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ALLAH HAS CAUTIONED ⚠️THOSE THAT ARE NEGLIGENCE OF SALAH

Shaykh Ibn Fawzaan (Hafizahullah):

Allah (SWT) has cautioned those that are negligent of their Salaat with severe punishment. Allah says:

"So, woe unto those performers of Salaat (hypocrites), those that delay their

Salaat from its fixed times."

Allah referred to them as Musalleen (performers of Salaat); because they have performed the Salaat in what appears to us, but then they are in their Salaat "Saahoon" (negligent).

Negligent in establishing the salat with the fear of Allah.

Negligent of establishing the salat at its appointed time.

Negligent of consciousness & bringing their heart attendant to the salat.

Thus, (the salat is incomplete) and Allah promised to punish such type of people with severe punishment, although they have perform salaat.,

But they failed to establish the Salaat as it is required of them. If this serious warning is made to those that actually do perform Salaat but are doing it in a manner Allah doesn't approve, what more of those that do not perform Salaat at all?

Thus, if you'd perform Salaat with absent mindedness & lack of concentration, it is a similitude of a body that has no soul, because the soul of Salaat is consciousness & fear of Allah, with making your mind attendant during the act of Salaat. The same way we are made up of

two main components; the soul & body, so is our Salaat made up of two components; the physical activity & that of the heart. In the same way that a body which has no soul is declared dead, so is a Salaat in which there is no consciousness and fear of Allah declared null & void.

Allah the most high says:

"Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salat (i.e. the best prayer - 'Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salat (prayers)]."

(Al-Baqarah, verse 238).