The virtue of the prayer being five in action and fifty in the scale

Question : But as many of us know, there were consultations between Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) until Allah lightened the burden for His servants by making it five in action and fifty in the scale. This is among the blessings of Allah: five in action and fifty in the scale. Fifty in the scale—is this in the category of a good deed being rewarded tenfold?

Answer : The answer is no. If it were in the category of a good deed being rewarded tenfold, there would be no difference between it and the other acts of worship, because all good acts of worship are rewarded tenfold. Rather, it is in the category where one action suffices for fifty actions. That is, the five prayers suffice for fifty, meaning one prayer suffices for ten. It is as if a person, for example, prays the midday prayer as if he had prayed it ten times. If he prays the afternoon prayer, it is as if he had prayed it ten times, and so on. This is the distinction: it is five in action and fifty in the scale.