2. prays on time fulfilling conditions of the prayer but has no khushoo in their prayer

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1 18 th July 2011 live Sister Emal Al Obaid The Prayer is performed in order to be close to Allah `azza wa jall To obtain closeness in salah when you find it Prophet Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said There is comfort in the salah. Ibn Qayyim rahimahullaah characterized people who pray into 5 categories / levels which group are you? Minimum to the maximum (the best) 1. wronging themselves negligent and wrongs his soul not caring to purify himself not praying on time If he fulfills the conditions of prayer he will pray heedlessly his mind is thinking of other things Mu akhab will be punished not caring why he is praying, when he is praying Praying is a pillar of Islam this is like someone not praying. The first thing Allah will see on the doj is the prayer 2. prays on time fulfilling conditions of the prayer but has no khushoo in their prayer better than previous one Muhaasab accountable. This person is trying to fulfill conditions but has no khushoo. We all will take the reward on the Day of Judgment according to the khushoo in the prayer. We need to know the difference to get better - not to get depressed we have not reached the correct level. 3. taking care of the actions / conditions of the prayer but fighting with his khushoo the mind goes and then comes back mahfu anhu Allah `azza wa jall is pardoning him. 4. taking care of the prayer and the outside of the prayer higher level than fighting his khushoo the main concern is to complete and perfect the prayer muthaab will be rewarded 5. muqaraab as if he places his heart in Allah ssubhana wa ta ala s hands really watching everything as if he is seeing Allah and looking at Allah prayer of Nabi. Only Allah subhana wa ta ala can make it easy for you. You may reach level 5 this is from Allah `azza wa jall and ask Allah subhana wa ta ala to keep you firm on that. This will encourage you to ask Allah `azza wa jall and rely on Allah `azza wa jall I need to have this khushoo. Prepare yourself before the prayer etc Stages - Wudu Azaan, start praying the means during the prayer Outer skeleton Inner - Soul presence of the heart / understanding. The means before, during and after prayer. The Kaaba Face the kiblah your mind is on the Kaa ba, you want to see what is inside when I m praying my heart is thinking of the Kaa ba. When you pray to focus have a sutra anything, a wall, a window, table chair box, bag. Sunnah to put a sutra. If you pray in centre of a room and someone comes in front of you

2 they will cut your prayer. My duty if anyone wants to pass no one can cut your prayer. Even in an empty room and alone place a sutra this will make you have more khushoo Start prayer stand feet covered raise hands to ears or shoulders hands??? eyes on the sujood closing eyes is resembling the worship of fire worshippers. Khusr al qul meeting with Allah subhana wa ta ala the King I will say Allahu Akbar pushing the life behind you surrendering to Allah subhana wa ta ala. Allah subhana wa ta ala s Hands How will you surrender push the life before you remember the one you are standing in front of - right in His hands are the heavens and the earth surrendering to Him. Remember Allah subhana wa ta ala s power and might. Chapter (39) sūrat l-zumar (The Groups) 39:67 They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him. Leave the dunya behind you Allah subhana wa ta ala will roll up the 7 th heaven in His hands. Feel Allah `azza wa jall and surrender to Him. Leave the dunya behind you and this will give you khushoo and utter Allahu Akbar Allah `azza wa jall is the Greatest for all my affairs everything I was worried about. I am standing in front of the Kabeer, the Greatest. I am a servant in front of the King to whom we show humbleness by placing our hands in front changes will happen around you - you don t realize. i.e. it is as if you went to a place, they shine a light on you and you are now live on TV. Allah `azza wa jall will place His face in front of you. Prophet Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said in a hadith. Your sins The moment you say Allahu Akbar now you are in front of Allah `azza wa jall your sins will come on your head and shoulders they will be listed and fall away. Ibadah and prayer should not be a habit. The Honor of standing in prayer We put our hands in front of Allah `azza wa jall who put you in this situation? Allah `azza wa jall - other people are not praying and are heedless. It is an honor what an honor remember with my standing and looking at sujood the place Standing on the Day of Judgment - remember my other standing on the Day of Judgment the actual standing. Questioning - on the day everyone will stand in front of Allah `azza wa jall Imagine you are in front of Allah `azza wa jall on the Day of Judgment and everyone is looking at you angels, humans you don t know where Allah `azza wa jall will take me heaven or hell you will have khushoo as you will be scared all 5 keys are gathered here. Now you are in front of the King. The ulema said you need to take permission from Allah `azza wa jall opening supplication dua istiadhah as if you are knocking on the door taking permission from your Lord. Opening supplication a few different ones can be said Subhaanaka Allaahumma negating all faults from Allah `azza wa jall, free from all faults

