الصَّلَاةُ مِيزَانٌ فَمَنْ وَفَّى اسْتَوْفَى. يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ رُكُوعُهُ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ وَ لَبْثُهُ فِي الْأُولَى وَ الثَّانِيَةِ سَوَاءً وَ مَنْ وَفَّى بِذَلِكَ اسْتَوْفَى الْأَجْرَ[2]
Hadith.622 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Prayer is a balance, so whoever fulfils it properly will receive their due reward."
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
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 ‘Imra
وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَا مِنْ صَلَاةٍ يَحْضُرُ وَقْتُهَا إِلَّا نَادَى مَلَكٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّاسِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُومُوا إِلَى نِيرَانِكُمُ الَّتِي أَوْقَدْتُمُوهَا عَلَى ظُهُورِكُمْ فَأَطْفِئُوهَا بِصَلَاتِكُمْ[2].
Hadith.624 - The Prophet, said: "There is no prayer whose time arrives except that an angel calls out in front of the people, 'O’ people, stand up to extinguish the fires you have ignited upon your backs with your prayers.'".
وَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمَسْجِدَ وَ فِيهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ تَدْرُونَ مَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ الْمَفْرُوضَاتِ مَنْ صَلَّاهُنَّ لِوَقْتِهِنَّ وَ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهِنَّ لَقِيَنِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَهُ عِنْدِي عَهْدٌ أُدْخِلُهُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ- وَ مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّهِنَّ لِوَقْتِهِنَّ وَ لَمْ يُحَافِ
Hadith.625 - "The Messenger of Allah (sw) entered the mosque where some of his companions were present and said: "Do you know what your Lord (azj) has said?" They replied: "Allah (swt) and His Messenger know best." He (sw) said: "Your Lord (azj) says: 'These five obligatory prayers—whoever performs them at their appoin
أَوَّلُ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا قُبِلَتْ قُبِلَ مِنْهُ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ وَ إِذَا رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ
Hadith.626 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The first thing a servant will be held accountable for is prayer. If it is accepted, the rest of his deeds will be accepted; and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds will be rejected."
وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا صَلَّى الصَّلَاةَ فِي وَقْتِهَا وَ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهَا ارْتَفَعَتْ بَيْضَاءَ نَقِيَّةً- تَقُولُ حَفِظْتَنِي حَفِظَكَ اللَّهُ وَ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَلِّهَا لِوَقْتِهَا وَ لَمْ يُحَافِظْ عَلَيْهَا ارْتَفَعَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُظْلِمَةً تَقُولُ ضَيَّعْتَنِي ضَيَّعَكَ اللَّهُ.
Hadith.627 - Imam (as) said: "When a servant performs prayer at its prescribed time and maintains it, it ascends as a pure, white light, saying, 'You preserved me, may Allah (swt) preserve you.' But if he does not perform it at its prescribed time and does not maintain it, it ascends as a dark, black shadow, saying, 'Y
أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ هُوَ سَاجِدٌ[1] قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ اسْجُدْ وَ اقْتَرِبْ
Hadith.628 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The closest a servant is to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, is when he is in prostration (Sujood)”.
مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا يَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا اكْتَنَفَتْهُ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَهُ مَلَائِكَةٌ يُصَلُّونَ خَلْفَهُ وَ يَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ
Hadith.629 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "There is no servant from among our followers (Shiite) who stands for prayer except that an equal number of angels, matching those who oppose him, surround him and pray behind him, invoking Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, for him until he completes his prayer
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع صَلَاةٌ فَرِيضَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً وَ حَجَّةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَمْلُوءٍ ذَهَباً يُتَصَدَّقُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَفْنَى.
Hadith.630 - It has been narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "An obligatory prayer (fardh) is better than twenty pilgrimages (Hajj), and one Hajj is better than a house filled with gold given in charity until it is depleted."
وَ قَالَ ع إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْكَسَلَ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ رَحِيمٌ يَشْكُرُ الْقَلِيلَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يُرِيدُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا الْجَنَّةَ- وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِدِرْهَمٍ تَطَوُّعاً يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَصُومُ الْيَوْمَ تَطَوُّعاً يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَ
Hadith.631 - Imam (as) said: "Beware of laziness, for your Lord (azj) is Merciful and appreciates even the smallest acts. Indeed, a person may pray two rak'ahs (units of prayer) sincerely seeking the Face of Allah (swt) (The Aimmah (as)), and Allah (swt) will admit him into Paradise because of them. And indeed, a perso
لَا تَجْتَمِعُ الرَّغْبَةُ وَ الرَّهْبَةُ[2] فِي قَلْبٍ إِلَّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَأَقْبِلْ بِقَلْبِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ يُقْبِلُ بِقَلْبِهِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ بِقُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَيَّدَهُ مَعَ مَوَدَّتِهِمْ إِيَّاهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ[3]
Hadith.632 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Desire (for Allah’s (swt) mercy) and fear (of His displeasure) do not gather together in a heart except that Paradise becomes obligatory for it. So when you pray, turn your heart fully toward Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, for there is no believing servan
إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَ
Hadith.633 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "When the sun passes its zenith (noon), the gates of the heavens and the gates of Paradise are opened, and supplications are answered. Glad tidings to the one whose good deeds are raised at that time."
