Salam
Bismillah
I have had a problem concentrating during salah. I would fidgit, my mind would wander, and sometimes I would just go through the motions without a lot of feeling or meaning.
I tried a lot of techniques to help me try to concentrate but I still always felt like I was sort of impatient with my salah overall.
But finally alhamdulillah I found something that has been working for me.
I love being in water. To me there is nothing more relaxing or comforting than moving through water. SubhanAllah it feels like a hug and a pat on the back and a pillow around your body taking the stress from your bones and your muscles. When I am in the water my mind is free to concentrate on anything.
So I decided that when I made salah I would pretend I was in the water. When I am standing or sitting I can feel weightless and natural, when I'm moving I can feel the resistance and support of the water and my movements are less rushed and jerky and impatient.
SubhanAllah when I take care of the motions of my body in this way, my mind is free to concentrate on what I am saying and meaning. Its like when I started slowing down my body movements and relaxing all of those muscles, my mind was so much more focused. I feel so much more comfortable in salah this way, and I feel like I am using my time in salah much more productively alhamdulillah.
How do you keep your concentration in salah? Do you have techniques that help you?
4 comments:
I usually just remind myself to take it slow and really savor all the words I'm saying. I usually like to say the Arabic words/phrases and then pause and internalize what they mean in English. Another thing that really works, although I often forget to do it, is to pray the prayer as if it's the last one you'll ever be able to do.
Assalamu Aleykum,
I've been reading your blog for a while but I don't think I have ever commented.
I usually do just like Banana Anne, I concentrate on the meaning of the words, and think this is my last prayer, I might die anytime.
But subhanALLAH I often have distraction problems as well, or I sometimes forget how many Rakats I've prayed!
Banana Anne: i tried the pretending thing, but i'm not very good at it really. Have you ever noticed a connection between your physical composure and mental composure? I really didn't think it would have as big an effect as it did.
Umm Zakarya: wa 3alaikum salam, thanks for commenting! Sometimes I loose track of the rakat too... but mostly this happens when i get so concentrated on one rakah that i forget how many i already did. Hope to hear from you soon inshaAllah and I will stop by your blog!
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