What is the way to attain khushu' in prayer?
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Question:
A questioner says: Your Eminence, may Allah reward you with all good.
Some people complain about a lack of humility in prayer, so what is the action that makes a person humble in his prayer? And is crying in prayer included in the remembrance of Allah in seclusion?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be tranquil in his prayer and not to rush through it. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Mu'minun 23:1] those who are humble in their prayers [Al-Mu'minun:1-2].
'Abdullah ibn Abi 'Amir said: "I entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying. I saw him praying, and he had a sound like the bubbling of a cauldron from weeping."
And al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) , when he led the people in prayer, his weeping was not heard by them.
The point is that weeping out of fear of Allah is a sought-after matter in prayer and elsewhere, and it does not harm the prayer. If a believer senses a lack of khushu' in himself, let him look into it: for this results from turning away and heedlessness during prayer. So when he enters the row, let him turn to it with his heart, and let him know that he is before Allah, and that he is standing before Him (Glorified and Exalted is He), hoping for His mercy and fearing His punishment. Let him reflect, let him contemplate the Book of Allah, and let him look at the One before whom he is standing, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), until he becomes humble in his bowing, prostration, recitation, and so on. Let him beware of heedlessness and the distracting thoughts that occur to him regarding his home, his affairs, his children's affairs, his shop's affairs, and his farm's affairs. No, let him turn to his prayer, let him cut off these whispers and stay away from them, and let he strive with utmost effort to turn to his prayer and to keep in mind the greatness of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and that he is standing before Him, and that this prayer is a great obligatory worship imposed upon him, until he turns to it with his heart and becomes humble before his Lord. These are among the causes that distance him from corrupt thoughts and from heedlessness in his prayer. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.
A questioner says: Your Eminence, may Allah reward you with all good.
Some people complain about a lack of humility in prayer, so what is the action that makes a person humble in his prayer? And is crying in prayer included in the remembrance of Allah in seclusion?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be tranquil in his prayer and not to rush through it. Allah the Exalted said:
Certainly will the believers have succeeded:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ 'Abdullah ibn Abi 'Amir said: "I entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying. I saw him praying, and he had a sound like the bubbling of a cauldron from weeping."
And al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) , when he led the people in prayer, his weeping was not heard by them.
The point is that weeping out of fear of Allah is a sought-after matter in prayer and elsewhere, and it does not harm the prayer. If a believer senses a lack of khushu' in himself, let him look into it: for this results from turning away and heedlessness during prayer. So when he enters the row, let him turn to it with his heart, and let him know that he is before Allah, and that he is standing before Him (Glorified and Exalted is He), hoping for His mercy and fearing His punishment. Let him reflect, let him contemplate the Book of Allah, and let him look at the One before whom he is standing, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), until he becomes humble in his bowing, prostration, recitation, and so on. Let him beware of heedlessness and the distracting thoughts that occur to him regarding his home, his affairs, his children's affairs, his shop's affairs, and his farm's affairs. No, let him turn to his prayer, let him cut off these whispers and stay away from them, and let he strive with utmost effort to turn to his prayer and to keep in mind the greatness of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and that he is standing before Him, and that this prayer is a great obligatory worship imposed upon him, until he turns to it with his heart and becomes humble before his Lord. These are among the causes that distance him from corrupt thoughts and from heedlessness in his prayer. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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