The Meaning of Doubling the Good Deed in the Obligation of the Five Daily Prayers
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The questioner:
It is well known, Your Eminence the Shaykh, that a good deed is rewarded tenfold. In this noble hadith, it is stated that the obligatory prayers are five, yet they weigh as fifty on the scale. Does this mean, Your Eminence the Shaykh, that a good deed is rewarded tenfold, or is the matter different here?
The Shaykh:
Good deeds are rewarded with things equal to them. One is given the reward of fifty prayers. Yes, for one prayer, he is given fifty for each one. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh, in the narration.
The Shaykh:
Five, if he is given five times ten, yes.
It is well known, Your Eminence the Shaykh, that a good deed is rewarded tenfold. In this noble hadith, it is stated that the obligatory prayers are five, yet they weigh as fifty on the scale. Does this mean, Your Eminence the Shaykh, that a good deed is rewarded tenfold, or is the matter different here?
The Shaykh:
Good deeds are rewarded with things equal to them. One is given the reward of fifty prayers. Yes, for one prayer, he is given fifty for each one. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh, in the narration.
The Shaykh:
Five, if he is given five times ten, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب تحريم وطء الحائض في الفرج وما يباح منها — islamhouse.com (23:57)
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