ISLAM AND THE WEST - 32

 Once one of my kids asked me that if I knew I was about to die and could give them only advice, what would that advice be? I reflected a lot and decided that my one dying advice would be to never let go of Salah. It is because wise elders have said that Salah performs the same function for a Muslim that an anchor performs for a horse that is tied to one. As long as the anchor is planted firmly and the horse remains tied to it, the horse can’t stray too far away from it. Similarly, as long as a Muslim keeps praying Salah five times a day, he/she doesn’t stray too far from Deen. They may make many mistakes, commit many sins, but as long as their relationship with Allah Ta’ala is being renewed five times a day, Insha’Allah Ta’ala they will never go too far away from him.

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