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1135 - المُحافَظَةُ عَلى‏ أوقاتِ الصَّلاةِ

1135. Observance of the Prescribed Timings of the Prayer

( فَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُصَلِّينَ * الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ صَلاتِهِمْ ساهُونَ).1

“Woe to them who pray – those who are heedless of their prayers.” 2

( وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَواتِهِمْ يُحافِظُونَ * أُولئِكَ هُمُ الوارِثُونَ * الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ).3

“…and who are mindful of their prayers. It is they who will be the inheritors, who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein forever.” 4

3637. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَسبُ الرَّجُلِ مِن دِينِهِ، كَثرَةُ مُحافَظَتِهِ على‏ إقامَةِ الصَّلَواتِ5

3637. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The worth of a man with respect to his religion is measured by his diligence to keeping up his daily prayers [at their specific times].’6

3638. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كتابِهِ لمحمّدِ بنِ أبي بكرٍ - : اِرتَقِبْ وَقتَ الصَّلاةِ فَصَلِّها لِوَقتِها، ولا تَعَجَّلْ بها قَبلَهُ لِفَرَاغٍ، ولا تُؤخِّرْها عَنهُ لِشُغلٍ7

3638. Imam Ali (AS) wrote in a letter to Muhammad b. Abu Bakr, ‘Observe the timing of the prayer and perform it at its prescribed time, neither hastening to pray it earlier in order to be free of it, nor delaying it because of some work.’8

Notes

1. الماعون : 4، 5

2. Qur’an 107 :4,5

3. المؤمنون : 9 - 11

4. Qur’an 23 :9,10,11

5. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 122

6. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122

7. بحار الأنوار :83 / 14 / 25

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 83, p. 14, no. 25

1136 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ في أوَّلِ وَقتِها

1136. ENJOINMENT OF PERFORMING THE Prayer at the Earliest Moment of THE TIME PRESCRIBED FOR IT

3639. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : اِعلَمْ أنَّ أوَّلَ الوَقتِ أبَداً أفضَلُ، فَعَجِّلْ بِالخَيرِ ما استَطَعتَ، وأحَبُّ الأعمالِ إلى اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ ما داوَمَ العَبدُ علَيهِ وإن قَلَّ1

3639. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Know that the earliest time is always the best, so hasten to perform good whenever you can. The most beloved acts in the eyes of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, are those that the servant performs regularly, even though they be few in number.’2

3640. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : فَضلُ الوَقتِ الأوَّلِ على الآخِرِ كَفَضلِ الآخِرَةِ على الدُّنيا3

3640. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The virtue of the earliest opportunity over the latest is as the virtue of the Hereafter over this world’s life.’4

3641. بحار الأنوار عن القزّازِ : خَرَجَ الرِّضا عليه السلام يَستَقبِلُ بعضَ الطالِبِيِّينَ وجاءَ وقتُ الصَّلاةِ، فَمالَ إلى‏ قَصرٍ هناكَ فَنَزَلَ تحتَ صَخرَةٍ فقالَ : أذِّنْ، فقلتُ : نَنتَظِرُ يَلحَقْ بنا أصحابُنا، فقالَ : غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لكَ، لا تُؤَخِّرَنَّ صَلاةً عن أوَّلِ وَقتِها إلى‏ آخِرِ وَقتِها مِن غَيرِ عِلَّةٍ، علَيكَ أبَداً بأوَّلِ الوَقتِ، فَأذَّنتُ وصَلَّينا5

3641. al-Qazzaz narrated, ‘al-Rida (AS) went out to await the arrival of some people who were coming to visit him when the time for prayer set in. He went towards a nearby fort and took shade under a rock, saying, ‘Announce the call for prayer.’ I replied, ‘Why don’t we wait for our companions to catch up with us?’ He replied, ‘May Allah forgive you. Do not ever delay the prayer from the earliest moment of its onset to the latest without a good excuse. You must always pray at the earliest time’, so I announced the call for prayer and we prayed.’6

Notes

1. الكافي : 3 / 274 / 8

2. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 274, no. 8

3. ثواب الأعمال : 58 / 2

4. Thawab al-Amal, p. 58, no. 2

5. بحار الأنوار : 83 / 21 / 38

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 83, p. 21, no. 38

1137 - تارِكُ الصَّلاةِ وَالكُفرُ

1137. ABANDONMENT OF THE PRAYER AND DISBELIEF

( فِي جَنَّاتٍ يَتَساءَلُونَ * عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ * ما سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ * قالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ المُصَلِّينَ).1

