Zikr (invocation of God) in prayers is the best Zikr, since prayers are at the position of the Ka'ba; one who prays has entered the divine sanctuary of God and has intended to enter from the gate of Takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and exit from the gate of Tasleem (the last Salam of prayers).     ...

These apparent and easy deeds such as prayers help some ascend to the Heavens; and for some it is nothing! For some, it is the A'la Elliyeen (the highest of the Heavens), whilst others cannot understand if this confection is salty or sweet! ...

One of the factors for acquiring the presence of heart during prayers is to keep all our senses under control during the twenty-four hours, in order to provide the basis for the acquisition of the presence of heart. Throughout the day, we must keep our eyes, ears, and all our other parts under contr...

The same prayers that we perform with the threat of being caned and whipped, and with the fear of being punished in hell (as a result of missing them), some say, "It is sweeter than everything." ...

In His name, the Exalted. We all know that – despite God is essentially Self-Sufficient and He has no need for faith of his servants and its requisites – Allah’s pleasure is in this that His servants always remain intimate to Him. Thus, we know that due to the servants’ need for intimation to the Or...

In His name, the exalted. I ask those who seek admonishment: whether they have acted upon the admonishments they have heard until now or not? Do you know that whosoever acts upon what he knows, God converts from him the unknown into known? Whether is it suitable for a person who deliberately does kn...

There are a series of preliminaries, both inside and outside prayers, which would help one feel the pleasure in prayers. That which needs to be paid attention before and outside prayers is that one must refrain from committing sins, and not blacken his heart....

Hujjatul-Islam Qods says, “Forty-five years ago, once I talked with Ayatollah Bahjat about my work program during the blessed month of Ramadan and said to him, ‘I do not ascend the pulpit in the daytime during the blessed month of Ramadan and do so during only the nights.’ He asked me why....

Q: I am slightly lazy in performing night prayers and rising before dawn, please guide me! A: In the Name of the Most High – Laziness of offering night prayers will be solved by deciding to perform its Qaza prayers every time you fail to offer it [at its time]. ...

From the verse ‘Indeed the prayer restrains from indecent and wrongful conduct,’ it is learnt that ‘one who does not refrain from unworthy acts, his prayers are not the true prayers.’ ...