grave sinner and deserving of the torment of the Hell. A’la Hazrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnah, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: ‘The one who deliberately missed one Salah became deserving of staying in the Hell for thousands of years unless he repents for it and offers its Qada.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 9, pp. 158) Just imagine that one will have to stay in the Hell for thousands of years for missing only one Salah deliberately, then what severe punishment will one face who misses the whole day’s Salahs deliberately, or doesn’t offer them at all.

O devotees of Rasool! Remember! Even Satan seeks refuge from the one who deliberately misses Salah.

It is narrated that a person was going in a jungle. Satan also joined him. That person did not offer a single Salah throughout the day, to the extent that night fell. Satan started running away from that person. Astonished, the person asked Satan the reason for him running away. The Satan replied: I only denied once in my entire life to prostrate to Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and I became accursed, and you have missed all five Salahs today. I fear that in case you get afflicted with torment, may I not get afflicted with it too. (Durra-tun-Nasiheen, pp. 144)

صَـلُّوا عَلَى الْـحَـبِيْب                                                                                                                 صَـلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلٰى مُـحَـمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We shall also offer all five daily Salahs punctually with Jama’at in the first row of the Masjid with Takbeer-e-Ula [primary Takbeer]. In order to develop the fear of the Divine torment and the habit of offering Salah, let’s listen to 4 admonitions for not offering Salah.  

1.   Sayyiduna Abu Darda رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم advised me: Do not associate partners to Allah Almighty even if you are torn into pieces and burnt. Do not leave Fard Salah deliberately because the one who misses Salah deliberately, refuge is lifted away from him. And do not drink alcohol at all because it is the root of every evil. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, pp. 376, Hadees 4034)

2.   He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: The one who left Salah will meet Allah Almighty in such a state that Allah Almighty will have wrath upon him. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 2, pp. 26, Hadees 632)