“[They will be] in gardens, questioning concerning the guilty: ‘What drew you into Hell?’ They will answer, ‘We were not among those who prayed.” 2

3642. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: مابينَ المسلمِ وبينَ الكافِرِ إلّا أن يَترُكَ الصَّلاةَ الفَريضَةَ مُتَعَمِّداً، أو يَتهاوَنَ بها فلا يُصَلِّيَها.3

3642. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘It only takes for a Muslim to deliberately abandon the performance of the daily obligatory prayer or to not perform it out of carelessness, for him to become an infidel (kafir).’4

3643. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عن عِلَّةِ تَسمِيَةِ تارِكِ الصَّلاةِ كافِراً دونَ الزّاني - : لأِنَّ الزانيَ وما أشبَهَهُ إنَّما يَعمَلُ ذلكَ لِمَكانِ الشَّهوَةِ لأ نّها تَغلِبُهُ، وتارِكَ الصَّلاةِ لا يَترُكُها إلّا استِخفافاً بها5

3643. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked why the one who abandons the prayer is considered an infidel and not the fornicator, to which he replied, ‘Because the fornicator and other [such sinners] commits the sin out of a desire that overcomes him, whereas the one who abandons the prayer only does so because he does not take it seriously, deeming it insignificant.’6

Notes

1. المدّثّر : 40 - 43

2. Qur’an 74 :40-43

3. ثواب الأعمال : 275 / 1

4. Thawab al-Amal, p. 275, no. 1

5. علل الشرائع : 339 / 1

6. Ilal al-Shara’i , p. 339, no. 1

1138 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِخفافِ بِالصَّلاةِ

1138. Caution Against Taking THE PRAYER LIGHTLY

3644. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا تَتَهاوَنْ بصلاتِكَ؛ فإنّ النبيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله قالَ عندَ مَوتِهِ : لَيسَ مِنّي مَنِ استَخَفَّ بِصلاتِهِ1

3644. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Do not neglect your prayer, for verily the Prophet (SAWA) said while he was on his death bed, ‘The one who takes his prayer lightly is not of me.’2

3645. مستدرك الوسائل عن أبي بصيرٍ : دَخَلتُ على‏ حُمَيدَةَ اُعَزِّيها بأبي عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام فَبَكَت ثمّ قالَت : يا أبا محمّدٍ ، لو شَهِدتَهُ حينَ حَضَرَهُ الموتُ وقد قَبَضَ إحدى‏ عَينَيهِ ثُمّ قالَ : اُدعُوا لي قَرابَتي ومَن يَطُفَ‏3 بي، فلمّا اجتَمَعُوا حَولَهُ قالَ : إنَّ شَفاعَتَنا لَن تَنالَ مُستَخِفّاً بِالصَّلاةِ4

3645. Abu Basir narrated, ‘I went to Humayda, to condole her for the death of Abu Abdillah (AS) [i.e. Imam al- Sadiq], so she cried and said, ‘O Abu Muhammad, if you saw him as death came upon him, he placed his hand over one eye and said, ‘Call my relatives and my friends to come to me.’ When everyone had gathered around him, he said, ‘Verily our intercession will not avail one who takes his prayer lightly.’5

Notes

1. الكافي : 3 / 269 / 7

2. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 269, no. 7

3. كذا في المصدر، والظاهر أنّ الصحيح «يطوف »

4. مستدرك الوسائل : 3 / 25 / 2923

5. Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, v. 3, p. 25, no. 2923

1139 - صَلاةُ الجَماعَةِ

1139. THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

3646. لقمانُ عليه السلام - لابنِهِ وهُو يَعِظُهُ - : صَلِّ في جَماعَةٍ ولو عَلَى رَأسِ زُجٍّ !1

3646. Luqman (AS) said to his son, exhorting him, ‘Pray in congregation, even if you have to stand on an arrowhead [to do so].’2

3647. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في اُناسٍ أبطَؤوا عن الصَّلاةِ في المَسجِدِ - : لَيُوشِكُ قَومٌ يَدَعُونَ الصَّلاةَ في المَسجِدِ أن نَأمُرَ بحَطَبٍ فَيُوضَعَ على‏ أبوابِهِم ، فَتُوقَدَ علَيهِم نارٌ فَتُحرَقَ علَيهِم بُيوتُهُم3

