Before Salah

 How to Attain Khushuʿ 4: Soften Your Heart  A sick, heedless and Your Hearth ard heart is one of the greatest reasons for the lack of khushūʿ in ṣalāh. When the heart is rectified, the actions are also rectified as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “There is a lump of flesh in the body:…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 10: Eliminate Distractions Before praying ṣalāh, always try your best to remove distractions. Anything which may distract or worry you in ṣalāh will reduce the khushūʿ in your ṣalāh. Ibn Kathīr (raḥimahullāh) says, “Khushūʿ in ṣalāh is only attained by the one who has emptied his heart totally for it, who…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 9: Be Punctual With Your Sunnah Prayers Being punctual with the sunnah and nafl prayers will help you to attain khushūʿ in ṣalāh. Performing the sunnah prayers before the farḍ prayers is akin to stretching before exercising. Starting with the sunnah prayers awakens your heart and prepares you for attaining greater…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 8: Pray in the Congregation & Do Not Delay Pray on Time Plan your day around ṣalāh. Instead of trying to fit ṣalāh in your busy schedule, make your day revolve around ṣalāh, and aim to always pray on time. Praying ṣalāh at its beginning time will be an indication of…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 7: Act Upon the Etiquettes of the Masjid & Respond to the Adhan The Etiquettes of Going to the Masjid The etiquettes of attending the masjid are a crucial preparation for ṣalāh. Adhering to these is indicative of the respect and esteem you accord ṣalāh in your heart.They will also prepare…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 6: Persistently Ask Allah for Khushuʿ and Do Not Give Up Turn to Allah (‘azza wa jall) the Almighty with humility and beg Him to grant you the ability to perform your ṣalāh with khushūʿ. Have certainty in your heart that He will respond, as He so promised: “When My servants…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 5: Increase Your Time in Private Worship Another means of attaining khushūʿ in ṣalāh is to engage in ʿibādah, especially in private. Just you and Allah (‘azza wa jall). No one else. You may perform many acts of ʿibādah, but still not experience their sweetness. Rectify this by increasing your private…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 3: Stop Sinning To attain khushūʿ, you have to push yourself to stop sinning by protecting your organs; in particular your eyes, tongue, and heart. Safeguard your eyes against looking at ḥarām, whether online or offline. Stop your tongue from backbiting, slandering, swearing, obscene language and saying hurtful things. Keep good…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 2: Attain the Maʿrifah of Allah One of the greatest means of attaining khushūʿ in ṣalāh is the maʿrifah of Allah (subḥānahū wa taʿālā). Maʿrifah refers to a deep awareness and knowledge of Allah (subḥānahū wa taʿālā). The greater your knowledge of Allah, the greater the level of khushūʿ you will…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 1: Appreciate The Importance Of Salah The first step to developing khushūʿ is to understand and appreciate the importance of ṣalāh itself. After the obligation of attesting to the Oneness of Allah (tawḥīd), there is no greater commandment in Islam than ṣalāh. Ṣalāh is the second pillar of Islam and the…