The Causes Leading to Khushu' in Prayer
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good, to the causes that lead to khushu' in prayer. I start the prayer in a state of khushu', and then I do not realize until I have finished the prayer without feeling anything.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner, may Allah forgive you, says: May Allah reward you with good, please guide me to the causes that lead to humility in prayer, for I begin the prayer while being humble, and then I do not realize anything until I have finished the prayer.
The Shaykh:
This is something that occurs to you in prayer from Shaytan, so you must... you must be present with your heart. If a thought or distraction comes to you, cut it off, cut off the thought and the distraction, and return to your prayer; it will go away from you, with Allah’s permission. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good, to the causes that lead to khushu' in prayer. I start the prayer in a state of khushu', and then I do not realize until I have finished the prayer without feeling anything.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner, may Allah forgive you, says: May Allah reward you with good, please guide me to the causes that lead to humility in prayer, for I begin the prayer while being humble, and then I do not realize anything until I have finished the prayer.
The Shaykh:
This is something that occurs to you in prayer from Shaytan, so you must... you must be present with your heart. If a thought or distraction comes to you, cut it off, cut off the thought and the distraction, and return to your prayer; it will go away from you, with Allah’s permission. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (29:03)
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