1139 - صَلاةُ الجَماعَةِ

1139. THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

3646.لقمانُ عليه السلام - لابنِهِ وهُو يَعِظُهُ - : صَلِّ في جَماعَةٍ ولو عَلَى رَأسِ زُجٍّ !¹

3646. Luqman (AS) said to his son, exhorting him, ‘Pray in congregation, even if you have to stand on an arrowhead [to do so].’²

3647.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في اُناسٍ أبطَؤوا عن الصَّلاةِ في المَسجِدِ - : لَيُوشِكُ قَومٌ يَدَعُونَ الصَّلاةَ في المَسجِدِ أن نَأمُرَ بحَطَبٍ فَيُوضَعَ على‏ أبوابِهِم ، فَتُوقَدَ علَيهِم نارٌ فَتُحرَقَ علَيهِم بُيوتُهُم .³

3647. The Prophet (SAWA) said regarding a group of people who used to delay from praying [in congregation] in the mosque [praying instead in their own houses], ‘A people who neglect to pray in the mosque almost become deserving of having firewood piled at their doors and set alight so that their houses burn down on them.’⁴

3648.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صَلَّى الخَمسَ في جَماعَةٍ فَظُنُّوا بهِ خَيراً .⁵

3648.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who prays all five prayers in congregation, you must only believe to be good [keep good opinion about him].’⁶

1138 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِخفافِ بِالصَّلاةِ

1138. Caution Against Taking THE PRAYER LIGHTLY

3644.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا تَتَهاوَنْ بصلاتِكَ؛ فإنّ النبيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله قالَ عندَ مَوتِهِ : لَيسَ مِنّي مَنِ استَخَفَّ بِصلاتِهِ .¹

3644.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Do not neglect your prayer, for verily the Prophet (SAWA) said while he was on his death bed, ‘The one who takes his prayer lightly is not of me.’²

3645.مستدرك الوسائل عن أبي بصيرٍ : دَخَلتُ على‏ حُمَيدَةَ اُعَزِّيها بأبي عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام فَبَكَت ثمّ قالَت : يا أبا محمّدٍ ، لو شَهِدتَهُ حينَ حَضَرَهُ الموتُ وقد قَبَضَ إحدى‏ عَينَيهِ ثُمّ قالَ : اُدعُوا لي قَرابَتي ومَن يَطُفَ‏³ بي، فلمّا اجتَمَعُوا حَولَهُ قالَ : إنَّ شَفاعَتَنا لَن تَنالَ مُستَخِفّاً بِالصَّلاةِ .⁴

3645. Abu Basir narrated, ‘I went to Humayda, to condole her for the death of Abu Abdillah (AS) [i.e. Imam al- Sadiq], so she cried and said, ‘O Abu Muhammad, if you saw him as death came upon him, he placed his hand over one eye and said, ‘Call my relatives and my friends to come to me.’ When everyone had gathered around him, he said, ‘Verily our intercession will not avail one who takes his prayer lightly.’⁵