SALAH

‫َلِل ن َْح َم ُدهُ َونَ ْست َ ِعينُهُ ونستغفره ونعوذ باهلل من شرور أنفسنا ومن‬ ِ َّ ِ ‫سيئات ِإ َّن ْال َح ْم َد‬
َّ ‫ِي لَهُ َوأ َ ْش َه ُد أ َ ْن ََل ِإلَهَ إِ ََّل‬
ُ‫َّللا‬ ْ ُ‫ض َّل لَهُ َو َم ْن ي‬
َ ‫ض ِل ْل فَ ََل هَاد‬ ِ ‫َّللاُ فَ ََل ُم‬ َّ ‫أعمالنا َم ْن َي ْه ِد ِه‬
ُ‫سولُه‬ َ ‫يك لَهُ َوأ َ ْش َه ُد أ َ َّن ُم َح َّمدًا‬
ُ ‫ع ْب ُدهُ َو َر‬ َ ‫َو ْح َدهُ ََل ش َِر‬

ََّ ‫ن الر ُج َِّل َب ْي‬

َّ‫ن ِإن‬ َِّ ‫ك َوا ْل ُك ْف َِّر الش ِْر‬
ََّ ‫ك َو َب ْي‬ ََّ ‫الص ََل َِّة ت َ ْر‬

Prophet Muhammad (saw) said “Between a believing man and shirk and kufr is
the leaving of salah.”

The purpose of prayer is to strengthen your relation with Allah (swt). Just as the
body requires food and water the soul requires spiritual needs nourished by acts
of worship the most important of which is prayer.

The Prophet (saw) said “The companion of one who remembers Allah (swt) and
one who does not is like that of living and the dead”

Allah (swt) says in Surah Anfal verse no 24,

ُ ‫س ۡو ِل اِ َذا َد َعا ُک ۡم ِل َما يُ ۡح ِي ۡي‬

‫ک ۡم‬ ُ ‫لر‬
َّ ‫َلِل َو ِل‬ ۡ ‫ٰٰۤياَيُّ َہا الَّذ ِۡينَ ٰا َمنُوا‬
ِ ‫است َ ِج ۡيبُ ۡوا ِ ہ‬
“O you who believe respond to the call of Allah and the Messenger when He
calls you to that which gives your life”

What is the importance of salah?

It is the direct communication with Allah (swt).

Prayer connects you with Allah. The Arabic word for prayer is As Salat derived
from the Arabic word meaning connection.

Allah’s Messenger (saw) said “When any one of you stands to prayer, he is
communicating with his Lord. So, let him pay attention to how he speaks to
Him.”

Prayer is the second most important pillar of Islam and is the most regular
compulsory action of every Muslim’s life.
In fact, Allah (swt) did not exempt the Muslims from praying even during the
battles.
Allah says in Surah Baqarah verse 238-239,

ُ ‫ت َعلَى ٰ َح ِف‬
‫ظوا‬ ِ ‫صلَ ٰ َو‬
َّ ‫صلَ ٰو ِة ٱل‬
َّ ‫ط ٰى َوٱل‬ ِ َّ ِ َ‫اَل ِخ ْفت ُ ْم فَإ ِ ْن ٰقَ ِن ِتين‬
َ ‫َلِل َوقُو ُموا ْٱل ُو ْس‬ ً ‫ُر ْك َبانًا أ َ ْو فَ ِر َج‬

“Guard strictly your habits of prayers and the middle prayer and stand before
your Lord devotedly obedient. If you fear an enemy pray on foot, or riding.”
Success lies in prayer.
Prophet (saw) said “The first of his deeds for which a man will be called to
account to on the Day of Resurrection will be prayers. If it is found to be perfect,
he will be safe and successful. But if it is defective, he will be unfortunate and a
loser.”

Salah:
 Shields against evil
 Enriches your soul
 Makes you humble
 Washes away your sins
 Solves your problems
 Unites the Muslims

If we abandon our prayer

We are disobeying you Creator. The whole purpose of our existence is to

worship Allah (swt) yet daily we are disobeying your Creator.

We are being ungrateful. Refusing our Creator’s invitation to establish this close
relationship with Him is the ultimate ingratitude.

The prophet’s (saw) feet would swell because he would stand in the prayer for
lengthy periods.
When asked about this, he replied“Should I not be grateful servant of my Lord?”

Common excuses given are - No time,

My heart’s clean
My family, friends prevent me
I am sinning too much

Prophet (saw) said “If they knew the merits of the Fajr and Isha prayers, they
would come to the mosque even if they had to crawl”

What excuse for abandoning the prayer do you actually have when you face
you Lord on that difficult day.

May Allah (swt) protect us from the excuses of prayer and made us an
establisher of prayer. Ameen.