The reason why prayer does not restrain some of the worshippers from obscenity and wrongdoing
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Question:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45] The question is: There are people whom the prayer does not restrain from sins and doing what is wrong. What is the reason?
Answer:
The reason, and Allah knows best, is that there is a deficiency in their prayer; it is lacking. If their prayer were complete in the prescribed manner, it would have restrained them from obscenity and wrongdoing. The fact that it does not restrain them is evidence that there is a flaw in the prayer, that it is lacking. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said, "And establish prayer," and establishing prayer means completing it and perfecting it. The intention is not merely that one prays; many people pray, but they do not establish the prayer because of what they leave out of its pillars and obligations, and the humility and presence of heart in it. So the prayer is affected by flaws, and there is a deficiency in it due to the deficiency that occurs in it, just as there is a deficiency in the prayer due to the deficiency that occurs in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِAnswer:
The reason, and Allah knows best, is that there is a deficiency in their prayer; it is lacking. If their prayer were complete in the prescribed manner, it would have restrained them from obscenity and wrongdoing. The fact that it does not restrain them is evidence that there is a flaw in the prayer, that it is lacking. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said, "And establish prayer," and establishing prayer means completing it and perfecting it. The intention is not merely that one prays; many people pray, but they do not establish the prayer because of what they leave out of its pillars and obligations, and the humility and presence of heart in it. So the prayer is affected by flaws, and there is a deficiency in it due to the deficiency that occurs in it, just as there is a deficiency in the prayer due to the deficiency that occurs in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (32:22)
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