Prayer times in Bush

Importance of prayer (Salah) according to the Quran and Hadith’s

Prayer is the second pillar of Islam (One God, Prayer, Fasting, Haj, Zakat). Five times of prayer are obligatory for all Muslims (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Mughrib, Isha). Here are some Ayat and Hadith’s on the importance of Salah.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost… (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 413)

reported from Ibn Abbas (r.a.):

 “Once, the Messenger of Allah said to his Companions, “Pray as follows ‘O Allah! Do not make anybody among the rebellious and deprived people.'” Then, he asked, “Do you know who is rebellious and deprived?” The Companions said, “Who? O Messenger of Allah!” The Prophet said, “He who does not perform prayers!” (Ibn Hajar “az-Zawajir” / Abu’l-Lays Samarqandi “Qurratu’l Uyun”)

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“No Salat is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the Fajr (dawn) prayer and the ‘Isha’ (night) prayer; and if they knew their merits, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. (Riyad as-Salihin 1073)

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“The Prophet was asked: ‘Which deed is the best?’ So he said: ‘Salat in the beginning of its time.'” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 170)

Hz. Ibn Abbas (r.a.) said:

“When a person who abandons prayers reaches Allah, he will see that Allah will have inflicted His wrath on him.” (Bazzar, Tabarani, Majma’uz Zawaid)

Abu Hurayra radiyallahu anh said:

While the Messenger of Allah was passing by a grave, he asked, “Whose grave is it?” The Companions said, “It is the grave of such and such person.” The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, “For this person in the grave, to perform a prayer of two-rak’ahs is better than all of your worldly goods.” (Tabarani, Majma’uz Zawaid)

It is mentioned in the Quran:

O children of Adam, you shall be clean and dress nicely when you go to the masjid. And eat and drink moderately; Surely, He does not love the gluttons. [7:31]

in another place Quran says:

When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate Allah’s praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times. [4:103]

Here Quran describes believer:

“They are not all the same; among the followers of the scripture there are those who are righteous. They recite God’s revelations through the night while prostrating.” [3:113]