رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : جَعَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ ثناؤهُ قُرَّةَ عَينِي في الصَّلاةِ، وحَبَّبَ إلَيَّ الصَّلاةَ كما حَبَّبَ إلى الجائعِ الطَّعامَ، وإلى الظَّمآنِ الماءَ، وإنَّ الجائعَ إذا أكَلَ شَبِعَ، وإنَّ الظَمآنَ إذا شَرِبَ رَوِيَ، وأنا لا أشبَعُ مِن الصَّلاةِ . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 366 / 2661 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, Exalted be His praise, has made prayer the light of my eyes, and has made prayer as beloved to me as food is to a hungry man, and water to a thirsty man. The hungry man, however, is satiated when he eats, and the thirsty man is quenched when he drinks, but I can never be sated by my prayer.’ Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 366
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لِكُلِّ شَيءٍ وَجهٌ، ووَجهُ دِينِكُمُ الصَّلاةُ . دعائم الإسلام : 1 / 133 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Everything has a face, and the face of your religion is the prayer.’ Daa’im al-Islam, v. 1, p. 133
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ عَمودَ الدِّينِ الصَّلاةُ، وهِي أوَّلُ ما يُنظَرُ فيهِ مِن عَمَلِ ابنِ آدَمَ، فإن صَحَّت نُظِرَ في عَمَلِهِ، وإن لَم تَصِحَّ لَم يُنظَرْ في بَقِيَّةِ عَمَلِهِ . بحار الأنوار : 82 / 227 / 54 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the pillar of religion is the prayer. It is the first thing to be considered from amongst the deeds of man, so if his prayer is valid, the rest of his deeds will be considered, and if his prayer is void, then the rest of his deeds will not be taken into consideration.’ Bihar al-Anwar, p. 227, no. 54
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن لم تَنهَهُ صلاتُهُ عنِ الفَحشاءِ والمُنكَرِ لَم يَزدَدْ مِنَ اللَّهِ إلّا بُعداً . كنز العمّال : 20083 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He whose prayer does not prevent him from indecencies and wrong only gets further and further away from Allah.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 20083
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما دُمتَ في الصَّلاةِ فإنَّكَ تَقرَعُ بابَ المَلِكِ الجَبّارِ، ومَن يُكثِرْ قَرعَ بابِ المَلِكِ يُفتَحْ لَهُ . مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 366 / 2661 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘As long as you are praying, [know that] verily you are knocking at the door of the Almighty King, and the King’s door opens for whoever knocks persistently thereat.’ Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 366, no. 2661
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا صَلاةَ لِمَن لا يَتَخَشَّعُ في صلاتِهِ . الفردوس : 5 / 195 / 7935 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The prayer of one who does not humble himself in his prayer does not count.’ al-Firdaws, v. 5, p. 195, no. 7935
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أوحَى اللَّهُ إلَيَّ أن يا أخا المُرسَلِينَ، يا أخا المُنذِرِينَ ، أنذِرْ قَومَكَ لا يَدخُلوا بَيتاً مِن بُيُوتِي ولأِحَدٍ مِن عِبادِي عندَ أحَدِهِم مَظلِمَةٌ؛ فإنّي ألعَنُهُ ما دامَ قائماً يُصَلِّي بينَ يَدَيَّ حتّى يَرُدَّ تلكَ المَظلِمَةَ . بحار الأنوار : 84 / 257 / 55 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, most High, revealed to me saying, ‘O brother of the prophets and the warners, warn your people not to enter any of My places of worship while having committed a wrong to another servant who holds it against him, for verily I curse him as long as he stands to pray before Me, until he makes amends for that wrong [returns his rights].’ Bihar al-Anwar, p. 257, no. 55
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَو صَلَّيتُم حتّى تَكونُوا كالأوتارِ، وصُمتُم حتّى تَكُونُوا كالحَنايا، لَم يَقبَلِ اللَّهُ مِنكُم إلّا بِوَرَعٍ . بحار الأنوار : 84 / 258 / 56 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘If you were to pray so much that you became [as thin as strings], and fasted so much that you [bent over] as arches, Allah would not accept any of it unless it was accompanied by piety.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 258, no. 56
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ مَن شَرِبَ الخَمرَ لَم تُحسَبْ صلاتُهُ أربَعينَ صَباحاً . علل الشرائع : 345 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the prayer of one who drinks alcohol is not counted for forty days.’ Ilal al-Shara’i , p. 345, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ اغتابَ مُسلماً أو مُسلِمَةً لَم يَقبَلِ اللَّهُ تعالى صلاتَهُ ولا صِيامَهُ أربَعينَ يَوماً ولَيلةً، إلّا أن يَغفِرَ لَهُ صاحِبُهُ . جامع الأخبار : 412 / 1141 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever backbites a Muslim man or woman, Allah, most High, neither accepts his prayer nor his fasting for forty days until its victim has forgiven him.’ Jami al-Akhbar, p. 412, no. 1141
