[القلب الحزين]

2. Prayer (Salah)


The prayer is the second most important pillar in Islam, and it is the first thing that a person will be held accountable for on the Day of Judgment.

If the person’s prayer is good, then that person will be successful. But if the person’s prayer is incorrect in some way, then that person will have achieved failure. There are five obligatory prayers that every sane adult Muslim has to observe every day. Allah tells us about these prayers in the Qur’an:

Guard strictly (five obligatory) the prayers especially the middle prayer (i.e. Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience.
Qur'an - Chapter 2, Verse 238
The five daily prayers are:

Fajr (early morning, before dawn)
Duhr (mid-day, just after noon)
‘Asr (mid afternoon)
Maghrib (just after sunset)
Isha (at night, after dark has fallen)

The prayer is the link between a person and Allah. It is an intimate relationship a person has with His Creator and it should be performed to the best of one’s ability.

One of the many things that Islam is known for is the brotherhood and sisterhood between Muslims. One of ways this feeling of belonging is achieved is through the prayer in congregation.