukhari also recorded that Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “The person who will be the happiest due to my intercession is the one who says, ‘There is no god but Allah’ sincerely from his heart.”
Says ash-Shaukani, “The truth of the matter is that he becomes an unbeliever who is to be killed for his unbelief. The hadith authenticates that Islamic law calls one who does not pray an unbeliever. It has also put the performance as the barrier between a believer and an unbeliever. Abandoning prayer means he may be called an unbeliever. We need not concern ourselves with arguments presented by those of the opposing opinion. We can say to them: It is not impossible that some types of unbelievers may obtain forgiveness or may have a right to intercession, such as the unbelief of those who pray to ( our) qiblah. Nevertheless, the fact remains that they commit some sins which the Islamic law views as unbelief. To turn to the other narrow interpretations is just redundant.”

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Ma Mooli, If you don't mind, I have posted the following I learnt today. It's not a Hadith, so if you want to remove it, it will be okay with me.

Prayer is that which enables the soul to realize its divinity. Through prayer human beings worship absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all things, the supreme ruler of all the world, the source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the one whose being is necessary.

Ibn Sina, “Kitab al-Najat”