The Ruling On The One Who Leaves Off The Prayer

About This Book:

Al-Hilali’s work: In The Ruling on the One Who Leaves Off the Prayer emphasizes the information on one of the main tenets of the Muslim faith which is Salah. This book discusses the terrible end and the Shariah verdict for missing the obligatory prayers and highlights the place of this act of worship in the life of a Muslim.

The Importance of Salah in Islam

After that, Shaykh al-Hilali sets the stage by defining Salah as one of the five main pillars of the Islam religion. It also calls prayer not only as a worship but an interaction betweeen a believer and Allah. The author emphasizes many a Quranic verse and a hadith revealing the pivotal role the prayer occupies in the life of a believer in terms of faith, spirituality, and association with Allah.

The Rulings on Abandoning Prayer

This book discusses in details the different opinions from the Islamic jurists as to how the absentee from the prayers should be treated. Shaykh al-Hilali compares the lazy people in Salah with those who deny Salah at all, looking at the Islamic legal right of both sides. This work uses Quranic ayats, Hadiths, and the rulings of scholars and jurists summarise the spiritual and legal consequences of leaving out this act of worship.