1) Young Muslims - The Message

Medical Benefits of SalahThe main reason why we offer Salah is to thank Allah and to praiseHim. This is not for His benefit, since He is free of all needs, as theQur’an says in Sura Fatir 35:15: “O you men! It is you that have needof Allah: but Allah is the One Free of all wants, worthy of all praise.”The benefit of prayer is what we derive, because it adds to our gooddeeds and increases our faith. But besides this, there are variousspiritual, physical and scientific advantages of offering the Salahregularly.The Salah programs Muslims to stay away from evil deeds bymaking them God-fearing people. There are so many evil thingshappening around us. The Salah guides us into doing holy actionsand prevents us from doing evil things like: swearing, adultery, rapeetc. The Salah also helps to strengthen ones faith, and keeps aperson from being strayed away from the truth. Salah is also a greatway to ask Allah's help, and is like a "hotline" to communicate withAllah. It is very calming and relaxing, because in the Salah, there areno actions which require a lot of strength and power. Many peoplemay claim that Salah is like gymnastics, where you go: up and down,up and down, etc. Let us see the comparisons of gymnastics andSalah:• Salah improves social harmony and equality, whilegymnastics does not.• Salah doesn't require equipments, bars, hoops, rings, beam,etc., like gymnastics does.• Salah is free, since you don't have to pay anything. Whenyou want to perform gymnastics properly, you have to paythrough your nose (very expensive).• Salah can be offered by people of all ages (even if you can'tstand, you can sit. If you can't sit, you can lie down). Peopleof all ages cannot do gymnastics.Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 103