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What is the relationship between prayer and health?

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Prayer is a great physical exercise, as in every movement muscles, joints, and tendons are engaged to strengthen and activate them. Prayer strengthens back muscles and limbers the vertebrae of the spinal column, providing immunity against diseases resulting from weakness of the muscles adjacent to the spine. These benefits accrue to the worshiper himself, and Allah has enjoined it for his own good.

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