Allah, Mtukufu, anasema: {Lakini baada yao wakafuata kizazi kilichoacha Sala na kufuata matamanio, basi watakutana na upotevu, isipokuwa wale waliotubu na kuamini, na kutenda mema.} (Maryam: 59-60)

Allah, the Most High, says, {But after them there followed a posterity who missed Prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face destruction, except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness.} (Maryam: 59-60)

Akitoa maoni juu ya aya zilizotangulia (Ayat), Ibn 'Abbas alisema, "Kauli ya Allah, 'Wale waliopoteza Sala' haimaanishi kwamba hawakuisali kabisa, bali wameisali nje ya wakati wake uliowekwa." Sa'id Ibn Al-Mussaiyyib, Imamu wa Tabi'in (Allah awe radhi naye), alisema, "Ni yule anayeichelewesha Sala ya Adhuhuri (Sala ya mchana) hadi wakati wa Sala ya Alasiri (Sala ya jioni ya mapema), na vivyo hivyo Sala ya Maghrib (Sala ya machweo) hadi 'Isha' (Sala ya usiku), na 'Isha hadi Alfajiri (Sala ya asubuhi), na Alfajiri hadi jua linapochomoza." Mtu yeyote akifa akiendelea na tabia kama hizo bila kutubu kwa Allah, Allah anaahidi kumfanya akabiliane na Ghayy (maangamizi). Lakini Ghayy pia inaweza kuwa jina la bonde katika Jahanamu ambalo sehemu yake ya chini ni ya kina kirefu sana na lina ladha chungu sana.

Commenting on the above verses (Ayat), Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah's statement, "Who missed Prayers does not mean that they did not perform it at all but rather they did not perform it in its due time.” Sa'id Ibn AI-Mussaiyyib, Imam of the Tabi'een (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "It is he who postpones the Dhuhr (Early Afternoon Prayer) until the time of Asr Prayer (Late Afternoon Prayer) and so are Maghrib (Sunset Prayer) until' /sha' (Evening Prayer), /sha until Fajr (Dawn Prayer) and Fajr until the sun rises. If someone dies persisting in such habits and does not repent to Allah, Allah promises to make him face Ghayy (destruction). But Ghayy may also be the name of a valley in the Hell whose bottom is so deep and tastes so bitter.

Allah, Mtukufu, anasema: {Basi ole wao wanaosali, ambao wanazembea katika Sala yao.} (Al-Ma'un: 4-5)

Allah, the Most High, says, {So woe to the worshipers who are neglectful of their Prayer.} (Ma'un: 4-5)

Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas alisimulia, "Nilimuuliza Mtume ﷺ kuhusu maana ya 'waabudu ambao hawajali Swala zao.' Akasema, 'Ni kuchelewesha kuswali Swala katika wakati wake uliowekwa.'" Neno (Wayl) katika Aya hiyo linaweza kumaanisha adhabu kali, au linaweza kuwa jina la bonde lililomo Jahannamu. Hata kama milima yote ya dunia ingeletwa katika bonde hilo, ingeyeyuka kwa sababu ya joto kali. Huu ndio makao ya wale wasiokuwa makini katika Swala, isipokuwa wakitubia kwa Allah na kujutia yale waliyoyafanya.

Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas related, "I asked the Prophet (pbuh) about the meaning of "the worshipers who are neglectful of their Prayer.' He said, "It is the delaying of performing the Prayer in its definite time." The word (Wayl) in the Ayah may refer to severe torture or it may be the name of a valley in the Hell. Were the whole mountains of the world brought in such valley it would melt because of severe heat. This is the abode of those who are not serious in Prayer unless they repent to Allah and regret for what they have done.

Allah, Mwenye Nguvu, anasema: {Enyi mlioamini! Mali yenu wala watoto wenu wasikusahaulisheni kumkumbuka Allah. Na atakayefanya hivyo, basi hao ndio wenye kupata hasara.} (Al-Munafiqun: 9)

Allah, the Almighty, says, {O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah, if any act thus, surely they are the losers.} (AI-Munafiqun: 9)

Wafasiri walisema, "Kumtaja Allah katika Aya iliyotangulia kunamaanisha Swalah tano za kila siku.

The exegetes said, "The remembrance of Allah in the above Ayah means the five daily Prayers.

