single salah throughout the day. Night set in, and Satan started fleeing from him. Surprised, the person asked him as to why he was fleeing, so Satan replied,

 I only refused to perform prostration before Adam [عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام] once throughout my life and became accursed, and today, you have missed all five salahs. I am fearful of punishment befalling you and also getting caught up in it.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, we should also be punctual in offering salah and offer all five in congregation in the first row of the masjid with the first takbir. To instil fear of divine punishment and develop the habit of offering salah, let us listen to four warnings for not offering salah:

1.   Sayyidunā Abū Dardaˈ رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ has said: “My close friend صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم advised me, ‘Do not associate any partner with Allah even if you are cut into pieces and burnt. Do not deliberately miss the obligatory salah, because protection is lifted from the one who deliberately misses salah. And do not drink alcohol, because it is the root of every evil.’”^[2]

2.   The one who misses salah will meet Allah in a state that He will inflict His wrath upon him.^[3]

3.   The one who misses salah has lowered his family and wealth.^[4]

4.   The one who deliberately misses salah is not under the protection of Allah.^[5] 

Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه has said: