“And mention Ismā‘il in the Book, verily he was (ever) true to (his) promise, and he was an apostle, a prophet. And he used to enjoin on his family prayer and almsgiving, and he was well pleased in the sight of his Lord.”¹

227. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “The Prophet (s.a.w.) was toiling hard after receiving the glad tidings from his Lord that he would enter Heaven. Then Allah revealed the verse: “And bid your family to pray and be constant therein…”² So he (s.a.w.) ordered his family to perform prayers and he himself was persisting upon it.”³

228. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “A man came to my father and said: “May Allah bless you! Can I narrate [traditions] to my family?” He said: “Yes. Allah says: “O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones…”⁴
And he (a.s.) added: “And bid your family to pray and be constant therein…”⁵⁶

229. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: “…save yourselves and your family from a Fire…”⁷: Teach yourselves and your family righteousness.”⁸

230. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: “…save yourselves and your family from a Fire…”⁹: “It means: Teach them that which will save them from Hellfire.”¹⁰

231. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said, when asked when a child should begin to pray: “When he recognizes his right hand from his left hand, enjoin him to pray.”¹¹

(وَ اذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ إِسْمَـعِيلَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولاً نَّبِيًّا * وَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَوةِ وَ الزَّكَوةِ وَ كَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّا).¹

227.الإمام عليّ علیه السلام : كانَ رَسولُ اللهِ‏ِ صلی الله علیه وآله مُنصِباً² لِنَفسِهِ بَعدَ البُشرى لَهُ بِالجَنَّةِ مِن رَبِّهِ، فَقالَ عزّ وجلّ: (وَ أْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَوةِ وَ اصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا... ) الآية، فَكانَ يَأمُرُ بِها أهلَهُ، و يُصَبِّرُ عَلَيها نَفسَهُ.³

228.الإمام الصادق علیه السلام : دَخَلَ عَلى أبي علیه السلام رَجُلٌ فَقالَ: رَحِمَكَ اللهُ‏ُ، اُحَدِّثُ أهلِي؟ قالَ نَعَم، إنَّ الله‏َ يَقولُ: (يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَ أَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَ الْحِجَارَةُ)، وَقالَ: (وَ أْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَوةِ وَ اصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا).⁴

229.الإمام عليّ علیه السلام ـ في قَولِهِ تَعالى: «قُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَ أَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا» ـ: عَلِّموا أنفُسَكُم و أهليكُمُ الخَيرَ.⁵

230.عنه علیه السلام ـ ايضا ـ مَعناهُ: عَلِّموهُم ما يَنجونَ بِهِ مِنَ النّارِ.⁶

231.رسول الله‏ صلی الله علیه وآله ـ لَـمّا سُئِلَ عَنِ الصَّبِيِ مَتى يُصَلّي؟ ـ: إذا عَرَفَ يَمينَهُ مِن شِمالِهِ فَمُروهُ بِالصَّلاةِ.⁷