The Importance of Fajr Prayer

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It is easy to understand how the idea of Muslims praying five
mandatory prayers a day is misunderstood to mean that they pray only
those five observances and no more. The key word here is mandatory.

Muslims should know the great status of fajr in the sight of Allah.
Allah (SWT) says (interpretation of the meaning) “Establish regular
prayers at the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night, and the
recital of the Qur’an in the fajr prayer, for the recital of the fajr
is witnessed” (Al-Israa 17:78)

In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever prays the fajr prayer
in congregation, it is as if he (or she) had prayed the whole night
long.” [Muslim & Tirmidhi]. Now, to show the seriousness of missing
this prayer, we present the Hades of the Prophet (PBUH) “The most
burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are ishaa and fajr, but if they
only knew what they contain, they would come even if they had to
crawl.” [Ahmad]

The Fajr (dawn) prayer is amongst the most important acts of worship,
being one of the five obligatory prayers. Unfortunately many of us
have become so used to missing it at its prescribed time – which ends
at sunrise – that we have forgotten its position in our religion, and
barely feel anything is wrong when we wake up in the morning for work
or school without having performed the fajr prayer. On the other hand,
if one of us was to miss a job interview or a flight, we all know how
disappointed he or she would feel.

Do not let Satan benefit from his actions. Do not put off a good that
you intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive
from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.

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