PrintThe pious Maliki scholar Abdur Rahman al-Akhdari who died in the 10 century A.H mentions in his famous work known as al-Akhdari :
Prayer beholds an illuminating divine light which illuminates the hearts of those who perform prayer and none obtain it except those who humble themselves in fear before Allah (during prayer). If you therefore, come to perform prayer, empty your heart form all worldly matters and engage yourself in seeking awareness of your Lord for Whose Countenance you pray.
Keep in mind that Prayer in fact is a act of awe and humility before Allah, The Exalted by standing, bowing, prostrating. Likewise, unequalled respect and esteem for Him is shown by means of takbir, glorification (tasbih) and remembrance and adoration (thikr).
Thus, guard your prayer for it is the greatest form of worship. Do not allow Shaytan to play with your heart and distract you from your prayer thereby obliterating your heart and depriving you from tasting the divine light that prayer provides. Be forever mindful; humbling yourself in prayer because it protects from all shameful and blameworthy deeds. Seek help through Allah for He is the best to seek help from.
Abdus Shakur Brooks
Ma sha’a Llah wa subhana Llah
Just what I needed… Jazaka Llah
Ya Noor!
Alhamdulilallah we all need a constant reminder every second,minute,hour,daily,weekly ,monthly,yearly. for Allah s.w.t is constantly giving in these moments of our life for us to break from the dunya for a short period we must try and stand before Allah in a State of real presence before the day of the real presence.
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JazakAllahkhair for sharing
goshh so true the prayer truly is a light and a blessing from Allah SWT may He SWT give us the tawfiq to perfect our prayers and to perform them with humility Ameen!
Salaam, does anyone know where I can find Al Akhdari( not translation) or any of his other texts, I can’t seem to find it anywhere, does anyone publish any of his works?
Wa Alaikum Salaam. Brother Mohammed, try and contact Shaykh Abdus Shakur Brooks on his website at http://www.themedinaway.com
He is currently going over al-Akhdari in his online class. He could definitely be of some help insha’Allah.
Was Salaam
Salaam, just in case anyone else has been looking for the arabic texts, I have found the Al Akhdari(Matn) and the Sharh Al Akhdari in Arabic. They are both available on the following link. http://www.bismillahpedia.com/Ebooks.html