Kwa hiyo, yeyote anayejishughulisha na mali yake, biashara yake, riziki yake au watoto wake badala ya kutekeleza Sala katika wakati wake maalum, atakuwa mshindwa.

Therefore, whoever preoccupies himself with his property, trade, livelihood or children rather performing Prayer in its definite time will be a loser.

Mtume (ﷺ) alisema: "Jambo la kwanza ambalo mtu atahesabiwa nalo siku ya Kiyama ni Swala. Akiitekeleza vizuri, atafanikiwa. Vinginevyo, atakuwa amepata hasara."1

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The first of one's works that he shall be called to account for on the Day of Judgment is the Prayer. If he performed it well, he will be prosperous. Otherwise, he will be loser.”1

Mwenyezi Mungu, Aliye Juu, anasema, {Ni kitu gani kilichowaingiza Motoni? Watasema, "Hatukuwa miongoni mwa wale waliokuwa wakiswali, wala hatukuwa miongoni mwa wale waliokuwa wakiwalisha masikini. Tulikuwa tukizungumza upuuzi pamoja na wapuuzi, na tulikuwa tukikanusha Siku ya Hukumu, mpaka ikatufikia (Saa) ile iliyo hakika." Basi hautawanufaisha shafaa ya mshafaa yeyote.} (Al-Muddathir: 42-48)

Allah, the Most High, says, {What led you into Hell-Fire? They will say, 'We were not of those who prayed, nor were we of those who feed the indigent. But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers, and we used to deny the Day of Judgment until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain. Then will no intercession of any intercessor profit them.} (Al-Muddathir: 42-48)

Mtume ﷺ amesema: "Ahadi iliyopo baina yetu na wao ni Swala. Atakayeiacha, basi amekufuru."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The covenant between us and them consists of the Prayer:Whoever leaves it has disbelieved.” 1

Imepokewa kwamba Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Kati ya mtu na kufuru ni kuacha Sala."2

It was related that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Between a man and unbelief is the nonperformance of the Prayer.”2

"Yeyote anayepuuza Swala ya Alasiri ('Asr), matendo yake yatakuwa bure."3

"Whoever neglects the Prayer of 'Asr (Late Afternoon Prayer) will have his deeds vain.”3

"Yeyote atakayepuuza Swala kwa makusudi atakuwa ameondolewa katika ahadi ya Allah."4

"Whoever neglects the Prayer intentionally will be free from Allah's covenant.”4

"Nimeamrishwa kupigana na watu mpaka washuhudie kwamba hakuna mungu isipokuwa Allah, na kwamba Muhammad ﷺ ni Mjumbe wa Allah, na kusimamisha Swala, na kutoa Zakat. Wakisema hivyo, wamelinda damu zao na mali zao dhidi yangu, isipokuwa kwa haki ya Uislamu juu yao, na hesabu yao ya mwisho iko kwa Allah."5

"I have been commanded to fight people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah and perform the Prayer, and pay Zakah. If they say it, they have saved their blood and possessions from me, except for the right of Islam over them, and their final reckoning is with Allah.”5

"Atakayeendelea kuswali (kwa wakati wake), itakuwa nuru, hoja na wokovu kwake Siku ya Kiyama. Vinginevyo, atakusanywa pamoja na Firauni, Qarun, Haamani na 'Ubai bin Khalaf."6

"Whoever keeps on performing Prayers (in its due time), it will be a light, a proof and redemption for him on the Day of Judgment. Otherwise, he will be assembled with Pharaoh, Qarun Haman and 'Ubai Ibn Khalaf .”6

'Umar (radhiya Allahu 'anhu) alisema, "Yeyote anayepuuza Swala yuko nje ya nguzo ya Uislamu."7

'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Whoever neglects the Prayer is beyond the pole of Islam.”7

Mmoja wa wanazuoni wa elimu ya dini alisema, "Yeye (mtu anayepuuza Sala) atakusanywa pamoja na watu hawa wanne kwa sababu amezuiwa kufanya Sala na mali, ufalme, uwaziri au biashara. Ikiwa amezuiwa na mali, atakusanywa pamoja na Qarun. Ikiwa na ufalme, atakuwa pamoja na Firauni. Ikiwa na uwaziri, atakuwa pamoja na Haman, na ikiwa na biashara, atakuwa pamoja na Ubai Ibn Khalaf." Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (Allah amridhie) alisimulia kwamba Mtume ﷺ alisema, "Yeyote atakayeacha kwa makusudi Sala ya faradhi basi amekuwa kafiri."8

