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Islam and the Quran

97 I work as a mechanic and my duty time
is such that I end up missing my Asr

prayer. What should I do?

will tell you a saying of Imam Abu Hanifa which gives
I a very appropriate answer to this question. He was once
asked, ‘If I am hungry and food has been served before
me, but it is also the time to pray, then what should I do?’
He replied:

I will prefer being concerned about my
prayers while eating than being concerned
of food while praying. (Al-Arf al-Shazi,
Anwar Shah Kashmiri, vol. 1, p. 344, hadith
no. 353)
Similarly, if you are doing office work, it is better to
remember and worry about your prayers during your
work instead of worrying about your work while you are
praying.

98 Is there any reward for the mere
recitation of the Quran?

he giving of reward is entirely upon God, but mere
Trecitation of the Quran is not the right way to seek
reward. No Companion of the Prophet believed in this
concept. You must either understand Arabic or read
along with the translation so that you can understand

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