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Prayer Is the Pillar of the Religion
رَأْسُ الأَمْرِ الإِسْلاَمُ وَعَمُودُهُ الصَّلاَةُ وَذِرْوَةُ سَنَامِهِ الْجِهَادُ
Transliteration
Ra'sul-amri-l-Islām, wa 'amūduhuṣ-ṣalāh, wa dhirwatu sanāmihi-l-jihād
Translation
Mu'adh ibn Jabal (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The head of the matter is Islam; its pillar is the prayer; and its highest point is striving in the way of Allah.'
Practice This Today
Prayer is not one good deed among many — it is the pillar upon which everything stands. Guard your five prayers today as you would guard the foundation of your house.
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