Causes of Khushu' in Prayer
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Question:
What are the reasons that have been neglected for a person to attain khushu' (humility) in prayer?
Answer:
He is present before Allah; he remembers that he is before Allah, and that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is the most deserving of being feared and magnified. If he remembers that he is before Allah, and that he is absent before Allah, and that Allah is watching him and looking at him, this is one of the causes of khushu'.[Al-Ahzab 33:55-56] He was a watcher over you, Sahih al-Bukhari 50,
What are the reasons that have been neglected for a person to attain khushu' (humility) in prayer?
Answer:
He is present before Allah; he remembers that he is before Allah, and that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is the most deserving of being feared and magnified. If he remembers that he is before Allah, and that he is absent before Allah, and that Allah is watching him and looking at him, this is one of the causes of khushu'.
Indeed Allah is ever, over all things, Witness. (56) Indeed, Allah
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدًا إِنَّ اللَّهَTo worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.
أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه، فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب زكاة الفطر — islamhouse.com (1:10:41)
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