Ways to Increase Your Khusyu'

Khusyu' is to have calmness,serenity ,tranquillity,and humility when praying.


What makes a person have this Khushoo is the fear of Allah(swt) and the sense He is always watching you.

1- Try to pray in a room that is quiet, preferably with no one else in it so that you're not distracted by other people's conversations and movements.


2- Always use a prayer mat to give you a prayer-zone, this will provide you with somewhere to fix your attention.


3- Avoid praying when you want to go toilet or pass wind.


4- To make your intention before prayer that much more powerful,remember that this may be your last prayer before you die.


5- Remember that when you pray, Allah(swt) is listenng to you, so try and concentrate and be sincere when you recte.


6- To help you concentrate, memorise the meaning of what you pray in salah so that? when you recite you can pray to Allah(swt) with seriousness.


7- Try to memorise a new surah of Qur'an every week/month so that you are not just repeating surah Ikhlas, this will help you avoid being robotic in your prayer.


8- Lengthen the sitting between the two prostrations (sajdatain) to prevent you from rushing the salah. It was said that the Prophet(saw)would pause in between his prostrations for so long that one would say he had forgotten.


9- Increase the time in prostration by learning an alternative Dua in addition to subhaana Rabbi Yal'A'laa. This will give more meaning to your prostration. The Prophet( saw) said, The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is in Sujood(prostration), so make Dua frequently.[Tirmidhi]


10- Maintain the good habit of reading the Sunnah Prayers.