Forty Ahadith on Salat
- The Special Rank of Prayers ===============================
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): أَوَّلُ مَا افْتَرَضَ اللٌّهُ عَلى أُمَّتِي الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَ أَوَّلُ مَا يُرفَعُ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِمْ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَ أَوَّلُ مَا يُسْأَلُونَ عَـنْهُ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “The
first thing that Allah made obligatory upon my Ummah was the five
prayers; and the first thing from their acts of worship that shall be
taken up will be the five prayers; and the first thing that they will be
questioned about will be the five prayers.”** **
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18859