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Sunan an-Nasai 467 (Book 5, Hadith 20) #15075
The Importance of Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith emphasizes the importance of prayer and how voluntary prayers can help make up for any shortcomings in obligatory prayers.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "The first thing for which a person will be brought to account will be his Salah. If it is complete (all well and good), otherwise Allah will say: 'Look and see if My slave did any voluntary prayer'. If he is found to have done voluntary prayers, his obligatory prayers will be completed therewith".
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ الأَزْرَقِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَوَّلُ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ صَلاَتُهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَكْمَلَهَا وَإِلاَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ انْظُرُوا لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ فَإِنْ وُجِدَ لَهُ تَطَوُّعٌ قَالَ أَكْمِلُوا بِهِ الْفَرِيضَةَ

TOPICS
prayers  *  salah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to fulfill your obligations towards God through prayer; Do extra voluntary prayers as an act of worship; Make up for mistakes/shortcomings with additional acts or worship such as voluntary prayer.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of prayer in Islam. It is narrated by Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said that when a person is brought to account, their salah will be the first thing they are judged on. If it is complete, then all is well and good, but if not, Allah will look to see if they have done any voluntary prayers as a way to make up for any shortcomings in their obligatory prayers. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to fulfill our obligations and duties towards Allah through prayer and also encourages us to do extra voluntary prayers as an act of worship. Additionally, it shows us how merciful Allah is by giving us an opportunity to make up for our mistakes through additional acts of worship such as voluntary prayer.

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