towards our society for a moment, then we will come to realise that there is a large number of people who are not only heedless of performing the Nawafil, but of the Faraaid and Wajibat also. Many people spend countless hours speaking of useless matters with their friends, similarly, they will arrive at marriage ceremonies two hours early. But alas! They do not even have ten minutes for Salah. Sadly, the state of some is that even if they do go to the Masjid, they arrive at the exact time of Jama’at, and on Fridays, they quickly perform their Wudu at the time of the Khutbah and enter the Masjid and join the Jama’at whilst the droplets of water fall from their body on to the floor of the Masjid even though it is not correct in Shari’ah for one to allow the droplets of Wudu water to drip onto the Masjid floor.

We should ponder! Have we forgotten the purpose of our lives and are we spending our lives in violating the rights of Allah Almighty day and night?

Remember! After rectifying one’s Iman and beliefs, the most important right from the rights of Allah Almighty is Salah. Hence, it is stated on pages 158–159 of volume 9 of Fatawa Razawiyyah: After Iman and rectifying one’s beliefs (i.e. acknowledging Iman and the correct beliefs), the most important and greatest right from the rights of Allah Almighty is (the performance of) Salah. (Islamic Behno ki Namaz, p. 81)

Neglecting Salah will result in one having to face terrifying punishments in the grave and on the plains of resurrection.

The punishment of one who does not offer Salah

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: On the Day of Judgment, the faces of those who neglected Salah will be the first to be disgraced, and verily, in Hell, there is a valley known as ‘Mulham’. It contains snakes, and every snake is the size of a camel and its length is a month’s journey. When it will bite the one who neglects Salah, its poison will continue to intensify for seventy years, and then his flesh will melt and separate from his bones. (Kitab-ul-Kaba’ir, p. 26)

O devotees of the Prophet! We ought to tremble with the fear of Allah Almighty, wake up from the sleep of heedlessness, and begin to offer our Salah punctually from today. Not only should we offer all five Salahs in the