اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 162
Prayers
Out of the religious acts prayers is of the most paramount importance.
If it is accepted by the almighty Allah other acts of worship will also
be accepted. However, ifprayers are not acceptable other good acts will
also not be accepted. Offering of prayers five times during day and
night purifies us of sins in the same manner in whichbathing five times
during day and night makes cur body clean of all filth and dirt.
It is better that one should offer prayers punctually. A person who
considers prayers to be something ordinary and unimportant is just like
one who does not offer prayers.The holy Prophet has said that a person
who does not attach any importance to prayers and considers it to be
something insignificant deserves to be tortured in the Hereafter.
One day, while the holy Prophet was present in the masjid (i.e. Masjidun
Nabi), a man entered the masjid and began offering prayers but did not
perform the bowing andprostra- tions properly. Therefore, the holy
Prophet said: "If this man dies and his prayers is offered in the same
way, he will not die on my religion". Hence, one shouldnot offer ones
prayers hurriedly-. While offering prayers we should remember Allah
constantly and should offer the prayers humbly and with all solemnity.
We should keep inmind the Greatness of the almighty Allah with whom we
converse while offering prayers and should consider ourselves to be very
humble and insignificant before His Grandeurand Glory. And if a person
keeps himself
اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 162