miss one or few Salahs, they miss Salah deliberately for weeks and for months. Making an individual effort if an Islamic brother persuades them to offer Salah, they respond: Now اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ I will start offering Salah from the next Friday or I will start offering Salah regularly from the month of Ramadan.’

Thus they acknowledge this thing openly without any shame or hesitation   مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ that they will continue to commit the grave sin of missing Salahs until Friday or the month of Ramadan. Undoubtedly, all these things are the curse of having no fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and no enthusiasm for worship; otherwise one who is overpowered by the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and has strong desire for worship, offers Salah regularly at all costs and refrains from the disobedience to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Despite being severely ill, elderly and very weak physically, our pious predecessors and blessed saints of Islam would not be heedless of Salah, but rather they would offer Salah regularly with Jama’at unless they had any Shar’i compulsion.

Offered Salah despite being ill

Sayyiduna Sufyan Sawri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said:  The neighbour of Sayyiduna Talhah Bin Masraf رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه told us about him that he was ill. We went to inquire after his health so Sayyiduna Zubayd رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said to him: ‘Please get up! Offer Salah; I know that you love Salah.’ Listening to this, he stood up for Salah. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 5, pp. 21, Raqm. 6171)

Unique regularity of Salah with Jama’at

Sayyiduna Ibraheem Bin ‘Ar’arah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: When Sayyiduna Yahya Bin Qattaan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه talked about Sayyiduna Imam A’mash رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, he would say: He was a great worshipper and would offer Salah with Jama’at in the first row regularly. He also added: Sayyiduna Imam A’mash رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was the sign of Islam (i.e. extremely elderly). He would reach the first row by supporting himself against the wall. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 5, pp. 58, Raqm 6310)