AL–KHUSHUU’ IN SALAAH EPISODE 3

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*AL–KHUSHUU’ IN SALAAH* | Episode 3

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*65 TIPS TO BUILD CONNECTION WITH ALLAAH IN SALAAH*

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*EPISODES 3 - INTRODUCTION: THE PLACE OF KHUSHUU' IN THE BODY*

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Heart is the place of khushuu’ and if it is in the state of khushuu’, all other organs will be in the same state of calmness and attentiveness. It's actualization lies in the presence of our hearts while we are reporting for our daily duty towards Allaah (ﷻ).

When the heart is full of khushuu, the limbs also become subservient in humility to Allaah (ﷻ). The visible physical acts are not valid and acceptable unless they are accompanied by appropriate actions of the heart, because the invisible actions of the heart inevitably affect the visible physical actions.

So, the heart is like the control unit for the physical faculties. If the control unit is good the physical faculties will also be good and vice versa. Hence the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

*_“In the body there is a piece of flesh: if it is sound the whole body will be sound and if it is corrupt then the whole body will be corrupt.”_*

[Bukhaari, Vol. 1, Book 2, H. 49]

So, khushuu’ is the tranquility of the heart and the calmness of the organs.

However, when the other body organs shows khushuu’ and no khushuu’ is in actual fact present in the heart, it is called khushuu of hypocrisy. 

Hudhayfah (رضي الله عنه) used to say:

“Beware of the khushuu’ of hypocrisy.” He was asked, “What is the khushuu’ of hypocrisy?” He said, “When the body shows khushuu’ but there is no khushuu’ in the heart.”

Fudayl ibn ‘Ayaad said:

“It was disliked for a man to show more khushuu’ than he had in his heart.” One of them saw a man showing khushuu’ in his shoulders and body, and said, “O So and so, khushuu’ is here” – and he pointed to his chest, “not here” – and he pointed to his shoulders.

[al-Madaarij, 1/521].

_To be continued… إن شاء الله_

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