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The Prayer

الصلاة

Ṣalāh — the pillar of the religion.

The classical scholars on the prayer: its conditions, its etiquette, its secrets. How the Prophet ﷺ prayed, how al-Ghazali taught the heart to stand in it, and why it is the first account taken on the Day.

3,207 matches across the library · 36 curated below

From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

28 passages
  1. "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."

  2. "and three others are the duha prayer, the prayer between Maghrib and Isha, and the tahajjud prayer."

  3. "prayer, advising on it until he passed, repeating, The prayer, the prayer, Aisha, may Allah be"

  4. "prayers is pure ostentation. He knows sincerity is making private prayer like public prayer,"

  5. "of Friday prayer, know that Friday prayer shares the conditions of all prayers, but has six"

  6. "Then he would begin the prayer and perform two light units of prayer, then continue praying"

  7. "thousand prayers, a prayer in al-Masjid al-Aqsa is equivalent to a thousand prayers, and a"

  8. "equivalent to fifty thousand prayers, and a prayer in my mosque is fifty thousand prayers."

  9. "The Virtue of the Obligatory Prayers Allah Almighty has said, Indeed, Salah prayers have"

  10. "prostration in prayer, which is remote, as the command concerning prostration should"

  11. "My husband the commander of the faithful was killed at the dawn prayer and my father was killed at the dawn prayer"

  12. "although the original virtue of the prayer is achieved by praying between the two ends of the disliked times,"

  13. "Other ghusls are recommended, such as those for Eid prayers, the Friday prayer, Ihram, pilgrimage state,"

  14. "before completing the prayer, this can invalidate the prayer and nullify the act. If the inclination"

  15. "Beyond his city is the holy land, where prayers are equivalent to five hundred prayers elsewhere,"

  16. "After another three hours, the Duhr prayer is due, followed by the Azr prayer, and then Maghrib."

  17. "burying the dead, as well as the call to prayer and tarawih prayer, even though hiring for these"

  18. "for prayer, and not mandated for its own sake, so it has no ruling outside prayer. But enjoining"

  19. "There is debate over receiving wages for leading Tarawih prayer, the call to prayer, teaching,"

  20. "is a hidden form of ostentation, for he improves private prayer to enhance public prayer, with"

  21. "said that a prayer following the use of Siwak is superior to seventy-five prayers without it."

  22. "narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Prayer to prayer is expiation,"

  23. "the prayer, for you shall remain united as long as you are doing it together, the prayer, the"

  24. "When it was said, O commander of the believers, prayer, prayer, he would respond, Are we not"

  25. "wearing patched clothing, praying on a prayer mat, and wearing blue garments as if emulating"

  26. "of Eden, just as He elevated His mention above prayer when He said, Indeed, prayer prohibits"

  27. "Second, waiting for the prayer after the prayer means that during the entire waiting period,"

  28. "after obligatory prayers from the Dhuhr prayer on the day of Sacrifice until after the Fajr"

From the Pen of

Ibn Battuta

8 passages
  1. "prayer niches, for all five daily prayers. However, during Maghrib prayer, each imam"

  2. "They are diligent in prayers, attending congregational prayers, and disciplining their children for neglect."

  3. "They spent the Friday night in prayer, remembrance, and supplication, then performed the Fajr prayer,"

  4. "After these, there are five more imams responsible for making up missed prayers. So prayers continue"

  5. "accompanying him. Scholars and nobles sat with him until the afternoon prayer. After the prayer,"

  6. "A scholar might gift a Koran or book, a poor person a prayer mat, prayer beads, or a toothpick."

  7. "Do you know what I do? My prayer is not your prayer. All his stories are indeed extraordinary."

  8. "for ablution and prayer at the call to prayer. Within the city lies the tomb of the virtuous"

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