Al-Salaat Amood Al-Deen

Sr Nahla Abbas

Have you ever wondered why some of you pray and feel you have no outcome and do not feel anything? Salaah you find is just too boring or spiritual-less.

Salaah is Amood Al dean (Pillar of our religion). Life will collapse without communication between us and Allah SWT we have this salaah without it our life will be shattered and lost. Salaat is the very first foundation of our deen, if this is taken very lightly and is therefore not accepted from us then our other actions (amaals) will not be accepted such as charity and going to Hajj. We need to start with communication with Allah Swt then we can go towards other things.

Reasons why some of us are bored with salaah or feel nothing is because the way we perform the salaah is wrong and also we do not have the right approach to salaah. Salaah is the soul meaning of salvation. Salaat is a way of elevating our self’s and reaching the HIGHEST position. The WRONG is within our selves not the problem being the salaat.

This is a big problem that’s why most of us do not enjoy salaah and find it boring.

WHAT IS THE SOLUTION......

There are certain conditions that if we get through these we will find salaat very beautiful and we will enjoy every prayer.

1. Submittance to God

[23:1] Successful indeed are the believers,

 

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

 [23:2] Who are humble in their prayers

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ

The successful people are the ones who observe khushu' (true submittance to Allah). This does not come at the time of prayers but before. If you have avoided before salaah falsehood such as backbiting laqwaa you will be prepared for salaah and will achieve khushu'. But if you have just been backbiting etc. then when you start your prayer you will not be able to achieve true khushu'.

2. Preparation for Salaah.
You have to keep your soul and mouth clean. When you say some think bad your mouth becomes contaminated as the Shaytan has infiltritated your mind and you can’t focus enough on your salaah without true purity. You have to be pure as Allah Swt is pure.

3. Halaal food.

Food we eat before prayer time also effects our mind, body and soul and the rest of our deeds. Muhammed said; ..'For forty days one single unlawful bite will stay in our bodies and for that your prayers and your dua will not be accepted'. Your stomach must be pure.

4. Approach to salaah with full energy and enthusiasm.

Just how we get excited when the night before where going to go on holiday abroad and we can’t sleep we need that energy and excitement when we pray before Allah Swt.

5. Ikhlaas (sincerity)

The true sprit of our prayers and the value of salaah is our sincerity. Our internal essence of salaah is the sprit of ikhlaas that must be dedicated to Allah Swt. If you show off to please someone next to you this will invalidate your salaah.

6. Awareness and understanding

When we stand to pray we must be very aware and understand what we are saying without understanding salaah will mean nothing to you and you will not be focused but will drift away from communicating with Allah swt and you will start thinking of other things that are happening in your day. For example do you truly know the meaning of the word 'Allahu Akbar' in your salaah?? This means Allah Swt is soo great to be imagined and understood.


PLEASE brothers and sisters in Islam if you take these points into account and entertain your soul with khushu, enthusiasm, sincerity and awareness (understanding) we will NEVER get bored of salaah and we will be spiritually and mentally stronger. Once we recognize and understand Allah Swt we will start to fear Allah and no matter how much we pray we will never get tired. And InshAllah then our other deeds will be accepted and our duas and needs will be answered!