Importance of Salah

Dear Islamic sisters! Have you observed the heights of sincerity and overwhelming fear of our predecessors while performing Salah, in spite of that, they used to remain in the state of fear and hope, whether their Salah are accepted or not. But, alas, on one hand the majority of Muslims is heedless of performing Salah, by neglecting Salah they are indeed violating the rights of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and for the rest of those who do perform their Salah but how many, out of them, perform their Salah with sincerity and how many, out of them, perform their Salah having no sincerity? Do not know how many Muslims take care of Khushu’ and Khuzu’ (humility of heart and body) and how many Muslims think about their friends, business, house etc., in their Salah instead of Khushu’ and Khuzu’? Do not know how many Muslims take care of Sunan, Wajibat and other elements of Salah and how many Muslims are those who keep focusing on their necessities, desires and objective during Salah? Remember, among the rights of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Salah has a great importance which can be understood from this that the first question among the rights of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, on the judgment day, will be about Salah. It is stated in blessed Hadees:

اَوَّلُ مَا یُحَاسَبُ بِہِ الْعَبْدُ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ صَلَا تُہ

‘i.e., the first question on the day of judgement will be about Salah.’

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah ‘Abdur Rauf Manawi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated in the interpretation of aforementioned Hadees that ‘Undoubtedly Salah is a symbol of Iman and it is an important worship.

(At-Tayseer Sharah Jami-us-Sagheer, vol. 1, pp. 391)

Dear Islamic sisters! No worship possesses such a great significance as Salah does. Salah is the most important obligatory act of Islam. Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام had prayed for himself and his offspring especially about Salah which is also mentioned in the Holy Quran.