The Ruling on Khushu' in Prayer
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Question:
Khushu' (humility) is a requirement in the prayer. What is the amount of khushu' that settles the prayer and makes it complete?
Answer:
Khushu' is not a pillar of the prayer. Khushu' is from Allah. Some people become humble and are recorded as having the full reward, while others become humble to some degree and are recorded as having the reward corresponding to the degree of their humility in their prayer, and others do not become humble, yet a reward is recorded for them. So khushu' is not a condition of the prayer, but it is obligatory in the prayer, and it is the spirit of the prayer. A person has nothing from his prayer except what he understood of it and what his heart was present for. And the tranquility (tuma'ninah) is the pillar; it is one of the pillars of the prayer. It is stillness, even if it is little. This is the pillar. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Khushu' (humility) is a requirement in the prayer. What is the amount of khushu' that settles the prayer and makes it complete?
Answer:
Khushu' is not a pillar of the prayer. Khushu' is from Allah. Some people become humble and are recorded as having the full reward, while others become humble to some degree and are recorded as having the reward corresponding to the degree of their humility in their prayer, and others do not become humble, yet a reward is recorded for them. So khushu' is not a condition of the prayer, but it is obligatory in the prayer, and it is the spirit of the prayer. A person has nothing from his prayer except what he understood of it and what his heart was present for. And the tranquility (tuma'ninah) is the pillar; it is one of the pillars of the prayer. It is stillness, even if it is little. This is the pillar. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/051 — archive.org (14:30)
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