Acts of Worship

Prayer is to religion as the head to the body.

The ritual-prayer is the banner of faith.

The faces of those who pray much at night glow during the day.

Think of the ritual-prayer as a weighing scale-give full measure, receive full measure.

A man awaiting the ritual prayer is already at prayer.

To pray when the pre-dawn light has spread brings the greatest reward.

All that separates a man from unbelief is neglect of the ritual prayer.

To pray beautifully when people are present and to pray defectively in private is to scorn the lord with your prayer.

The ritual-prayer gains you nothing from God but greater distance if it does not restrain you from indecency and misdeeds.

Failure to pay the alms-levy on one's wealth guarantees its destruction.

Fortify your wealth by paying the alms-levy.

Fasting is one half of forbearance. There is levy on all things - the body's is fasting.

The supplication of a fasting person is never rebuffed.

Hajj is the jihad of the frail.

The Friday prayer is the hajj of the indigent.

A true word to a ruthless ruler is the greatest form of jihad.

Being a good wife is a woman's jihad.

Being a good wife is a woman's jihad