Salah.” Under this Hadith, ‘Allamah Abd al-Rauf Munawi رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْه adds: ‘Undoubtedly, Salah is the symbol of faith and essence of worship.’ (At-Tayseer, vol. 1, p. 391)

A person came in the blessed court of the final Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and asked about the most superior action three times. All three times, the final Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave the same reply: “Salah is the most superior deed.” (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 2, pp. 580, Hadith 6613)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

 O devotees of the Messenger! Giving Salah its due importance and considering it to be absolutely vital, strive to offer Salah in congregation, in the first row of the masjid and with takbeer-i-ula. Alongside this, we should also take our mature children with us to the masjid, but not the immature ones. It is stated in Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 16, pp. 434: “There is a prohibition for taking immature children to the masjid. It is stated in a Hadith: جَنِّبُوْامَسَاجِدَکُمْ صِبْيَانَکُمْ وَمَجَانِيْنَکُمْ - ‘Keep your masajid safe from your immature children and your mentally challenged.’” (Ibn Majah, vol. 1, pp. 415, Hadith 750)

O devotees of A’la Hazrat! Along with offering Salah punctually, if we also take our mature children to the masjid with us, then they will be inclined towards offering Salah from their childhood. They will be used to offering Salah when they grow up; because whatever is embedded in children’s nature in their childhood gets firmly developed in their character when they grow up.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

3 statements of Allah Almighty regarding Salah

Dear Islamic brothers! If someone doesn’t offer Salah even after knowing the importance of it, then such a person is extremely foolish and himself gathers the means for entering Hellfire. Offering Salah is the source of gaining blessings in this world and the Hereafter. At various places in the Holy Quran, Allah Almighty not only commands us to offer Salah, but also encourages us