1129 - الخُشوعُ فِي الصَّلاةِ

1129. HUMBLENESS IN PRAYER

(قَدْ أفْلَحَ المُؤْمِنُونَ * الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلاتِهِمْ خاشِعُونَ).¹

“Certainly the faithful have attained success – those who are humble in their prayers…”²

3605.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا صَلاةَ لِمَن لا يَتَخَشَّعُ في صلاتِهِ .³

3605.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The prayer of one who does not humble himself in his prayer does not count.’⁴

3606.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا سُئلَ عنِ الخُشوعِ - : التَّواضُعُ في الصَّلاةِ، وأن‏يُقبِلَ العَبدُ بقَلبِهِ كُلِّهِ على‏رَبِّهِ.⁵

3606. The Prophet (SAWA), when he was asked about humbleness in prayer, said, ‘It is to abase oneself in the prayer, and for the servant to come to his Lord wholeheartedly.’⁶

3607.فلاح السائل عن أبي محمّد جعفر بن علي القمّي في كتاب زهد النبي صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كانَ النبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إذا قامَ إلى الصَّلاةِ تَرَبَّدَ وَجهُهُ خَوفاً مِنَ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .⁷

3607. Jafar b. Ali al-Qummi narrated, ‘When the Prophet (SAWA) used to stand for prayer, his face would become pale from fear of Allah, the most High.’⁸

3608.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: لِيَخشَعِ الرَّجُلُ في صلاتِهِ؛ فإنّه مَن خَشَعَ قَلبُهُ للَّهِ‏ِ عَزَّوجلَّ خَشَعَت جَوارِحُهُ فلا يَعبَثُ بِشَي‏ءٍ .⁹

3608.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Man should be humble in his prayer, for verily he whose heart is humble before Allah, Mighty and Exalted, his limbs will humble themselves too and will not fidget around.’¹⁰

3609.دعائم الإسلام عن عليٍّ صلواتُ اللَّهِ علَيهِ : أنّهُ كانَ إذا دَخَلَ الصَّلاةَ كانَ كَأنَّهُ بِناءٌ ثابِتٌ أو عَمودٌ قائمٌ لا يَتَحَرَّكُ ، وكانَ ربّما رَكَعَ أو سَجَدَ فَيَقَعُ الطَّيرُ علَيهِ، ولَم يُطِقْ أحَدٌ أن يَحكِيَ صلاةَ رسولِ‏اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إلّا عليُّ بنُ أبي طالبٍ وعليُّ بنُ الحسينِ عليهما السلام .¹¹

3609. It is narrated in Daa’im al-Islam that any time Imam Ali (AS) would stand for prayer, he would be like a fixed structure or a straight pillar, not moving at all, and sometimes when he would bow or prostrate, [he would be so still that] a bird would perch itself on him. Nobody was ever able to match the prayer of the Prophet (SAWA) apart from Ali b. Abu Talib and Ali b. al-Husayn [i.e. Imam Zayn al-Abidin] (AS).’¹²

3610.أعلام الدين : كانَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام إذا أخَذَ في الوُضُوءِ يَتَغَيَّرُ وَجهُهُ مِن خِيفَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .¹³

3610. .Alamal-Din: When the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (AS) started performing his ablution, the colour of his face would change due to the fear of Allah, most High.’¹⁴

3611.عدّة الداعي : كانَت فاطِمةُ عليها السلام تَنهَجُ في الصَّلاةِ مِن خِيفَةِ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ .¹⁵

3611. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that Fatima al-Zahra’ (AS) used to pant in her prayer due to fear of Allah, most High.’¹⁶

3612.بحار الأنوار من كتاب اللؤلؤيات : كانَ الحَسنُ عليه السلام إذا تَوَضَّأ تَغَيَّرَ لَونُهُ، وارتَعَدَت مَفاصِلُهُ، فقيلَ لَهُ في ذلكَ، فقالَ : حَقٌّ لِمَن وَقَفَ بينَ يَدَي ذِي‏العَرشِ أن‏يَصفَرَّ لَونُهُ وتَرتَعِدَ مَفاصِلُهُ .¹⁷

3612. It is narrated in Bihar al-Anwar that when Imam al-Hasan (AS) used to perform his ablution the colour of his face would change and his joints would tremble. When he was asked about this once, he replied, ‘It is only fitting for one who stands before the Lord of the Throne that his face should change colour and his joints should tremble.’¹⁸

3613.دعائم الإسلام : كانَ عليّ بن الحسين عليهما السلام إذا تَوَضَّأ للصَّلاةِ وأخَذَ في الدُّخولِ فيها اصفَرَّ وَجهُهُ وتَغَيَّرَ لَونُهُ، فقيلَ لَهُ مرّةً في ذلكَ ، فقالَ : إنّي اُرِيدُ الوُقُوفَ بينَ يَدَي مَلِكٍ عَظِيمٍ .¹⁹

3613. It is narrated in Daa’im al-Islam that when Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) used to perform his ablution and prepare to begin his prayer, his face would become pale and change colour. When asked about this, he replied, ‘Verily I am going to stand before the Great King.’²⁰

3614.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : كانَ عليُّ بنُ الحسينِ صلواتُ اللَّهِ عليهِما إذا قامَ في الصَّلاةِ كأنّهُ ساقُ شَجرَةٍ لايَتَحَرَّكُ مِنهُ شَي‏ءٌ إلّا ماحَرَّكَهُ الرِّيحُ مِنهُ .²¹

3614. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said: ‘When Ali b. al-Husayn (AS) used to stand in his prayer, he was as straight as a tree trunk, and no part of him moved except for that which the wind caused to move.’²²

3615.فلاح السائل عن أبي أيوب : كانَ أبو جعفرٍ وأبوعبدِاللَّهِ عليهما السلام إذا قاما إلى الصَّلاةِ تَغَيَّرَت ألوانُهُما حُمرَةً ومَرَّةً صُفرَةً ، وكأنّما يُناجِيانِ شَيئاً يَرَيانِهِ .²³

3615. Abu Ayyub narrated, ‘When Abu Jafar and Abu Abdillah [i.e. Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS)] used to stand to pray, their faces would change colour, sometimes reddening and sometimes paling, and it was as if they were intimately conversing with someone they could see.’²⁴