Virtue of praying in the first row

Virtue of praying in the first row of Jamaat

Due to the importance of prayer and zakat, two acts of worship are mentioned more times in the Quran. In about 80 places what is said about prayer and in 32 places what is said about Zakat. The punishment for disputing these two deeds is very severe. It is described in one rewat:

من حافظ عليها كانت له نورا وبرهانا ونجاة يوم القيمه ومن لم يحافظ عليها لم يكن ه نور ولازم (أخرجه أحمد وابن حبان والطبراني كلام ولا نجاة وكان يوم القيمة مع

فرعون وهامان وأبي ابن خلفالدر المنثور للسيوطي)

That is, whoever is careful about prayer on the Day of Resurrection, there will be light for him in that prayer, and prayer at the time of reckoning will be a proof for him, and prayer will be a cause of salvation for him. On the other hand, whoever does not pay attention to prayer, there will be no light and evidence for him on the Day of Resurrection, and there will be no certificate of salvation for him, but he will be with Pharaoh, Haman and Ubayy Ibn Khalaf (other abominable disbelievers). Then one can understand how severe the punishment will be for those who break the prayer. May Allah protect us. This is the punishment for delaying the prayer.

On the other hand, there are many virtues of praying in the first row of the Jamaat. The best row in the prayer is the first row. It is stated in the Hadith Sharif that when Allah sends down His Mercy on the Jamaat, He starts from the first row, then to the Muqtadis on the right side. Then the stream of mercy started moving towards the second row.

The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, "If people knew the virtues of giving the call to prayer and standing in the first row of the congregation, they would have accepted this opportunity even if there was a lottery." And if they had known the reward of coming to the mosque for the Zuhr prayer in the hot sun, they would have been quick to do so. And if they had known the reward of coming to the mosque for Isha and Fajr, they would have attended the mosque even if they crawled.

May Allah grant us all tawfiq to pray 5 times in congregation, Ameen.

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