Sayyidatuna Rabi’ah Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْھا asked him: ‘O brother! How was the night?’ He said: ‘It was good. I stood in the court of Allah Almighty with humility and he reformed my mischief. He accepted my excuse. He forgave my sins and made me reach what I desired for.’

Then that person left with the signs of anxiousness on his face. Sayyidatuna Rabi’ah Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْھا raised her hands towards the sky and humbly said: ‘O Gracious Lord! This person stood in Your court once and You accepted him. Whereas, I have been standing in Your court for a long time.

Have You accepted me too?’ Suddenly, she رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْھا heard the following from the ears of heart: ‘O Rabi’ah! We accepted him because of you and it was because of you that We blessed him with Our closeness.’ (Al Rauz-ul-Faaiq, pp. 159; summarised)

صَـلُّوا عَلَى الْـحَـبِيْب                     صَـلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلٰى مُـحَـمَّد

O devotees of Awliya! You have heard that how beautiful the worship Salah is that one thief comes with the intention of robbery and stands for Salah upon the instructions of a pious servant of Allah Almighty, Sayyidatuna Rabi’ah Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْھا. He was lost in the sweetness of Salah so much that he remained engaged in offering Salah the whole night and came on the right path in the morning by repenting from his sins.

Unfortunately! There are a number of such people as well in our society who despite offering Salah cannot refrain from ‘Haraam and impermissible acts. Why is it so?   

Dear Islamic sisters! It is possible that we don’t take care of the apparent and Baatini [inner] Sunnahs and manners of Salah properly which has kept us deprived of the blessings of Salah up to now. If we performed Wudhu properly and offered Salah with humility and self-mortification while abiding by all the apparent and Baatini Sunnahs and etiquette, then blessings of Salah would have been apparent upon us as well. Alas! A great number of Muslims do not offer Salah at all. Moreover, those who do offer, a lot of them do not know the basic rulings of Salah. Due to it, they make mistakes in their Salah which invalidates their Salah.