During Salah

19: Bring Your Heart To Salah: Love, Hope & Fear 9 MIN READ Think of the human being you love the most. Imagine a situation where you have not met for a year. Now is the time for you to finally reunite. How will you feel? What will be running through your mind? How fast…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 20: The Secret Of Salah: Focus Your Heart On Him We now arrive at the final and potentially the most important way to achieve khushūʿ in your ṣalāh. Ibn al-Qayyim (raḥimahullāh) has described it as ‘the secret and essence of ṣalāh.’ The secret of ṣalāh, and what transforms it from being…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 18: Always Be Mindful That You Are Talking To Allah & That He Is Responding To You In ṣalāh, you are conversing with your Lord. As you talk to Him, He responds to you. Being mindful of this will increase your khushūʿ in ṣalāh. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Indeed,…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 17: Remember Death & The Hereafter In & Outside Salah Whenever you stand to pray, pray as though this ṣalāh is your final ṣalāh. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Remember death in your ṣalāh because when an individual remembers death in his ṣalāh, he is more likely to perfect his…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 16: Be Calm & Lengthen Your Salah Calmness and Tranquility Attaining khushūʿ in ṣalāh requires time. Give each posture its due and perform it according to the Sunnah. Be calm and do not rush through your ṣalāh just to reach the end. Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrated that a man…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 15: Recite the Qur’an Slowly And Beautifully Increase your khushūʿ in ṣalāh by reciting the Qur’ān clearly and slowly. Beautify your voice as much as you can. Recite with tartīl When reciting the Qur’ān, the Prophet ﷺ was instructed by Allah to recite with ‘tartīl’ (73:4). Tartīl refers to reciting slowly…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 14: Reflect & Interact With The Qur’an A powerful way to attain khushūʿ in ṣalāh is to reflect upon the Qur’ān. This is known as ‘tadabbur’ in Arabic. The Qur’ān is the eternal book of guidance. It is a cure for every disease – be it spiritual or physical. It is…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 13: Vary The Adhkar & Surahs You Recite What adhkār do you recite in ṣalāh? Are they always the same adhkār? Do you tend to repeat the ones you memorised when you first learnt how to pray?  To avoid monotony in your ṣalāh, try to memorise and pray the different adhkār…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 12: Understand The Meaning & Loftiness Of What You Are Saying Understanding what you are saying in your ṣalāh will have a profound impact on your khushūʿ. To do this, try your best to learn Arabic and understand the meaning of what you say. This will make it easier to focus,…

How to Attain Khushuʿ 11: Fight Shaytan & His Whispers Have you ever started praying and then found yourself suddenly remembering an item you thought you’d lost or a message you’d forgotten to reply to? The Prophet ﷺ stated that these recollections during ṣalāh are the work of Shayṭān. Shayṭān is always busy trying to…