Why Salah is Important in Islam
SALAH - THE SECOND PILLAR OF ISLAM*
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*Do Not Forsake It*
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The Importance of Salah has been stressed to such an extent, that Jabir رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said:
_“Verily, between a man and idolatry and unbelief is abandoning the prayer.”_
[Sahih Muslim 82]
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The Salah is not just another way of worshipping Allah ﷻ, it is THE way to worship Allah ﷻ daily.
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Salah expiates sins.
Jabir ibn Abdullah رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
_“The key to Paradise is prayer, and the key to prayer is ablution.”_
[Sunan al-Tirmidhi 4]
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Both acts of ablution and Salah expiate minor sins that we commit throughout the day whether we know about them or not!
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Secondly, Salah brings you closer to Allah ﷻ, if the Salah has proper Khushoo then it will be a means of you raising your rank in the eyes of Allah!
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Salah keeps us away from sins and gives us Taqwa.
As Allah ﷻ said in the Qur'an
*إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِۗ*
_Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing,_
[29:45]
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Salah keeps our foundations in the religion firm and strong, so no matter how many sins we commit, our Salah is a pillar we can lean on and use to bring ourselves back to a stage where we would want to be.
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Pray your Salah! Guard it! Allah ﷻ made success synonymous with Salah in the Qur'an in Surah Mu'minoon
*قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ*
_Successful indeed are the believers_
*ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي صَلَاتِهِمۡ خَٰشِعُونَ*
_those who humble themselves in prayer;_
[23:1-2]
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How do we think this Ummah will be successful without being able to establish our basic Faraa'idh?
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Ya Ibn Adam! Success calls you five times a day, you heard it, yet you chased success through other means.
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Ya Ibn Adam! Leaving the Salah is dangerous, keep firm on it and establish it and your life will turn on its head.
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May Allah ﷻ make our Salah firm and with Khushoo and may Allah make us among the righteous who enter Jannah-Al-Firdous.
*آمِيْن*
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