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

2. Importance of Khushoo

3. Why Khushoo is needed in salah ?
Salat is the foremost form of ibadah that Allah Himself has
prescribed for us.
Perform At - salat for My Remembrance “
surah Taha : 14 When we perform Salat we involve our tongue, our
heart, our mind and indeed our whole body
Salat is indeed, one of the most
comprehensive forms of dhikr.
Allah states in a hadith qudsi: `Out of all the ways through
which My servant gets closer to Me, Salat is the dearest to
Me.' (Bukhari.)we do not always take full
advantage of this gift. We pray five times a day ,we
should develop conscious in
Prayer to take advantage of
this gift.
we have to develop a strong
connection with Allah.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. During Prayer, we
Often Think About

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

9. Why we should be careful About Khushoo?
Prophet Muhammed (peace
and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: “The first
thing to be lifted up (taken
away) from this Ummah
(Muslims Nation) will be
khushoo’, until you will see
no one who has khushoo’.”
(Reported by Al-Tabaraani)

10. Benefits of
Developing Khushoo
It makes praying easy
And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the
prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and
hard except for Al-Khashi'un [i.e. the true
believers in Allah - those who obey Allah with
full submission, fear much from His
Punishment, and believe in His Promise
(Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings (Hell,
etc.)].
Surah
Al – Baqarah
2 : 45

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Preparing
• 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

14. Preparing
Doing wudoo’ (ablution)properly, saying
Bismillaah (in the Name of Allah) before it and
making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and
saying the du’aa’ after it.
O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by
wearing your clean clothes), while
praying…(7:31)
Wear good and clean clothes before for prayer
Choose a clean place to pray

15. Remembering death while praying
Lessons:
1. Meaning the prayer of one who thinks that he will not pray another prayer.
2. The person who is praying will no doubt die, and there is some prayer that will be his last prayer, so
let him have khushoo’ in the prayer that he is doing, for he does not know whether this will be his last
prayer.

16. Ponder over Recitation
Know the meaning of what you are
reciting
Ponder over the meaning of verses
during prayer
“(This is) a Book (the Qur’an) which We have sent down to you,
full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses, and that
men of understanding may remember.” Surah Sad (38) :29.

17. 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)

18. Recite Quran in slow Rhythmic tones
Or a little more; and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow,
(pleasant tone and) style. Surah 73 :4
Hadith:
The recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) was clear, with each letter
pronounced distinctly.” (Musnad Ahmad)

19. Look at the
place of prostration
Hadith
Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon
him) used to pray with his head
tilted forward and his gaze
lowered, looking at the
(Reported by
al-Haakim)

20. Remove Things That
Distracts Attention
Relieve yourself before Prayer
The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him)
said, “There is no prayer when
there is food prepared (smell
could distract you) or if one is
suppressing the urge to expel
waste matter.
(Saheeh Muslim)

21. Remove Things That
Distracts Attention
Avoid praying in the Room where the TV is on.
• Avoid Praying in places where you can here other talking
• Wear comfortable Clothing.
Avoid praying in places where there is lots of movement of others around you.
• Switch off Mobile and don’t take mobile to masjid.
• Close all business before standing for prayer.
Switch off games when you stand for prayer.
• Select comfortable Environment
• Fulfill all your personal needs before you commence your Prayer, for
example, thirst, hunger and calls of nature.

22. Remainder to yourselves………
Remind yourself that engaging in Prayer offers you
an opportunity to release yourself from the pressures
and tensions of this world.
The whole purpose of Salah is to be ever conscious of
Allah, the Creator, Lord and Sustainer of all things.
Use your Prayer to remain focused on your mission
in life to bring your entire being to serve only Allah.
Use your Prayer as a source of strength, inspiration
and enthusiasm for your life and activities.

23. 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)