*18 Benefits of (Salah) Prayer:*
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] (Rahimahullah) stated:
- 1 - Prayer is something that causes one to receive sustenance.
- 2 - It is something that safeguards one’s physical health.
- 3 - It keeps away harmful things.
- 4 - It casts away illnesses.
- 5 - It strengthens the heart.
- 6 - It brightens one’s
countenance.
- 7 - It delights the soul.
- 8 - It gets rid of laziness.
- 9 - It makes the limbs active.
- 10 - It increases one’s physical strength.
- 11 - It expands the chest (making one at ease and giving him insight).
- 12 - It is nourishment for the soul.
- 13 - It illuminates the heart.
- 14 - It safeguards one’s blessings.
- 15 - It repels catastrophes.
- 16 - It brings on blessings.
- 17 - It keeps away the Shaytaan (the Devil).
- 18 - It draws one close to Ar-Rahmaan
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751]
Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305)
Explanation
Benefits ,advantages and importance of Salah(Namaz, Prayers)
Allah's Pleasure
Nearness to Allah
Love of Allah
Allah's Forgiveness
Jannah(Paradise)
Protection from Jahannam(Hell)
Protection from punishment of grave(Qabr)
Protection from humiliation and punishment on day of Judgement
Protection from evil and sins
Protection from Ailments and disease
Rewards,Favours and Blessings from Allah
Protection from Satan(Shaitaan,devil)
Protection from accident, problems and stress