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Quran verses about Prayer (salah)

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48 verses in 19 surahs · 26 subtopics

The obligation of prayer and the command to establish it dominate these verses, which also stress the responsibility of the head of the family for keeping it up. They speak of its effect on behaviour, the help sought through it, the humility that conditions its acceptance and dry ablution (tayammum) when ablution is impossible, and see neglecting it as a sign of hypocrisy.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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The duty to put prayer before all worldly interests · 1 verse

An-Nur24:37

رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَٰرَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ ۝٣٧

[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allāh and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -

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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.

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