Ahadith

Uthman ibn Affan relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: He who says the evening Prayer in congregation is as if he had spent half the night in voluntary Prayer, and he who says the dawn Prayer in congregation is as if he had spent the whole night in voluntary Prayer (Muslim). Tirmidhi’s version is: He who says the evening Prayer in congregation is as if he had spent half the night in voluntary Prayer, and he who says the evening and dawn Prayers in congregation is as if he had spent the whole night in voluntary Prayer.

This Aadith is the same as No. 1037.

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The hypocrites find no Prayer so burdensome as the dawn and evening Prayers and yet if they knew of their beneficence they would come to them even if they had to crawl on all fours (Bokhari and Muslim).

This hadith is the same as No. 314.

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Islam is based on five articles: Bearing witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah" and that Myhammad is the Messenger of Allah, observing Prayer, paying the Zakat, Pilgrimage to the House of Allah and observing the Fast of Ramadhan (Bokhari and Muslim).

This hadith is the same as No. 393.

This hadith is the same as No. 210.

Jabir relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Giving up Prayer is tantamount to disbelief and paganism (Muslim).

Buraidah relates that the Holy Prophet said: That which distinguishes us from the disbelievers and hypocrites is our commitment to Prayer. He who gives it up falls into disbelief (Tirmidhi).

Shaqiq ibn Abdullah relates that the companions of the Holy Prophet did not consider neglect of any obligation as mounting to disbelief except neglect of Prayer (Tirmidhi). :