The Ruling on Denying That Prayer Is Worship

Question

A Mawlana, a B.A. and Munshi Fazil (a higher degree in Persian), states that prayer is not worship. If prayer is not worship, then write, gentlemen, what is worship?

Answer

Prayer is a very great act of worship — indeed, the mother of all acts of worship. Of the five pillars upon which Islam stands, prayer is one of the greatest. [ar]عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ﵄ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ،…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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