Foreword

There is a covenant of salat (prayers) between me and the people. Therefore, if a man gives up salat, he is guilty of kufr (infidelity). HADITH OF AHMAD, AT-TIRMIDHI, AN-NASA’I AND IBN MAJAH ON THE AUTHORITY OF BURAYDAH. 19 ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to his governors that the most important thing of all to him was prayer (salat). A man who prayed regularly safeguarded his faith. And a man who was found wanting in his prayers would be found wanting even more in other matters. MISHKAT AL-MASABIH