What did Ibn al-Qayyim say about prayer?
Ibn al-Qayyim called the prayer the heart's meal. If the servant misses it, he writes, the heart starves — even if the body is fed.
5 passages from 2 books in the library
The classical approach.
These passages are drawn from 2 books by Imam al-Ghazali — part of the classical Sunni tradition that carries over a thousand years of reflection on the Qurʾān, the authentic Sunnah, and the consensus of the early community. Nothing below is a paraphrase. The words are the scholars' own, translated from the original Arabic manuscripts.
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
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"Scholars have noted that if one is in prayer and misses responding to the call to prayer, he can respond after finishing his prayer, even if the caller has stopped."
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"The fifth point, performing two units of prayer after ablution is recommended because ablution is an act of devotion intended for prayer."
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"Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, shared that if the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was unable to perform his night prayer due to sleep or illness, he would make up for it by praying 12 units at the start of the day."
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"If one is occupied with an obligatory act or making up a missed prayer, it fulfills the greeting and achieves the virtue because the intent is to not leave the entrance without an act of worship specific to the mosque."
11th–12th century · Ṭūs, Khurāsān
Reviving the inner life of Islam through the Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn — one of the most influential works ever written in any religious tradition.
More on Imam al-Ghazali →
· Provenance →
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"However, the hadith, the prayer of the one who relies on his deeds is not raised above his head, has not been found in original"
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