MAKING YOUR SALAH BETTER

Have you ever noticed when you
are performing your Salah, all
sorts of worldly things occupy
your mind and you are unable to
concentrate on your salah???
It may be that you have too
much on your mind or that Satan
is attacking you from within.
How can you get rid of these
distractions and improve your
salah???
Here are some suggestions:
1. Make a serious effort to
perform Salah to the best of your
ability.
2. Make Wudu/Ghusl properly.
3. Develop humility and
attentiveness before Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala}.
"Successful are the believers who
offer their prayers with humility
and attentiveness."
[Al-Quran:23:1-2]
4. Remember Death.
5. The awesome presence of
Allaah {Subhanahu wa Ta'ala}
must be felt.
6. Try to learn the meaning of
the words you say in Arabic and
you will find yourself
concentrating better in your
Salah. You will begin to relate
better in your conversation with
Allaah {Subhanahu wa Ta'ala}
since you will connect your
speech with Him.
7. Try to develop the ability to be
cut off, from this world and the
normal cares of other seekers of
the world.
8. Pray at the Fixed times.
"...Prayer indeed has been
enjoined on the believers at fixed
times." [Al-Quran:4:103]
9. When you are praying in
Jamaa'ah, keep the lines straight
and do not leave spaces, for
satan occupies the spaces.
10. Let your prayer be a happy
occasion and not a duty to be
frowned upon, but rather to be
awaited in eager anticipation.
11. Let your prayer be an
outpouring of love and
appreciation for all that Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala} has done
for you and your family and all of
mankind.
12. Shun all negative qualities
like jealousy and pride and
develop positive qualities like
piety and fear of Allaah's
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala} wrath, for
it will help you in your relation
with Allaah {Subhanahu wa
Ta'ala}.
13. Good prayer depends on the
condition of the mind and total
dependence on Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala} as well as
internalized certainty that Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala} is always
knowledgeable of everything
that you do.
14. Do not be contented until
you learn to pray properly - at
every moment speak to Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala} sincerely
until you are satisfied that you
have tried your best.
15. Strive for excellence in
everything that you do and more
so, when it is for Allaah
{Subhanahu wa Ta'ala}.
Always remember that "TIME" is
your only asset to do things for
the Hereafter, so do not put
things off because there is no
guarantee that the Prayer you
missed or spoilt will ever be
rectified.