Salah problems
I was just wondering if anyone who can empathise with the same problem can help me. So basicly I recently started praying and its been a week or so Alhumdulillah, I often manage to forget what rakat I was on so I find myself starting again and if that doesn't happen then I either get horrible thoughts in my head that make me think of other things than my actual prayer. I really try to clear my head but its not possible. :/ any help guys?
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السَلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُُ
When starting to pray, kasarat se (from the heart) say:
أَعـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْـطانِ الرَّجيـم
“A’oodhu bilLaahi min ash-Shaytaan ir-Rajeem”
“I seek refuge with Allaah from Shaytaan the Accursed”
Then begin salah. Imagine reciting and reading before the almighty, just for him. Sometimes if the mind wanders off say again the above. 3 times and picture in your mind shaytaan throwing dirt on himself and burning in hell fire because the truth is.....everytime you invoke this short prayer, he has lost another battle against deviating yet another of Allahs servants from the siratul mustakeem...path of righteousness.
Make this your PERFECT prayer as if it were your last. Who knows when ones last breath is written. Also pls read this small article on how to attain khushoo in Salah.
HOW TO ATTAIN KHUSHOO IN SALAH:
The Prophet PBUH 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 Rukuu and Sujoud, stay longer to lose as many as you can and picture them falling down and away from you. Understand the purpose of praying… this will help you concentrate …..
When you go to the position of Rukuu, 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 "Sami'Allahu 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 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.
Make a lot of du'aa in Sujood and remember du'aa is ibadah and Allah loves those who ask Him…ask Him and beg Him… complain to Him… 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 like never before In shaa Allah. Yaa Allah taqabbal salaatana... Ameen. Sum - آمِيْن
Hope this helps you.
Allah hafiz, مع السلامه
Nahz. UK
Jumma Mubarak
Firstly I am giving you a precise idea about Satan who is perhaps responsible for this particular problems. Satan only can play with the neurons of our brain. This brain receptors act like a key board of a computer, Satan can create any feelings taping certain neurons.
Secondly, try to understand whatever you are saying in front of Allah in contact prayer, for instance, the meaning of the "auzu billahi minash shaitan rajeem" means " I seek refuge from Satan to Allah" and so on.
Finally, read Quran, at least small amount of verses everyday, understand the meaning and evaluate.
In Sha Allah your problems to concentrate in Salah will be resolved.
I suffer from the same problem, when I stand on the prayert mat I get distracted, sometime but hhardly ever, I am able 2 make it 2 the start of the second rakat before loosing concentration, but it feels literally impossible 2 complete my whole salaah with full concentration, I can't wait 4 that day 2 come!. Youtube has got good videos that might be able 2 help u. Their is this sheikh he's mashallalh got really good videos, this is one, hope it helps. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sOklS__3fNg
Salam.
I think everyone who stand before Allah in prayer experiences this problem to some degree. I would recommend that you first start your prayer seeking refuge with Allah from Shaytaan and make sure when you say this it comes from the heart and it's not just lip service, secondly make sure you know the meaning of what you are reciting. InshaAllah this will help as well. Thirdly, ten minutes or so before salah just sit and try to clear you mind, you can read a few verses from the Quran, just talk to Allah or make zhkir its up to what you want to do really. I dont think one can ever truly get rid of the problem because shaytaan is going to be around until the day we die but what we can do is try our absolute BEST to pray in a way Allah will be please with, InshaAllah. Take a look at the link below, this has helped me, inshaAllah i hope it helps you too 🙂
http://understandquran.com/fileadmin/user_upload/extras/Salah.pdf
Very simple
Press first fingure down after completing first salah and second fingure after second salah same way third and fourth fingure down
Insh Allah you won't have any problem