You mentioned that the intended meaning of khushu' in prayer is tranquility. Does the one who thinks during prayer have his prayer invalidated?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson that the intended meaning of khushu' in prayer is spiritual tranquility and physical tranquility,
The Shaykh:
Yes, not moving and the heart being at rest in prayer, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean that the one who thinks about other things during prayer has an invalid prayer because he is not in a state of khushu'?
The Shaykh:
No, the lack of khushu' does not invalidate the prayer, but it has no reward; only the reward is invalidated, and the prayer is not invalidated; because he prayed, and he fulfilled the conditions, the obligatory acts, and the pillars.
The presenter:
Honorable.
The Shaykh:
It has no reward. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson that the intended meaning of khushu' in prayer is spiritual tranquility and physical tranquility,
The Shaykh:
Yes, not moving and the heart being at rest in prayer, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean that the one who thinks about other things during prayer has an invalid prayer because he is not in a state of khushu'?
The Shaykh:
No, the lack of khushu' does not invalidate the prayer, but it has no reward; only the reward is invalidated, and the prayer is not invalidated; because he prayed, and he fulfilled the conditions, the obligatory acts, and the pillars.
The presenter:
Honorable.
The Shaykh:
It has no reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1157 -3022] ذكرتم أن المراد بالخشوع في الصلاة الطمأنينة فهل الذي يفكر أثناء الصلاة تبطل صلاته؟ — youtube.com
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