The Great Rewards of Fajr & Isha even if we had to Crawl‏

[Hamza Asadullah]

The Great Rewards of Fajr & Isha even if we had to Crawl‏



Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "And if they only knew what was in the prayers of 'Isha' and Subh [Fajr], they would come to them even if they had to crawl." [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

`Uthman bin `Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saying, "One who performs `Isha' prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat for half of the night. And one who performs the Fajr prayer in congregation, is as if he has performed Salat the whole night.'' [Muslim]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "No Salat is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the Fajr (dawn) prayer and the `Isha' (night) prayer; and if they knew their merits, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.'' [Al-Bukhari & Muslim].

 

[Hamza Asadullah]

Crawling to the prayer


Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):

Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "If the people knew
what is the reward of making the call (for the prayer) and (of being in)
the first row (in the prayer), and if they found no other way to get this
privilege except by casting lots, they would certainly cast lots for it. If
they knew the reward of the noon prayer, they would race for it, and if
they knew the reward of the morning (i.e. Fajr) and Isha prayers, they
would present themselves for the prayer even if they had to crawl to reach
there.

Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 854