The Chapter on Obligatory Prayers

Hadith.600 – Zurarah ibn A'yan said: I asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) to inform me of what Allah (swt), the Exalted, has made obligatory regarding prayers." Imam (as) replied: "Five prayers in the night and…

Hadith.601 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding the words of Allah (swt),: "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a timed decree" (Surah An-Nisa 4:103). Imam (as) said: "It means obligatory…

Hadith.602 - Imam (as) said: "When the Messenger of Allah (sw), was taken on the Night Journey (Miraj), his Lord (azj) commanded him with fifty prayers. As he passed by each of the prophets, none of them asked him…

"I asked my father, the Master of the Worshippers (Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as)), saying, 'O’ my father, inform me about our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (sw), when he was taken up to the heavens and his Lord…

Hadith.604 The Prophet, said: "Whoever believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day should not sleep except in a state of Witr (having performed the Witr prayer)”.

"What Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, initially made obligatory upon His servants were ten rak'ahs (units of prayer), in which there is recitation and no room for doubt (meaning no room for forgetfulness or error).…

Hadith.606 – Zurarah and Al-Fudail said: "We asked Abu Ja'far (Imam al-Baqir (as)) about the statement of Allah (swt), the Mighty Majestic: 'Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a timed decree' (Surah…

"Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good things over the remembrance of my Lord (azj) until it (the sun) disappeared behind the veil." [He said], "Return them to me," and he began to pass his hand over their legs…

Hadith.608 - It is reported: "Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, returned the sun for Yusha' ibn Nun (Joshua), the successor of Musa (as), so that he could perform the prayer that he had missed within its proper time."

Hadith.609 - The Prophet, said: "In this Ummah, there will be everything that occurred in the Children of Israel, step by step and inch by inch”.

'O’ Allah (swt), Ali was engaged in obedience to You and Your Messenger, so return the sun for him.' Asma said: 'By Allah (swt), I saw the sun set, then it rose again after it had set, and no mountain or land remained…

'O’ people, this is a cursed land that has been punished three times in the past' (in another version, 'twice, and it is expecting a third punishment'). 'It is one of the overturned lands, and it was the first land where…

Hadith.612 - Sulayman ibn Khalid said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "May I be your ransom! Inform me about the obligations that Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has imposed upon the servants." Imam (as)…

truthful one stands on the brink of salvation and honor, while the liar stands on the brink of disgrace and ruin. Say good words so that you are recognized by them, and act upon them so that you may be among the people…

I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "If you perform the five daily prayers, you will not be questioned about any other prayer, and if you observe the fast of the month of Ramadan, you will not be…

I entered upon Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) with the intention of asking him about prayer. Imam (as) began speaking before I could ask and said: 'If you meet Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, with the five…

'Why do you not call a fornicator (Zani) a disbeliever, but you do call someone who abandons prayer a disbeliever? What is the reasoning behind this?' Imam (as) said: 'The fornicator and others like him commit such acts…

Hadith.617 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever takes their prayer lightly is not of me; by Allah (swt), they will not come to my Hawdh (on the Day of Judgment). By Allah (swt), whoever drinks intoxicants is not…

Hadith.618 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Indeed, our intercession will not reach one who takes prayer lightly."

Hadith.619 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever is overly cautious about his clothing during prayer (focusing excessively on keeping it clean or arranged), is not truly clothing himself for Allah (swt)”.

"Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, made prayer obligatory, and the Messenger of Allah (sw) established it in ten forms: the prayer during travel, the prayer while residing, the prayer of fear in three forms, the…

Hadith.621 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Prostration (Sujood) on the earth is an obligation, and on anything other than the earth is a recommended practice (sunnah)”.