The first thing the servant is asked about

The servant's first reckoning on the Day is over his prayer; if it is sound the rest of his work is sound, and if it is spoiled the rest is spoiled ¹.

Al-Tirmidhi records that the first thing the servant is reckoned for on the Day is his prayer ¹. In Ibn Mas'ud's report at al-Tirmidhi, the feet of the son of Adam do not move on the Day from before his Lord until he is asked about five: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he wore it, his wealth — where he earned it and where he spent it — and what he did with what he knew ¹. Ibn Majah carries the reckoning of prayer among what the servants are asked ³.