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Taste the Sweetness of Salah: A Guide to Attaining Khushu
“Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their ṣalāh” (23:1-2).
As the second of Islam’s five pillars, ṣalāh is one of the greatest acts of worship. Our beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ described it as the ‘joy’ of his life, and it was his greatest recourse throughout his noble years of Prophethood. Gifted to us directly from above the seven heavens by Allah Most High, ṣalāh remains the key to all good. Sadly today, despite its unmatched virtues, many of us consider ṣalāh as inconvenient, and even burdensome. Instead of ‘wanting’ to pray, we feel like we ‘have’ to. Taste the Sweetness of Salah is a guide on how to break this apathy; and to start immersing ourselves in ṣalāh and begin tasting its sweetness and joy. Interlaced with stories of the righteous, it explores how we can attain khushūʿ (complete humility and concentration) and, thereby, delight in this lofty worship. With its focus on the spiritual elements and inner dimensions of ṣalāh, this book will hopefully benefit every believer, regardless of where they are in their spiritual journey.
As the second of Islam’s five pillars, ṣalāh is one of the greatest acts of worship. Our beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ described it as the ‘joy’ of his life, and it was his greatest recourse throughout his noble years of Prophethood. Gifted to us directly from above the seven heavens by Allah Most High, ṣalāh remains the key to all good. Sadly today, despite its unmatched virtues, many of us consider ṣalāh as inconvenient, and even burdensome. Instead of ‘wanting’ to pray, we feel like we ‘have’ to. Taste the Sweetness of Salah is a guide on how to break this apathy; and to start immersing ourselves in ṣalāh and begin tasting its sweetness and joy. Interlaced with stories of the righteous, it explores how we can attain khushūʿ (complete humility and concentration) and, thereby, delight in this lofty worship. With its focus on the spiritual elements and inner dimensions of ṣalāh, this book will hopefully benefit every believer, regardless of where they are in their spiritual journey.
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198 pages, Paperback
Published July 24, 2023
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November 16, 2023
Taste the sweetness of Salah is a book that describes the importance of salah with hadith and historical instances. It urges a reader to be conscious about his spirituality, how salah is a blessing for a believer can be understood from this book.
Golden quotes
1. Bakr al-Muzanī said, “Abū Bakr did not surpass others because of an abundance of fasting and ṣalāh. Rather, he surpassed them because of something that settled in his heart.”
2. There may be two men in the same row of prayer, yet the dif f erence between their prayers is like the distance between the heavens and the earth.”
3.ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak said, “How many a small act is elevated by an intention, and how many a great act is diminished by an intention.”
4. “Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their ṣalāh” (23:1-2).
5. Ḥudhayfah said, “The fi rst thing you will lose of your religion will be khushūʿ and the last thing you will lose of your religion will be ṣalāh. There may be a person praying yet there is no goodness in him.
6. The Prophet g said, “Indeed a person may pray for sixty years, yet not a single ṣalāh of his will be accepted. Perhaps he perfected the rukūʿ but not the sujūd, or he perfected the sujūd but not the rukūʿ” (Ibn Abī Shaybah).
Golden quotes
1. Bakr al-Muzanī said, “Abū Bakr did not surpass others because of an abundance of fasting and ṣalāh. Rather, he surpassed them because of something that settled in his heart.”
2. There may be two men in the same row of prayer, yet the dif f erence between their prayers is like the distance between the heavens and the earth.”
3.ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak said, “How many a small act is elevated by an intention, and how many a great act is diminished by an intention.”
4. “Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their ṣalāh” (23:1-2).
5. Ḥudhayfah said, “The fi rst thing you will lose of your religion will be khushūʿ and the last thing you will lose of your religion will be ṣalāh. There may be a person praying yet there is no goodness in him.
6. The Prophet g said, “Indeed a person may pray for sixty years, yet not a single ṣalāh of his will be accepted. Perhaps he perfected the rukūʿ but not the sujūd, or he perfected the sujūd but not the rukūʿ” (Ibn Abī Shaybah).
June 23, 2024
Total game changer. This is a must read for anyone wishing to strive for excellence in their salah.
December 15, 2024
Beatiful book about salah and how to improve it by focusing more on Allah.
February 21, 2025
Super book, well thought out and one to keep coming back too. Ma Sha Allah. I have noticed the difference in my salah already, alhamdullilah.
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