khushoo in salaat

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Khushoo In

SalaatSubmission


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Surah al Muminoon(Verses 1&2)


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Surah al Muminoon(Verses 1&2)

Successful indeed are the believers,those who offer their salah with solemnity

and submissiveness

(i.e fearing Allah and in a calm manner)


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Muqaddama of Ibn Khaldun(An incident regarding salaat)

In Hazrat Umars ra Caliphate the Muslim armyentered Persia.

On seeing Muslims often standing, kneelingand sitting together as indicated by their

prayer leader, Rustam, the Persian Generalremarked :

"Umar has eaten my liver (Umar has undoneme completely). He is teaching the dogs the

adab (discipline) of life."


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Manifestations of Salaat

Discipline

is the external aspect of salaat

The internal aspect of salaat is

khushoo & taqwa


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Khushoo

Khushoo means

serenity, tranquility, devotion, humility, aweand

the full awareness

of Allah


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Khushoo

What makes a person have this khushoo isfear of Allah and the sense that He is

always watching(Tafseer Ibn Katheer)

Khushoo means that the heart stands beforethe Lord in humility and submission

(Al-Madaarij, 1/520)


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Its importance

The importance of khushoo is that onesintention is right

One knows that he/she is in the worship ofAllah, the Lord of the worlds; the only OneWho is worthy of worship, and the onlyOne before Whom one will prostrate in

worship

If the khushoo is there, InshaAllah, the salahwill be accepted by Allah


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Tazeem Qadr al-Salaah, 1/188

It was reported that Mujaahid said:

and stand before Allah with obedience(al-Baqarah: 238) part of obedience is to

bow, to be solemn and submissive, tolower ones gaze and to humble oneself

out of fear of Allah, may He be glorified

(Making a show of khushoo is condemned)


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Khushoo in Salaat is essential

Khushoo in prayer happens when a person

empties his heart for it, and focuses on it

to the exclusion of all else, and prefers it to

everything else

Only then does one find comfort and joy in it,

as the Holy Prophet saw has said:

and my joy has been made in salah

(Saheeh al-Jaami, 3124)


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Khushoo makes Salaat easier

Seek help in patience and prayer;

and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded

( Quran, Surah Al Baqarah, verse 45 )


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Virtue of khushoo(Sahih Al Jaami, no. 3242)

The Holy Prophet saw has said

Five prayers which Allah has madeobligatory. Whoever does wuzu properlyfor them, prays them on time, does rukuproperly and has perfect khushoo, it is a

promise from Allah that he will be forgiven,but whoever does not do this, has no suchpromise if Allah wishes, He will forgive

him, and if He wishes, He will punish him


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Virtues of khushoo

It is vital for success in this life the nextIndeed, the believers, who have khushoo intheir Salaat, are the winners

It is a contributing factor for the acceptance ofSalaat

A way to gain more rewards from Allah

Without Khushoo the heart cannot easily bepurified


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How to develop khushoo ?(As per Ibn Taymiyah)

Two things help develop khushoo:

a strong desire to do what is obligatory

&

weakness of distractions


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How to develop khushoo ?

The strong desire to do what is obligatory

means that one strives hard to :

- focus on what one is saying & doing

- ponder on the meaning of the recitation

- zikr and duas- Ihsaan

(keeping in mind the fact that one is speaking to Allah as if

he sees Him)


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How to develop khushoo ?

Weakness of distractions means

striving to push away all distractions that

make one think of something other than

the prayer itself, and warding off thoughts

that keep the mind off the purpose of the

prayer

This differs from person to person


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Hadith(Sahih Al Targheeb, no. 543)

Regarding khushoo Prophet Muhammadsaw told us that it would be the first thing

taken from his nation, so much so, that on

entering the masajid, one would not be

able to find anyone there possessing

khushoo


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