The Ruling on Khushu' in Prayer
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. Among the questions that also arrived is this inquiry: He asks whether the prayer becomes invalid if the one praying does not have khushu' (tranquility) for most of it, even if it was not intentional? He is asking about the ruling on khushu' in prayer?
The Shaykh:
In the prayer, this is the spirit of the prayer, so the servant must be present in heart in the prayer, because supplication is not accepted from a heedless, distracted heart, as in the hadith. Yes.
The questioner:
But if his forgetfulness and lack of khushu' are frequent, does his prayer become invalid?
The Shaykh:
His prayer does not become invalid, yes.
May Allah bless you. Among the questions that also arrived is this inquiry: He asks whether the prayer becomes invalid if the one praying does not have khushu' (tranquility) for most of it, even if it was not intentional? He is asking about the ruling on khushu' in prayer?
The Shaykh:
In the prayer, this is the spirit of the prayer, so the servant must be present in heart in the prayer, because supplication is not accepted from a heedless, distracted heart, as in the hadith. Yes.
The questioner:
But if his forgetfulness and lack of khushu' are frequent, does his prayer become invalid?
The Shaykh:
His prayer does not become invalid, yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7524 — youtube.com (9:56)
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