The Holy Messenger of Allah has said: "This is the Prayer of the hypocrite this is the Prayer of the hypocrite this is the Prayer of the hypocrite ! He watches the sun at the `Asr time until when it reaches between the two horns of Satan (i.e. The Qur'an at another place has described this state of the hypocrites, thus: "They come to offer their Prayer but reluctantly, and they expend in the way of Allah with unwilling hearts." (At-Taubah: 54). That is, we do forget in the course of the Prayer but we are not forgetful and neglectful of it therefore, we shall not be counted among the hypocrites." On this very basis, Hadrat Anas bin Malik and `Ata bin Dinar say: "Thanks to God that he said 'an salat-i-him and not fi salat-i -him. The claimants to Islam believe thus only because they do not believe that they would be rewarded for performing the Prayer, nor have the faith that they would be punished for not performing it. These in fact are the signs of absence of faith in the Hereafter. The Prayer time comes but they show no concern that it is the Praver time they hear the call to the Prayer but do not understand what the caller is calling to, whom he is calling and for what purpose. And there are many people who would perform the Prayer only when they must, otherwise the Prayer has no place in their lives. Throughout the Prayer they show no feeling at all that they are performing the Prayer, nor of what they are reciting their minds wander and they perform articles of the Prayer without due attention they somehow perform a semblance of the Prayer and try to be rid of it as soon as ,possible. They play with their garments, yawn and betray absence of every trace of Allah's remembrance in their hearts. Or, when they rise up for the Prayer, they rise up soullessly and perform it with an unwilling heart, as if it were a calamity imposed on them. When they perform it, they do not observe the prescribed times, but offer it carelessly at the eleventh hour. Whether they perform the Prayer, or do not perform it, it is of little importance to them. On the contrary, `an salat-i-him sahum means that they are neglectful of their Prayer. The Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) himself sometimes forgot in the Prayer a nd to compensate for it he prescribed the method of sajdah sahv. In case the words fi salat-i him had been used, the meaning would be that they forget in the course of their Prayer.' But forgetting in the course of the Prayer is no sin in the eyes of the Shari `ah, nothing to say of its being hypocrisy, nor is it a fault or anything blameworthy. *9) The words used are an-salat-i him sahun and not fi salat-i-him lahum. (107:5) but are heedless in their Prayers, *9 who are heedless of their prayer - meaning Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi Who are oblivious of their act of worship, and when they perform it, their countenances reflect and speak absence of mind
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