Chapter on the Merit of Prayer, and What is Obligatory and Recommended from It
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 12
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 12
Chapter on the Merit of Prayer, and What is Obligatory and Recommended from It
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ:« مَثَلُ اَلصَّلاَةِ مَثَلُ عَمُودِ اَلْفُسْطَاطِ إِذَا ثَبَتَ اَلْعَمُودُ نَفَعَتِ اَلْأَطْنَابُ وَ اَلْأَوْتَادُ وَ اَلْغِشَاءُ وَ إِذَا اِنْكَسَرَ لَمْ يَنْفَعْ طُنُبٌ وَ لاَ وَتِدٌ وَ لاَ غِشَاءٌ»
Ahmad ibn Idris from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Hamzah ibn Humran from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah:
Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, said: ‘The likeness of prayer is that of the central pole of a tent; if the pole stands firm, the ropes, the pegs, and the covering are all of benefit; but if the pole breaks, then neither ropes, nor pegs, nor covering are of any benefit.’”
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 2, p. 254
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb, p. 136