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--- Begin Message ---Hadith - 1 Salaah is a pillar of Islam Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Umer (Radiallaho Anho) narrates that he heard the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) saying: “Islam is founded on five pillars: bearing witness that there is no god but Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala), and Mohammed (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) is His slave and Rasul; establishment of Salaah; paying of Zakah; performance of Hajj; and fasting in Ramadhan.” Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) has compared Islam to a tent resting on five supports. The Kalimah is the central support and the other four pillars of Islam are, so to say, the remaining four supports, one at each corner of the tent. Without the central support, the tent cannot possibly stand, and if any one of the corner support is missing, a collapse will take place in the defective corner. Now, let us judge for ourselves how far we have kept up the tent of Islam. Is there really any pillar that is being kept in its proper place? The five pillars of Islam described in this Hadith signify the most essential duties of a Muslim. Although a Muslim cannot do without any one of them. yet Salaah in Islam occupies a position next only to Iman. Abdullah Ibn Masood (Radiallaho Anho) says: “Once, I inquired of the Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam), which act (of man) was the dearest to Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala). Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) replied, ‘Salaah’. I then inquired which act came next ( in order of merit) and Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) replied ‘Kindness to parents’. I again asked what was next and he answered ‘Jihad’.” Mullah Ali Qari (Rehmatullah Alaihi) has quoted this Hadith in support of the belief that Salaah is the most important religious duty after Iman. This is confirmed by many Ahadith, especially the one in which the Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) is reported to have said The best of your deeds is Salaah which has been narrated by five different Sahabah." Riyad-us-Saliheen" "FAZA'IL-E-A'MAAL " Available Online http://www.muslimwebpage.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
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