Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19844a
"مَثلُ الَّذِي لَا يُتِمُّ صَلاتَهُ كَمَثَل الْحُبْلَى حَمَلتْ، حتَّى إِذَا دَنَا نِفَاسُهَا أَسْقَطَتْ، فَلا هي ذَاتُ حملٍ، ولا هِي ذَاتُ ولَدٍ، ومثَلُ الْمُصَلِّى كَمَثَلِ التَّاجرِ لَا يخْلُص لَهُ ربحٌ حتى يخْلُصَ له رأسُ مالِهِ، كَذَلِك الْمصُلِّى لا تُقْبَلُ لَهُ نَافِلَةٌ حتى يُؤَدِّيَ الْفَريِضَةَ".
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"The example of one who does not complete his prayer is like a pregnant woman who carried a child until her time of delivery drew near, then miscarried: she is neither a pregnant woman nor has she given birth. The example of the one who prays is like the merchant for whom no profit is realized until his capital is secured. Likewise, no supererogatory prayer is accepted from the one who prays until he performs the obligatory prayer".
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[ق] البيهقى في السنن والرامهرمزى في الأَمثال عن علي
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