The Importance of Fajr Prayer
It is easy to understand how the idea of
Muslims praying five mandatory prayers a day is misunderstood to mean
that they pray only those five observances and no more. The key word
here is mandatory.
Muslims should know the great status of
fajr in the sight of Allah. Allah (SWT) says (interpretation of the
meaning) “Establish regular prayers at the sun’s decline till the
darkness of the night, and the recital of the Qur’an in the fajr prayer,
for the recital of the fajr is witnessed” (Al-Israa 17:78)
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In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said:
“Whoever prays the fajr prayer in congregation, it is as if he (or she)
had prayed the whole night long.” [Muslim & Tirmidhi]. Now, to show
the seriousness of missing this prayer, we present the Hades of the
Prophet (PBUH) “The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are ishaa
and fajr, but if they only knew what they contain, they would come even
if they had to crawl.” [Ahmad]
The Fajr (dawn) prayer is amongst the
most important acts of worship, being one of the five obligatory
prayers. Unfortunately many of us have become so used to missing it at
its prescribed time – which ends at sunrise – that we have forgotten its
position in our religion, and barely feel anything is wrong when we
wake up in the morning for work or school without having performed the
fajr prayer. On the other hand, if one of us was to miss a job interview
or a flight, we all know how disappointed he or she would feel.
Do not let Satan benefit from his
actions. Do not put off a good that you intended to do as you never know
how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter
while trying to achieve that good.
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