Ṣalāh

التعريف

Obligatory ritual prayer performed five times a day at appointed times: Fajr, Ẓuhr, ‘Aṣr, Maghrib, ‘Ishā'. The first thing every Muslim will be questioned about on the Day of Judgement — if it is sound, the rest of the deeds are sound.

النطق: ṣa-LĀH

الاشتقاق والجذر

From ص-ل-و (ṣ-l-w), connected to du‘ā' (supplication). Ṣalāh is, at its essence, a structured supplication and standing before Allah.

الاستخدام في القرآن

'Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing.' (al-‘Ankabūt 29:45)

الاستخدام في السنة

'Between a man and disbelief and shirk is the abandonment of prayer.' (Muslim 82)

ملاحظات علمية

The Salaf were unanimous that one who denies the obligation of ṣalāh is a disbeliever. They differed about one who abandons it out of laziness — the strongest position, per a body of Companions, is that he too is a disbeliever.

التطبيق العملي

Pray with the congregation in the masjid (for men) — every step is a degree, every step removes a sin.

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