indeed it is hard, save for the humble-minded
i needed answer to this Q 2 thanks bro
here is what i found from the Quran and the sunnah
{But after them there followed a posterity who missed Prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face destruction, except those who repent and believe, and work righteousness.} (Maryam: 59-60)
And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship). Al-Baqarah 2
Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded, ( humble ones) Al-Baqarah 45
"Allah's statement, "Who missed Prayers does not mean that they did not perform it at all but rather they did not perform it in its due time
{So woe to the worshipers who are neglectful of their Prayer (Ma'un: 4-5
Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas related, "I asked the Prophet (pbuh) about the meaning of "the worshipers who are neglectful of their Prayer.' He said, "It is the delaying of performing the Prayer in its definite time." The word (Wayl) in the Ayah may refer to severe torture or it may be the name of a valley in the Hell. Were the whole mountains of the world brought in such valley it would melt because of severe heat. This is the abode of those who are not serious in Prayer unless they reÂ*!pent to Allah and regret for what they have done.
"The first of one's works that he shall be called to account for on the Day of Judgment is the Prayer. If he performed it well, he will be prosperous. Otherwise, he will be loser. tirmidi
{What led you into Hell-Fire? They will say, 'We were not of those who prayed, nor were we of those who feed the indigent. But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers, and we used to deny the Day of Judgment until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain. Then will no intercession of any intercessor profit them.}
Whoever neglects the Prayer of 'Asr (Late Afternoon Prayer) will have his deeds vain (bukhari)
Whoever neglects the Prayer intentionally will be free from Allah's covenant
The Benefits of Performing Prayers:
Whoever keeps on performing the prescribed Prayer, Allah will grant him five honorable rewards: he will lead a happy life, avoid the torment in the grave, receive his record by his right hand, cross Sirat (the bridge on Fire) as swift as lightening and enter Paradise without being reckoned. But who is remiss in performing the Prayer, Allah will make him suffer fifteen kind of punishment, five in this world, three when dying, three in the grave, and three when being resurrected. The worldly punishments are: he loses the glamor (the blessing) of his life span, the righteous appearÂ*!ance diminishes from his face, he works in vain, he will not have his supplications answered and he will not make use of the righteous people's supplications.
When dying: he dies humiliated, hungry, thirsty even if he drinks all the rivers of the world. In the grave: he will be compressed so tightly that his ribs permute, blazing in fire day and night and will face a bald-headed poisonous male serpent with two black spots over its eyes which are created of Fire and the fingernails of iron; each fingernail is equal to the distance covered in a day. It will address the deceased in a very roaring sound like thunder saying, "I am the baldÂ*!headed poisonous male serpent, My Lord commanded me to beat you for missing the Fajr Prayer until sunrise, the Dhuhr until Asr, Asr Prayer until Maghrib, Maghrib Prayer until 'Isha' and Ish until Fajr."
Whoever he strikes him, he sinks in the earth for seventy arms deep and he will keep sinking therein until the Day of Judgment.
Eventually, when being resurrected from his grave, he will be risen up with three lines written on his face: 1) You neÂ*!glect Allah's right 2) You got Allah's wrath 3) As you have neglected Allah's right in the world, you should despair His Mercy on this Day.â€[45]
Ibn 'Abbas said, "On the Day of Judgment, a man is brought beÂ*!fore Allah. Then Allah issues a command to cast him into Fire. The man asks Allah, "O My Lord, why? Allah, then, replies, "Because you neglected to perform the Prayer in its time and you swear falsely by Me."
"One day the Prophet (pbuh) said before his Companions:
"O Allah, let not any of us wretched or deprived." Then, he said, "Do you know who the wretched and deprived is? “They said, "Who is that, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "The one who neglects the Prayer. “[46]
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,
"The first faces that will turn dark on the Day of Judgment are the faces of those who neglect the Prayer. In the HellÂ*!Fire.. there is a valley called AI-Malham that contains serpents. Each serpent is as fat as a camel's neck and its length is equal to the distance covered in a day. Then, it stings the one who neglects the Prayer, the poison boils in his body for seventy years then the flesh is torn out.â€[47]