If you try to be humble in prayer but do not achieve humility, is your prayer accepted or not?
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Question:
If you try to be humble in prayer but do not achieve humility, is your prayer accepted or not?
Answer:
The prayer is valid; humility is not a condition of the prayer. If you prayed in appearance, if you prayed in appearance, the prayer is not repeated. But try to be humble. Avoid the causes of distraction. Do not enter into prayer while your mind is preoccupied. Do not enter into prayer while you are repelling one of the two worst [enemies]. Do not enter into prayer in the presence of food. Avoid the things the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against, because these cause a lack of humility. If you do the causes, Allah will make humility easy for you. Yes.
If you try to be humble in prayer but do not achieve humility, is your prayer accepted or not?
Answer:
The prayer is valid; humility is not a condition of the prayer. If you prayed in appearance, if you prayed in appearance, the prayer is not repeated. But try to be humble. Avoid the causes of distraction. Do not enter into prayer while your mind is preoccupied. Do not enter into prayer while you are repelling one of the two worst [enemies]. Do not enter into prayer in the presence of food. Avoid the things the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against, because these cause a lack of humility. If you do the causes, Allah will make humility easy for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [158 -308] إذا حاولت الخشوع في الصلاة لكنني لم أخشع، هل تُقبل صلاتي أم لا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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