What Helps Us Pray Submissively and With Humility?
ما هي الأمور التي تساعدنا أن نخشع في الصلاة؟
There are things that help us to be in a state of humility in Salat, some of which are the following:
Understanding the Ayaat you read in prayer.
The one who performs prayers should know that Allah answers him in his prayer.
Praying toward a sutrah (a barrier) and standing close to it, so that no one passes in front of him.
Seeking refuge with Allah from the cursed Satan
Avoid praying in the presence of food
Avoid praying near people who are talking
Tranquility in prayer; in bowing and prostration.
Reciting the Quran unhurriedly.
بعض الأمور التي تساعد في الخشوع في الصلاة:
فهم الآيات التي تقرأها في الصلاة.
أن يعلم المصلي أن الله يجيبه في صلاته
الصلاةُ إلى سترة والدنو منها حتى لا يمر أي شخص أمامه.
الاستعاذة بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
عدم الصلاة بحضرة طعام
عدم الصلاة قرب أشخاص يتحدثون
الطمأنينة في الصلاة في الركوع والسجود.
قراءة القرآن بتروٍّ.
1. Allah Answers Him in His Prayer | قسمت الصلاة بيني وبين عبدي
The Prophet said that Allah says: I have divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asks. When the servant says: All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds, Allah says: My servant has praised Me ... and when he says: Guide us along the Straight Path ..., Allah says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks (Sahih Muslim 395). This is the scholar’s second point: the one praying is answered, verse by verse.
قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "قال الله تعالى: قسمت الصلاة بيني وبين عبدي نصفين ولعبدي ما سأل، فإذا قال العبد: (الحمد لله رب العالمين)، قال الله تعالى: حمدني عبدي ... فإذا قال: (اهدنا الصراط المستقيم صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين)، قال: هذا لعبدي ولعبدي ما سأل" (صحيح مسلم 395). وهذا هو الأمر الثاني في الجواب: أن المصلي يجاب آية بعد آية.
2. A Barrier in Front of Him | إذا صلى أحدكم إلى شيء يستره من الناس
The Prophet said: When one of you prays toward something that screens him from people, and someone wants to pass in front of him, let him push him back; if he refuses, let him fight him, for he is only a devil (Sahih Muslim 505). The barrier keeps the place of prayer clear, and the eyes and heart with it.
قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إذا صلى أحدكم إلى شيء يستره من الناس فأراد أحد أن يجتاز بين يديه فليدفع في نحره فإن أبى فليقاتله فإنما هو شيطان" (صحيح مسلم 505)، ومنع المرور بين يدي المصلي يحفظ عليه موضع صلاته وبصره وقلبه.
3. Seeking Refuge From the Whisperer | ذاك شيطان يقال له خنزب
Uthman ibn Abi al-As said: O Messenger of Allah, Satan comes between me and my prayer and my recitation and confuses me in it. The Prophet said: That is a devil called Khinzab; when you sense him, seek refuge with Allah from him and spit lightly to your left three times. Uthman said: I did that, and Allah took him away from me (Sahih Muslim 2203). See why we seek refuge in Allah from Satan.
قال عثمان بن أبي العاص: يا رسول الله إن الشيطان قد حال بيني وبين صلاتي وقراءتي يلبسها علي، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "ذاك شيطان يقال له خنزب، فإذا أحسسته فتعوذ بالله منه واتفل على يسارك ثلاثا"، قال: ففعلت ذلك فأذهبه الله عني (صحيح مسلم 2203).
4. Not With Food Served | لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام
The Prophet said: There is no prayer when food is served, nor while one is resisting the call of nature (Sahih Muslim 560). What pulls at the body or the hearing pulls the heart away from the prayer; so the scholar advises against praying with food present or near people talking. Being at rest in bowing and prostration is a pillar of the prayer itself, as explained in the pillars of salat without which it is invalid.
قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ولا وهو يدافعه الأخبثان" (صحيح مسلم 560)، وما يشغل البدن أو السمع يشغل القلب عن الصلاة، ولذلك جاء في الجواب تجنب الصلاة بحضرة الطعام أو قرب أشخاص يتحدثون، والطمأنينة في الركوع والسجود ركن من أركان الصلاة.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
What helps a person pray with humility?
Understanding the verses, knowing that Allah answers him, praying toward a barrier, seeking refuge from Satan, not praying with food served or near people talking, being at rest in bowing and prostration, and reciting unhurriedly.
Does Allah answer the one who prays?
Yes. Allah says: I have divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asks (Sahih Muslim 395).
What should I do when Satan distracts me in prayer?
Seek refuge with Allah from him and spit lightly to your left three times, as the Prophet taught Uthman ibn Abi al-As (Sahih Muslim 2203).
Should I pray when food is served?
The scholar advises against it: the Prophet said: There is no prayer when food is served, nor while one is resisting the call of nature (Sahih Muslim 560).