What is your advice for one who prays and fasts without the presence of the heart?
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Question:
The questioner: I am a person who prays and fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, but without the presence of the heart. What should I do? I ask for guidance, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You are doing well, if Allah wills. Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is recommended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it and recommended it (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is a noble deed. If you seek to fast on Mondays and Thursdays in following the Sunnah, then you are doing well, so be glad of the good. And beware in your heart that you did this out of emulation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), obedience to him, and desire for what he desired (peace and blessings be upon him), so be glad of the good.
The questioner: I am a person who prays and fasts on Mondays and Thursdays, but without the presence of the heart. What should I do? I ask for guidance, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You are doing well, if Allah wills. Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is recommended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it and recommended it (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is a noble deed. If you seek to fast on Mondays and Thursdays in following the Sunnah, then you are doing well, so be glad of the good. And beware in your heart that you did this out of emulation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), obedience to him, and desire for what he desired (peace and blessings be upon him), so be glad of the good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 052 ما نصيحتكم لمن يصلي ويصوم بدون حضور قلب؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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