Understanding Salat — Page 95
Ruku’ 95 will end in failure, but sometimes we don’t use this common sense in spirituality. We have to build a liking for physical exercise gradually, and the same process is needed for the spiritual exercise of S al ā t. If we ignore this process, we won’t just fail at S al ā t , we may start hating it as well. It is Allah’s lordship ( ة َّ رُبُوبِي ) that brings things to a state of completion by degrees. It is satan who acts opposite to lordship and convinces us that we can change overnight. Hadrat Mu s le h Mau‘ ū d ra said, Satan will motivate someone to think that he has to find God today. Then, he will create despair in that person’s heart when he fails. Many people observe S al ā t for a week and then say that they didn’t find God. Many people observe S al ā t for a few days and desire that the Holy Prophet sas meet with them, however, these are all satanic whispers. When man becomes worthy of seeing God Almighty and the Holy Prophet sas , then he can see them, otherwise, how can he? This type of hastiness is from satan. Its result is that when he fails to achieve what he desired, he despairs and then leaves everything. ( Anw ā rul ‘Ul u m , vol. 5, pp. 550, Mal ā ikatull ā h ) So many failures in S al ā t are because of falling into extremes. The importance of managing our motivation cannot be