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَقبَلُ اللَّهُ صلاةَ عَبدٍ لا يَحضُرُ قَلبُهُ مَع بَدَنِهِ . المحاسن : 1 / 406 / 921 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah does not accept the prayer of the servant whose heart is not present alongside his body.’ al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 406, no. 921
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رَكعَتانِ خَفيفَتانِ في ( ال )-تَفَكُّرِ خَيرٌ مِن قِيامِ لَيلةٍ . ثواب الأعمال : 68 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Two simple units of prayer performed with contemplation are better than standing the whole night in prayer.’ Thawab al-Amal, p. 68, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ العَبدَ لَيُصَلِّي الصَّلاةَ لا يُكتَبُ لَهُ سُدسُها ولاعُشرُها، وإنّما يُكتَبُ لِلعَبدِ مِن صَلاتِهِ ما عَقَلَ مِنها . بحار الأنوار : 84 / 249 / 41 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the servant performs a prayer where neither a sixth nor a tenth of it may be accepted. Verily only that part of his prayer is accepted from him wherein he was fully conscious.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 249, no. 41
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَرَفَ مَن على يَمينِهِ وشِمالِهِ مُتَعمِّداً في الصَّلاةِ فلا صلاةَ لَهُ . بحار الأنوار : 84 / 249 / 41 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The one who is deliberately aware of who is on his left and who is on his right is not counted as having prayed.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 249, no. 41
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا صلاةَ لِمَن لا يُتِمُّ رُكوعَها وسُجودَها . بحار الأنوار : 72 / 198 / 26 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The prayer of one who does not complete the bowing and prostration is not counted.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 72, p. 198, no. 26
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَسبُ الرَّجُلِ مِن دِينِهِ، كَثرَةُ مُحافَظَتِهِ على إقامَةِ الصَّلَواتِ . تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The worth of a man with respect to his religion is measured by his diligence to keeping up his daily prayers [at their specific times].’ Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مابينَ المسلمِ وبينَ الكافِرِ إلّا أن يَترُكَ الصَّلاةَ الفَريضَةَ مُتَعَمِّداً، أو يَتهاوَنَ بها فلا يُصَلِّيَها. ثواب الأعمال : 275 / 1 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘It only takes for a Muslim to deliberately abandon the performance of the daily obligatory prayer or to not perform it out of carelessness, for him to become an infidel (kafir).’ Thawab al-Amal, p. 275, no. 1
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَلَّى الخَمسَ في جَماعَةٍ فَظُنُّوا بهِ خَيراً . الكافي : 3 / 371 / 3 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who prays all five prayers in congregation, you must only believe to be good [keep good opinion about him].’ al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 371, no. 3
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما زالَ جَبرَئيلُ يُوصِيني بقيامِ اللَّيلِ حَتّى ظَنَنتُ أنَّ خِيارَ أُمَّتي لَن يَنامُوا مِن اللَّيلِ إلّا قليلاً . كنز العمّال : 21425 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The archangel Gabriel continuously advises me about standing for prayer in the night such that I really thought the good people in my community will never sleep.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 3652
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بقيامِ اللَّيلِ ؛ فإنّهُ دَأْبُ الصالِحِينَ قَبلَكُم، وإنَّ قيامَ اللَّيلِ قُربَةٌ إلى اللَّهِ، ومَنهاةٌ عنِ الإثمِ . كنز العمّال : 21428 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be mindful for the performing of the night prayer, for verily it was the devoted practice of all righteous people before you, and verily the night vigil is a means of proximity to Allah and a prevention from sin.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 21428