One of the scholars of sacred knowledge said, "He (the one who neglects the Prayer) will be assembled with these four people because he is either preoccupied from performing Prayer by property, kingdom, ministry or trade. If he is preoccupied by wealth, he will be assembled with Qarun. If by kingdom, he will be with Pharaoh. If by ministry, he will be with Haman and if by trade, he will be with Ubai Ibn Khalaf." Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whoever intentionally missed an obligatory Prayer there by becomes an unbeliever.”8

'Umar bin Al-Khattab alisema, "Mtu mmoja alikuja kwa Mjumbe wa Allah akauliza, 'Ee Mjumbe wa Allah, ni matendo gani yanayopendwa zaidi kwa Allah katika Uislamu?' Mjumbe akasema, 'Kusali Sala kwa wakati wake; na yeyote anayepuuza Sala hana dini. Sala ni nguzo ya Uislamu.'"9 Umar alipochomwa kisu aliitwa kwenda kusali, akajibu kwa kusema, "Ndiyo, yeyote anayekosa Sala si Mwislamu." Kisha akasali huku damu ikimtoka.ﷺ 'Abdullah bin Shaqiq, mmoja wa Tabi'een, Allah amridhie, alisema, "Masahaba wa Nabii ﷺ hawakuona kuacha jambo lolote kuwa ni kufuru isipokuwa Sala."1

'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what are most beloved deeds to Allah in Islam?" The Messenger said, "To perform Prayers on time, and whoever neglect Prayers has no religion. Prayers are the pillar of Islam..”9 When Umar was stabbed he was called to Prayer and replied by saying, "Yes, whoever misses Prayer is non-Muslim." He then prayed while bleeding." 'Abdullah Ibn Shaqiq, one of the Tabi'een, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Prophet's Companions did not view the nonperformance of anything as unbelief besides the Prayers.”1

Alipoulizwa kuhusu mwanamke ambaye hakuswali, Ali (Allah amridhie) alisema: "Yeyote anayepuuza Swala ni kafiri." Ibn Mas'ud pia alisema: "Yeyote asiyeswali ni kafiri." Ibn 'Abbas alisema: "Yeyote aliyeacha Swala ya lazima kwa makusudi hupata ghadhabu ya Allah atakapokufa." Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Yeyote atakayekufa huku akipuuza Swala, Allah hatazingatia matendo yake yoyote mema." 2

When' Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about a woman who did not Prayers, he said, "Whoever neglects Prayers is unbeliever." Ibn Mas'ud also said, "Whoever does not pray is an infidel." Ibn 'Abbas stated, "Whoever intentionally missed an obligatory Prayer entails Allah's wrath when he dies." The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Whoever dies neglecting the Prayers, Allah will not regard any of his good deeds.” 2

Ibn Hazm alisema, "Dhambi kubwa zaidi baada ya Shirk (kumshirikisha Mwenyezi Mungu) ni kuchelewesha Swala na kuua roho ya muumini bila haki ya kisheria." Ibrahim An-Nakh'i pia alisema, "Yeyote anayeacha Swala amekufuru." Zaidi ya hayo, 'Aun Ibn 'Abdullah alisema, "Mja atakapowekwa kaburini, ataulizwa kwanza kuhusu Swala. Ikikubaliwa, matendo yake mengine yatachunguzwa. Isipokubaliwa, hakuna kitu kingine kitakachochunguzwa tena." Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu ﷺ alisema, "Mja anaposwali Swala kwa wakati wake, Swala hiyo hupanda juu mbinguni ikiwa imezungukwa na nuru hadi ifike kwenye Kiti cha Enzi. Huko huomba msamaha kwa mtendaji wake hadi Siku ya Kiyama, na husema, 'Mwenyezi Mungu akulinde kama ulivyonilinda.' Lakini mja anaposwali Swala nje ya wakati wake, Swala hiyo hupanda juu mbinguni ikiwa imezungukwa na giza. Itakapofika mbinguni, itakunjwa kama nguo kuukuu kisha kurushwa nyuma kwenye uso wa mtendaji wake, na husema, 'Mwenyezi Mungu akufanye upoteze kama ulivyonipoteza.'"3

