{"id":371,"date":"2015-12-22T01:56:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T06:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uaalim.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2017-03-04T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T19:42:33","slug":"how-to-attain-khushu-in-our-salaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uaalim.com\/how-to-attain-khushu-in-our-salaah\/","title":{"rendered":"How to attain Khushu in our Salaah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Ways to attain Khushu in our prayers<\/b><\/div>\n
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As we’ve discussed in the previous blog\u00a0entry called, “The coverin<\/i>g,” the condition of our hearts is one of the reasons we cannot focus the way we want to in Salaah. But, with every sickness is a cure. And the best of remedies is precaution and the knowledge of what to stay away from.<\/div>\n
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Let’s get into some ways that can help improve our concentration and khushu’ in Salaah.<\/div>\n
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  • Fixing our eating habits<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    There is a hadith that mentions that the worst thing we can fill is our stomachs.<\/div>\n
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    Miqdam ibn Ma\u2019d reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, \u201cThere is no vessel which the son of Adam can fill that is more evil than his stomach, for it is enough\u00a0for him to take a few bites\u00a0in order to straighten his back. Yet if he is overcome by appetite, then he may fill it with a third of\u00a0food, a third\u00a0of drink, and a third of breath.<\/strong>\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    (Sunan Ibn Majah)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \u00a0We all know happens to us when we eat too much. Short term and long term effects are not good. It was the way of the salaf to eat only what was needed which would keep their back straight. Us, sometimes, we eat for entertainment purposes. It’s not for necessity at times. Which isn’t good. First of all, you begin to gain weight, and that is rarely<\/i> ever pretty. And second of all, it affects your ability to perform salaah. Have you ever prayed with your stomach full? Think back to Ramadan. It wasn’t a pleasurable experience. Remember those last few moments before fajr when you’d eat so much you wouldn’t be able to stand straight for salaah? \u00a0Of course, back then we did eat too much that we’d have to be careful not to vomit it all out haha. It’s hard to stand for a lengthy amount of time when you’re full. Most likely you won’t be able to focus either. So you’ll quicken the salaah.\u00a0It’s not preferred to eat a lot before prayer because then you know you won’t be as alert as you should be. And you won’t feel the beauty of the salaah. A full belly is very distracting! So we should lighten our meals, especially the meals we take before the prayer. If we want to be engaged in Salaah and have the khushu’ are stomach should not<\/em> be full.<\/div>\n
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    • Remembering Allah<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \u00a0Thikr serves an amazing role in our lives. When the heart is absent from the remembrance of Allah, it begins to die. Every day we are given the opportunity to give the heart what it needs. The remembrance of its creator. The more often we do thikr, the more sins are removed from us, and the more the heart comes to life. Here is Ibn Taymiyyah’s thoughts on this.<\/div>\n
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      Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, \u201cThe remembrance of Allah for the heart is like water for the fish. What will be the state of the fish if it is taken out of water?\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/i>Mu\u02bbjam As\u0323h\u0323a\u0304b 1\/11<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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      • Avoiding excessive speech<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \u00a0If we are in the habit to always talk, perhaps we should stop and replace it with another kind of speech. Athkaar. It would do our hearts better to be engaged in remembering it’s Lord than remembering the affairs of other people. I know some of us get a kick out of talking about other people’s affairs, but it does no one any benefit. It also brings harm at times. It may seem entertaining, but the consequences are far from entertaining.<\/div>\n
        \u00a0 \u00a0I read a piece of wisdom that said that a sign of the sickness of the heart is the remembrance of people instead of the remembrance of Allah. A person whose heart is engaged in worship will be too busy to be thinking about other peoples affairs. We have to remember that other people business is their business, we shouldn’t think that we have a right to add ourselves to the picture. If it doesn’t concern you, then you should stay clear. That is what a good Muslim would do. This beautiful hadeeth explains,<\/div>\n

        On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: \u201cThe Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cPart of the perfection of a person\u2019s Islam is his leaving that which is of no concern to him\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        (At-Tirmithi)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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        We would be making drastic changes in our lives if we shifted our focus from being so busy with the affairs of other people to being busier with the mention of our Creator. But clearly the odds will be against you because apparently it’s the \u00a0“thing”<\/i> to be caught up in other peoples business. Do you see what they air on television these days? It’s crazy<\/em>. Media has given us this idea that its cool <\/i>to know what is happening with someone else’s family, people that nothing to do with our lives. I mean don’t we have our spiritual crisis to worry about? These people are people just like you and I., But somehow media has added glitz and glam to the whole thing and I think it’s things like this that pollute our spirituality and sense of well-being. Why? Because you’d always be comparing your life to theirs and all of these things that just makes you more unhappy with your current self and situation. So then when it’s time to make Salaah, will your mind be present? Of course not. Because the whole day your mind was preoccupied with other things. Point being, the more we remember Allah in our days and nights, the more our hearts become attached to Allah. So when it’s time to pray the heart wants to. This kind of mediation brings relief\u00a0to the heart. The heart won’t be restless, therefore, when the person prays, the mind and body will be tranquil Insha Allah.<\/div>\n
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        Allah says,<\/div>\n
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        \u00a0“such are the ones who have believed and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah. Beware! It is the remembrance of Allah which provides tranquility to the hearts”<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

        (Surah 13. Ar-Ra’d, Ayah 28)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n