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Narrated from Sa'd b. Ebi Vakkas. Sa'd says: "I asked Allah’s
Messenger about those who were heedless of their prayers.”
He told: “They are those who fail to pray in due time.” Abu
Berze says: Allah’s Messenger said the following when the verse
"who are neglectful of their prayers." was revealed: "Glory to
Allah, prayer is better than blessings as much as this world. A
person who is heedless of his prayer is the one who does not
expect any good from his prayer and who does not fear his
Lord because of not praying.” (Tafsir al-Tabari, 9/238239)

A believer who has a true understanding of the life in this
world and who seeks life in the Hereafter, sees every act as a
way of attaining the approval of Allah. He does not miss
opportunities to perform good deeds and tries to pay the
utmost attention to these.

LISTENING ATTENTIVELY WHEN
THE QUR’AN IS RECITED

When the Qur’an is recited, listen to it and be quiet
so that hopefully you will gain mercy. (Surat al-
A‘raf; 204)
As Allah makes clear in this verse, listening carefully to the
recitation of the Qur’an is an obligatory act of worship. In the
second part of the verse, Allah states that this is a way to
attain His mercy.
The Qur’an is the Divine word of Allah. Hence, the
respect shown to Allah must be displayed to His word as well.
Being silent and listening is a sincere sign of this act of respect.
Whether one reads the Qur’an in Arabic, English or any other