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attention only at the initial „Allahu Akbar‟. But the jurists do not concern
themselves with the inner life or the way of the Hereafter. Their job is to formulate
the outer rules of religion, with reference to external physical behaviour. As for
what is beneficial to the afterlife, this is beyond the scope of jurisprudence, since
no consensus can be claimed.
Sufyan al-Thawri, an early legal scholar, is reported as saying: “Without humility
and awareness, one‟s prayer is invalid.” It is related that al-Hasan said: “Any
prayer performed without conscious awareness is a short cut to punishment.”
According to Mu‟adh ibn Jabal: “A man gets no credit for a prayer in, which he
deliberately notices those on his right and left.”
According to an authenticated Tradition, the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, said: “Though he performs the whole prayer, a man may be
credit with no more than one sixth or one tenth of it. A man gets credit only for
that part of his prayer of, which he is conscious.” If this had been transmitted on
lesser authority, it would surely have become a dogma, so why should it not be
taken seriously?
themselves with the inner life or the way of the Hereafter. Their job is to formulate
the outer rules of religion, with reference to external physical behaviour. As for
what is beneficial to the afterlife, this is beyond the scope of jurisprudence, since
no consensus can be claimed.
Sufyan al-Thawri, an early legal scholar, is reported as saying: “Without humility
and awareness, one‟s prayer is invalid.” It is related that al-Hasan said: “Any
prayer performed without conscious awareness is a short cut to punishment.”
According to Mu‟adh ibn Jabal: “A man gets no credit for a prayer in, which he
deliberately notices those on his right and left.”
According to an authenticated Tradition, the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, said: “Though he performs the whole prayer, a man may be
credit with no more than one sixth or one tenth of it. A man gets credit only for
that part of his prayer of, which he is conscious.” If this had been transmitted on
lesser authority, it would surely have become a dogma, so why should it not be
taken seriously?