Namaz Ki Ahmiyat

Book Name:Namaz Ki Ahmiyat

the hypocrites stood with the believers in prayer, they stood lazily because their hearts were deprived of faith, therefore they could not attain the pleasure of worship. The noble Quran states:

وَ اِذَا قَامُوْۤا اِلَى الصَّلٰوةِ قَامُوْا كُسَالٰىۙ-

Translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān: And when they stand for the prayer, they do so most unwillingly.[1]

It is written in Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān regarding this verse:

Not praying, or praying publicly while abandoning it privately, or praying with devotion in public while rushing in private or being distracted by thoughts without trying to stay focused etc., are all examples of laziness.[2]

Unfortunately, people miss prayers due to laziness but are quick to commit sins. There are people who deliberately miss weeks and months of prayers if they miss one or two in a day. When these brothers are encouraged to start praying again, they reply that they will start praying again next Friday, or next Ramadan. They shamelessly and audaciously announce that they will abandon the prayers for another week or even months. This is a result of the absence of the fear of Allah Almighty and passion for worship, otherwise the fear of Allah Almighty would never allow a major sin like this to occur.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We must perform the daily prayers in the masjid, in the first row of the congregation with the initial takbir. In order to


 

 



[1] Al-Quran, part 5, Al-Nisāˈ, verse 142, translation from Kanz al-Irfān

[2] Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān, vol. 2, p. 335