3647. The Prophet (SAWA) said regarding a group of people who used to delay from praying [in congregation] in the mosque [praying instead in their own houses], ‘A people who neglect to pray in the mosque almost become deserving of having firewood piled at their doors and set alight so that their houses burn down on them.’4

3648. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَلَّى الخَمسَ في جَماعَةٍ فَظُنُّوا بهِ خَيراً5

3648. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who prays all five prayers in congregation, you must only believe to be good [keep good opinion about him].’6

Notes

1. المحاسن : 2 / 126 / 1348

2. al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 126, no. 1348

3. وسائل الشيعة : 3 / 478 / 2

4. Wasa’il al-Shia, v. 3, p. 478, no. 2

5. الكافي : 3 / 371 / 3

6. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 371, no. 3

1140 - ما يَلزَمُ مُراعاتُهُ لِلإمامِ‏

1140. DUTIES THAT THE LEADER OF THE CONGREGATION MUST OBSERVE

3649. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وصيّتِهِ لِمحمّدِ بنِ أبي‏بكرٍ حينَ وَلّاهُ مِصرَ - : وَانظُرْ إلى‏ صلاتِكَ كيفَ هِي فإنّكَ إمامٌ لِقَومِكَ (يَنبَغِي لكَ) أن تُتِمَّها ولا تُخَفِّفَها ، فَلَيسَ مِن إمامٍ يُصَلِّي بِقَومٍ يَكونُ في صلاتِهِم نُقصانٌ إلّا كانَ علَيهِ ، لايَنقُصُ مِن صلاتِهِم شَي‏ءٌ، وتَمِّمْها وتَحَفَّظْ فيها يَكُن لكَ مِثلَ اُجُورِهِم ولا يَنقُصُ ذلكَ مِن أجرِهِم شَيئاً1

3649. Imam Ali (AS) said in his advice to Muhammad b. Abi Bakr when he appointed him governor of Egypt, ‘Look carefully at what your prayer is like, for verily as the leader of the community, you must pray it perfectly and not be careless in its performance. Every leader who leads the prayer for a people is responsible for any defect in their prayer, so perfect it and be mindful with regards to it and you will have the same reward as them without there being any reduction in their reward thereof.’2

3650. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كتابِهِ إلى اُمَراءِ البِلادِ - : صَلُّوا بِهِم صلاةَ أضعَفِهِم، ولا تَكُونُوا فَتّانِينَ3

3650. Imam Ali (AS) wrote in a letter to the governors of the cities, saying, ‘Lead them in prayer, praying as the weak ones among them do [in consideration towards them], and do not torment them [by performing lengthy prayers].’4

3651. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَمَّن أحَقُّ أن يَؤمَّ - : إنَّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله قالَ : يَتَقَدَّمُ القَومَ أقرَؤهُم لِلقرآنِ، فإن كانُوا في القِراءَةِ سَواءً فَأقدَمُهُم هِجرَةً ، فإن كانُوا في الهِجرَةِ سَواءً فَأكبَرُهُم سِنّاً، فإن كانوا فِي السِّنِّ سَواءً فَليَؤمَّهُم أعلَمُهُم بِالسُّنَّةِ وأفقَهُهُم فِي الدِّينِ، ولا يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أحَدُكُمُ الرَّجُلَ في مَنزِلِهِ، ولا صاحِبَ ( ال ) سُلطانِ في سُلطانِهِ5

3651. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was asked how to determine the most rightful person to lead the congregation, to which he replied, ‘Verily the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The person who recites the Qur’an the best [i.e. with correct pronunciation] should lead them, and if they all recite similarly, then the one who migrated [from Makkah to Medina] the earliest, and if they all migrated around the same time, then the oldest from among them, and if they are all the same age, then the most knowledgeable from among them with regards to the prophetic practice and the laws of jurisprudence. No one from among you should lead a man in prayer in his own home, nor a man of authority within the sphere of his authority.’6

Notes

1. الأمالي للطوسي : 29 / 31

2. Amali al-Tusi, p. 29, no. 31

3. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 52

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 52

5. الكافي : 3 / 376 / 5

6. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 376, no. 5

238 - الصّلاة (2) «صَلاةُ اللَّيل »

