Rays of the Sun
Imam and Prayers
He used to perform wudu facing Qibla
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Whenever Imam used to peform wudu, he would carry out all the actions
of wudu facing the Qibla. Even if the bathroom was not facing the
Qibla, every time after taking a palmful of water, he would close the
tap and put the water on his face or hand while facing the
Qibla.[^1]
Dr. Burujurdi
You are going towards the mercy of Allah
Imam greatly stressed the secrets of prayers. I particularly remember
that he paid great attention to Martyr Thani’s book ‘Aadab-e-Prayers’
(Manners of Prayers) and used to say: “It is better if we say (call it)
secrets of prayers.”
Imam paid attention to the (inner) meaning of praying from the
beginning of performing wudu, i.e. from the time when a person goes
towards water to perform wudu, until the end of prayers.
He used to say this tradition many times, which I think is from Misbah
Al-Sharee’e, that one of Imams has said: “When you go towards water to
perform wudu, you are really going towards the mercy of Allah.” Imam
used to emphasise this statement a lot.[^2]
Ayatullah Eezadi Najaf Abaadi
Prayers first
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Imam gave a lot of importance to prayers and emphasised it very much;
he always used to say: “Don’t be negligent in your prayers.” He used to
say to us: “When you say, first I will do this and then I will pray,
this is wrong, don’t say this. Give your prayers importance. Prayers
come first.” In short, he used to emphasise (the importance of) prayers
very much.[^3]
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Farida Mustafavi (Imam’s daughter)
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He prayed Salaat-ul-Layl despite breathing tubes
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During the days when Imam was in hospital, he was under treatment and
surgeries and breathing tubes were placed in his windpipe. When these
pipes are in the breathing passage, a person cannot speak.
However, despite the fact that tubes had been inserted into his
windpipe, Imam prayed that day’s Dhuhr and Asr in this very state,
and did not even leave his Salaat-ul-Layl.[^4]
Dr. Eeraj Fadhil
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[^1]: Bardashthayi az Seereye Imam Khomeini, Vol 3, Pg. 90
[^2]: Paa be Paaye Aaftaab, Vol 2, Pg. 290
[^3]: Paa be Paaye Aaftaab, Vol 1, Pg. 118
[^4]: Ruznameye Ithila’at, 28/3/68