Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers

Allah commanded us to maintain the prayers, by performing them at their time, conditions, pillars, reverence, and all that is required and desirable.

Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

{ Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient. }

Quran ( 238 : 2 )

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And be steadfast therein.

If the servant established his prayer in the manner enjoined upon him, he would have kept his religious commitment, so one is commanded to urge his family to pray. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for y...

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Not hastening to offering the prayer is a sign of hypocrisy

One feels lazy and does not hasten to offer the prayer because his heart is detached from his Lord and does not long for the Hereafter. In this case nothing remains but showing off and seeking the pleasure of people, this leads to hypocrisy. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive...

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it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]

Reverence is the submission and tranquility of the heart, its humility before its Lord, its brokenness before him. If this is not the state of the heart during the prayer, one will find it difficult. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for th...

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Offering the prayer secures the beleiver against the horrors of the Hereafter.

Those who maintain the prayer have a great reward, and in the Hereafter they will not fear, nor will they grief over what they have left of the worldly joys. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakāh will have their reward with their Lord, a...

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Give good tidings to the humble [before their Lord]

The true believer is the one who submits himself to his Lord, submits to his command, treats with his servants humbly. One of the characteristics of the true believer is that he performs what is necessary and desirable to establish the prayer. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And for every [religious] comm...

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Men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah

They considered the obedience to Allah their ultimate goal, so they rejected whatever hinders them from reaching their goal. It was not easy for them to let the joys of this world so they deserved the great reward of their Lord. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the r...

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اللغة

Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers