THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Arba'a, 19th day of Safar (Wednesday 7th October. 2020). LET'S STRIVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL MUSLIMS. BismilLah. 

ALLAH summarised to us in the Qur'an the qualities of a successful Muslim in Quran 23:1-10. ALLAH says

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ 

Successful indeed are the believers,

who have the following characteristics:

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ

Those who with their Salah are Khashi`un.

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said:

Khashi`un means those with fear and with tranquility."

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said,

"Their Khushu` was in their hearts."

So they lowered their gaze and were humble towards others.

Khushu` in prayer is only attained by the one who has emptied his heart totally, who does not pay attention to anything else besides it, and who prefers it above all else. At that point it becomes a delight and a joy for eyes, as in the Hadith recorded by Imam Ahmad and An-Nasa'i from Anas, who said that the Messenger of Allah said:

حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الطِّيبُ وَالنِّسَاءُ وَجُعِلَتْ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلَة

Fragrance and women have been made dear to me, and Salah was made the joy of my eye.

Please let's make salaat our priority in life and ensure we pray with submissiveness without any rush. Please study the rest of the verses to ensure we all strive to become such qualities of a successful Muslim. May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences. Aameen.