238. THE PRAYER (2)

The Night Prayer

1141 - فَضلُ صَلاةِ اللَّيلِ‏

1141. The Virtue of the Night Prayer

( ومِنَ الليْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نافِلَةً لَكَ عَسى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقاماً مَحْمُوداً).1

“And keep vigil for a part of the night, as a superogatory [devotion] for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station.” 2

( إنَّ ناشِئَةَ الليلِ هِيَ أشَدُّ وَطْأً وَأقوَمُ قِيْلاً).3

“Indeed rising in the night is firmer in tread and more upright in respect to speech.” 4

3652. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما زالَ جَبرَئيلُ يُوصِيني بقيامِ اللَّيلِ حَتّى‏ ظَنَنتُ أنَّ خِيارَ أُمَّتي لَن يَنامُوا مِن اللَّيلِ إلّا قليلاً5

3652. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The archangel Gabriel continuously advises me about standing for prayer in the night such that I really thought the good people in my community will never sleep.’6

3653. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجلاً قامَ مِنَ الليلِ فَصلّى‏ وأيقَظَ امرَأتَهُ فَصَلَّت، فإن أبَت نَضَحَ في وَجهِها الماءَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امرأةً قامَت مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَصَلَّت وأيقَظَت زَوجَها، فإن أبى‏ نَضَحَت في وَجهِهِ الماءَ7

3653. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘May Allah have mercy on the man who wakes up in the night to pray, and wakes his wife so she too prays, and sprinkles water on her face if she refuses to get up. And Allah has mercy on the woman who wakes up in the night to pray, and wakes her husband to pray too, and sprinkles water on his face if he refuses to get up.’8

3654. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ العَبدَ إذا تَخَلّى‏ بِسَيِّدِهِ في جَوفِ اللَّيلِ المُظلِمِ وناجاهُ، أثبَتَ اللَّهُ النورَ في قَلبِهِ ثُمّ يقولُ جَلَّ جلالُهُ لِملائكَتِهِ : يا ملائكَتي ، اُنظُرُوا إلى‏ عَبدِي ، فقد تَخَلّى‏ بي في جَوفِ اللَّيلِ المُظلِمِ والبطّالونَ لاهُونَ، والغافِلونَ نِيامٌ ، اشهَدُوا أنّي قد غَفَرتُ لَهُ9

3654. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily when a servant withdraws to be alone with his Master in the middle of the dark night and intimately converses with Him, Allah places divine light into his heart…then He, Exalted be His Splendour, says to His angels, ‘O My angels, look at My servant how he seeks solitude to be with Me in the middle of the dark night while the worthless ones remain heedless and the negligent ones sleep. Witness that verily I have forgiven him.’10

3655. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بقيامِ اللَّيلِ ؛ فإنّهُ دَأْبُ الصالِحِينَ قَبلَكُم، وإنَّ قيامَ اللَّيلِ قُربَةٌ إلى اللَّهِ، ومَنهاةٌ عنِ الإثمِ11

3655. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be mindful for the performing of the night prayer, for verily it was the devoted practice of all righteous people before you, and verily the night vigil is a means of proximity to Allah and a prevention from sin.’12

3656. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: قيامُ اللَّيلِ مَصَحَّةٌ لِلبَدَنِ، ومَرضاةٌ لِلرَّبِّ عَزَّ وجلَّ ، وتَعَرُّضٌ للرَّحمَةِ ، وتَمَسُّكٌ بأخلاقِ النَّبِيِّينَ13

3656. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Standing to pray in the night is conducive to the health of the body, is a source of pleasure for the Lord, exposes one to [the descent of] divine mercy, and is adherence to the moral virtues of the prophets.’14

3657. بحار الأنوار عن الإمام عليّ عليه السلام : ما تَرَكتُ صلاةَ اللَّيلِ منذُ سَمِعتُ قولَ النبيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : صلاةُ اللَّيلِ نُورٌ فقالَ ابنُ الكَوّاءِ : ولا ليلةَ الهَريرِ ؟ قالَ : ولا ليلةَ الهَرِيرِ15

3657. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have never left the night prayer since I heard the Prophet (SAWA) say that the night prayer is a light.’ Ibn al-Kawwa’ asked, ‘Not even on the night of al-Harir16 ?’ to which he replied, ‘Not even on the night of al-Harir.’17

