SAL�T
By Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyy�
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficient, The Most Merciful
There are so many sayings of the noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam enjoining Salaat and explaining its virtues that it is very difficult to cover all of them. A few quotations are reproduced below:
1. Salaat was the first and the foremost thing ordained by Allah, and it shall be the first and the foremost thing to be reckoned for on the Day of Judgement.
2. Fear Allah in the matter of Salaat! Fear Allah in the matter of Salaat! Fear Allah in the matter of Salaat!
3. Salaat intervenes between man and shirk.
4. Salaat is the mark of Islaam, A person who says his Salaat at the fixed hours with sincerity and devotion, observing all its regulations including the 'Mustahabbaat', is surely a Mu'min (believer).
5. Of all things that have been ordained by Allah, Imaan and Salaat are the most valued. If there were any other things better than Salaat, then Allah would have ordained it for His Angels, some of whom are always in Rukoo and others in Sajdah.
6. Salaat is the pillar of Islaam.
7. Salaat abases the Devil.
8. Salaat is the light of a Mu'min.
9. Salaat is the best Jihaad.
10. Allah keeps relenting towards a person so long as he is engaged in Salaat.
11. When a calamity befalls us from the heaven, people frequenting the Masjid are spared and saved.
12. If some major sins of a Muslim land him in Hell, the fire would not burn those parts of his body which have touched the ground while he was in Sajdah during his Salaat.
13. Fire has been forbidden to touch those parts of the body which touch the ground while performing the Sajdah.
14. Of all the practices, Salaat made at fixed hours is most loved by Allah.
15. Allah likes most the posture of a person when he is in Sajdah, pressing his forehead on the ground in humility.
16. A person in Sajdah is nearest to Allah.
17. Salaat is a key to Paradise.
18. When a person stands in Salaat the gates of Paradise are let open and all the veils between him and Allah are lifted (provided that he does not spoil his Salaat by coughing, etc.).
19. A person in Salaat (so to say) knocks at the door of the Sovereign Lord, and the door is always opened for him who knocks.
20. The position of Salaat in Islaam is as the position of the head in a body.
21. Salaat is the light of heart. Let those who wish, enlighten their hearts (through Salaat).
22. If a person wishes to have his sins forgiven by Allah, he should perform wudhoo properly, offer with devotion two or four rak'at of fardh or nafl and then pray to Allah, Allah will forgive him.
23. Any strip of earth, on which Allah is remembered in Salaat, takes pride over the rest of the earth.
24. Allah accepts the prayer of a person who prays to him after performing two rak'at of Salaat. Allah grants him what he prays for, sometimes immediately and sometimes (in his own interest) later.
25. A person who performs two rak'at of Salaat in seclusion, where nobody except Allah and His Angels see him, receives a writ of deliverance from the fire of Hell.
26. Grant of one prayer (wish) becomes due to a person from Allah after each fardh Salaat performed by him.
27. Fire of Hell is forbidden and the Paradise becomes due to a person who performs his wudhoo properly and says his Salaat conscientiously, according to its regulations.
28. Shaytaan remains scared of a Muslim so long as he is particular about his Salaat, but no sooner does he neglect it then the Shaytaan gets a hold on him and aspires for success in seducing him.
29. Salaat at its early hours is the most excellent practice.
30. Salaat is the offering of the pious.
31. Salaat at its early hours is a practice most liked by Allah.
32. At dawn, some people go to the Masjid and some to the market. Those going to the Masjid are the flag-bearers of Imaan and those leaving for the market are the flag-bearers of Shaytaan.
33. The four rak'at before Zuhr have the same reward as the four rak'at of Tahajjud.
34. The four rak'at before Zuhr are counted equal (in reward) to the four rak'at of Tahajjud.
35. Mercy of Allah turns towards a person standing in Salaat.
36. Salaat at dead of night is most valued, but there are very few who perform it.
37. Jibra'eel alayhis salaam came to me and said, "O Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, however long you live, you shall die one day, and whoever you may love, you shall depart fron him one day. Surely you shall receive the recompense of whatever (good or evil) you do. No doubt the dignity of a Mu'min is in Tahajjud and his honour is in contentment and restraint.
38. Two rak'at in late hours of the night are more valuable than all the riches of this world. If it was not for fear of hardship to my followers, I would have made these obligatory.
39. Keep offering Tahajjud, for it is the path of the righteous and the means of approach to Allah. Tahajjud keeps one away from sins, causes forgiveness of sins and improves the health of the body.
40. Allah says, "O son of Aadam! Do not be weak in offering four rak'at in early part of the day, for I shall suffice you in your jobs in the rest of it."
Source: http://www.idauk.org/pub/leaf/salah/22.html
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