The true performers of Salah will be called from Bab al-Salah (the Gate of Salah). Nowadays, crowds are lining up to perform Taraweeh yet people are nowhere to be seen for the Fara’id. The entire year’s Faraid Salah hang over the head. Perform Taraweeh, but perform your outstanding qada Salah instead of the Nafl after Witr. Perform qada instead of the optional units before [the Fard of] Isha. The Nawafil performed while one has oustanding Fard qada are not accepted. The big nights come and people perform many Nawafil, rubbing their heads on the ground; the thought does not occur to them to perform their oustanding obligation that hang on their necks, that will cut through their necks on the day of Qiyamah and will make them deserving of the wrath of Allāh. Perform those qada in those nights. Like this, the fasts of Muharram, the fasts of 15 Sha’baan, this fast, that fast - these are all very good fasts - these fasts should be kept by those people who have kept all their obligatory fasts. And those people who have obligatory fasts hanging over their heads, should keep qada fasts in these days. The oustanding fasts of Ramadan, keep them on 10 and 11 Muharram and in other days. So there is some decrease in the awaiting punishment, so that one may save oneself from the wrath of Allah. But people don’t take heed.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The true Namazis will be called [from Bab al-Salah].” Not these fake namazis like the wahabis, or mirzais, or other deviant sects. Their namaz is not Namaz. The thing I cannot understand is those whose Namaz is Namaz do not perform it, while those whose namaz is not even Namaz, they are at it rigorously all the time. Those whose namaz is not even accepted, their mosques are packed, performing tirelessly. And they get nothing it is all فَجَعَلنٰهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورا it is all worthless, like dust. It has no value.

The true performers of Salah will be called from Bab al-Salah.

Transcribed from a speech by Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi

Translated by Neesarahmed Amjadi