Sunan of Prayer

DIVERSITY IN THE INVOCATIONS RECITED DURING PRAYER

In the religion of Islam after declaring the shahadah, the second most important pillar is the Salaah (prayer). Whenever the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to pray, He used to raise both his hands up to his ears or shoulders during the first takbeer, before ruku’ and after ruku, as is proven from the Mutawaatir ahadith. In common language, it is called “Rafa Yadain”.

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali This is a treatise we have written concerning humility (Khushu’) and the hearts meekness and breaking (inkisar) before the Lord. The basic meaning of Khushu’, is the softness of the heart, its being gentle, still, submissive, broken, and yearning. When the heart is humble, so too is the hearing, seeing, heard, and face; indeed all the limbs and their actions are humbled, even speech. The source of the Khushu, that takes place in the heart is the gnosis of Allah’s greatness, magnificence, and perfection.

A Fatwa concerning (Is there a hadith which says that praying without a sutrah reduces the (reward for) the prayer to half? If there is such a hadith, please tell me the name of the narrator and who transmitted it.) by Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid.

A book on how to develop Khushoo in prayers, rulings on Khushoo, the means of developing Khushoo, knowing the advantages of Khushoo in prayers and etc.

A Book discussingthe importance of khushoo in prayer and how to achieve it