One of the consequences of neglecting prayer is that Allah removes blessings and goodness from one's life and sustenance. Stay tuned with Saadnews for more on this topic.
Prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and great emphasis is placed on it. Those who neglect it are promised punishment. Prayer is essential and mandatory in religion, and neglecting it is considered a major sin. Its importance is such that the acceptance of all of a person's deeds is dependent on the acceptance of their prayer. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “The first thing a person’s deeds will be examined for on the Day of Judgment is their prayer. If it is accepted, other deeds will be looked at, and if it is not accepted, nothing will be considered.”
Importance of prayer In the Holy Quran, which contains guidance for a successful life, there are 1 verse about khums, 13 verses about fasting, 18 verses about Hajj, and 23 verses about Zakat. However, there are over 122 verses regarding prayer, emphasizing its significance, rulings, and important issues.
Lack of understanding of the philosophy, effects, and benefits of prayer
The desire to show off and hypocrisy
Negligence and carelessness (despite having good mental and physical health)
Corrupt environment and society
Laziness and indulgence
Feeling of backwardness or stagnation
Neglecting prayer, either by not performing it properly or by abandoning it altogether, not only has negative consequences in this worldly life but also certainly leads to severe consequences in the afterlife.
“They are in gardens asking about the criminals: ‘What has caused you to enter Hell?’ They will say: ‘We were not among those who prayed.’” (Quran 74:40-43) This verse refers to the people of Paradise asking about those who are suffering in Hell, and one of the reasons mentioned for their punishment is the neglect of prayer.
“Do not waste your prayers, for anyone who neglects their prayer will be resurrected with Qarun and Haman, and Allah has the right to send them to Hell with the hypocrites. Woe to the one who does not protect their prayer.”
Imam Sadiq (AS) said: "The major sins, according to the writings of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), are seven things: disbelief in God, killing a human, disobedience to parents, taking usury, eating the property of orphans unjustly, fleeing from Jihad, and apostasy after migration.” When asked whether eating a dirham from an orphan’s property is a bigger sin than abandoning prayer, the Imam replied, “Neglecting prayer is a greater sin.”
Imam Sadiq (AS) said: “Our intercession will not reach the one who mocks his prayer.”
“There is no share in Islam for one who abandons prayer.”
The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever deliberately neglects prayer without any valid reason has broken the covenant of Allah and His Messenger.”
"Whoever assists in the abandonment of prayer, whether by giving food or clothing, is as if they have killed seventy prophets, the first being Adam and the last being Muhammad."
The Prophet (PBUH) said: "Whoever deliberately abandons his prayer has disbelieved."
They will die in humiliation and disgrace.
They will die of hunger.
They will die of thirst, and no matter how much water from all the rivers of the world is given to them, their thirst will never be quenched.
