whenever you prostrate to Allah, He will elevate you by one rank and forgive one of your transgressions.”^[1]

   *The Companion Abū Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates that the Messenger of Allah  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Hellfire will burn the entire body  of man except for marks of prostration, as Allah has made it haram upon Hell to burn them.”^[2]

Writing on a stamp

The Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah, Mawlana Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ, writes on page 258 of his book Blessings of Salah:

A person expressed his sadness to a pious man and said, “Whatever I do goes wrong. What should I do?” The pious man asked, “Have you seen a stamp?” The person said yes. The pious man asked, “Have you seen the writing on a stamp?” The person replied, “It is inverted.” The pious man further asked, “Can you tell me how the writing becomes normal?” The person answered, “When the stamp touches paper, the writing becomes normal.” The pious man explained, “When a stamp is placed on paper, its writing is corrected. Likewise, if you perform wuḍū, enter the masjid and place your forehead on the ground (in sajdah), your affairs will be resolved ان شآء اللہ.”

May Allah grant us the ability to perform farḍ salah and offer an abundance of nafl worship too.

 اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد