Forty Ahadith on Salat
- 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.
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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