Namaz Ki Ahmiyat

Book Name:Namaz Ki Ahmiyat

In verse 12 of Surah al-Māˈidah, Allah has stated:

وَ قَالَ اللہُ  اِنِّیۡ مَعَکُمۡ ؕ   لَئِنۡ اَقَمۡتُمُ الصَّلٰوۃَ وَ اٰتَیۡتُمُ الزَّکٰوۃَ  وَ اٰمَنۡتُمۡ بِرُسُلِیۡ وَ عَزَّرۡتُمُوۡہُمۡ وَ اَقۡرَضۡتُمُ اللہَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنًا لَّاُکَفِّرَنَّ عَنۡکُمۡ سَیِّاٰتِکُمۡ وَ لَاُدۡخِلَنَّکُمۡ جَنّٰتٍ تَجۡرِیۡ مِنۡ تَحۡتِہَا الۡاَنۡہٰرُ ۚ

Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: And Allah said, 'Indeed, I am with you. Undoubtedly, if you keep salah established, and pay zakah, and believe in My Messengers and respect them, and lend Allah a good loan; so, I will definitely remove your sins, and I will definitely admit you to Gardens; beneath which rivers flow.’[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه How great are Allah’s bounties that lie in store for those who offer salah! In some instances, they are given glad tidings of forgiveness, and in other instances, they are given news of immense reward. Hadiths are replete with encouragement to offer salah. If we become engaged in preparing for salah as soon as its time starts by leaving all our worldly activities and then offer it with utmost humility and presence of the heart, not only will we attain immense worldly goodness, but we will also attain its benefit in the hereafter: salah will become a means of our forgiveness and salvation on the Day of Judgement.

Forgiveness for the one who offered salah with humility and presence of heart

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated,

 Allah has made five salahs obligatory. It is upon Allah’s mercy to forgive the one who performs wudu for them properly, offers them at their appointed times, and performs their rukū and sujūd


 

 



[1] al-Quran, 5:12