Qur'an, Sunnah

Too busy to Pray Five Times? 

Before I genuinely began to cultivate and nurture my relationship with Allah, I regarded the five daily prayers that Islam enjoins on believers as laborious. It seemed impractical to expect that I would be able to stop what I was doing during my busy work schedule to take time out and pray.

Working as a news wire journalist, I was often spending upwards of 10 hours a day in the office or at conferences, interviews and meetings, barely able to make time for a lunch break. If I wasn't working, my time was divided between house chores, errands, family and friends, and exercise. I was punctual with everything in my life, except that I was late five times a day. As we leave our houses each day, if we say "In the name of Allah" (Bismillah),Allah will guide us; when we add "I trust in Allah" (Tawakalt al Allah), Allah will protect us; and if we conclude with "There is no might or power save with Allah" (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah), Allah will guard us.