اِنَّ الصَّلٰوةَ تَنْهٰى عَنِ الْفَحْشَآءِ وَ الْمُنْكَرِؕ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Indeed the prayer stops from indecency           and evil. (Part 21, Surah Al-‘Ankaboot, Ayah 45)

Dear Islamic brothers! Here is a fact that despite offering Salah, we don’t refrain from impermissible and forbidden acts; despite offering Salah, we keep disobeying our parents; despite offering Salah, we remain overcome by ‘Bay-Perdagi’ (women without veils) and immoral activities; despite offering Salah, we watch movies and dramas; despite offering Salah, we play and listen to music and songs; despite offering Salah, we remain engaged in evil acts such as swearing, backbiting, tale-telling, foul language, hurting others, violating others’ rights, interest and bribe etc. How surprising it is that despite offering Salah, we don’t have beard which is the sign of devotion to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Grow [your] beard and trim [your] moustaches and act against fire-worshippers.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 125, Raqm 600)

Despite the above-mentioned blessed saying of the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, we shave this sign of devotion to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ruthlessly and pour out in stinky drains even though shaving and shortening the beard less than a fist-length is Haraam. Then why we do it?

Dear Islamic brothers! May be we fail to comply with the apparent and hidden Sunnahs and Adaab (decorum) of Salah properly; it is for the reason we still remain deprived of the blessings of Salah. If we had performed Salah complying with all its Sunnahs and Adaab, we must have witnessed the blessings of Salah. Regrettably, a number of people do not even perform Salah and many out of those who perform, do not know the basic rulings of Salah and due to such mistakes, they waste their Salahs. Let’s listen to the mistakes committed during Salah: