What is the interpretation of dreaming of a bald snake that did not harm one in the dream, and which, after seeing it, led to regularity in prayer?
The famous about the punishment for abandoning prayer and the existence of a snake called "al-Shuja' al-Aqra'" (the Brave Bald One) that strikes the person is a fabricated hadith and is not authentically attributed to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. However, this does not diminish the importance of prayer, for the punishment for abandoning it is severe in this world and the Hereafter, and it is among the gravest of major sins. Some scholars have even gone so far as to deem the one who abandons prayer, even out of laziness, to be a disbeliever. In the two collections (Bukhari and Muslim), it is mentioned that for one who does not pay the on his wealth, his wealth will appear to him on the Day of Judgment as a bald, venomous snake that will coil around his neck.
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