Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 53
Condition III 53 There are numerous other verses in the Holy Qur’an about establishing Prayer. I will now present one h ad i th. Hadrat J a bir ra relates that he heard the Holy Prophet sa say that, ‘Neglecting to offer Prayer brings a man closer to apostasy and disbelief. ’ ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul- Ima n, B a bu Bay a ni t-la q- ismil-Kufri ‘Al a man Tarka s-S al a h ) The Holy Prophet sa has said, ‘The comfort of my eye is in the Prayer. ’ ( Sunan Al-Nasa’ i , Kit ab u ‘Ishratin-Nis a’ i, B a bu Hubbin- Nis a’ i) Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra narrates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘The first thing for which a person would be called to account is the Prayer. If he succeeds in this account, he would be successful and will attain salvation. If that account is deficient, he will be ruined and will be a loser. If there is a shortfall in the obligatory Prayers, Allah will make it up from his naw a fil. Similarly, all his other deeds will be accounted for. ’ ( Sunan-ut- Tirmadh i , Kit a b-u s - S al a ti, B a bu Inna Awwala m a Yu ha sabu bihil ‘Abdu… ) Then it is said in a h ad i th : Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra has related that he heard the Holy Prophet sa saying, ‘Tell me if one of you had a stream running at his door and he should take a bath in it five times every day, would any dirt be left upon him?’ He was answered, ‘No dirt would be left on him. ’ The Holy Prophet sa observed, ‘This is the case of the five Prayers. Allah wipes out all faults in conse- quence of them. ’ ( S a hih Al-Bukh ari , Kit a bu Maw a q i ti s - S al a ti, B a bu s - S al a til Khamsi Kaff a ratun Lil Kha t a’i)