Hadith 57

(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Husayn Bin Salih Bin Hayy who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah-asws saying: ‘One who performs Wud’u, so he is excellent of the Wud’u, then he prayed two Cycles Salat, so he completes their Ruk’u and their Sajdah, then he sits to praise upon Allah-azwj and send Salawaat upon Rasool-Allah-saww, then asks Allah-azwj his need, seeking the good in his thinking will not be disappointed’’. [86]
And from him, from Ibn Fazzal, from Aasim Bin Hueyd who said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘The Lord-azwj Makes His-azwj Angels to be amazed from the servant from His-azwj servants Seeing him fulfil the optional Salats. He-azwj Says: “Look at My-azwj servant fulfilling what I-azwj have not Obligated upon him! ”’[87]
And from him, from Abu Sameena, from Muhammad Bin Aslam, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah-asws regarding a man (missed Salats) upon him from the optional Salats what he does not know how many it is due to its large number. He-asws said: ‘He should pray until he does not know how many he has prayed, from its large number, so he has happened to have fulfilled a measurement of what had been upon him from that’. I said, ‘Supposing he is not able upon fulfilling due to his pre-occupation? ’
He-asws said: ‘If he is too busy in his livelihood, there being no escape from it, or needs of a Momin brother, there is nothing upon him; and if his pre-occupation was for amassing the world and he is pre-occupied from the Salat, upon him is the fulfilment, or else he will meet Allah-azwj while he would have taken lightly, belittled, wasted the Sunnah of Rasool-Allah-saww’. I said, ‘Supposing he is not able upon the fulfilment, it is correct for him if he were to donate charity? ’
He-asws was silent for a while, then said: ‘Yes, let him give charity a measurement of his length, and least of that is a ‘Mudd’ for every poor one in place of every Salat’. I said, ‘And how much is the Salat upon which it is obligated a ‘Mudd’ for every poor one? ’
He-asws said: ‘For every Salat of the night and the day’. I said, ‘He is not able’. He-asws said: ‘A ‘Mudd’ then for every night Salat, and a ‘Mudd’ for the Day Salat, and praying the Salat is superior’’. [88]
Explanation – This Hadeeth is reported by Al Sadouq in ‘Al Faqeeh’, by his correct chain from Ibn Sinan, and Al-Kulayni and the Sheykh as well by their chains, and among what they have reported, he-asws said: ‘For every two Cycles from the night Salat and for every two Cycles of the day Salat’. I said, ‘He is not able’. He-asws said: ‘Then for every four Cycles’. I said, ‘He is not able’. He-asws said: ‘A ‘Mudd’ then for the night Salat and a ‘Mudd’ for the day Salat, and (praying) the Salat is superior’’. [89]