Prayer And Its Effects
Tradition n. 10
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
لَيسَ مِنّا مَنِ استَخَفّ بِصَلاتِهِ, لا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الحَوضَ لا وَ اللهِ.
“The one who takes prayer light is not of me. No, by Allah such a person will not reach the Haud, Pond of abundant.”
Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 206
Tradition n. 11
Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said:
لَو كانَ عَلى بابِ اَحَدِكُـم نَهـرٌ فَاغتَسَلَ مِنهُ كُلّ يَـومٍ خَمـسَ مَرّاتٍ هَل كانَ يَبقى عَلى جَسَـدِهِ مِنَ الـدّرَنِ شَيء اِنّما مَثَـلُ الصّلاة مَثَلُ النّهرِ الّذي يُنقي كُلّما صَلّى صَلاة كـانَ كَفّارَة لِذُنُوبِهِ إلّا ذَنبٌ اَخرَجَهُ مِنَ الإيمانِ مُقيمٌ عليه.
“If there be a stream at the house of one of you in which the one washes himself five times a day, will there remain anything from the dirt over his body? Verily, the likeness of prayers is the same as the stream. The person who establishes ritual prayers clears out his sins thereby, except for the sin that takes him out from Faith he believes in.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 236
Tradition n. 12
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
وَ صَلاة فَرِيضَة تَعـدِلُ عِنـدَالله اَلـفَ حِجّة وَ اَلـفَ عُمـرَة مَبرُوراتٍ مُتُقَبِّلاتٍ.
An obligatory prayer, with Allah, is equivalent to one thousand Hajj pilgrimages and one thousand Umrah performances (voluntary pilgrimages to Ka'ba) which are right and accepted.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 99, p. 14
Tradition n. 13
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
لا تُضَيِّعُوا صَلاتَكُـم, فَاِنّ مَن ضَيّعَ صَلاتَهُ حُشِرَ مَعَ قارُونَ وهامانَ وَ كانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللهِ اَن يُد خِلَهُ النّارَ مَعَ المُنافِقينَ.
“Do not waste your prayers, because, surely, the person who wastes them will be raised with Croesus (Qarun) and Haman so that it is rightfully certain for Allah to put the one in Hell with hypocrites.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 83, p. 14
Tradition n. 14
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
إذا صَلّيتَ صَلاةً فَصَلِّ صَلاةَ مُوَدِّعٍ.
“Say each of your prayer as if it were your last prayer.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 69, p. 408
Tradition n. 15
Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said:
لَو يَعلَمُ المُصَلّي ما يَغشاهُ مِنَ الرّحمَة لَما رَفَعَ رَأسَهُ مِنَ السّجُودِ.
“If a praying person knew to what extent he was surrounded by His Mercy, he would never raise his head from (the state of) prostration.
Tasnif al-Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 175
Tradition n. 16
Imam al-Baqir (‘a) said:
اَوّلُ ما يُحاسَبُ بِهِ العَبدُ اَلصّلاةُ فَاِن قُبِلَت قُبِلَ ما سِواها
“On the Reckoning Day, the first thing that a servant will be reckoned for is the prayer; therefore, if it is accepted, the rest (good actions) will be accepted, too, (otherwise, his other good deeds will not avail him).”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 7, p. 267
Tradition n. 17
At the last moments of his life, Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) called his relations and companions and told them:
اِنّ شَفاعَتَنا لَن تَنالَ مُستَخِفًّا بِالصّلاةِ.
“Verily, our intercession never reaches the one who takes prayers lightly.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 236
Tradition n. 18
Imam al-Baqir, the fifth Imam, (‘a) said:
عَشرٌ مَن لَقِىَ اللّه عَزّ وَ جَلّ بِهِنّ دَخَلَ الجَنّة: شَهادَةُ اَن لا اِلهَ إلاّ اللّه وَ اَنّ مُحَمّداً رَسُولُ الله وَ الإ قرارُ بِما جاء مِن عِنـدِ الله عَزّ وَ جَلّ, وَ اِقامُ الصّلوة, وَ إيتاءُ الزّكوة وَ صَومُ شَهرِ رَمَضانَ, وَ حِجُّ البَيتِ, وَ الوِلايَةُ لأَولِياء الله, وَ البَراءَ ةُ مِن اَعداءِ اللهِ, وَ اِجتِنابُ كُلِّ مُسكِرٍ.
“There are ten things that when a person meets Allah the Almighty and Glorious, with them, he will enter Heaven:
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Confessing that there is no god besides Allah
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And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
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Acknowledging what has come down to the Prophet (S) from Allah (the Qur'an).
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Establishing regular prayers.
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Giving alms.
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Fasting in Ramadan.
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Performing the Pilgrimage (Hajj) to the Sacred House.
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Kindness to the lovers of Allah
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Detachment from the enemies of Allah
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And, avoiding any alcoholic beverage.”
