وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع
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إِنَّ طَاعَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خِدْمَتُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِ يَعْدِلُ الصَّلَاةَ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ نَادَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ زَكَرِيَّا ع وَ هُوَ قائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِي الْمِحْرابِ
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
Hadith.623 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Obedience to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, is to serve Him on earth, and there is nothing among His acts of service that equals prayer. This is why the angels called out to Zakariya (as) 'while he was standing in prayer in the sanctuary' (Surah Ale ‘Imran 3:39)”.
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.