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ العَبدَ إذا تَخَلّى بِسَيِّدِهِ في جَوفِ اللَّيلِ المُظلِمِ وناجاهُ، أثبَتَ اللَّهُ النورَ في قَلبِهِ ... ثُمّ يقولُ جَلَّ جلالُهُ لِملائكَتِهِ : يا ملائكَتي ، اُنظُرُوا إلى عَبدِي ، فقد تَخَلّى بي في جَوفِ اللَّيلِ المُظلِمِ والبطّالونَ لاهُونَ، والغافِلونَ نِيامٌ ، اشهَدُوا أنّي قد غَفَرتُ لَهُ . الأمالي للصدوق : 354 / 432 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily when a servant withdraws to be alone with his Master in the middle of the dark night and intimately converses with Him, Allah places divine light into his heart…then He, Exalted be His Splendour, says to His angels, ‘O My angels, look at My servant how he seeks solitude to be with Me in the middle of the dark night while the worthless ones remain heedless and the negligent ones sleep. Witness that verily I have forgiven him.’ Amali al-Saduq, p. 230, no. 9
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجلاً قامَ مِنَ الليلِ فَصلّى وأيقَظَ امرَأتَهُ فَصَلَّت، فإن أبَت نَضَحَ في وَجهِها الماءَ . رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امرأةً قامَت مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَصَلَّت وأيقَظَت زَوجَها، فإن أبى نَضَحَت في وَجهِهِ الماءَ . سنن أبي داوود : 2 / 70 / 1450 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘May Allah have mercy on the man who wakes up in the night to pray, and wakes his wife so she too prays, and sprinkles water on her face if she refuses to get up. And Allah has mercy on the woman who wakes up in the night to pray, and wakes her husband to pray too, and sprinkles water on his face if he refuses to get up.’ Sunan Abi Dawud, p. 145
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما مِن عَبدٍ يُحَدِّثُ نفسَهُ بقيامِ ساعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَيَنامُ عنها إلّا كانَ نَومُهُ صَدَقَةً تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بها علَيهِ وكُتِبَ لَهُ أجرُ مانَوى . كنز العمّال : 21475 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Every single servant who makes up his mind to wake up at a particular time in the night [to pray] but stays asleep, his sleep is considered charity that Allah accepts on his behalf, and the same reward for that which he intended is written down for him.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 21475
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الجُمُعَةُ حَجُّ المَساكِينِ . الدعوات : 37 / 91 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Friday prayer is the pilgrimage (hajj) of the poor.’ al-Daawat, p. 37, no. 91
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن تَرَكَ ثلاثَ جُمَعٍ تَهاوُناً بها طَبَعَ اللَّهُ على قَلبِهِ . وسائل الشيعة : 5 / 6 / 25 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever misses three Friday prayers, being indifferent to them, Allah seals his heart.’ Wasa’il al-Shia, v. 5, p. 6, no. 25
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أتَى الجُمُعَةَ إيماناً واحتِساباً استَأنَفَ العَمَلَ . كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 1 / 427 / 1260 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever attends the Friday prayer faithfully and contentedly is able to resume his work [immediately thereafter].’ al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 427, no. 1260
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَلّى عَلَيَّ في كتابٍ لَم تَزَلِ الملائكَةُ تَستَغفِرُ لَهُ مادَامَ اسمِي في ذلكَ الكتابِ . كنز العمّال : 2243 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever invokes blessings on me, writing it on paper, the angels continue to seek forgiveness on his behalf as long as my name remains written on the paper.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2243
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الصَّلاةُ عَلَيَّ نورٌ على الصِّراطِ . كنز العمّال : 2149 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The invocation of blessings on me is a light on the Sirat.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2149
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَيثُما كُنتُم فَصَلُّوا عَلَيَّ ، فإنَّ صلاتَكُم تَبلُغُني . كنز العمّال : 2147 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Wherever you may be, invoke blessings on me for verily your blessing reaches me.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2147
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ أبخَلَ الناسِ مَن ذُكِرتُ عِندَهُ ولَم يُصَلِّ عَلَيَّ . كنز العمّال : 2144 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the most miserly of people is he who hears my name mentioned and does not invoke blessings on me.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2144