3658. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : شَرَفُ المُؤمِنِ صلاتُهُ بالليلِ، وعِزُّ المؤمِنِ كَفُّهُ عن أعراضِ الناسِ18

3658. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A believer’s dignity lies in his standing for the night prayer, and his honour lies in abstaining from [tarnishing] other people’s good reputations.’19

3659. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَدَعْ قِيامَ اللَّيلِ، فإنَّ المَغبونَ مَن غُبِنَ قِيامَ اللَّيلِ20

3659. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not leave the night prayer, for verily the one who is truly in loss is the one who has lost out on the night prayer.’21

3660. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما مِن عَمَلٍ حَسَنٍ يَعمَلُهُ العَبدُ إلّا ولَهُ ثَوابٌ في القرآنِ إلّا صلاةَ اللَّيلِ ؛ فإنَّ اللَّهَ لَم يُبَيِّنْ ثَوابَها لِعَظيمِ خَطَرِها عندَهُ، فقالَ : (تَتَجافى‏ جُنُوبُهم عَن المَضاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَ طَمَعًا وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ * فلا تَعْلَمُ نَفسٌ ما أُخْفِيَ لَهُم مِن قُرَّةِ أعْيُنٍ جَزاءً بِما كانوا يَعمَلونَ)22 23

3660. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Every single good deed that the servant carries out has a reward mentioned for it in the Qur’an except for the night prayer, for verily Allah has not expressed its reward because of the great significance it holds with Him. Thus, He says,“Their sides vacate their beds to supplicate their Lord in fear and hope …No one knows what has been kept hidden for them of comfort as a reward for what they used to do.” 2425

3661. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : صلاةُ اللَّيلِ تُبَيِّضُ الوَجهَ، وصلاةُ اللَّيلِ تُطَيِّبُ الرِّيحَ، وصلاةُ اللَّيلِ تَجلِبُ الرِّزقَ26

3661. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The night prayer brightens one’s face, the night prayer fragrances one’s breath, and the night prayer attracts sustenance.’27

Notes

1. الإسراء : 79

2. Qur’an 17:79

3. المزمّل : 6

4. Qur’an 73:6

5. كنز العمّال : 21425

6. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 3652

7. سنن أبي داوود : 2 / 70 / 1450

8. Sunan Abi Dawud, p. 145

9. الأمالي للصدوق : 354 / 432

10. Amali al-Saduq, p. 230, no. 9

11. كنز العمّال : 21428

12. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 21428

13. بحار الأنوار : 87 / 143 / 17

14. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 87, p. 143, no. 17

15. بحار الأنوار :41 / 17 / 10

16. al-Harir: a celebrated battle between two tribes (ed.)

17. Ibid. v. 41, p. 17, no. 10

18. الكافي : 3 / 488 / 9

19. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 488, no. 9

20. معاني الأخبار : 342 / 1

21. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 342, no. 1

22. السجدة : 16 و 17

23. بحار الأنوار : 8 / 126 / 27

24. Qur’an 32:16

25. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 126, no. 27

26. علل الشرائع : 363 / 1

27. Ilal al-Shara’i , p. 363, no. 1

1142 - ما يُوجِبُ الحِرمانَ من صلاةِ الليلِ‏

1142. THAT WHICH CAUSES ONE TO BE Deprived of the Opportunity to Perform the Night Prayer

3662. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِرَجُلٍ قالَ لَهُ : إنّي حُرِمتُ الصَّلاةَ بالليلِ - : أنتَ رَجُلٌ قد قَيَّدَتكَ ذُنوبُكَ1

3662. Imam Ali (AS) was asked by a man, ‘I have been deprived of [the opportunity to] pray in the night’, to which Imam replied, ‘You are one whose sins have imprisoned you.’2

3663. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الرجُلَ لَيَكذِبُ الكِذبَةَ فيُحرَمُ بها صلاةَ اللَّيلِ3

3663. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily a man tells a lie and he is deprived of the nigh prayer as a result.’4

