Guidance For Mankind Trust - Bangalore gfmtrust.org youtube.com twitter.com facebook.com The Importance of Salah 1- The Prophet pbuh says that: Salaat is the pillar of deen and the foundation of Islam. He who upholds salah has upheld Islam and he who leaves salah has left behind religion. (al-baihaqi) 2 -- Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "The person that observes prayer properly, the prayer itself, blesses him with good wishes." The importance of salah Salah (prayer) is one of the five pillars of Islam. Such is that importance of salah that unlike any other commandment, Allah called the Prophet (pbuh) to the heavens to proscribe him with the five daily prayers. Initially, the commandment was for fifty prayers a day, but fearing that this would become a burden to the Ummah, the Prophet (pbuh) requested for it to be brought down to just five. Despite this, the rewards for keeping the prayers are as if we had prayed all fifty. The daily prayers are a way for us to keep a close con! nection to our Creator. It is through salah that we can get our suplications answered and our needs fulfilled. When the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) were in need, they would turn to Allah in prayer. Salah is a way for us to show a commitment to our faith. Everytime we pray salah, we renew our commitment to Allah and relieve ourselves from the pressures of our daily lives. Once Prophet (pbuh) once shook a dry branch of a tree so that all of the leaves of the branch fell off. Then the Prophet (pbuh ...
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