the Asr prayer
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1 It is a means to be protected against the Hellfire
‘Umara bin Ruwaiba ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported
that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying: “No one will enter hell who has prayed before the rising of the sun and before its setting," meaning the dawn and the afternoon prayer.
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2 To maintain the middle prayer
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):
{ Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient. }
Quran ( 2 : 238 )
‘Ali ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported
the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as saying at the battle of the Trench, "They have restrained us from the middle prayer, the afternoon prayer. May Allah fill their houses and their graves with fire!”
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3 To look at the face of my Lord on the day of resurrection
Narrated Jarir ( may Allah be pleased with him )
We were sitting with the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) and he looked at the moon on the night of the full-moon and said, "You people will see your Lord as you see this full moon, and you will have no trouble in seeing Him, so if you can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (`Asr) you must do so."
[ Al-Bukhari ]
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4 To keep my righteous deeds fruitful
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih said:
I was with Buraida, may Allah be pleased with him, on a cloudy day and he said, "Offer the `Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said, 'Whoever leaves the `Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds annulled."
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5 To protect my family and properties
Ibn ‘Umar ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported
that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying, “If anyone misses the afternoon prayer, it is as though he had been cut off from his family and his property.”
( Bukhari and Muslim )
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6 To receive double rewards because it was enjoined on those before us but they wasted it
It was narrated that Abu Basrah Al-Ghifari ( may Allah be pleased with him ) said:
"The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) led us in praying 'Asr in Al-Mukhammas. He said: 'This prayer was enjoined upon those who came before you, but they neglected it. Whoever prays it regularly will have a two-fold reward, and there is no prayer after it until the Shahid appears." And the Shahid is "the star."
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7 To obtain the testimony of the Angels
Abu Huraira ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) said: The Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn and afternoon prayers. Those (of the angels) who spend the night among you, then, ascend, and their Lord asks them, though He is the best informed about them: How did you leave My servants? -they say: We left them while they were praying and we came to them while they were praying.
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8 To enter the Paradise because of praying during the two cool times (at dawn and after nightfall)
Abu Musa ( may Allah be pleased with him ) reported
that the Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ) as saying: “He who observes the two cool times of prayer (at dawn and after nightfall) will enter paradise.”
( Bukhari and Muslim )
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