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(Book 9, Hadith 94) #35474
The Power of Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of prayer and how it can bring great rewards to a person.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Amir ibn Sad ibn Abi Waqqas that his father said, "There were two brothers, one of whom died forty nights before the other. The merit of the first was being mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, 'Wasn't the other one a muslim?' They said, 'Of course, Messenger of Allah, and there was no harm in him'. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'What will make you realize what his prayer has brought him. The prayer is like a deep river of sweet water running by your door into which you plunge five times a day. How much of your dirtiness do you think that will leave? You do not realize what his prayer has brought him'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلاَنِ أَخَوَانِ فَهَلَكَ أَحَدُهُمَا قَبْلَ صَاحِبِهِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فَذُكِرَتْ فَضِيلَةُ الأَوَّلِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ يَكُنِ الآخَرُ مُسْلِمًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ وَمَا يُدْرِيكُمْ مَا بَلَغَتْ بِهِ صَلاَتُهُ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الصَّلاَةِ كَمَثَلِ نَهْرٍ غَمْرٍ عَذْبٍ بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَقْتَحِمُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فَمَا تَرَوْنَ ذَلِكَ يُبْقِي مِنْ دَرَنِهِ فَإِنَّكُمْ لاَ تَدْرُونَ مَا بَلَغَتْ بِهِ صَلاَتُهُ
TOPICS
prayer  *  rewards  *  merit

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray consistently 5 times per day

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the power of prayer and its ability to bring great rewards. It tells the story of two brothers, one who died forty nights before the other. When asked if both were Muslims, they confirmed that there was no harm in either brother. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ then said “What will make you realize what his prayer has brought him?” He went on to explain that praying five times a day is like taking a plunge into a river full of sweet water every day - it will leave you feeling clean and refreshed. This hadith emphasizes how powerful our prayers are and how much reward we can gain from them if we are consistent in our practice.

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