The Prophet’s Prayer Described

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The Prophet (Sallahu alayhi wassalam) said:

The first thing that the servant will be brought to account for on the Day of Resurrection from his actions will be the Prayer. Our Lord will say to His angels, and He knows best, ‘Look at My Servant’s Prayer, did he complete it or was it deficient? If it is complete, then it will be recorded as complete. However, if there is any deficiency in it He will say, look and see whether my slave performed any supergatory Prayers: If he does have supergatory Prayers, He will say, ‘Complete the obligatory Prayers of My servant from his supergatory Prayers: Then the rest of his deeds will be judged in a similar fashion:’ Sahih Sunan Abu Dawud (no. 864)

Some of the issues discussed are:

• The meaning of the Prayer linguistically and Islamically
• When and where the Prayer was made obligatory
• Clarification of its importance
• Clarification of its virtues and benefits
• A warning against neglecting it
• Clarification of the ruling regarding the one who abandons it
• Clarification of some of its conditions
• Clarification of its description in light of the Qur’an and Sunnah
• The invocations after the Prayer
• Clarification of its obligation and pillars
• Clarification of two noble principles
• Clarification of the importance of Khushu (focus & submissiveness) in the Prayer
• Clarification of the ruling of the congregational Prayer and some of its rulings

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