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The Prophet (a.s.) also said,” Prevent yourself from your father’s curse. It is sharper
than the spear!”
• It has come in the traditions that four types of prayer are not rejected by Allah::1.
A father’s prayer.for his son. 2. Prayer of the oppressed against the oppressor. 3.
Prayer of the person who is on the minor pilgrimage (Umrah). 4. The prayer of a
person who is fasting.
• It is said that the prayers of five types of persons are not answered: 1. A husband,
despite being capable of divorcing a nagging spouse by giving her the mehr
(alimony), bears with her and doesn’t divorce her, but prays against her.. 2. A
person whose slave had escaped from his custody thrice but he doesn’t sell him
and just curses him. 3. A person who doesn’t walk hurriedly away from a wall
precariously about to fall and prays,’ O Allah! May the wall not fall on my head!’
4. A person who advances a loan to someone without taking any witnesses and
then prays, ‘ O Allah! Get back my money to me!’ 5. An able bodied person
capable of earning his livelihood, but doesn’t exert himself to earn, prays’ O
Allah! Give me livelihood!’
• The Prophet of Allah (a.s.) has said, O Abu Dhar! If in a town only disobendient
sinners are there with only three pious persons, Allah will not send curse to that
place.
• O Abu Dhar! Allah is proud and appreciatve of three persons. The first: One who
says the Adhan (call for prayer) and Iqamah (the call to rise for prayer) while
alone in a forest and offers his mandatory prayer. Allah asks the angels with pride
to look at his sincere creature who has not forgotten the Creator even in the
loneliness of the jungle. The second: One who does the Namaz e Shab (the night
prayers) and prostrates in the loneliness of the night despite being overwhelmed
by sleep. Allah tells to the angels that the spirit of the sincere creature is with
Him while he is in prostration. The third: A person on the battlefield steadfast
fighting the enemies while his own comrades have fled with fear in their hearts!: .
• Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that offering mandatory prayers in the view of
the people is preferable. Praying in the mosque is preferable to praying in the
loneliness of the home. Similarly giving Zakat in the precincts of the mosque is
better as it would encourage others to follow suit. The non-mandatory prayers
and charity and alms to poor and needy is better given in privacy. This will
preclude the chance of giving a feeling to the people that the person is proud of
his status and the recepients of the help might also feel embarrassed if the help is
proferred in public.
• Then the Imam (a.s.) said,” Offering namaz e shab was the practice of the
Prophet (a.s.) and the pious persons followed suit. It removes pains and makes
the faces radiant. One who offers these nightly prayers becomes good-natured
and presentable. It boosts the means of livelihood of the person. The eight rakaat
(genuflections) of namaz e shab are the adornment of the Hereafter for one who
offers these prayers. It gives light to the eyes and expels sadness.”
• It is mentioned in the traditions that namaz e shab enhances the radiance of the
face and the fragrance of the body. It gives boost to the person’s livelihood. The
person who offers these prayers finds means of discharging his debts.