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What stands between a man and polytheism and disbelief is the abandonment of the prayers
What stands between a man and polytheism and disbelief is the abandonment of the prayers
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "What stands between a man and polytheism and disbelief is the abandonment of the prayers."
[Sahih/Authentic.] [Muslim]
Translations
عربي မြန်မာ Svenska cs ગુજરાતી አማርኛ Yorùbá Nederlands اردو Bahasa Indonesia ئۇيغۇرچە বাংলা Türkçe සිංහල हिन्दी Tiếng Việt Hausa తెలుగు Kiswahili ไทย پښتو অসমীয়া دری Кыргызча Lietuvių rw Soomaali नेपाली മലയാളംExplanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warned against abandoning the obligatory prayers and informed us that what stands between a man and falling into Shirk (polytheism) and disbelief is the abandonment of prayer. Prayer is the second pillar of Islam and is of great significance in this religion. Whoever abandons it out of denial of its obligation has become a disbeliever by consensus among the Muslims, and whoever abandons it altogether out of negligence or lethargy is a disbeliever, a ruling the Companions are reported to have agreed upon unanimously. But if a person abandons it sometimes and performs it at other times, he is subject to this stern warning.Benefits
The Hadīth stresses the significance of prayer and its observance, for it is the distinguishing feature between disbelief and belief.
It gives a severe warning against abandoning and neglecting the prayers.