فَخَلَفَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ اَضَاعُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَ اتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوٰتِ فَسَوْفَ یَلْقَوْنَ غَیًّاۙ(۵۹)

So, after them in their place came those unworthy successors who missed Salah and pursued their lusts, so they will therefore soon encounter the jungle of Ghayy in Hell (a dreadful valley in the Hellfire).

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Surah Maryam, Verse 59)

A terrifying well of a frightening valley in Hell

Dear Islamic brothers! Ghayy has been mentioned in the above verse and this refers to a valley in Hell. In this regard, ‘Allamah Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: ‘Ghayy refers to the hottest and deepest valley in Hell; it contains a well which is known as Hub-Hub, and when the fire of Hell begins to subside, Allah Almighty opens up that well, due to which, it (i.e. the fire of Hell) begins to blaze again like before; (Allah Almighty states:)

كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنٰهُمْ سَعِیْرًا(۹۷)

Whenever it will be about to extinguish, We will intensify the flame.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Surah Bani Israa’eel, Verse 97)

This well is for those who miss Salah, the adulterers, alcoholics, those involved in usury and those who hurt their parents. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, p. 434, part 3)

Furthermore, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes under Surah Al-Maa’oon, Verse 5: ‘There are a few forms of being heedless of Salah; to not pray at all, to not pray with frequency, to not pray at the right time, to not offer Salah in the correct manner, to not offer it with passion, to not offer it with full presence and to pray with laziness or carelessness.’ (Noor-ul-‘Irfan, p. 958, selected)

The blessings of Salah

O devotees of the Prophet! We are hearing about the signs of the Day of Judgement. We heard that missing Salah is also a sign of the Day of