What prayer is supposed to be doing
A claim about the effect of ṣalāh, stated as a fact.
ٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ ٱللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ
…inna-ṣ-ṣalāta tanhā ʿani-l-faḥshā'i wa-l-munkar, wa la-dhikru-llāhi akbar…
“Recite, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allāh is greater. And Allāh knows that which you do.”
Source
The Qur'an · 29:45
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International