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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Brief of Islamic Law Rules of Salat 380.Salat is the best among all acts of worship. If it is accepted by the Almighty Allah, other acts of worship are also accepet ed. And, if prayers are not accepted, other acts are also not accepted. Offering of prayers five times during day and night purifies us of sins in the same manner as bathing five times during day and night makes our body clean of all filth and one dirt.

It is befitting that one should offer prayers punctually. A person who considers prayers to be something ordinary and unimportant is just like one who does not offer prayers at all. The holy prophet has said that a person who does not attach any importance to prayers and considers it to be something insignificant deserves chastisement in the hereafter. Once, while the holy prophet was present in the Mosque (i.e.

Masjid-un-Nabi, a man entered and began offering prayer but did not perform the Ruku’ and Sajdah properly. The holy prophet said: If this man dies and his prayers continue to be this way, he will not depart on my religion. Hence, one should not offer one’s prayer hurriedly. While offering prayer one should remember Allah constantly and should offer the prayers humbly and with all solemity.

One should keep in mind the Greatness of Almighty Allah with whom one communes while offering prayers and should consider oneself to be very humble and insignificant before His Grandeur and Glory. And if a person keeps himself absorbed in these thoughts while perfoeming prayer he becomes unmindful and oblivious to himself, just as when an arrow was pulled out of the foot of the commander of the faithful, Imàm Ali (peace be on him) while he was offering prayer, but he did not become aware of it.

Furthermore, one who performs prayer should be repentant and should refrain from all sins and especially those which are an impediment in the way of acceptance of one’s prayer (e.g. jealousy, pride, backbiting, eating Halal (allowed) things, drinking intoxicating beverages, non-payment of khums and Zakat). In fact, he should refrain from all sins.

Similarly, he should avoid acts which diminish the reward for prayers like praying when one is drowsy or restless because of an urge to urinate, and while offering prayer he should not look up towards the sky.