Notes

1. الكافي : 3 / 450 / 34

2. al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 450, no. 34

3. علل الشرائع : 362 / 2

4. Ilal al-Shara’i , p. 362, no. 2

1143 - أجرُ مَن نَوى‏ صَلاةَ اللَّيلِ فَيَنامُ عَنها

1143. THE RECOMPENSE OF ONE WHO Intends to Perform the Night PRAYER, BUT STAYS ASLEEP

3664. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما مِن عَبدٍ يُحَدِّثُ نفسَهُ بقيامِ ساعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَيَنامُ عنها إلّا كانَ نَومُهُ صَدَقَةً تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بها علَيهِ وكُتِبَ لَهُ أجرُ مانَوى‏1

3664. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Every single servant who makes up his mind to wake up at a particular time in the night [to pray] but stays asleep, his sleep is considered charity that Allah accepts on his behalf, and the same reward for that which he intended is written down for him.’2

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 21475

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 21475

239 - الصّلاة (3) صلاةُ الجمعةِ

239. THE PRAYER (3)

The Friday Prayer

1144 - « أهَمِّيَّةُ صَلاةِ الجُمُعَةِ »

1144. THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIDAY PRAYER

( يا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إذا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوا إلى‏ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا البَيْعَ ذلِكُم خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ).1

“O you who have faith! When the call is made for prayer on Friday, hurry toward the remembrance of Allah, and leave all business. That is better for you, should you know.” 2

(اُنظر) المنافقون : 9

(See also: Qur’an 63:9)

3665. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن تَرَكَ ثلاثَ جُمَعٍ تَهاوُناً بها طَبَعَ اللَّهُ على‏ قَلبِهِ3

3665. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever misses three Friday prayers, being indifferent to them, Allah seals his heart.’4

3666. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الجُمُعَةُ حَجُّ المَساكِينِ5

3666. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Friday prayer is the pilgrimage (hajj) of the poor.’6

3667. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أتَى الجُمُعَةَ إيماناً واحتِساباً استَأنَفَ العَمَلَ7

3667. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever attends the Friday prayer faithfully and contentedly is able to resume his work [immediately thereafter].’8

3668. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : صلاةُ الجُمُعَةِ فَريضَةٌ، والاجتِماعُ إلَيها فَريضَةٌ مع الإمامِ، فإن تَرَكَ رَجُلٌ مِن غَيرِ عِلَّةٍ ثلاثَ جُمَعٍ فَقَد تَرَكَ ثلاثَ فَرائضَ، ولا يَدَعُ ثلاثَ فَرائضَ مِن غَيرِ عِلَّةٍ إلّا مُنافِقٌ9

3668. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The Friday prayer is an obligation, and congregating for it in the presence of an Imam10 is an obligation, so if someone misses three Friday prayers without an excuse, it is as if he has abandoned the performance of three obligations, and none but a hypocrite abandons three obligations without an excuse.’11

(اُنظر) الجمعة : باب 351

(See also: FRIDAY: section 351)

Notes

1. الجمعة : 9

2. Qur’an 62 :9

3. وسائل الشيعة : 5 / 6 / 25

4. Wasa’il al-Shia, v. 5, p. 6, no. 25

5. الدعوات : 37 / 91

6. al-Daawat, p. 37, no. 91

7. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 1 / 427 / 1260

8. al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 427, no. 1260

9. بحار الأنوار : 89 / 184 / 21

10. Imam as in one of the twelve divinely appointed Imams (AS) (ed.)

11. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 89, p. 184, no. 21

1145 - أدَبُ سَماعِ الخُطبَةِ

1145. ETIQUETTE OF LISTENING TO THE SERMON

3669. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا كلامَ والإمامُ يَخطُبُ ولا التِفاتَ إلّا كما يَحِلُّ في الصَّلاةِ1

3669. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There must be no talking while the leader of the prayer is giving the sermon, nor looking around except to the extent permissible in the prayer.’2

(اُنظر) عنوان 127 «الخطبة»

(See also: THE SERMON 127)

Notes

1. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 1 / 416 / 1230

2. al-Faqih, v. 1, p. 416, no. 1230

240 - الصّلاة (4) «الصلاةُ على النبيِّ وآلهِ »

240. PRAYER (4)

INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET AND HIS HOUSEHOLD (SAWA)

1146 - فَضلُ‏الصَّلاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وآله‏

1146. THE VIRTUE INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (SAWA)

( إنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَبِيِّ يا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً).1

“Indeed Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O you who have faith! Invoke blessings on him and invoke Peace upon him in a worthy manner.” 2