Ibn Hazm said, "The most heinous sins next to Shirk (polytheism) are the delayment of Prayers and taking a life of a believer except for just cause." Ibrahim An-Nakh'i also said, "Whoever leaves the Prayers has disbelieved." Moreover, 'Aun Ibn 'Abdullah said, "When a servant is laid in his grave, he will be asked, first about the Prayers. If it is accepted, his other works will be examined. If not, nothing will be examined any more." The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "When a servant performed a Prayer on time, it will rise skyward enveloped with light until it reaches the Throne. There, it asks forgiveness to its doer up to the Day of Judgment, and says, "May Allah preserve you as you have preserved me." But if the servant performs a Prayer out of its time, it will rise skyward enveloped with darkness. When it reaches the sky, it will be folded as an old cloth and then kicked back to the doer's face and says, "May Allah make you lose as you missed me.”3

Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As alisimulia kwamba Mtume ﷺ alisema: "Allah hakubali Sala za watu watatu: mtu anayeongoza kundi la watu ambao wanamchukia, mtu anayesali baada ya kupita wakati wa Sala, na mtu aliyemfanya mtumwa mtu baada ya kumwacha huru."4

'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr Ibn AI-As related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "Allah does not accept the Prayers of three people: whoever leads a group of people who dislike him, whoever prays after missing the due time of the Prayer, and he who enslaved someone after freeing him.”4

Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Yeyote anayeunganisha Swalah mbili pamoja bila udhuru wa kisheria, basi amefanya dhambi kubwa."5

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Whoever joins two Prayers together without a legal excuse, he then commits a major sin.”5

Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Mtoto wa kiume anapofikisha umri wa miaka saba, mfundishe Sala, na mwadhibu anapofanya kosa katika Sala akiwa na umri wa miaka kumi." 6

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "When a boy reaches the age of seven years, teach him the Prayers (Salat), and punish him, when he commits a default (in his Prayers) at the age often years.” 6

Imepokewa kwamba Mtume ﷺ alisema: "Watoto wenu wanapofikisha umri wa miaka saba, waamrisheni wasali, na wapigeni wanapokosea katika jambo hilo; wanapofikisha umri wa miaka kumi, watenganisheni vitandani mwao."

It was related that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "When your children attain the age of seven years, ask them to perform the Prayer and chastise them in respect of any fault in this behalf; when they are ten years old, let them sleep in separate beds.” 1

Imamu Sulayman Al-Khattabi (Allah amridhike) alisema, "Hadithi hii inaonyesha kwamba adhabu ya kutokusali inaongezeka mtoto anapofikia baleghe. Baadhi ya wanafunzi wa Imamu Shafi'i walitumia hadithi iliyotajwa hapo juu kama ushahidi wa kumuua mtoto ikiwa ataendelea kupuuza Sala kwa makusudi baada ya kufikia baleghe. Walidhani kwamba ikiwa anastahili kupigwa akiwa bado mtoto, basi zaidi anapaswa kukabiliwa na adhabu kali zaidi baada ya kufikia baleghe, na hakuna adhabu kali kuliko kifo."

Imlam Sulyman AI-Khattabi (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "This hadith indicates that the punishment of nonperformance of the Prayer increases when the child reaches puberty. Some disciples of Imam Shafi'i cited the above hadith as an evidence to kill the child if he persisted to neglect the Prayer purposely 'after reaching puberty. They assumed that if he deserves to be struck while still a child thus he should rather face more severe punishment after reaching puberty and nothing can be lost severe than death.

Kuna tofauti miongoni mwa wanazuoni wa sheria za Kiislamu kuhusu hukumu ya yule anayepuuza Swala.

There are differences among Islamic legal scholars as to the judgment of he who neglects the Prayer.

