Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! How can a person steal in his Salah?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘He does not complete its Ruku’ and Sujood.’ Or he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘He does not straighten his back in Ruku’ and Sujood.’ (Musnad Ahmad, Musnad Abi Sa’eed Khudri, vol. 4, pp. 112, Hadees 11532)

A summary of what Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi     رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه states under this Hadees is as follows: The thief of Salah is the worst kind of thief because if a person steals some money and is punished, he receives some benefit also; but the thief of Salah will receive his punishment in full; he will not receive any benefit. The one who steals money violates the right of people, whereas the thief of Salah violates the right of Allah Almighty. The one who steals money receives his punishment in this world and gets protected from the punishment of the hereafter, but the matter is not the same for the thief of Salah. An owner can forgive the thief of wealth in some cases, but there is no way of forgiveness for the thief of Salah. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 78, summarised)

Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt that being negligent in Ruku’ and Sujood is considered thieving of Salah and offering Salah quickly in such a way that the Ruku’ and Sujood are not completed properly is not a matter of pride or boasting, rather, it is a cause for concern. Remember! Salah is a Fard from the Faraid prescribed by Allah Almighty. It is one of the most important acts of worship. The fortunate one who offers Salah should learn how to offer Salah properly. He should learn what the Faraid, Wajibat and Sunnahs of Salah are, which actions cause the Salah to be incomplete or invalidate it or require it to be repeated, how Salah is to be offered during Shari’ travel, and how the one who has many Salahs to make up for should offer his Salahs.

May Allah Almighty عَزَّوَجَلَّ continue to grant success to Dawat-e-Islami until the Day of Judgment. By virtue of this organisation, hundreds of thousands of those who did not offer Salah have begun to offer Salah regularly, and it has rectified the Salah of those who already offer Salah. If we also wish to correct our Salah, then we should do the ‘Faizan-e-Namaz course’. With the blessings of this course, we will learn many fundamental things pertaining to Salah. In order to attain worldly success, we spend many months completing various courses and spend thousands of pounds in the process.