Chapter on the Merit of Prayer, and What is Obligatory and Recommended from It

Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Hisham ibn Salim: Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: “When the servant rises from prayer and performs it lightly (hastily), Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, says to His عز وجل angels: ‘Do you not see My عز وجل servant? It is as if he thinks the fulfillment of his needs lies in the hands of someone other than Me عز وجل. Does he not know that the fulfillment of his needs is in My عز وجل hand?’”