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Hadith 476
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- (قال الله عز وجل: افترضتُ على أمتك خمس صلوات، وعهدتُ عندي عهداً: أنه من حافظ عليهنَّ لوقتهنَّ؛ أدخلتُه الجنة، ومن لم يحافظ عليهنَّ؛ فلا عهدَ له عندي) .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah bin Rabi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah the Exalted has said: I have made five prayers obligatory upon your Ummah, and I have made it incumbent upon Myself that whoever guards these prayers at their appointed times, I will admit him to Paradise, and whoever does not guard them, then I have no covenant (of forgiveness) with him.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Mahfooz Ahmad
➊ Benefits and Issues
Performing the five daily prayers while observing the obligations (wajibat), duties (faraid), recommended acts (mandubat), and preferred acts (mustahabbat) is a tremendous deed. This act develops in a person the ability to avoid evil, as is stated:
The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:
«إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ» [سورہ العنکبوت : 45]
“Indeed, prayer restrains from indecency and wrongdoing.”
Allah, the Exalted, has placed such a spiritual effect in prayer that a person naturally becomes averse to evil, and then, due to the blessing of this act, he inclines towards righteous deeds. Such a person, day by day, draws nearer to Paradise, and ultimately Allah, the Exalted, makes him an inheritor of Paradise. On the other hand, the evil end of the one who abandons prayer is mentioned; in fact, not only the one who abandons prayer, but even the person who does not regularly guard the prayers—sometimes performing them, sometimes neglecting them—such a person is excluded from the covenant and guarantee of Allah, the Exalted.
Performing the five daily prayers while observing the obligations (wajibat), duties (faraid), recommended acts (mandubat), and preferred acts (mustahabbat) is a tremendous deed. This act develops in a person the ability to avoid evil, as is stated:
The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:
«إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ» [سورہ العنکبوت : 45]
“Indeed, prayer restrains from indecency and wrongdoing.”
Allah, the Exalted, has placed such a spiritual effect in prayer that a person naturally becomes averse to evil, and then, due to the blessing of this act, he inclines towards righteous deeds. Such a person, day by day, draws nearer to Paradise, and ultimately Allah, the Exalted, makes him an inheritor of Paradise. On the other hand, the evil end of the one who abandons prayer is mentioned; in fact, not only the one who abandons prayer, but even the person who does not regularly guard the prayers—sometimes performing them, sometimes neglecting them—such a person is excluded from the covenant and guarantee of Allah, the Exalted.
Source: Silsilah Ahadith Sahihah: Commentary by Muhammad Mahfooz Ahmad, Page: 476
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
430. Commentary:
➊ Such ahadith in which words like "Allah the Exalted says" appear are called "Hadith Qudsi." The difference between the Noble Qur'an and Hadith Qudsi is that the Qur'an is "wahy matlu" (recited revelation), while the other is "ghayr matlu" (non-recited). That is, the Qur'an is recited, whereas hadith or other ahadith are not recited. The Noble Qur'an is miraculous speech, and ahadith are not of that level. The Noble Qur'an is mutawatir (transmitted by numerous chains), and not all ahadith are of this rank. Other differences and discussions may be seen in the books of "Ulum al-Qur'an" (Sciences of the Qur'an).
➋ Along with safeguarding the times of prayers, other etiquettes (such as purification [taharah], humility [khushu‘], and moderation, etc.) are also necessary.
➌ There is nothing that can obligate anything upon Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. He, purely out of His grace and bounty, has made such promises binding upon Himself for His servants, and He does not go against His promises «إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُخلفُ المِيعادَ» [آل عمران : 9]
➊ Such ahadith in which words like "Allah the Exalted says" appear are called "Hadith Qudsi." The difference between the Noble Qur'an and Hadith Qudsi is that the Qur'an is "wahy matlu" (recited revelation), while the other is "ghayr matlu" (non-recited). That is, the Qur'an is recited, whereas hadith or other ahadith are not recited. The Noble Qur'an is miraculous speech, and ahadith are not of that level. The Noble Qur'an is mutawatir (transmitted by numerous chains), and not all ahadith are of this rank. Other differences and discussions may be seen in the books of "Ulum al-Qur'an" (Sciences of the Qur'an).
➋ Along with safeguarding the times of prayers, other etiquettes (such as purification [taharah], humility [khushu‘], and moderation, etc.) are also necessary.
➌ There is nothing that can obligate anything upon Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. He, purely out of His grace and bounty, has made such promises binding upon Himself for His servants, and He does not go against His promises «إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُخلفُ المِيعادَ» [آل عمران : 9]
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 430
