Hadith
The Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever comes with five deeds, along with proper faith, will enter Paradise: one who preserves the five Salah – its Wudu, its bowings, its prostrations, and its prescribed times – who fasts Ramadan, who performs Hajj to the House if able, who gives Zakat with a willing heart, and who fulfills the trust.
خَمْسٌ مَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ مَعَ إِيمَانٍ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ عَلَى وُضُوئِهِنَّ وَرُكُوعِهِنَّ وَسُجُودِهِنَّ وَمَوَاقِيتِهِنَّ وَصَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَأَعْطَى الزَّكَاةَ طَيِّبَةً بِهَا نَفْسُهُ وَأَدَّى الْأَمَانَةَ
Sunan Abi Dawud 429
Ponder This Hadith
The Prophet ﷺ did not merely mention Salah – he emphasized its wudu, posture, prostration, and timing in detail.
Why would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stress every dimension of the Salah so carefully – making it central to entry into Paradise – if it were meant to be abandoned, transcended, or rendered unnecessary at a later stage of faith?