The Special Rank of Prayers
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): أَوَّلُ مَا
افْتَرَضَ اللٌّهُ عَلى أُمَّتِي
الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَ
أَوَّلُ مَا يُرفَعُ مِنْ
أَعْمَالِهِمْ الصَّلَوَاتُ
الْخَمْسُ وَ أَوَّلُ مَا
يُسْأَلُونَ عَـنْهُ الصَّلَوَاتُ
الْخَمْسُ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his progeny) said: “The first
thing that Allah made obligatory
upon my Ummah was the five
prayers; and the first thing
from their acts of worship that
shall be taken up will be the
five prayers; and the first
thing that they will be
questioned about will be the
five prayers.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7,
Tradition 18859
The Pillar of Religion
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ: بُنِيَ
الإِِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ عَلى
الصَّلاةِ وَ الزَّكَاةِ وَ
الصَّوْمِ وَ الْحَجِّ وَ
الْوِلاَيَةِ.
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said:
“Islam has been founded and
established on five things:
Prayers, Zakat, Hajj, Sawm
(Fasting) and Wilayah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82,
Page 234
The Parable of Prayers
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ: أَلصَّلاَةُ
عَمُودُ الدِّينِ مَثَلُهَا
كَمَثَلِ عَمُودِ الْفُسْطَاطِ
إِذَا ثَبَتَ الْعَمُودُ ثَبَتَ
الأَوْتَادُ وَ الأَطْنَابُ وَ
إِذَا مَالَ الْعَمُودُ وَ
انْكَسَرَ لَمْ يَثْبُتْ وَتِدٌ
وَ لاَ طُنُبٌ.
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said:
“The prayer is the pillar of
religion and its parable is that
of the prop of a tent – when the
prop remains upright, the pegs
and ropes remain straight and
upright, but when the prop bends
or breaks neither the pegs nor
ropes remain straight.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82,
Page 218
A Means of Salvation
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ
مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهِنَّ كَانَتْ
لَهُ نُوراً وَ بُرْهَاناً وَ
نَجَاةً يَومَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his progeny) said: “One who
adheres to the five (daily)
prayers diligently, they shall
be a means of illumination and
salvation for him on the Day of
Judgment.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18862
Illumination of the Heart
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): صَلاَةُ الرَّجُلِ
نُورٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَمَنْ شَاءَ
مِنْكُمْ فَلْـيُنَوِّرْ
قَلْـبَهُ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his progeny) has said: “The
prayer of a person is (in
reality) a light in his heart,
so whoever desires, can
illuminate his heart (by means
of prayers).”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume7, Tradition 18973
A Measure of Acceptance of Deeds
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ (ع): أَوَّلُ مَا يُحَاسَبُ
بِهِ الْعَبْدُ الصَّلاةُ فَإِنْ
قُبِلَتْ قُبِلَ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ
وَ إِذَا رُدَّتْ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ
سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said:
“The first thing for which a
person shall be subjected to
reckoning is prayers. If they
are accepted, all his other
deeds shall (also) be accepted.
But if rejected, all his other
deeds shall (also) be rejected.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 22
The Conduct of the Prophets
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): أَلصَّلاَةُ مِنْ
شَرَائِعِ الدِّينِ وَ فِيهَا
مَرْضَاةُ الرَّبِّ عَزَّ وَ
جَلَّ وَ هِيَ مِنْهَاجُ
الأَنْـبِيَاءِ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his progeny) said: “The prayer
is one of the (primary) dictates
of religion, in it lies the
pleasure of the Lord, the Mighty
and the Glorious, and it is the
conduct of the Prophets.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 82,
Page 231
The Standard of Islam
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): عَلَمُ الإِسْلاَمِ
الصَّلاةُ فَمَنْ فَرَّغَ لَـهَا
قَلْبَهُ وَ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهَا
بِحَدِّهَا وَ وَقْـتِهَا وَ
سُـنَـنِهَا فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his progeny) said: “The prayer
is the standard of Islam.
Whosoever loves prayers, and
observes their limits, timings
and methods, is a true
believer.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7,
Tradition 18870
The Benefits of Prayers
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ(ع): إِنَّ مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ
يَدْفَعُ الشَّيْطَانَ عَنِ
الْمُحَافِظِ عَلى الصَّلاةِ وَ
يُلَقِّـنُهُ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لاَ
إِلٌهَ إِلاَّ اللٌّهُ وَ أَنَّ
مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ فِي
تِلْكَ الْحَالَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said:
“Surely the Angel of Death
repels Satan from the proximity
of one who had adhered to and
guarded his prayers, and makes
him speak out the testimony of
‘There is no God except Allah
and Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allah’ during that terrifying
and frightening state (of
death).”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume
3, Page 19
Prayers and Children
عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ (ع) قَالَ: إِنَّا نَأْمُرُ
صِبْيَانَنَا بِالصَّلاَةِ إِذَا
كَانُوا بَنِي خَمْسِ سِنِينَ
فَمُرُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ
بِالصَّلاَةِ إِذَا كَانُوا بَنِي
سَبْعِ سِنِينَ.
Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him)
advised: “We command our
children to offer prayers when
they are five years old, so you
too order your children to offer
prayers (but only) when they are
seven years of age.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 3, Page 12
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