The importance of Salah

A companion came to Messenger of Allah [Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam] and said that he had a camel that he used for work and took care of very well. However at the end of the day after being fed, the camel would make horrible noises and then disturb his master when he was sleeping. The Messenger of Allah [Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam] had the camel summoned in order to hear its side of the story.

The camel entered most humbly and sat down in front of the Prophet [Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam], who summarized his masters complaint and asked for an explanation. The camel affirmed that his master cared for it very well. However, he said that his master took food after Maghrib and then he would rest on his bed, thinking that he would rest a while. However he would fall into a deep sleep while the camel would be awake in the stable nearby.

The camel said that it would get late and he would fear that his master would miss Isha namaaz, and that is why he would make noise to try and wake up.


This is a camels worry for his masters prayers! How worried are we about ours?! ♥