Namaz has many material and spiritual benefits. A Muslim who makes an ablution five times daily must, as a result, be a clean person. Somebody who bows down, puts his forehead on the carpet and stands up five times daily has moved every part of his body, and therefore, he must be in good shape. A clean and active person may easily maintain his good health. If it is carefully observed, it will be seen that most of the people who continuously perform Namaz are quite healthy. If we look at the spiritual benefits of Namaz, we can see that a person who is performing his five daily prayers is bowing before Almighty Allah and thereby frequently recalling His holiness. A person, who believes in and fears Allah, if he has been committing sins, will come to better understand his wrong behaviour. Consequently, he won’t repeat his sins and certainly find a way to reform himself. Initially, this act of reformation may not be easy. But as he continues to pray, he will easily follow the rules of Almighty Allah and refrain from breaking His commandments. Thus, he will eventually walk the way of a mature and pure Muslim. Namaz is the best remedy for leading men to the right path. Namaz influences every Muslim to be a perfect person. Hence, any society formed by such men will, of course, be a happy one. Namaz is the basis of Islam.
Any Muslim who tastes the pleasure of performing Namaz will not be able to abandon it. Let’s resolve to make Namaz a permanent habit. Let’s part all our evils from us by the virtue of Namaz.
As a building without a foundation will never be strong, so it is that without Namaz Islam will certainly decay. To give up praying leads to forgetting Allah. Allah does not forgive people who forget Him. He says in the seventh verse of Surah Baqarah: “We sealed their hearts.” May Allah protect us all from that type of punishment. Some say that Namaz is a hindrance to good business and making profits. They say that to make an ablution for and to perform the early and the late afternoon prayers is particularly time consuming and difficult. This argument is useless. It only takes fifteen minutes out of this time to make an ablution and to perform the early afternoon prayer. In the afternoon, by maintaining the previous ablution, it will be possible to perform late afternoon prayer within five or ten minutes. Namaz is the key which opens the door to this world’s and the next world’s happiness. It is within the capability of everyone to get this key. Lastly, any Muslim who believes in Allah and who is not lazy will obtain this key. This is a matter of will and determination. Anyone who performs Namaz continuously proves with strong evidence his sincerity and conviction in his belief in Allah. To perform Namaz to make an impression or for show off is hypocrisy. This Namaz is not acceptable in eyes of Allah. Nowadays, it is common for those who make Namaz to be picked on, to be made fun of, and to be looked down upon. They are also referred to as retrogressive, reactionary, fundamentalist and backward minded. Therefore it is permissible to secretly perform your Namaz in order to avoid such evil behaviour. Any Muslim who tastes the pleasure of performing Namaz will not be able to abandon it. Let’s resolve to make Namaz a permanent habit. Let’s part all our evils from us by the virtue of Namaz.
