Conditions for Acceptance of Prayers
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ (ع):
قَالَ اللٌّهُ تَعَالـى إِنَّمَا أَقْبَلُ
الصَّلاَةَ لِمَنْ تَوَاضَعَ لِعَظَمَتِي وَ
يَكُفُّ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنْ أَجْلِي
وَ يَقْطَعُ نَهَارَهُ بِذِكْرِي وَ لاَ
يَتَعَاظَمُ عَلى خَلْقِي وَ يُطْعِمُ الْجَائِعَ
وَ يَكْسُو الْعَارِيَ وَ يَرْحَمُ الْمُصَابَ وَ
يُؤْوِي الْغَرِيبَ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said that
Allah, the Exalted has said: “I shall accept the
prayers of one who: exhibits humility before My
Greatness; restrains himself from his base and
carnal desires for My sake; passes his day in My
remembrance; does not seek to show his greatness
over My creation; feeds the hungry ones; clothes
the bare ones; acts with kindness and mercy to
those in misery and trouble; provides shelter to
those who are strangers (in his city) and away
from their homes.”
Wasa`ilush Shi`a,
Volume 15, Page 210
Prayers Accepted? In What Measure?
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّه
(ع) قَالَ: مَنْ أَحَبُّ أنْ يَعْلَمَ أَقُبِلَتْ
صَلاَتُهُ أَمْ لَمْ تُقْبَلُ فَلْيَنْظَرْ هَلْ
مَنَعَتْهُ صَلاَتُهُ عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَ
الْمُنْكَرِ فَبِقَدْرِ مَا مَنَعَتْهُ قُبِلَتْ
مِنهُ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One
who desires to know whether his prayers have
been accepted or not should observe if his
prayers have restrained him from evil and sinful
acts. (If yes,) then the measure in which they
have restrained him is the measure of his
prayers that have been accepted.”
Biharul Anwar,
Volume 82, Page 198
Prayers and the Wilayah of the Ahlul
Bayt
قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِزَينِ
الْعَابِدِينَ (ع): مَا سَبَبُ قَـبُولِهَا؟ قَالَ
(ع): وَلاَيَتُنَا وَ الْبَرَاءَةُ مِنْ
أَعْدَائِنَا.
Once a person asked Imam Zainul `Abidin (peace
be upon him): “What is the criterion for the
acceptance of prayers?” The Imam (peace be upon
him) replied: “Acknowledging our Wilayah and
dissociating oneself from our enemies.”
Biharul Anwar,
Volume 84, Page 245
Obligatory and Recommended Prayers
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع)
قَالَ: إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيُرْفَعُ لَهُ مِنْ
صَلاَتِهِ نِصْفُهَا أَوْ ثُـلُـثُهَا أَوْ
رُبُعُهَا أَوْ خُمُسُهَا فَمَا يُرْفَعُ لَهُ
إِلاَّ مَا أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ بِقَلْبِهِ وَ
إِنَّمَا أَمَرْنَا بِالنَّافِلَةِ لِيَتِمَّ
لَهُمْ بِهَا مَا نَقَصُوا مِنَ الْفَرِيضَةِ.
Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) has said: “The
prayer that is offered by a person, sometimes
half of it ascends upwards, while at other times
it is only one-third, or one-fourth or one-fifth
that ascends. Only that portion of the prayer
which the person has offered with concentration
and mindfulness of the heart is made to ascend.
(And so) the people have been ordered to offer
the recommended prayers so that they can make up
for what has been left incomplete of their
obligatory prayers.”
Al-Haqa’iq, Page
219
Prayers with Adhan & Iqamah
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ
اللٌّهِ (ع): مَنْ صَلَّى بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ
صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَ
مَنْ صَلَّى بِإِقَامَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ صَلَّى
خَلْفَهُ صَفٌّ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ.
قُلْتُ لَهُ: وَ كَمْ مِقْدَارُ كُلِّ صَفٍّ.
فَقَالَ (ع): أَََقَلُّهُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ
إِلــى الْمَغْرِبِ وَ أَكْثَرُهُ مَا بَيْنَ
السَّمَاءِ وَ الأَرْضِ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One
who offers his prayers along with Adhan and
Iqamah, two rows of angels pray behind him,
while one who offers his prayers with only the
Iqamah and without the Adhan, one row of angels
pray behind him.” The Imam (peace be upon him)
was asked: “And how long is each row?” The Imam
(peace be upon him) replied: “At the very
minimum, its length is the distance between East
and West, while at the maximum, its length is
the distance between the earth and the heavens.”
Wasa’ilush Shi`a,
Volume 4, Page 620
Prayers and Supplications
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ
(ع) قَالَ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمُ
الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ فِي أَفْضَلِ السَّاعَاتِ
فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِي إِدْبَارِ
الصَّلَوَاتِ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said:
“Verily, Allah has made obligatory upon you the
five prayers at timings that are the best of
times, so it is important that you supplicate to
Him at the end of these prayers.”
Al-Khisal, Volume
1, Page 278
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