Duaa to Increase your Khushuû | Explanation of Duaas in SALAT #4 | Ustadh Mohamad Baajour

قد افلح المؤمنون

الذين هم في صلاتهم خاشعون

Allah Azzawajal told us that successful are the believers.

What are their characteristics? Allah mentioned few characteristics about the successful believers.

May Allah make us all among them. What is the first characteristic?

The ones who have khushu in their salat is a successful believer.

How many of us can say I have khushu in my salat?

The question I want to ask myself and I ask you, first of all, is khushu in salat achievable?

And the answer is absolutely yes.

How could Allah praise people that do not exist, right?

Allah's saying successful are the believers.

Who are they, Allah? The one who have khushu in their salat.

That means khushu in the salat exist.

Now the question is, and please listen carefully, my brothers and sisters.

These are short khatiras are literally a reminder.

How much effort did you put to achieve khushu in your salat?

Many of us are still praying the way their father taught them.

Or their Imam taught them.

Nothing has changed.

No improvement whatsoever.

Allahu Akbar, Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika, Subhana Rabbiyal Azim.

You ask what does Subhana mean, he does not know.

What does Ghaasiqin idha waqab mean, he doesn't know.

Nothing, I just I'm just praying because I have to pray.

How are we going to achieve khushu if we do not put the effort?

Just like anything else in life.

You want to become successful, you have to put the effort.

Similarly, you want to have khushu, you have to put the effort.

And this is literally why I started this series about explaining the dua's in the salat.

So I can understand what I'm saying.

So now, alhamdulillah Rabbil Alamin, we finished three dua' before I recite the Fatiha.

And you do not say them all at the same time.

You choose one and you alternate.

One salat you say this.

Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika.

The next salat you say Allahu Akbar Kabira.

The third salat you say Allahumma ba'id bayni wa bayna khatayaya, the one we took last week.

Now today, Subhanallah.

One more and then I will move to the to the rest of the dua's of the salat.

One more dua' before the Fatiha.

There are three more authentic.

But I'm going to take only this one and I will move forward inshallah.

In one narration it says,

And then it says this dua'.

And in another narration,

In one narration it says, when Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam stood up for the salat, he said.

And another narration, it says that was dua' al-Istiftah after he said Takbir, then he said this dua'.

That's why some people, and which is approved by the scholars, some people say this dua' before the salat.

And the dua' is,

Listen, listen how how amazing is this dua'.

Wajjahtu wajhiya.

I am facing, not only here wajhiya does not only indicate my face.

I am facing Allah Azzawajal with this ibadah, with this salat that I'm about to pray.

I am sincerely doing it for the sake of Allah only.

My intention with this salat is to please Allah only.

I'm not to please anybody else.

Wajjahtu wajhiya.

To who?

Lilladhi fataras samawati wal ard.

Fatar, one of the names of Allah is Al-Fatiir.

And one of the names of Allah is Al-Khaliq.

What's the difference between Fatiir and Khaliq?

Fatiir is from nothing.

To create from nothing.

To originate.

The originator.

Fatiir is the originator.

Khaliq, when you repeat the creation again.

You say Khalaqa.

You don't say Fatiir again.

Like Allah Subhanah Wa Ta'ala used for the Samawat and Ard, like the Sheikh recited in Surah Al-An'am.

Fatiir as-samawati wal-ard and Khalaqa as-samawati wal-ard.

He used both.

But Fatiir is the first time it was created is used Fatiir.

When you repeat it again, you use Khalaqa.

I am facing Allah Azzawajal, the one who created this magnificent Milky, these magnificent Milky Ways.

This amazing creation of the heavens and the earth, I am now standing and facing him.

Fully facing him.

Wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhi fataras samawati wal-ard.

Hanifan.

Hanifan, the word Ahnaf, a person is called Ahnaf.

Anybody knows what Ahnaf means?

Not does not mean that he's following the Hanafi Madhab.

Ahnaf means a person whose feet is like this.

Al-Ahnaf ibn Qais, one of the great Tabi'in, he used to have his feet like this.

They called him Ahnaf.

Ahnaf is a person that his feet are opposite direction.

Hmm?

What does that have to do with Hanif?

Subhanallah.

Hanif means inclined.

Mail.

