When a person reaches puberty, it becomes obligatory for them to maintain the prayer
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Question:
I am a Muslim girl who is approaching the age of fourteen. Since I was young, I have prayed regularly and memorized the Noble Qur'an from time to time. However, I do not know how or why, as the days and years passed, I began to pray less and less until there came a day when I no longer prayed at all. My mother always advises me to submit to my Lord , and she also reminds me of the Day of Reckoning. Despite this, I am unable to force myself to pray.
As for fasting, I fast the entire month of Ramadan, and this never bothers me; in fact, I love fasting and I love my religion. But what can I do to incline myself toward prayer at its appointed times? What will befall me on the Day of Resurrection if I do not submit to my Lord, considering that more than a year and a half has passed since the "necessary time"?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to repent to Allah for what has passed, if you have reached puberty, and to maintain the prayer at its appointed times. You should also accept your mother's advice regarding the good she commands you to do, while paying attention to reciting the Noble Qur'an and reflecting on its meanings, and memorizing whatever is easy for you. You should ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) at all times, especially at the end of the prayer, during prostration, and in the middle and end of the night, to rectify your heart and your deeds, to keep you firm upon His true religion, and to help you maintain the prayer and other things that Allah has made obligatory upon you. You should ask Him to expand your chest for this. I remind you of His saying in Surat al-Tawbah: [al-Tawbah: 71], and His saying in Surat al-Ahzab: [Al-Ahzab 33:33] the verse [al-Ahzab: 33]. And His saying in Surat al-Baqarah: [al-Baqarah: 238].
And I ask Allah to rectify your heart and your deeds, to expand your chest for the truth, and to grant you steadfastness.
I am a Muslim girl who is approaching the age of fourteen. Since I was young, I have prayed regularly and memorized the Noble Qur'an from time to time. However, I do not know how or why, as the days and years passed, I began to pray less and less until there came a day when I no longer prayed at all. My mother always advises me to submit to my Lord , and she also reminds me of the Day of Reckoning. Despite this, I am unable to force myself to pray.
As for fasting, I fast the entire month of Ramadan, and this never bothers me; in fact, I love fasting and I love my religion. But what can I do to incline myself toward prayer at its appointed times? What will befall me on the Day of Resurrection if I do not submit to my Lord, considering that more than a year and a half has passed since the "necessary time"?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to repent to Allah for what has passed, if you have reached puberty, and to maintain the prayer at its appointed times. You should also accept your mother's advice regarding the good she commands you to do, while paying attention to reciting the Noble Qur'an and reflecting on its meanings, and memorizing whatever is easy for you. You should ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) at all times, especially at the end of the prayer, during prostration, and in the middle and end of the night, to rectify your heart and your deeds, to keep you firm upon His true religion, and to help you maintain the prayer and other things that Allah has made obligatory upon you. You should ask Him to expand your chest for this. I remind you of His saying in Surat al-Tawbah:
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُولَئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌAnd abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُMaintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَAnd I ask Allah to rectify your heart and your deeds, to expand your chest for the truth, and to grant you steadfastness.
Source
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