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65 TIPS TO BUILD CONNECTION WITH ALLAAH IN SALAAH
EPISODE 2️⃣ – INTRODUCTION: REWARD FOR TRANQUILITY IN SALAAH
Khushuu’ is from an Arabic word “kha-sha-‘a” meaning humbleness. It is used to refer to the submissiveness, tranquility, humbleness, calmness, yearning, and quietness, out of love as well as fear, within the heart due to the consciousness of Allaah’s Greatness or through expressing one’s reverence to Allaah (ﷻ) while offering salaah.
Khushuu’ means calmness, serenity, tranquillity, dignity and humility. What makes a person have this khushuu’ is fear of Allaah (ﷻ) and the sense that He is always watching.
[Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Daar al-Sha’b edn., 6/414.]
It was reported that Mujaahid said:
“…and stand before Allaah with obedience” [Q2:238]. Part of obedience is to bow, to be solemn and submissive, to lower one’s gaze and to humble oneself out of fear of Allaah (ﷻ).”
[Ta’zeem Qadr al-Salaah, 1/188.]
Khushuu’ in prayer happens when a person empties his heart for it (prayer) and focuses on it to the exclusion of all else and prefers it to everything else. Only then does he find comfort and joy in it, as the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
‘… and my joy has been made in salaah.”
[Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 5/456. The hadeeth is in Musnad Ahmad, 3/128 and Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3124] .
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Five prayers which Allaah has made obligatory. Whoever does wudoo’ properly for them, prays them on time, does rukoo’ properly and has perfect khushuu’, it is a promise from Allaah that he will be forgiven, but whoever does not do this, has no such promise – if Allaah wishes, He will forgive him, and if He wishes, He will punish him.”
[Reported by Abu Dawood, no. 425; Saheed al-Jaami’, 3242.]
The Prophet (ﷺ) also said:
“Whoever does wudoo’ and does it well, then prays two rak’ahs focusing on them completely (according to another report: and does not think of anything else), will be forgiven all his previous sins (according to another report: will be guaranteed Paradise).”
[Al-Bukhaari, al-Bagha edn., no. 158; al-Nisaa’i, 1/95; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6166]
To be continued… إن شاء الله
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