- It is the best of all deeds ( ‘amal ).
- It is the best possession for the life Here after ( aakherat ).
- It provides spiritual ( ruhaani ) strength, health and tranquility.
- It is one of the characteristics of abstinence and asceticism ( parhaiz-gaari ).
- It is the key to the Paradise ( jannat ).
- It is the ascension ( me’raaj ) of the faith of a believer.
- It is the last commandment ( wiraasat ) of the Prophets.
- It helps us to refrain from unlawful and forbidden ( haraam ) deeds.
- It teaches us punctuality.
- It takes us close to the kindness and mercy ( rehmat ) of Allaah.
- It is the face ( wajh ) of religion.
- It is the foundation ( buniyaad ) and buttress of the Islaam.
- It is the liberation ( najaat ) from the fire of the Hell in the life Here after.
- It is the gleam ( noor ) in the grave of a believer.
- It discriminates and distinguishes the believer ( mu’min ) and infidel ( kaafir ).
- It is an atonement and expiation for the sins ( gunaah, zunoob ).
- It habituates us to speak truth ( haqq ).
- It makes the temperament ( tabi’at ) gentle and broadens the heart.
- It is the accepted and desirable ( mehboob ) deed near Allaah.
- It reminds us the beneficence ( ne’mat ) and favors of Allaah.
- It is a kind of supplication ( du’a ) and supplication is a weapon ( silaah ) of a believer.