Malik, Shafi'i na Ahmad wote wanashikilia kwamba anayeacha kuswali anauawa. Kisha wanatofautiana kuhusu imani yake: je, aitwe kafiri au la (endapo ataacha kuswali bila udhuru wa kisheria)? Maoni kwamba mtu wa namna hii anakuwa kafiri yamehusishwa na Ibrahim An-Nakh'iy, Ayyub As-Sakhtiyani, 'Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubarak, Ahmad Ibn Hambal na Ishaq Ibn Rahawyah. Wale wanaoshikilia kwamba anayeacha swala yoyote anakuwa kafiri wanatoa dalili zifuatazo:

Malik, Shafi'i and Ahmed all hold that the one who misses the Prayer is executed. Then they differ as regards his belief, should they call him an unbeliever or not (incase of neglectil1g the Prayer without a legal excuse)? The opinion that such a person become an unbeliever has been ascribed to Ibrahim AnNakh'iy, AYyub As-Sakhtiyani, 'Abdullah Ibn AI-Mubarak, Ahmed Ibn Hambal and Ishaq Ibn Rahawyah. Those who hold that whoever misses a Prayer becomes an unbeliever adduce the following evidence:

Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alisema: "Yeyote atakayeendelea kusimamisha Sala iliyowajibishwa, Allah atamjaalia zawadi tano za heshima: ataishi maisha yenye furaha, ataepushwa na adhabu ya kaburini, atapokea daftari lake kwa mkono wake wa kulia, atapita Sirat (daraja la Moto) kwa kasi kama umeme, na ataingia Peponi bila kuhesabiwa. Lakini yule anayezembea katika kusimamisha Sala, Allah atamtesa kwa aina kumi na tano za adhabu: tano duniani, tatu wakati wa kufa, tatu kaburini, na tatu atakapofufuliwa. Adhabu za duniani ni: atapoteza mvuto (baraka) wa umri wake, mwonekano wa uadilifu utatoweka usoni mwake, atafanya kazi bure, dua zake hazitajibiwa, na hatanufaika na dua za watu wema."

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Whoever keeps on performing the prescribed Prayer, Allah will grant him five honorable rewards: he will lead a happy life, avoid the torment in the grave, receive his record by his right hand, cross Sirat (the bridge on Fire) as swift as lightening and enter Paradise without being reckoned. But who is remiss in performing the Prayer, Allah will make him suffer fifteen kind of punishment, five in this world, three when dying, three in the grave, and three when being resurrected. The worldly punishments are: he loses the glamor (the blessing) of his life span, the righteous appearance diminishes from his face, he works in vain, he will not have his supplications answered and he will not make use of the righteous people's supplications.

Wakati wa kufa: anakufa akiwa amedhalilishwa, mwenye njaa, mwenye kiu hata kama atakunywa mito yote ya dunia. Kaburini: atabanwa kwa nguvu sana hadi mbavu zake zitapishana, akiungua kwa moto mchana na usiku, na atakabiliana na nyoka dume mwenye sumu, mwenye upara, mwenye madoa mawili meusi juu ya macho yake, aliyeumbwa kwa Moto, na kucha za chuma; kila kucha ni sawa na umbali unaotembewa kwa siku moja. Nyoka huyo atamwambia maiti kwa sauti kubwa ya kunguruma kama radi, akisema, "Mimi ni nyoka dume mwenye sumu, mwenye upara, Mola wangu ameniamuru nikupige kwa kuacha Sala ya Alfajiri hadi jua linapochomoza, Sala ya Adhuhuri hadi Alasiri, Sala ya Alasiri hadi Magharibi, Sala ya Magharibi hadi Isha, na Sala ya Isha hadi Alfajiri." Yeyote anayempiga, huzama ardhini kwa mikono sabini kwenda chini, na ataendelea kuzama humo hadi Siku ya Kiyama.

When dying: he dies humiliated, hungry, thirsty even if he drinks all the rivers of the world. In the grave: he will be compressed so tightly that his ribs permute, blazing in fire day and night and will face a baldheaded poisonous male serpent with two black spots over its eyes which are created of Fire and the fingernails of iron; each fingernail is equal to the distance covered in a day. It will address the deceased in a very roaring sound like thunder saying, "I am the baldheaded poisonous male serpent, My Lord commanded me to beat you for missing the Fajr Prayer until sunrise, the Dhuhr until Asr, Asr Prayer until Maghrib, Maghrib Prayer until 'Isha' and Ish until Fajr." Whoever he strikes him, he sinks in the earth for seventy arms deep and he will keep sinking therein until the Day of Judgment.