3670. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَيثُما كُنتُم فَصَلُّوا عَلَيَّ ، فإنَّ صلاتَكُم تَبلُغُني3

3670. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Wherever you may be, invoke blessings on me for verily your blessing reaches me.’4

3671. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: الصَّلاةُ عَلَيَّ نورٌ على الصِّراطِ5

3671. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The invocation of blessings on me is a light on the Sirat.’6

3672. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَلّى‏ عَلَيَّ في كتابٍ لَم تَزَلِ الملائكَةُ تَستَغفِرُ لَهُ مادَامَ اسمِي في ذلكَ الكتابِ7

3672. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever invokes blessings on me, writing it on paper, the angels continue to seek forgiveness on his behalf as long as my name remains written on the paper.’8

3673. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ أبخَلَ الناسِ مَن ذُكِرتُ عِندَهُ ولَم يُصَلِّ عَلَيَّ9

3673. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the most miserly of people is he who hears my name mentioned and does not invoke blessings on me.’10

3674. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ دُعاءٍ مَحجُوبٌ حتّى‏ يُصَلَّى‏ على النبيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله11

3674. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Every supplication remains veiled [unanswered] until blessings are invoked on the Prophet (SAWA).’12

3675. الإمامُ الباقرُ أو الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليهما السلام: أثقَلُ ما يُوضَعُ في المِيزانِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ الصَّلاةُ على‏ محمّدٍ وعَلى‏ أهلِ بَيتِهِ13

3675. Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The heaviest thing to be placed on the scales on the Day of Resurrection is the invocation of blessings on Muhammad and his household (AS).’14

Notes

1. الأحزاب : 56

2. Qur’an 33:56

3. كنز العمّال : 2147

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 2147

5. كنز العمّال : 2149

6. Ibid. no. 2149

7. كنز العمّال : 2243

8. Ibid. no. 2243

9. كنز العمّال : 2144

10. Ibid. no. 2144

11. كنز العمّال : 2153

12. Ibid. no. 2153

13. بحار الأنوار : 94 / 49 / 9

14. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 94, p. 49, no. 9

1147 - كَيفِيَّةُ الصَّلاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وآله‏

1147. THE METHOD OF INVOKING BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (SAWA) AND HIS PROGENY

3676. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا سُئلَ عن كَيفِيَّةِ الصَّلاةِ علَيهِ - : قُولُوا : اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ على‏ محمّدٍ وعلى‏ آلِ محمَّدٍ، كما صَلَّيتَ على‏ إبراهيمَ وعلى‏ آلِ إبراهيمَ إنّكَ حَميدٌ مَجِيدٌ، وبارِكْ على‏ محمدٍ وعلى‏ آلِ محمّدٍ، كَما بارَكتَ على‏ إبراهيمَ وعلى‏ آلِ إبراهيمَ إنّكَ حَميدٌ مَجيدٌ1

3676. The Prophet (SAWA) when he was asked how to send blessings on him, replied, ‘Say: O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, just as you blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham, verily you are Praiseworthy and Glorious. And send Your benediction on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, just as you sent Your benediction on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, verily you are Praiseworthy and Glorious.’2

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 3993

2. Kanz al-Ummal, 3993

241 - الصَّمت‏

241. SILENCE

1148 - فَضْلُ الصَّمتِ‏

1148. The Virtue of Silence

3677. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لأبي ذَرٍّ وهو يَعِظُهُ - : أربَعٌ لا يُصِيبُهُنَّ إلّا مؤمنٌ : الصَّمتُ وهُو أوَّلُ العِبادَةِ...1

3677. The Prophet (SAWA) said to Abu Dharr, exhorting him, ‘There are four things that none can accomplish apart from the believer: silence, and this is the first stage of worship…’2

3678. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصَّمتُ آيَةُ النُّبلِ وثَمَرَةُ العَقلِ3

3678. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Silence is the sign of nobility and the fruit of the intellect.’4

3679. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في صِفةِ المؤمِنِ - : كثيرٌ صَمتُهُ، مَشغولٌ وَقتُهُ5

3679. Imam Ali (AS) said, describing the believer, ‘Great is his silence and occupied is his time.’6

Notes

1. مكارم الأخلاق : 2 / 377 / 2661

2. Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, no. 377

3. غرر الحكم : 1343

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1343

5. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 333

6. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 333