Book Name:Sadr-ush-Shari'ah ki Deni Khidmaat
Judgement. It means that Salah will be a light in the grave and on the Siraat bridge; the place of Sajdah will shine brightly and Salah will give evidence of him being a true believer, or rather the one who recognizes Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Furthermore, he will attain salvation everywhere by virtue of this Salah, because the first question on the Day of Judgement will be about Salah. If a person succeeds in answering this question, then اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, he will succeed in subsequent stages as well.
Explaining on this part ‘such a person will be kept with Pharaoh, Qaroon, Haaman and Ubayy Bin Khalaf on the Day of Judgement,’ Mufti Sahib has said that) Ubayy Bin Khalaf is that Mushrik (polytheist) whom the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم slayed himself with his own blessed hands on the Day of ‘Uhud. It has also been suggested that people who do not offer Salah, will be made to rise with the disbelievers, and those who offer Salah, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ will be made to rise with the Prophets, Siddiqeen, martyrs and pious people. It does not mean that people who do not offer Salah will become disbelievers and those who do perform Salah will become Prophets. People who do not offer Salah, will be made to stand with the disbelievers on the Day of Judgement because it is insulting to a noble person if he is made to sit with a disgraceful person.
Remember, on the Day Judgement, everyone will be resurrected with the person whom they loved in the world and after whom they followed. Since those who do not offer Salah, behave as disbelievers (by not offering Salah), they will be resurrected with them. Those who offer Salah act like the Prophets and Siddiqeen, and therefore they will be resurrected with them. That’s why it is said that imitating good people is good and imitating bad people is bad. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, pp. 367-368)
Some honourable Islamic scholars رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی have said: The one who abandons Salah will be resurrected with Pharaoh, Qaroon, Haaman and Ubayy Bin Khalaf on the Day of Judgement because people usually abandon their Salah due to wealth, rule, ministry and trade. The one who abandons his Salah due to being occupied with state affairs will be resurrected with Pharaoh. The one who abandons his Salah owing to his wealth will be resurrected with Qaroon. If the reason of abandoning Salah is ministry, he will be resurrected with