3 Wa bi hamdika Allah azza wa jall praises and thanks praising Allah subhana wa ta ala is thanking Allah subhana wa ta ala for Allah subhana wa ta ala s blessings thanking for your faith and that He made you stand in front of Him. Wa tabaara kasmuka blessed is your name your names is the blessed one. Wa ta aalaa jadduka exalted is your majesty jadduka your honor, your majesty Believe Allah subhana wa ta ala is the Most High and Exalted over all His creation. Wa laa ilaaha ghayruka no god except You to attach to. Remember your sins When in prayer it is as if one is full of sin you will have khushoo if you remember your sins. Ask Allah subhana wa ta ala to separate me from my sins far away as you separate the places of sunset and sunrise. AllhumdulillahJ. Lots of sins purify me from my sins as you purify white clothes from the dirt Allah J..oh Allah `azza wa jall wash away from me my sins with ice, water and frost. Feel the words recite in Arabic beauty in it no need to be an Arab to see the beauty in the language. As if collecting all your sins in one hand and then dragging me to hell say dua as if Allah `azza wa jall will wash away your sins. 3 rd dua Allah the is the Greatest All praise to Allah Glory is to you Repeat each line 3 times or repeat whole dua 3 times. Prophet Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said the gates of heaven will open for this dua but you need Ikhlas Istiadhah Entering battle between you and shaitan Khanzab is the shaitan of prayer he loves to distract and spoil your prayer will start this battle with Istiadhah seeking refuge. Uthman Bin Abi Al-Aas, (may Allah be pleased with him), so he came complaining to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he said: "The Shaitan comes between me and my salat and causes me problems with my recitation." So the Messenger of Allah, (peace be upon him), said: "That is a shaitan called Khanzab, so if you feel his presence, seek refuge in Allah and blow a mist to your left three times." He said: "I applied this advice and Allah has rid me off him." To seek refuge from 2 types of shaitan human and jinn evil people Question is how to fight these two? If you find in people shaitan be good to them, pardon them, forgive them then you will be like a close friend. How can I fight them? Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) 7:200 And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing. Seek refuge with Allah `azza wa jall go to his (shaitan) Lord and my Lord. Istiadah refuge alif seen ta in front of verb = seeking seeking what refuge - with who? - Allah `azza wa jall - against who? the shaitan. Different forms of istiadhah Alif ayn wow A oothu billaahi I am week, I cannot see this enemy, You are the only one I can rely on - protect me. Feeling like the shaytaan is there to destroy your prayer you will end prayer as you entered the prayer with nothing. I will go to Allah seeking protection.

4 Mina shaytaan don t ever curse the shaitan he will have more power as you said bad words say istiadhah. Shaitan will withdraw and go Nir rajeem out of Allah `azza wa jall s mercy Al basmallah start of prayer 2 names of Allah `azza wa jall are mentioned here the Merciful, the Compassionate Bismillaah start the prayer with the best name, the Most Merciful. I am standing here out of Your mercy shaitan will go and be smaller. Wherever you say the basmallah shaitan will get smaller say before you do everything. Surah Al-Fatiha One surah you repeat in every rakat. Without Al-Fatiha the prayer is nullified. Min we say Al-Fatiha 17 times in the obligatory prayer recite pondering on surat Al-Fatiha the key talking to Allah subhana wa ta ala pause between each verse and ponder. Shaitan wants you to go to hell with him we practice tajweed but have no understanding one knowledge is better than the other understanding is good tajweed is the best understanding and reacting what is more important than the other? Shaitan makes you focus on the tajweed. Remember in every ayat Allah is responding to me while you are praying you are talking to Allah `azza wa jall as if you are the only one praying turn away and Allah `azza wa jall will turn away bring your focus to think about it. Al-Fatha is divided into 2 parts between you and Allah `azza wa jall. AllhamduJ.. praised only because of His blessing. All types of blessing are due to Allah subhana wa ta ala. The biggest blessing is that I am praying in front of Allah `azza wa jall. To you all praises what will Allah `azza wa jall repond with my servant or slave is praising me and thanking me we cannot hear because we cannot take it. Ar RahmaJ..Having mercy for all mankind, general - Raheem special mercy for the believer. You are the source of all mercies. My slave is praising me - You are the One taking care of me the source of all mercies MalikiJ..the King and Owner of all recompense the One who controls life and the Day of Judgement. Be merciful with me on the Day of Judgement. My slave is magnifying me. IyakaJ..to You alone only we worship You are my hope, my fear, my reliance. Only I will rely and put trust in You worship You alone with Your help Allah `azza wa jall will say This is between Me and my slave I will worship You but I need Your help to worship You. The rest is for you the servant of Allah subhana wa ta ala. Ahdina AsJJgive me all types of guidance truth, understanding and act upon the truth the straight path the religion, the Qur an, the akhirah don t do any step unless it is in the Qur an and Sunnah we desire to cross the siratt smoothly follow the straight path asking Allah subhana wa ta ala for hidayah Which path? Siratal Al LadhinaJJthose of whom You have blessed guided on the siratal mustaqeem the prophets etc. Allah `azza wa jall will give you that I don t want to be among the following 2 groups. GhayrulJJthose Allah subhana wa ta ala is angry with them those with knowledge but don t act upon it i.e. the Jew. Amin may Allah `azza wa jall respond to your dua. You have to have faith that Allah `azza wa jall is listening and will respond to you. Sunnah in first 2 rakat to say a surah. Whole surah or part or one ayah. Sequence of the mistah to recite Juz misafal in all prayers Fajr from surat Qaf to surat Naba Magrib surat ad-dhuha to al nas All other prayers surah Naba ad dhuha

5 Longest prayer Prophet Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam recited 60 ayat. We need to memorize the Qur an in order to use in our prayer we need to understand as with surah al-fatiha. Memorize with meaning and you will interact. Recite with khushoo with a nice voice or listen you need to interact with ayat after an ayah of mercy you will say Oh Allah `azza wa jall I will ask for the mercy of paradise, mercy, hope - action of heart is hope ahzab you will have fear in your heart with blessings the heart should have gratefulness, thankfulness an attribute of Allah subhana wa ta ala glorify and tasbih subhanallah - Fajr, Maghrib & Isha prayer you should say a little bit loudly Chapter (47) sūrat muḥammad 47:24 Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?