What does Islam say?

Topic: LAZINESS

Holy Quran نوءا  ا ة ا اا اذاو د و ا انا ﻻا انو ﻻو ا The hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but He will punish them for their deception. And when they stand up for Prayer, they stand lazily and to be seen of men, and they remember Allah but little. (4:143)

And nothing has deprived them of the acceptance of their contributions save that they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger. And they come not to Prayer except lazily and they make no contribution save reluctantly. (9:54)

و اة ا ﻻو و او اﻻا نا و ن وﻻان و

Hadith

Hadhrat Abu Hurairara narrates that the Holy Prophetsaw stated: “Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On every knot he reads and exhales the following words, ‘The night is long, so stay asleep.’ When one wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone; and when one performs ablution, the second knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone and one gets up energetic with a good heart in the morning; otherwise one gets up lazy and with a mischievous heart.” (Bukhari, Book 21, Hadith 243)

Prayer

،ﻞﺨﺒﻟاو،ﻦﺒﺠﻟاو،ﻞﺴﻜﻟاو،ﺰﺠﻌﻟاﻦﻣﻚﺑذﻮﻋأﻲﻧإﻢﻬﻠﻟا ﺖﻧأﺎﻬﻛزو،ﺎﻫاﻮﻘﺗﻲﺴﻔﻧتآﻢﻬﻠﻟا،ﺮﺒﻘﻟاباﺬﻋو،مﺮﻬﻟاو ﻦﻣﻚﺑذﻮﻋأﻲﻧإﻢﻬﻠﻟا۔ﺎﻫﻻﻮﻣوﺎﻬﻴﻟوﺖﻧأ۔ﺎﻫﺎﻛزﻦﻣﺮﻴﺧ ﻦﻣو،ﻊﺒﺸﺗﻻﺲﻔﻧﻦﻣو،ﻊﺸﺨﻳﻻﺐﻠﻗﻦﻣو،ﻊﻔﻨﻳﻻﻢﻠﻋ ۔ﺎﻬﻟبﺎﺠﺘﺴﻳﻻةﻮﻋد

“O Allah! I seek your refuge from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, “O Allah! I seek your refuge from incapacity, laziness, cowardice,

miserliness, decrepit old age, and punishment of the grave. O miserliness, decrepit old age, and punishment of the grave. O

Allah! Grant my soul its dutifulness (taqwa), and purify it, You Allah! Grant my soul its dutifulness (taqwa), and purify it, You

are the One to purify it: You are its Guardian and its Lord. O are the One to purify it: You are its Guardian and its Lord. O

Allah! I seek Your refuge from knowledge that does not benefit,Allah! I seek Your refuge from knowledge that does not benefit,

and from a heart that is not humble, and from a soul that is and from a heart that is not humble, and from a soul that is

never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered’ .

”never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered’.”

(Sahih Muslim, the Book of Remembrance, Supplication, Repentance, and (Sahih Muslim, the Book of Remembrance, Supplication, Repentance, and Seeking Forgiveness: no. Seeking Forgiveness: no. 2722 2722)

Extract from the sayings of the Promised Messiahas

The best remedy for negligence and indolence is seeking forgiveness from Allah. Even if faced with a trial on account of their previous failings or indolence, let them wake up during the nights to fall in prostration and offer supplications, and promise to make a sincere and holy transformation in the presence of God.”