“The first thing that Allah made obligatory upon my Ummah was the five prayers; and the first thing from their acts of worship that shall be taken up will be the five prayers; and the first thing that they will be questioned about will be the five prayers.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18859
Shi'ite Hadith
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Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 5, hadith number 1043
Sunni Hadith
Variant: Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The metaphor of the five prayers is that of an sizeable flowing river at the door of one of you in which he washes five times every day."
Muhammad (570–632) Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18862
Shi'ite Hadith
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Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 7, Tradition 18931
Shi'ite Hadith
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