Shaykh Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari (Allah have mercy on him [d. 1309CE]) said,

‘It is only an ignoramus who regards constancy of acts of worship and remembrance (adhkar) as insignificant.

The Divinely epiphanies (waridat) will occur even in the Hereafter while acts of worships (award) will end with this world. It is, therefore, of greater importance to maintain something which has no substitute.

Your Lord demands wird from you while you expect waarid from Him.

What relationship is there between your desire and His demand?’ (al-Hikam,  #112)

Explaining it Shaykh Abdullah Gangohi (Allah have mercy on him) said,

‘It is only an ignorant individual who regards steadfastness in acts of worship and remembrance to be insignificant.

There are two reasons for this misconception,

Firstly – The occurrence of Divinely epiphanies (waridat) will be even in the Here-after. In fact, they will be more there because here on Earth there is contaminations of human temperament and the material bodies that causes impediment in acknowledgment of these Divine epiphanies. But, in the Here-after these impediments will no longer exist. On the other hand, the acts of worship, remembrance and recitation which are rendered with the physical body are possible only here on Earth. Thus, after death there is no substitute for them. Whereas Divine epiphanies exist here and will exist in the Here-after as well, even in greater measure (both in quantity and quality). Hence, it is of greater importance to guard the acts of worship performed physically. That is, the daily routine called wird (or ma’amolaat).

Secondly– The wird is Allah’s demands while it is the seeker who desires waaridaat. There is no comparison between what we desire and the demand of Allah. It is best for us to attach greatest importance to Allah’s demand.

It is, therefore, essential for the seeker to be steadfast in the observance of the acts of worship and the wird which has been imposed on him. He should not regard these to be inferior to waarid. This is because the normal cause of waaridaat is also the wird. As a result of the seeker’s wird, he is blessed with the occurrence of waaridaat.’

Ikmal ush Shiyam, 21st chapter (edited)