11-07-2006, 02:53 AM
Asalamalaikum
MashaAllah Muslimah what a great thread. Jezekelah khairan :)
The only way khushu’ will increase is by contemplating one's beginning and end in this life and his total reliance on his Creator, Allah. As one of the pious teachers of the past stated, that if you are doing something wrong, knowing that Allah is seeing you, then you are scorning Allah's vision, and if you are doing the wrong, thinking that Allah is not seeing you, then you are in disbelief. Therefore, if one remembers often that he or she has to leave this life and enter the hereafter, which is forever, one will find a sense of fear leading to khushu’. Anyway this is what I try to remind myself and it helps me stay on focus. Nowadays I also think of dying while I'm in prayer, Alhamdulilah it encourages me to leave this life while I'm reciting the beautiful words of Allah from my heart and feeling it too.
<b>"Truly, to a happy state shall attain the believers:</b>
those who humble themselves in their prayer,
and who turn away from all that is frivolous,
and who are intent on inner purity."
<i>[Qur'an 23:1-4]</i>
<b>Be ever mindful of prayers,</b>
and of praying in the most excellent way;
and stand before God in devout obedience.
<i>[Qur'an 2:238]</i>
there is also another beautiful hadith that I love ( I can't find it now tho) :conf06: It goes like this, <b>"Your prayer is only accepted if your heart is present"</b>
ring any bells?