Prayers for Forgiveness
Have you ever worked on a veryyyyy old computer, that has TONS of files and programs installed that are of NO use what so ever. How fast did the processer load things you needed? How did you feel using that computer to finish an important project?
Frustrated? Annoyed? Impatient! SICK?
Okay good…. now compare that to a person who has an awesome brain that was blessed to them by Allah subhanahu wata’aala …and they used it, they filled it up with garbage; with the many millions tv shows they watched and sound tracks they listend to and tons of entertaining devices that they endulged in. Before you know it, their brain can no longer resist reading a book, reading an article or even sitting and “thinking” something as important as the meaning of life, or their status in terms of achieving their goals… OR even KNOWING their goals! Subhanallah.
Just like that computer, their brain needs a reformatting. All that garbage needs to be purged out. This takes time, patience and an attitude to reboot! For our heart this means, cleansing it. How, you may ask? Simple. Repent to Allaah! Make your intention to not do these unnecessary activities. And repent to your Lord so that you may be successfull. How can we expect to have our prayers answered if we disobeyed so much and never seeked forgiveness? There are amazing duas from the Quran and sunnah that can be recited and pondered upon, for verily every day the son of Adam sins….and every day if we were to ask Allah for forgiveness, He would do so! May Allah enable us to ask for forgiveness in the best of manner and grant us al firdaus al ala (Ameen wa ajma’een)
These are just some forgiveness duas I found on the web (these are also in the 70 duas of the prophet). Inshallah get that book if you can! Its amazing! And read ‘em all ….
How to get Khushoo? (by knowledge of its benefits)
Knowing the advantages of khushoo’ in salaah:
- Proper salat leads to “expiation for all the previous sins, so long as they were not major sins..”
- You will only have from your prayer that which you focused on.
- What is meant is that every time a pillar (essential part) of the prayer is completed, part of his sins fall from him, until when he finishes his prayer, all his sins will be removed. This is in a prayer where all the conditions are met and the essential parts are complete.
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How to get Khushoo? (by desiring to do the fardh activities)
Two parts to achieve this as follows…
Part A: Strengthen your khushoo add those things: desire to do fardh
- Focus what your say and do.
- Ponder on Quran recitation, dhikr, duaa.
- Remember your speaking to Allah (all seer/hearer) {Ihsaan : worship Him(swt) as if you see Him, and if u cant see him, He can see you.}
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Evaluate yourself…
Rulings on Khushoo:
- Obligatory to have it, people with it will inherit Firdaws.
- Lacking Khushu are sinners, it is wajib.
- Allah promised forgiveness to those who pray 5 salats with khushoo.
Evaluation
- It is impossible to achieve Khushoo without the help of Allaah.
- Being deprived of khushoo’ is nothing short of a calamity, make dua.
- Five Levels of Prayer:
How to gain the only true happiness…
Khushoo’ means calmness, serenity, tranquility, dignity and humility.
Fearing Allah in a calm manner; the heart stands before the Lord in humility and submission. Khushoo linked to the heart; if heart corrupt rest body is also corrupt (eg: king and people, if king is good…people will be good, else king sucks ppl will be messed up too))
- State during salat : Obedience to Allah(swt) by bowing, lower gaze, humble oneself out of fear of Allah(swt)
- Salat is extremely hard except for people who have Khushu
- Shaytans number one project: divert us from Salat; Khushu is first thing that will be lost from our religion.
Concealment of Khushoo:
- Shouldn’t show more khushoo then we feel (its in heart not shoulder)
- Heart feels pure, filled with light of greatness of Allah, desires die b/c of Allah’s fear and “awe which have filled his heart to overflowing so that his physical faculties have calmed down, his heart has become dignified and feels secure in Allaah the remembrance of Him, and tranquillity descends upon him from his Lord. So he has become humble (mukhbit) before Allaah, and the one who is humble is the one who is assured.”
- Empty our heart for prayer; focuses on it exclusive of anything else, and prefer it to everything else. Find joy and comfort.
