Abu Khadijah – Importance of prayer

Abu Khadijah – Importance of prayer

For the pleasure of Allah and from the greatest of affairs of one's entrance into Jannah is the affair of the salah. Allah not only obligated upon the ummah but also upon the ummah that came before. The prophet salAllahu alayhe wa salam was taken by jibreel to the furtherest loat tree , where on the prophet went passed, It is something which is indescribable and something which was amazing Jibreel said 'no one can pass' but the messenger salAllahu alayhe wa salam was sent forward to pass and Allah spoke to Muhammad at this point, where Allah 'azzawajal obligated 50 salah , the the prophet salAllahu alayhe wa salam informred musa alay salam, Musa said 'it will be too much for the ummah' up until it was reduced to the 5 daily prayers. The 5 daily prayers are the pillars of Islam. Prophet alayhe sallatu wa salam said Islam is built upon 5. Two shahada, and the second pillar is prayer. When the prophet sallAllahu alayhe wa sallam sent mua'd Ibn Jabal to Yemen he said 'the first thing you should call them to is that they worship Allah alone and if they accept that then inform them Allah has made obligatory upon them the five daily prayers'. This worship is to be implemented five times a day. The prophet salAllahu alayhe wa salamm  informed the companions ' If one of you had a river and he was to bathe in it with there be any filth upon you?' The companions said 'no O Messenger of Allah' He stated 'likewise with the five daily prayers'. The prophet salAllahu alayhe wa salam mentioned regarding the daily prayers, then he mentioned from juma'ah to juma'ah and then he mentioned Ramadan to ramadan, he said it is an expiation for everything that occurs between them times except for the major sins.

When one stands for fajr, he is clensed just as someone cleanses in the river. And likewise with dhur, Then he prays asr , then magrib and isha and then he goes to sleep and whatever occurs between isha and fajr he is clensed due to the prayers. These 5 daily prayers are the most important affair of ibadah after the establishment of Tawheed. The great tabi'e Abdullah mentioned this hadith reported by tirmidhi authenticated by albaani, the sahaba did not consider any of the wajibat to be kufar except for the abandonment of salah.  The one who abandons the prayer has left the fold of Islam.

If one leaves off the zakat, then he does not leave the fold of islam, or the one who does not want to fast due to disobedience, or the one who abandons the umrah or hajj, he does not leave islam. However the one who abadons the slaah , due to them not being bothered, due to lazyness, or the fact that they are too busy chasing the dunya = this necessitates kuffar.

The one who leaves the prayer while affirming its obligations then this one has left the fold of islam.

Ibn Qayyim, he mentioned in his kitaab – the muslims have not differed with regards to the one who abandons the prayer deliberately. It is from the greatest of sins and from the most severest of the major sins, the one who leaves the prayer is a greater sin than that of killing another human or taking wealth, drinking of wine and fornication and adultery. This one - has places himself forward in the anger of Allah, the disgrace of Allah.

The Muslim ruler is obligated to order them to pray, establishing the prayer, this is upon the ruler. And as for the one who leaves off the prayer, how is this to be dealt with? No doubt this person is to be taken to the Muslim ruler, if that person does not pray and refuses, Ibn Qayyim said this person is given an opportunity to repent  but if he chooses after the judge informed him to pray and does not pray -Ibn Qayyim and Albaani confirms this person is to be executed. Albaani used to be take the opinion  that the person who abandons the prayer is still a Muslim. They all agree with the consensus.