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THE NEGLIGENCE OF PRAYERS
The Pillar of
faith is Salaat. It is Tradition
that if Salaat is accepted by
the Creator, every other deed
may be accepted. In
Persian, there is a saying “Rouz-e-Mahshar
ke Jangudaz Bu’ad: Awwaleen
Pursish-e-Namaaz (Salaat) Bu’ad”
The translation is “The Day of
Resurrection will be a trying
day when the first question will
be asked about performance of Salaat.”
It is also said that the Salaat
is the Ascension (Mairaj) of the
faithful. The followers of the
Commander of the Faithful are
supposed to obey the Imam
(a.s.).
The Chief of
the Women of the World and the
Lady of Paradise, Sayyida Fatima
Zahra (s.a.) asked her beloved
father, the Chief of the
Prophets, the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.): “O Father, what
about one man or woman, who
neglects his/her prayers? He
said: “O Fatima, whoever, man or
woman, neglects his or her
prayers, Allah will afflict him
or her fifteen things; six in
this life, three at the time of
dying, three in his or her
grave, and three on the Day of
Resurrection when he or she will
be taken out of the grave,
detailed as below:
The six in
this life are:
(1) Allah removes blessings from his or her age.
(2) Allah removes blessings from his or her livelihood.
(3) Allah effaces the appearance of benevolence from his or her face.
(4) He or she will not be rewarded for any deeds.
(5) His or her Supplication (Dua’a) is not taken up to the Heaven.
(6) He or she shall not be included by the Dua’a of the benevolent.
The three
things at the time of dying are:
(1) He or she dies lowly.
(2) He or she dies hungry.
(3) He or she dies thirsty.
The three
things in the grave are:
(1) Allah will entrust with him or her, an angel who will trouble him
or her in the grave.
(2) The grave will be narrow for him or her.
(3) The grave shall be dark for him or her.
The three
things on the Day of
Resurrection are:
(1) Allah will entrust with him or her, an angel who will draw him or
her on his or her face while
other creatures will be looking
at him or her.
(2) He or she shall face a strict reckoning.
(3) Allah will not look at him or her, nor will He purify him or her,
and he or she shall get a
painful torment.
Allah says in
Surah al-Ma’un Ayahs 4 and 5:
“Woe to the worshipers who miss
their prayers.”
May Allah
protect us from the clutches of
the Accursed Shaitan and remind
us the grave and the Day of
Resurrection and Reckoning and
guide us to the Golden Luminous
Lives of our Pure Masoomeen
(a.s.)
Sources used:
The Glorious
Qur’an |
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