Saad Tasleem – Empty Prayer Is Better Than No Prayer

			Empty prayer is better than no prayer.
		

			Is that statement correct? And the answer is yes, it actually is. I know sometimes, we may go
through that feeling the feeling of our prayers being empty, meaning we're going from day to day to
day, from prayer to prayer, and it feels like, we're just going through the motions, and we're not
getting anything out of our prayer. It feels like our heart is not connected to the prayer. It feels
like we're not spiritually growing through our prayers, it feels like we're not getting closer to
Allah has kind of to add on through our prayers. And when that starts happening to us, we may feel
like there's no point in praying that is definitely the feeling that the chiffon wants to encourage
		

			within us. And that's why we will have those feelings of what's the point if there's nothing that
I'm getting out of this prayer, if I don't feel anything, why even bother praying has this just
become a ritual for me that I'm just going through the motions and nothing's actually happening, the
shape one encourages that, because he wants us to cut off our connection with Allah has power to
Allah, you know, the word sola comes from Allah, which means connection. So our prayer is actually
our connection to Allah his pen with Tiana. And that means that sometimes that connection will be
strong, sometimes that connection will be weak. But as long as that connection is there, it means
		

			that we have a path to Allah, once we stop praying, or once we quit the prayer, it means that
connection has been cut off. And that is why it is important to keep that connection, open and
alive. Even if we're not feeling anything. On top of that I don't even necessarily agree with the
term empty prayer, because I don't believe any prayer is truly empty, even though it may feel empty.
It is never truly, truly empty. The fact that we are purposefully with the correct intention going
through the motions, it means that there is something there within our prayer and even a little bit
can go a very long way, maybe 99% of our prayer is empty. But there is that 1% in which our heart is
		

			connected to a lot And who are we to say that that 1% is something that we don't need, who are we to
be little any deed, maybe that 1% is enough to forgive us, maybe we come on the Day of Judgment. And
we are grateful that we had that 1% we all know the story of the woman who was forgiven for all of
her sins because she gave water to a thirsty dog, you look at that action on face value. And it may
not seem like that big of a deal compared to all of our sins. But it is a lot of data who decides
how much our deeds are worth. So maybe our whole prayer is empty. That out of that hole prayer there
is a single sense in which our heart connects to Allah has penet Tiana maybe it is that one says
		

			that which Allah forgives us because we poured our heart out to Allah, maybe it is one day our made
in our prayer that can reconnects us with a lot of data. Maybe it is that one do I that forgives all
of our sins. So who are we to say that our prayer is truly empty, as long as a person is praying,
even if they feel like that prayer is empty, it means that they're on the right path, it means that
they have a connection established with Allah. And if that habit is intact, then maybe right now
we're not feeling much out of our prayer. But it may be that one moment, a moment of difficulty,
maybe a moment we truly realize that we need a lot and we are already in prayer. And we connect with
		

			Allah Subhana Allah. So no matter how empty your prayer may feel, no matter how much you may feel
like you're just going through the motions, never ever quit on your prayer, our worship of Allah
subhanaw taala in the end of the day is a struggle. It is difficult, it has ups and downs. And that
is absolutely normal. Don't let the Shaban convince you that just because your prayer isn't perfect,
or it's not good enough that you should let it go by that logic, none of us would do any acts of
worship because none of our acts of worship are actually perfect. But the point is that we keep
trying. The point is that we keep going. The point is that we have that connection established with
		

			Allah and Allah Subhana Allah knows best. We asked Allah subhanaw taala to give us patience and
perseverance in worshiping Allah and we ask Allah to Allah to keep our hearts firm, no matter what
is happening around us. A lot of them mean before you leave. The question I have for you today is
what do you do personally to keep yourself motivated in your prayer? So those moments in which you
are feeling weak? How do you get yourself to keep going in your prayer? share in the comments below.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this and I'm sure everyone could benefit as well. Until next time,
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