Merit of the Call to Prayer

The Prophet said, on him be peace: “On the Day of Resurrection, three people will find themselves on a ridge of black musk. They will have no reckoning to fear, nor any cause for alarm while human accounts are being settled. First, a man who recites the Qur’an to please God, Great and Glorious is He, and who leads the Prayer to people’s satisfaction. Second, a man who gives the Call to Prayer in a Mosque, inviting people to God, Great and Glorious is He, for the sake of His good pleasure. Third, a man who has a hard time making a living in this world, yet is not distracted from the work of the Hereafter.”

words and meanings

ridge

a long narrow hilltop

musk

a substance with a strong smell that is used in making some perfumes

reckoning

punishment or vengeance for wrongs committed