The holy book of Quran and traditions has warned us about the inhibitions of prayer. All Muslims should try to pass those inhibitions and stand firmly for offering prayer.
On this regard we’ll mention some verses and some traditions which warns and talks about inhibitions.
O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. Satan only wants to cause between you animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not desist? [1]
And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they are lazy and that they do not spend except while they are unwilling.[2]
What the preventions are mentioned are categorize into four parts:
1. Wine
2. Gambling
3. Idolatry
4. Hypocrisy
I would like to explain the parts above in light of traditions of fourteen infallibles.
Wine: Hazrat Imam Muhammad Baqir stated: wine drinker with his dark face, crooked mouth, tongue out of mouth, screaming and with so much thirst will enter into the Day of Judgment. Such a person will be given water from sludge of adultery women.[3]
Hazrat Imam Sadiq (A.S) stated: O’ younis son of Jeryan, say to all people from behalf of me, if anyone drinks even a sip of wine, God, his angles, all prophets and faithful will curse on that person. [4]
The prophet (peace be upon him) has cursed ten wine drinkers.
حديث اينجا بايد پرسيده و بعد نوشته شود.
The prophet (peace be upon him) stated: the initial orders of God which descended on me were to be away from idolatry, drinking wine and fighting with people. [5]
It’s quoted from the prophet (peace be upon him) that he stated: drinking wine is the source of all other bad and evil acts.[6]
Imam Jafer Sadiq (a.s) stated: wine is the source of all bad acts, wine drinker denies the holy book of Quran, because if he would accept the holy book of Quran he would count it’s unlawful (Haram) as Haram.[7]
[1]. إيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ (Sura: Al-Ma'ida 5, Verses: 90-91)
[2] . وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَن تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ (At-Tawba 5, verse: 54 )
[3] . "عن أبي جعفر (ع) قال: يؤتي شارب الخمر يوم القيامه مسودا وجهه مدلعا لسانه يسيل لعابه علي صدره و حق علي الله عز و جل أن يسقيه من طينة خبال أو قال: من بئر خبال قال: قلت: و ما بئر خبال قال: بنر يسيل فيها صديد الزناة" Al-Kafi: 6/396, Chapter Sharib Al-Khamr, tradition No: 3; Vasael Sheeih : 25/296, chapter 9, tradition No 31947.
[4] . "عن يونس بن ظبيان قال: قال أبو عبدالله (ع) يا يونس بن ظبيان قال: قال أبو عبدالله (ع) يا يونس أبلغ عطيه عني آنه من شرب جرعه من خمر لعنه الله و ملائكته و رسله والمؤمنون و إن شربها حتي يسكر منها نزع روح الايمان من جسده وركبت فيه روح سخيفة خبيثة ملعونة الحديث" Al-Tahzeeb: 9/105, chapter 2, Tradition No: 191; Vasaeil Al-Shiaeh: 25/297, chapter 9, tradition No 31949.
[5] . "قال رسول الله (ص) إن أول ما نهاني عنه ربي جل جلاله عن عبادة الأوثان و شرب الخمر و ملاحاة الرجال الحديث" Al-Amaali, Shaikh Sadooq: 416, Majlis 65, tradition No:1; Vasaeil Al-Shiaeh: 25/304, Chapter 9, Tradition 31965
[6] . "عن أبي عبدالله (ع) قال: قال رسول الله (ص) أن الخمر رأس كل أثم" Al-Kafi: 6/402, Chapter: Al-Khamr Raese Kul Esam, Tradition 3; Vasael Al-Shiaeh: 25/315, Chapter 12, tradition 31992
source : Aspacts of prayer/ written by Prof. Hussain Ansarian
