Khushoo

Khushu is essential point in salah. Importance of Concentration and its benefits.

1. Importance of Khushoo

2. Why Khushoo is needed in salah ?

3. Khushoo leads to Success Successful indeed are the believers , Those who offer their Salat (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness . Surah Al- Muminun ( 23 ) : 1,2

4. Khushoo means It is state of mind that contains calmness, serenity, tranquility, dignity and humility during prayer Khushoo ’ also means that the heart stands before Allah in humility and submission

5. Khushoo in Action Lower your gaze while praying and do not allow the physical environment to distract you . Hadith : Anas (RA) related that the Prophet said: `My dear son, be sure to avoid being distracted during Prayer , for, to become distracted while praying is a disaster .' ( Tabarani )

6. During Prayer, we Often Think About

7. What we should thinking about ……… Allah’s Attributes Allah’s sustenance to us Our thankfulness to Him Words in Prayer

8. Why we should be careful About Khushoo ?

9. Benefits of Developing Khushoo It makes praying easy

10. Forgiveness and Mighty Reward “…………The men and the women who guard their chastity and the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues (while sitting, standing, lying, etc. for more than 300 times extra over the remembrance of Allah during the five compulsory congregational prayers) or praying extra additional Nawafil prayers of night in the last part of night, etc.) Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise )”. Surah Al - Ahzab ( 33 ) : 35

11. Allah’s Promise of Forgiveness Hadith: Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Five prayers which Allah has made obligatory. Whoever does wudoo ’ properly for them, prays them on time, does rukoo ’ properly and has perfect khushoo ’, it is a promise from Allah that he will be forgiven, but whoever does not do this, has no such promise – if Allah wishes, He will forgive him, and if He wishes, He will punish him.” (Reported by Abu Dawood , no. 425; Saheeh al- Jaami ’ , 3242 ).

12. Tips on Developing Khushoo in Prayer Preparing for Prayer Repeating the words of the adhaan (call for prayer) after the muezzin (one who does adhaan ) By pronouncing the du’aa ’ (supplication) to be recited after the adhaan

13. Preparing for P rayer

14. Remembering death while praying

15. Ponder over Recitation

16. Pause at the end of each Quranic Verse This is more helpful in understanding and thinking about the meaning of recitation. It is also a Sunnah (example) of the Prophet Muhammed ( pbuh )

17. Recite Quran in slow R hythmic tones

18. Look at the place of prostration

19. Remove Things That Distracts Attention

20. Remove Things That Distracts Attention

21. Remainder to yourselves………

22. Pray to Allah to Provide us Khushoo Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say in his du’aa ’: “ Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika min qalbin laa yakhsha ’… ( O Allaah , I seek refuge with You from a heart that has no khushoo ’…).” (Reported by al- Tirmidhi )