اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, they have special importance and excellence in Islam. But alas! Now a beautiful Sunnah of Salam is also dying out and unfortunately Masajid are also getting empty of Salah-offering people. However, in blessed Ahadees, good news has been stated for offering Salah and saying Salam to the Muslims. For persuasion, let’s listen to 2 blessed Ahadees about the excellence of Salaam and Salah:

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘اَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ تَسْلَمُوْا’ i.e. Spread Salam, you will attain peace and safety. (Ibn Habbaan, vol. 1, pp. 357, Hadees 497)

Regarding Salah, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated: I have made 5 Salah mandatory for your Ummah and about them I have promised to Myself that the person who will offer them regularly at their [appointed] time, I will make him enter Paradise and the person who will not offer them regularly, I have no promise for him. (Abu Dawood, vol. 1, pp. 188, Hadees 430) Therefore, we all should propagate the Sunnah of Salam and offer five-time Salah regularly with Jama’at for attaining peace and safety, and Paradise. Let’s make intention that we will not miss our Salah; we will try to offer all five Salahs with Jama’at and first Takbeer, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Having offered Salah, Ashab-e-Kahf said to [one of their companions] Yamleekha: ‘Go to the market and bring some food. Also, find out secretly what king Daqiyanoos intends to do with us?’ So, Yamleekha went to the market. While entering the city, he was astonished to see the signs of Islam and different type of people over there. He couldn’t understand the matter. Till yesterday, no one could openly state about his Islamic faith whereas today, Islamic signs are clearly visible. After some time, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ went to a bakery to purchase food and gave the baker a coin used in the times of Daqiyanoos. This coin had been replaced centuries ago and there was no one alive who could recognize it. The shopkeepers assumed that perhaps these people have discovered some old treasure. Therefore, the shopkeepers handed him over to the ruler. The ruler was a pious person. He asked him