The Excellence of Worship in the time of Tribulations

Some seasons of life are full of confusion, unrest, and turmoil, what the Arabic calls al-harj: a time when truth and falsehood blur and people are swept along by events. This brief chapter carries a single luminous promise about exactly such times.

When chaos scatters the crowd, the believer who simply holds fast to worship is doing something rare and beloved to Allah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) compares its reward to migrating to him, a reminder that steadiness in devotion when others are lost is among the most precious acts of all.