مَا أَعْلَمُ شَيْئاً بَعْدَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ[1] أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّ الْعَبْدَ الصَّالِحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ ع قَالَ وَ أَوْصانِي بِالصَّلاةِ[2].
Hadith.634 - Muawiya ibn Wahb asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the best means by which the servants can draw closer to their Lord (azj) and what is most beloved to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. Imam (as) replied: "I do not know of anything, after knowledge (of Allah (swt)), that is better than
وَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَعِنِّي بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ.
Hadith.635 - A man came to the Messenger of Allah (sw) and said: "Pray to Allah (swt) to admit me into Paradise." The Prophet (as) replied: "Help me [in achieving this for you] by increasing the number of your prostrations (Sujood)."
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- لِلْمُصَلِّي ثَلَاثُ خِصَالٍ إِذَا هُوَ قَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ حَفَّتْ بِهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ قَدَمَيْهِ إِلَى أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ[3] وَ يَتَنَاثَرُ الْبِرُّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ وَ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ يُنَادِي لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمُصَلِّي مَنْ يُنَاجِي مَا انْفَتَلَ[4].
Hadith.636 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "The one who prays has three qualities: When he stands for prayer, the angels encompass him from his feet up to the highest part of sky, Goodness descends upon him from the highest part of the sky to the crown of his head,
الصَّلَاةُ قُرْبَانُ كُلِّ تَقِيٍ[5]
Hadith.637 - Abu Al-Hasan, Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), said: "Prayer is the means of nearness for every pious person."
أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الصَّلَاةُ وَ هِيَ آخِرُ وَصَايَا الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع فَمَا أَحْسَنَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ أَوْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَيُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ يَتَنَحَّى حَيْثُ لَا يَرَاهُ أَنِيسٌ[6] فَيُشْرِفَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ رَاكِعٌ أَوْ سَاجِدٌ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ نَادَى إِبْلِيسُ يَا وَيْلَاهْ أَطَاعُوهُ وَ عَصَيْتُ وَ سَجَدُوا
Hadith.638 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The most beloved of deeds to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, is prayer. It is the final counsel of the prophets (as). How beautiful it is for a person to perform ghusl (ritual bathing) or ablution (wudu'), perfecting it thoroughly, then to go to a place wh
مَثَلُ الصَّلَاةِ مَثَلُ عَمُودِ الْفُسْطَاطِ إِذَا ثَبَتَ الْعَمُودُ ثَبَتَتِ الْأَطْنَابُ وَ الْأَوْتَادُ وَ الْغِشَاءُ وَ إِذَا انْكَسَرَ الْعَمُودُ لَمْ يَنْفَعْ وَتِدٌ وَ لَا طُنُبٌ وَ لَا غِشَاءٌ
Hadith.639 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "The example of prayer is like the central pole of a tent. If the central pole is firmly established, then the ropes, pegs, and coverings remain firm; but if the central pole breaks, then neither the pegs, ropes, nor coverings are of any use."
وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الصَّلَاةِ فِيكُمْ كَمَثَلِ السَّرِيِّ وَ هُوَ النَّهَرُ عَلَى بَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَ اللَّيْلَةِ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ الدَّرَنُ مَعَ الْغُسْلِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ لَمْ تَبْقَ الذُّنُوبُ مَعَ الصَّلَاةِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Hadith.640 - Imam (as) said: "The example of prayer among you is like that of a stream (sari), a river at the door of one of you, into which he bathes five times a day. No dirt remains with bathing five times, and similarly, no sins remain with the five daily prayers."
مَنْ قَبِلَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ صَلَاةً وَاحِدَةً لَمْ يُعَذِّبْهُ وَ مَنْ قَبِلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَسَنَةً لَمْ يُعَذِّبْهُ
Hadith.641 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever has one prayer accepted by Allah (swt) will not be punished, and whoever has one good deed accepted by Allah (swt) will not be punished."
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ حَبَسَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى صَلاَةٍ فَرِيضَةٍ يَنْتَظِرُ وَقْتَهَا فَصَلاَّهَا فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَ سُجُودَهَا وَ خُشُوعَهَا ثُمَّ مَجَّدَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ عَظَّمَهُ وَ حَمَّدَهُ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ وَقْتُ صَلاَةٍ أُخْرَى لَمْ يَلْغُ بَيْنَهُمَا كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ اَلْحَاجِّ وَ اَلْ
Hadith.642 - Imam (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to say: "Whoever devotes himself to a prescribed prayer, waiting for its time, then prays it at its first appointed time, completes its bowing (ruku'), prostration (Sujood), and attentiveness (khushu'), and then glorifies, magnifies, and praises Allah (swt)