Khisal by Saduq, p.432
Tradition n. 19
Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said:
الصّلاة قُربانُ كُلِّ تَقِـىٍّ, وَالحَـجّ جِهادُ كُلِّ ضَعيـفٍ, وَ لِكُـلِّ شَـيء زَكاة وَ زَكاة البَـدَنِ اَلصّيامُ, وَ جِهادُ المَـرأة حُسـنُ التّبَعّلِ.
“For the God-fearing, prayer is a means of seeking nearness to Allah and for the weak, the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is as good as Jihad (Fighting in the way of Allah). For every thing there is a levy, and the levy of the body is fasting. The Jihad of a woman is to afford pleasant company to her husband.”
Nahjul Balagha, saying 136
Tradition n. 20
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
ما مِـن لَيلَة إلّا وَ مَلَـك المَـوتِ يُنادي يا اَهـلَ القُبُـورِ لِمَـن تَغبِطُونَ اليَومَ وَ قَد عايَنتُم هَولَ المُطّلَعِ, فَيَقُولُ المَوتى اِنّما نَغبِطُ المُؤمِنينَ في مَساجِدِهِم لاِنّهُـم يُصَلّـونَ وَ لا نُصَلّي, وَ يُؤتُونَ الزّكاة وَ لا نُزَكّي, وَ يَصُومُونَ شَهرَ رَمَضانَ وَ لا نَصُومُ, وَ يَتَصَدّقُونَ بِمَا فَضَلَ عَن عِيالِهِم وَ نَحنُ لا نَتَصَـدّقُ ... .
There comes no night but that the angel of death calls to the dead in the graves and inquires what they regret for today when they have vividly seen (and known) this (the next life). Then the dead will say: “Verily, we regret and envy the believers who are in their mosques and they are praying while we are not; they give alms and we do not; they fast during Ramadan but we do not; they donate in charity what they have more than the need of their family members while we do not ...”
Irshad al-Qulub, p.53
Tradition n. 21
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
سَمِعتُ مُنادي يُنادي عِندَ حَضرَة كُلِّ صَلاة, فَيَقُولُ يا بَني آدَمَ قُومُوا فَاطفَؤوا عَنكُم ما اَوقَدتُمُوهُ عَلى اَنفُسِكُم.
“At the (appointed) time of every prayer (salat), I hear a caller who calls and says: “O children of Adam! Keep up prayers in order to extinguish the fire you have lit against yourselves (by committing sins).”
Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, vol. 3, p. 102
Tradition n. 22
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
حافِظُـوا عَلـَى الصّلَـواتِ, فَـاِنّ اللّه تَبارَكَ وَ تَعَالى اِذا كانَ يَومُ القِيامَة يأتي بِالعَبدِ, فَاَوّلُ شَىء يَسألُـهُ عَنهُ الصّلاة, فَاِن جاء بِها تامًّا, وَ لا زُخّ فِى النّارِ.
“Be careful of the prayers, for, on the Day of Resurrection, when Allah the Exalted, will bring the servant (for reckoning), the first thing that He will ask him about will be the prayer. If one brings it completely, he will be of the people of salvation, otherwise, he will be thrown into Fire.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 202
Tradition n. 23
- عَن اَبي بَصيرٍ, قالَ دَخَلتُ عَلـى اُمِّ حَميـدَة اُعَزّيها بِأبي عَبدِ الله عليه السلام فَبَكَت وَ بَكَيتُ لِبُكائِه ثُمّ قالَت: يا اَبا مُحَمّـدٍ لَو رَاَيتَ اَبا عَبدِالله عليه السلام عِندَ المَوتِ لَرَاَيتَ عَجَبًا, فَتَحَ عَينَيهِ ثُـمّ قالَ اِجمَعُوا كُلّ مَن بَيني وَ بَينَهُ قَرابَة, قالَت: فَما تَرَكنا اَحَدًا اِلّا جَمَع ناهُ فَنَظَـرَ اِلَيهِـم ثُمّ قالَ: اِنّ شَفاعَتَنا لا تَنالُ مُستَخِفًّا بِالصّلاة.
Abu Basir said that he visited Umm Hamidah (Musa Ibn Ja'far's (‘a) mother) in order to console her for the death of Ja'far Ibn Muhammad (‘a). Then she wept and he wept because of her weeping. After that, she said: “O' Aba Muhammad! If you had seen Ja'far Ibn Muhammad when he was on his death-bed, you would have observed a wonderful thing: he opened his eyes and said to gather all of his relatives.” Then, she continued saying that they gathered them all with no exception. Then he (‘a) looked at them and said: “Verily, our intercession does not reach the one who takes prayers lightly”.
Wasa’il ash-Shi’a vol. 4, p. 26
Tradition n. 24
The Holy Prophet (S) said:
اَلعِبادَة مَعَ اَكلِ الحَرامِ كَالبِناءِ عَلَى الرّملِ.
“The worship done by the one who earns his living on unlawful money is similar to a building constructed upon sand.”
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 84, p. 258
