Foreword

One who says his prayers (Salat) with great propriety when he is in the presence of others, but does so without proper reverence when he is alone, is committing an act of contempt for his Lord. HADITH OF AL-MUNDHIRI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘ABDULLAH IBN MAS’UD. 14 When a person repents, God’s pleasure at this is even greater than that of one who dismounts from his camel, loses it in the desert and then finds it again all of a sudden. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM ON THE AUTHORITY OF ANAS IBN MALIK.