Ain Al-Hayat, The Essence of Life.pdf - Higher Intellect | Content ...

people?” Satan said,” I shall tell you tomorrow. The next day Satan came to Hazrat
Yahya (a.s) in the form of a monkey dressed in feminine garments. Hazrat Yahya
(a.s.) asked him,” What are all these colors?” Satan replied, “ These are the different
colors I use to subdue men. If one color is not effective I use the others.” Hazrat
Yahya (a.s.) said,” Have you ever been able to subdue me?” Satan said,” No! But I
like your nature very much!” Hazrat Yahya (a.s.) asked in surprise,” What is that?”
Satan said,” You eat food in a little excess and therefore you are tardy in offering
prayers to Allah. You get up late for your prayer and that pleases me a lot!” Hazrat
Yahya (a.s.) raised his hands towards the sky and said,” O my Sustainer! Yahya (a.s.)
shall not eat his fill from now onwards!”
The people who have made music and song their way of offering prayers to Allah can
only be told that no Sufi, Shia or Sunni, can produce a proof that the Prophets (a.s.), the
Imams (a.s.) or the Revered Companions ever had a singer or a dancer in their
gatherings.
The Prophet of Allah (a.s.) has said, “ O Abu Dharr! Salat (prayer) is a pillar of the
Faith! And the tongue is most respected! Whoever uses his tongue to propagate the true
beliefs, the Two statements of bearing Witness ( la ilaha il Allah, Mohammed Rasool
Allah) and spreads the word of Allah is superior to any other prayer. ThereforeAllah has
said in the Quran,” inassalaata tanha anilfahshae walmunkare walezikrullaheakbar- No
doubt salat prevents from bad deeds and unsavory acts, but spreading Allah’s word
(Dhikr) is superior.”
Offering the obligatory prayers at the Mosque in congregation is attendant with more
rewards. It is better to offer optional prayers in the seclusion of ones house. It is better to
spend some time in the Mosque after the prayer to spread the Word of Allah. But in this,
one should refrain from hypocrisy.
Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) says that three things will bitterly complain on the Day of
Judgement:
1. A Mosque where no one offers prayers.
2. The scholar (Aalim) who lived amongst ignorant people and they had not bothered
to give him attention.
3. The Quran which had been kept in the bookshelf and has taken dust because of no
one reading it for long spells.
Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said that a person who lives in close neighborhood of a Mosque , and
for no valid reason, offers his mandatory prayers at home, his prayers will not be
accepted.
Any services provided to the Mosque, however small, bring high rewards to the person.