this], the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘His Salah will prevent him from evil things one day.’ So, he sought repentance very soon and he became a better person.

Salah prevents people from evils

Let’s listen to a parable in this regard: Once a man fell in love with a woman, remains restless all the time and he was badly afflicted by the pains of separation. After all, finding some courage, he wrote a letter expressing his love and longing for the meeting. That woman belonged to a very noble family, hence, she blushed (felt shy) after receiving letter from her self-made lover. As she was a married woman and was also aware of the rights of her husband that in case of disobedience to her husband, nothing will be left except the destruction of world and Hereafter. Therefore, after thinking something she handed over that letter to her husband. Her husband, besides being very pious, was also a wise man. He had implicit trust in his life partner. Both were enjoying a pleasant and happy married life. Luckily he was an Imam in a Masjid. So, in response to the letter, he got this reply sent with the reference of his wife that ‘offer Salah five times a day in congregation, consecutive (40) days behind the Imam of such and such Masjid then it will be decided’.

Being a lover, he had to comply with the demand; he accepted the condition and started offering Salah. Time kept passing by degrees; blessings of Salah kept revealing to him. His condition of heart was changed when 40 days were over. Hence, he sent this message that with the blessings of Salah the scales fell from my eyes. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid, I used to dream about committing forbidden acts but now it is a great favour of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that I am free from the shackles of your love and now it’s overwhelming love of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in my heart bestowing me divine favours. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, I have repented of your love and my evil intention and I beg your pardon.

When that pious woman informed her husband about it, pious person knew no limits of joy after listening about the reform of spoilt Islamic brother and he suddenly uttered, صَدَقَ اللہُ الْعَظِیْمُ  فِیْ قَوْ لِہٖ (i.e., Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated absolute truth):