the middle prayer
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1 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!”
