On Prayers

1. Establishing Prayer Develops Taqwa (Fear and Awareness of Allah):
“This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for those who have taqwa; who believe in the unseen, and who establish Salah, and spend out of what we have provided for them” (2: 2-3)

2. Prayer Is the Sign of a Believer:
“The believers, men and women, are protecting friends of one another; they enjoin good and forbid evil, and they establish Salah, and give Zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have His Mercy on them, and surely, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” (9: 71)

3. Establishing Prayer Leads to Allah’s External Blessings:
“So whatever you have been given is but (a passing) enjoyment for this worldly life, but that which is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. And those who avoid the great sins and lewdness, and when they are angry, they forgive. And those who answer the Call of their Lord, and perform the Salah, and who conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them.” (42:36-38)

4. Those Who Pray Shall Have Nothing to Fear on the Day of Judgment:
“Truly, those who believe and do righteous deeds, and perform prayer, and give Zakah, they will have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.” (2:277)

5. Remain in Allah’s remembrance after prayer:
“When finished performing the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, and reclining, but when you are free from danger, perform the Salah. Surely, Salah is enjoined on the believers at
fixed times.” (4:103)

6. Command to Pray with Congregation:
“And establish Prayer and give Zakah, and bow down (in worship) along with those who bow down (in worship)” (2:43)

7. Special Command Regarding Punctuality of Prayer:
“Guard strictly the Prayer, especially the middle prayer. And stand before Allah with obedience.” (2:238)

8. Allah’s Help Comes Through Prayer:
“Seek help through patience and Salah; truly it is extremely difficult except for the humble true believers.” (2:45)

“Oh you who believe! Seek help through patience and Prayer. Truly, Allah is with those who are patient.” (2:153)

9. Special Emphasis on Friday Prayer:
“Oh you who believe! When the call is made for the Friday on Friday, come to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off business. That is better for you, if you only knew! And when the Prayer has ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah, and remember Allah much so that you may be successful.” (62:09-10)

10. Shaytaan Tries His Best in Finding Ways to Take You Away from Prayer:
“Shaytaan desires only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from the Prayer. So will you then not abstain (from these evils)?” (5:91)

11. Prayer Protects Against Evils;
“Recite that which has been revealed to you of the Book, and perform the Prayers. Verily, Prayer prevents from lewdness and evils. And indeed, the remembrance of Allah (by you) is greatest. And Allah knows what you do.” (29:45)

12. Friendship Should Be with Those Who Pray:
“Indeed, your protecting friend (Wali) is none other than Allah, His Messenger, and the Believers who establish Prayer, and give Zakat, and bow down (in prayer). (5: 55)

13. Allah’s Special Order to Women:
“And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and perform the Prayer, and give Zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah wishes only to remove uncleanness from you, Oh people of the House, and to purify you with a thorough purification.” (33:33)

14. Hypocrites Are Lazy in Prayer:
“Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He who deceives them; When they stand up for Prayer, they stand with laziness, only to be seen by men; and they do not remember Allah but a little.” (4:142)

15. Laziness in Prayers Leads to Rejection of Sadaqa:
“And nothing prevents their Sadaqa from being accepted from them, except that they disbelieve in Allah and in His Messenger, and that they do not come to Salah except in a lazy manner, and that they do not give Sadaqa except unwillingly.” (9:54)

16. Leaving Prayer Leads to Shirk:
“(And remain always) turning to Him (only), and be fearful and dutiful towards Him, and perform Prayer and be not of those who commit Shirk.” (30: 31)

17. Previous Nations Were Corrupted when Prayer Was Left
“Then, there came after them a generation who gave up Prayer and followed lusts; so they will be thrown in Hell.” (19: 59)