The reason for singling out the prayer as the first thing for which the servant is held accountable
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The questioner:
It is reported, Shaykh, that the first thing a person will be held accountable for is the prayer. Why was the prayer singled out? He says:
The Shaykh:
The servant will be held accountable for his deeds. Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
The prayer, he says, why was the prayer singled out among the rest?
The Shaykh:
The pillar of Islam. Whoever guards it is, all the more so, guarding the rest. And whoever neglects it is even more neglectful of the rest. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45]. Yes.
It is reported, Shaykh, that the first thing a person will be held accountable for is the prayer. Why was the prayer singled out? He says:
The Shaykh:
The servant will be held accountable for his deeds. Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
The prayer, he says, why was the prayer singled out among the rest?
The Shaykh:
The pillar of Islam. Whoever guards it is, all the more so, guarding the rest. And whoever neglects it is even more neglectful of the rest. Allah the Exalted said:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater.
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (183) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:52)
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