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[Shakir 70:33-4] And those who are upright in their testimonies; and those who keep a guard on their prayer, The term used here is 'Shahadaat' (Plural). There is no Shahadatain (Dual) here. Is this the reason why Allah (s.w.t.) has lamented on the people who do pray Namaaz? [Shakir 107:4-5] So woe to the praying ones, who are unmindful of their prayers, Should not woe be on those who do not pray Namaaz? What kind of Namaaz are these people praying that there should be woe unto them?

The point to ponder over is that, since the hypocrites are on two testimonies and the believers are on at least three, we now have to look at our own Namaaz to see which Namaaz we are reciting, the woeful one of the hypocrites or the honourable one of the believers? On top of the woe on the praying ones we have this Hadeeth where curses are being sent on them.

ILLUL AL SHARAIE - VOL 2 P602 It is related from the above chain of narrators that the Holy Imam Ali (a.s.) said: 'Surely Allah (s.w.t.), at the time of every Prayer that this creation (these people) prays, sends curses on them'. So I asked: 'May I be your sacrifice, How comes?' He (a.s.) said: 'They fought against our right and falsified us.' The worth of their Namaaz has been evaluated in this Hadeeth.

AL KAFI - VOL 8 - H 162 It is narrated from a number of narrators from Suhail Ibn Ziyad, from Ibn Fadhaal from Ibn Hannan, from the Holy Imam Ja'far Al Sadiq (a.s.) said: 'It makes no difference whether the Nasibi prays Namaaz or commits adultery.' Can you clearly see the value of the Namaaz which is prayed without the Wilayah of the Holy Ahl Ul Bayt (a.s.)? Let us see what the Holy Imam (a.s.) has said about this matter. AL KAFI - H 1115, CH.

108, H 38 Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from 'Isma'il ibn Mihran from al- Hassan al-Qummi from Idris ibn 'Abd Allah who has said the following: "Once I asked abu 'Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, about the interpretation of this verse of the Holy Quran, 'What has led you to Saqar' (a place in hell)?

They will reply, 'We did not pray.' (74:43) "The Imam said, 'Such people will be those who did not believe in 'A'immah (Leaders with Divine Authority) about whom Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has said, "The foremost ones will be the nearest ones to Allah." (56:11) Have you not noticed that people call the one second to the lead in horseracing 'Al-Musalli' (also means the praying)? This is what is meant therein.