In his famous book on Provisions of the Hereafter, Ibn Qayyim mentions several benefits of prayer. These serve as a reminder for those seeking spiritual and emotional relief that prayer is the best outlet. The benefits of prayer include:
- It brings one closer to God
- Removes sins
- It brings relief to the soul
- It helps release negative emotion
- Prayer removes laziness
- Makes difficult moments easier to cope with
- Connects one with nature and the other humans at the spiritual level
