The Book Of Prayer (Kitaab-ul-Salaat)
The Book Of Prayer (Kitaab-ul-Salaat)
The Book Of Prayer (Kitaab-ul-Salaat)
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Abu Huraira (may Allah be well pleased with him) reported that the Holy Prophet (peace and<br />
blessings be upon him) said: “ A man's <strong>Prayer</strong> in congregation is more valuable by twenty<br />
degrees and some above them as compared with his <strong>Prayer</strong> in his house and his market, for when<br />
he performs ablution doing it well, then goes out to the mosque, and he is impelled (to do so)<br />
only by (the love of congregational) <strong>Prayer</strong>, he has no other objective before him but <strong>Prayer</strong>. He<br />
does not take a step without being raised a degree for it and having a sin remitted for it, till he<br />
enters the mosque, and when he is busy in <strong>Prayer</strong> after having entered the mosque, the angels<br />
continue to invoke blessing on him as long as he is in his place of worship saying: O Allah, show<br />
him mercy, and pardon him! Accept his repentance (and the angels continue this supplication for<br />
him) so long as he does not do any harm in it, or as long as his ablution is not broken.” (Saheeh<br />
Muslim)<br />
Abd<strong>ul</strong>lah ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) reported that the Holy Prophet (peace<br />
and blessings be upon him) said: “ If anyone hears him who makes the call to <strong>Prayer</strong> and is not<br />
prevented from joining the congregation by any excuse (he was asked what an excuse consisted<br />
of and replied that it was fear or illness) the <strong>Prayer</strong> he offers will not be accepted from him.”<br />
(Abu Dawood)<br />
If the one who misses the congregational <strong>Prayer</strong> knew what reward lay in it for him, he wo<strong>ul</strong>d<br />
come to it slithering. (Tibrani)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Importance <strong>Of</strong> Reverence And Humility<br />
<strong>The</strong> Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) states: “ Worship Allah as if you see Him,<br />
and if you cannot do this, then you must at least be certain that He is looking at you." (Saheeh<br />
Bukhari)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) states: “ Whoever offers all his <strong>Prayer</strong>s on<br />
time after a perfect ablution, stands with humility and reverence, prostrates and bows with calm,<br />
and offers the entire <strong>Prayer</strong> in good manner - so that <strong>Prayer</strong> becomes a radiating one and prays<br />
for him thus: O the offerer of <strong>Prayer</strong>! May Allah guard you the way you have guarded me. And<br />
as regards the one who offers the <strong>Prayer</strong> poorly - that is without proper ablution, and not even<br />
prostrating and bowing correctly - then the <strong>Prayer</strong> curses him thus: May Allah ruin you the way<br />
you have ruined me. <strong>The</strong>n the <strong>Prayer</strong> is folded and thrown back at his face like a used (dirty)<br />
cloth.” (Tibrani).<br />
<strong>The</strong> Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said: “ <strong>The</strong> worst thief is one who<br />
steals during the <strong>Prayer</strong>.” <strong>The</strong> companions therefore asked "O the Messenger of Allah! How<br />
does he steal in <strong>Prayer</strong>?” He answered "He does not prostrate or bow correctly." (Musnad<br />
Imaam Ahmed & Tibrani)<br />
In yet another Hadith, glad tidings of salvation have been given to those who reg<strong>ul</strong>arly offer their<br />
<strong>Prayer</strong>s with humility and reverence. (Abu Dawood).<br />
Hazrat Abd<strong>ul</strong>lah Ibn Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him) states: "<strong>The</strong> reverent ones are<br />
those who fear Allah and offer their <strong>Prayer</strong>s with calm."
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