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Namaaz is the soul of all our Ibaadaat (prayers). The Pious predecessors
have stated that if a person does not perform his
Salaah, then no other Ibaadat performed by him or her is accepted and if a
person loves Namaaz and is punctual in his Namaaz
then Allah Willing, his or her wrongs will all be forgiven. We should thus try
our best to perform our Namaaz and also show
strictness in our homes so that our families may also perform their Salaah.
Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) once passed by a river. There he saw a beautiful
and elegant looking bird lying in a puddle of mud
and dirt. The bird's entire body was covered with filth. He then noticed this
bird come out of the mud and then dive into the
river until it was clean and beautiful again. Thereafter, the bird once again
flew into the dirt and mud and became covered with
filth. Once more, the bird left the mud and flew into the river again until it
was clean and beautiful again. This astonishing act was
repeated five times. Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) began to wonder as to the
reason for this strange sequence of events.
Sayyiduna Jibraeel?e?Amin (alaihis salaam) descended and told him: This bird is
equal to a human from the Ummah of the
Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Each time he sins he becomes
unclean, and when he performs his Salaah, then
Almighty Allah purifies him just like the mud and dirt that was cleansed from
the bird.
It has been narrated that when a persons Namaaz is accepted, then as a reward
Almighty Allah creates an Angel that remains in
Ruku and Sujood making Tasbeeh until the Day of Qiyamah. The Sawaab of all the
Ibaadat of this Angel is recorded in the
books of the Namaazi.
It has been stated in authentic sources that on the Day of Qiyamah as the
people will be passing over Pul-Siraat, which is
thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword, there will be a group of people
who will say that they are too scared to cross over
the bridge. Sayyiduna Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) will ask them how they used to
cross the oceans in the world. They will say that
they did so with ships. On hearing their answer, the Musjids that they
worshipped in will be brought and they will sit in these
Musjids and pass safely over Pul-Siraat.
It has been stated that on the Day of Qiyamah, will come in the form of white
camels whose feet will be made from Amber,
their necks from Saffron, their heads from musk, and their reigns from emeralds.
Those who gave Azaan will be in front, the
Imams of Musjids will guide them forward from behind and behind the Imaams will
be the musallees who sincerely read
Namaaz in Jamaat behind the Imaam. When the others will see this on the Day of
Qiyamah they will enquire whether these
people are Angels or Prophets. It will be said to them that they are neither.
They will be told that such are the Ummah of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) who were punctual in their
Salaah.
Dear Muslim brothers and sisters! Perform your Namaaz, for Namaaz will assist
us in this world, in our graves, and on the Day
of Qiyamah.
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