Narrated by Ubadah ibn as-Samit
Five prayers Allah has made obligatory upon His servants. Whoever performs them, not neglecting any of them out of disregard for their importance, has a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. Whoever does not perform them has no covenant with Allah: if He wills He will punish him, and if He wills He will admit him to Paradise.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1420, Sunan an-Nasa'i 461
What this hadith teaches
Guarding the five prayers, with their times, wudu and conditions, is a promise of Paradise from Allah Himself.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih (al-Albani)
- Narrator
- Ubadah ibn as-Samit
- Chapter
- Why prayer matters
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ
Arabic text of Sunan Abi Dawud 1420, as given on sunnah.com.