Ayat 114. And perform As-Salat
(Iqamat-as-Salat), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the
night [i.e. the five compulsory Salat (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds
remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins). That is a reminder (an advice) for the
mindful (those who accept advice).
Ayat 115. And be patient; verily, Allah loses not the
reward of the good-doers.
Hazrat Ibn Masud (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported: He who likes to meet Allah tomorrow (i.e., on the Day of
Requital) as a Muslim, should take care and observe the Salat when the Adhan is
announced for them. Allah has expounded to your Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) the ways of right guidance, and these (the
prayers) are part of the right guidance. If you have to perform Salat in your
houses, as this man who stays away (from the masjid) and performs Salat in his
house, you will abandon the Sunnah (practice) of your Prophet [SAWW](PBUH), and the departure from the Sunnah of your Prophet
[SAWW](PBUH) will lead you astray. I have seen the time when no
one stayed behind except a well-known hypocrite. I also saw that a man was
brought swaying (on account of weakness) between two men till he was set up in a
row (in the masjid).
[Muslim Book 04, chapter 85, Hadith #
1376].
Lesson
: as mentioned above in Surah Hud Ayat 114.
"And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), at the two ends
of the day and in some hours of the night" This Hadith makes the following four points: 1.Emphasis on performing Salat in congregation.
2.The passion of the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) for Salat.
3.Evasion from Salat with congregation is a practice of hypocrites.
4.Inducement for following the Sunnah of the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) because evasion from it is bound to lead one
astray.
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