Hanifan, I am inclined to Tawhid and I am inclined way away from Shirk.

That's why Ibrahim Hanif, right?

I am inclined towards Tawhid and I am inclined way away from Shirk.

Hanifan.

And all three words are the same.

Hanifan, Musliman, wa ma ana minal mushrikin, all three means the same thing.

Hanifan.

And then I'm saying, I am a Muslim.

I submitted to Allah with everything that I have.

Wa ma ana minal mushrikin, I am not a mushrik.

I am confirming that I'm not a mushrik.

Even though Hanif by itself is sufficient, but this is more emphasis.

How much Tawhid do I have?

Now imagine someone starting his salat by saying, Ya Allah, I am facing towards you.

With no shirk whatsoever.

I am a muwahhid, Ya Allah.

Is that person going to pray in a manner that to show others, to have riya?

Impossible.

I am declaring myself and I'm Muslim, Hanif, not a mushrik.

And imagine with all that, I am showing my my my Imam.

I'm showing my mother.

I'm I'm beautifying my salat.

Impossible.

When you start such a salat with a dua' from the bottom of your heart.

Wajjahtu wajhiya lilladhi fataras samawati wal-ard, Hanifan, Musliman, wa ma ana minal mushrikin.

Inna salati.

Allahu Akbar.

Inna salati.

My salat, Ya Allah.

Wa nusuki.

Nusuk, two meanings.

One meaning means all kinds of ibadah is a nusuk.

Just like we say manasik al-Hajj.

All kinds of ibadah under nusuk.

So why did he say salat and nusuk?

Salat is part of the ibadah.

This is when you put the specific before the general.

Mala'ikatu wa ar-ruh is general before specific.

When you say here, Allah Subhanah Wa Ta'ala, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said.

Inna salati, or it's an ayah.

Allah said.

Inna salati, my salat and my nusuk, all my ibadat.

Another meaning of nusuk is sacrifice.

Ibn Abbas said, nusuk means sacrifice.

Ya Allah, my salat, my sacrifice.

Why specifically sacrifice?

Because as we all know, the mushrikin in Quraysh, they used to sacrifice for their for their idols.

Now I'm singling myself out of this shirk.

Inna salati.

Wa nusuki.

And my sacrifice.

And all my life.

Every moment of my life.

And till the day I die.

Wa mamati.

Inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati.

Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.

Have you ever seen any more Tawhid than this?

And imagine saying all this and I have shirk in my heart.

How can I start my salat with such a dua'?

And I do not have khushu, can can you imagine?

Inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati.

Till the last moment of my life.

I'm going to be a worshipper, Ya Allah.

Wa la tamutunna illa wa antum muslimun.

Qul inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati.

Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.

Another confirmation.

La sharika lah.

He has no partners.

Wa bidhalika umirt.

And this is what I have been commanded to do.

Wa ana minal muslimin.

And I am proud and honored to declare I am a Muslim.

A'udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajim.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.

Allahu Akbar.

What kind of salati will have when you start like this?

When you understand what you're saying.

Now some people say, but Sheikh, I read it in wa ana awwalul muslimin.

Awwal, some ulama said you can say awwal because it's an ayah in the Quran.

Right, in Surah Al-An'am also.

And others said, no, no, awwal is specifically for Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.

Because every prophet, every messenger.

He is awwalul muslimin to his people.

He's the first Muslim to his people.

And you're not the first Muslim to your people.

So some said you can say it because it's an ayah.

You're reading it anyway.

And some said, no, no, there is another narration authentic.

Wa ana minal muslimin.

I am among the Muslims.

So let's do it as usual together, inshallah Ta'ala.

Wajjahtu wajhiya.

Lilladhi.

Fatar.

As-samawati wal-ard.

Hanifan.

Musliman.

Wa ana minal mushrikin.

Inna salati.

Wa nusuki.

Wa mahyaya.

Wa mamati.

Lillahi Rabbil Alamin.

La sharika lah.

Wa bidhalika umirt.

Wa ana minal muslimin.

May Allah Subhanah Wa Ta'ala make us live on Tawhid and die on Tawhid.

May Allah Azzawajal, I ask you the best of your names for everybody who attended today.

Ya Allah, I beg you, make their last words La ilaha illallah.

Sallallahu ala Nabiyina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in.