I noticed many brothers go to Ruku and Sujood and raise up so fast, some don’t even take the time to say Subhana Rabi Al Adheem 3 times and say it only once.I have good news for you that will make you from today onwards go to Ruku and Sujood with a different feeling and different timing. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When a slave stands and prays, all his sins are brought and placed on his head and shoulders. Every time he bows or prostrates, some of them fall from him.” - Bayhaqi, Saheeh al-Jami’ So from now on when you stand up to pray, imagine all your sins being placed on your head and shoulders and when you go on Rukoo and Sujood, stay longer to lose as many as you can and picture them falling down and away from you. (understand the purpose of praying and this will help you concentrate) When you go to the position of Ruku, feel and tell Allah with your heart that you will never kneel to anyone but him and picture those sins falling down and when you say SamiAllahu liman hamidah (Allah hears who thanks Him) and you say Rabbana walakal Hamd (Thanks to you my Lord) you are thanking him for honoring you and making you stand straight not like the other creatures who walk on four with their back bent. Thank Him for making you able to move and pray. When you go to the first Sajdah (you put your head down on the floor) you are representing the earth which you came from and when you get up after the first Sajdah you are representing the first time He created you from the earth. When you go on the second Sajdah again on the ground, you are representing when you die and you go back to the ground and when you get up the second time you are representing the second time when Allah brings you back from the dead on the Day of Judgment, therefore, concentrate with every movement and feel it. You can make dua in Sujood and remember dua is ibadah and Allah loves those who ask him.Beg Him, complain to him your problems and stuff cause you are better off complaining to him than to humans. He will never betray you, He will never let you down, He will never look down on you and He is the only one who can answer your needs with your head held high. Do you know the reason you say Allahu Akbar (Allah is greater) every time you move in a prayer? It’s a reminder that Allah is greater than anything you might be thinking about from this world. So be honest when you say Allahu Akbar and remember he is greater than anything that is occupying your mind while you pray. Do you know when you stand up to pray and say Allahu Akbar, Allah stands before you and the minute your mind goes wondering on silly things in this life, Allah turns his face away from you and says (Is there something better than me taking you away from me? How lucky are we to have Allah meet us and stand before us 5 times a day to listen to us and to our problems and to grant us our wishes and forgives us for our sins every day? You say Allahu Akbar and he is there, you don’t need to stand in front of his door for hours or take an appointment or meet a mediator or a secretary, how generous is he? Hopefully we will all from today pray differently and enjoy our prayers InshAllah. * Intention is a must before anything you do regardless of what it is * Admin | Photojournalist
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 10:17:24 +0000
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