Q&A for How to Concentrate on Salah

Yes, it does. You have to be committed to praying your best. Ramadhan helps a lot if you want to turn over a new leaf. Make a lot of dua and read ta'awwuth before beginning your Salaah; you yourself have to CHANGE. If you want a major change in your Salaah, then understand it and what you are saying, it WILL change your life completely.

First of all,it is the matter between us and Allah. It is wrong to say that your Salah is spoiled. Try your best in saying Salah, and pray for Allah to accept my Salah in better way. No doubt, HE is the most Merciful.

You can't force him to pray. Instead, set a good example by praying yourself, and remember him in your prayers as well.

Pray as though you can see Allah and are having a friendly conversation with him.

The very first way of removing your laziness is doing ablution before prayer. The prophet (Muhammad) said, in Sahih Bukhari 'On the day of resurrection my followers will be called "Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun from the trace of ablution. You will feel refreshed. Secondly, when you are standing for prayer, Allah is watching you it is like a conversation and your call to your lord. Allah says in Quran surah Baqarah "who believe in the unseen are steadfast in prayer". Thirdly, remind yourself that salah (prayer) helps in controlling blood pressure.

If you feel that you are going to swear, ask Allah to protect you from Shaytan the cursed one.

If he is praying quickly, he is praying it wrong. Try to tell him to pray slowly.

You are not responsible for your friend and cannot make her do anything. You can tell her it makes you uncomfortable and you don't want to be around her if she's going to swear.

You shouldn't waste too much time on cartoons because the Day of Judgment might be close and we never know when the hour will strike.

Warn your husband about Allah subahanawatala’s punishment for those that don’t perform prayers (or don’t perform them properly).

Yes, Allah will partly forgive you and punish the person that disrupted you, but only if that person did it on purpose. You should still try to concentrate on your prayer. If you could not concentrate anymore, Allah will understand.

Talk to your teachers about setting aside times during the day for you to pray. If you don't have the opportunity to pray at school, then you can combine your prayers into one prayer at home.

Try minimizing the time you spend watching dramas by doing something useful, like reading the Quran or listening to it.

Usually people who don't have concentration in prayer are those that don't strive to perfect their prayer, so you should make sure your prayer is done correctly and sincerely. Also, try to forget about all worldly matters while praying; perhaps, before praying, you should recite some thikr or Qur'an to "get you into the mood" and help you focus for the prayer. Lastly, try to be forgiving of yourself and patient as you work to improve your concentration.

Yes, it is okay to cry while you are praying if you get emotional.

It's not over for you. The first thing to do is repent (taubah) and sincerely ask for forgiveness. Thereafter, set your mind to never do that action again, and afterward start reading salaah with utmost concentration.

There is nothing in the Sunnah to suggest that this was done by the Prophet or his companions. After the tasleem, the Prophet used to say: "Allahuma antas-salam wa minkas-salam, tabaarakta yaa dhal-jalaali wal ikraam".

He performs the Qadha (making up) prayer as soon as he wakes up. He prays it the exact same way as the normal prayer.

Yes, you can. Just explain it to Allah when you pray.

If they identify as Muslim calls them kaffirs for not listening, or tell an adult what's going on if the issue is very serious. If they are not Muslim, leave them alone and let them make their own decision.

Of course not. Seeking knowledge about the religion is good. The more the person knows the better.

Yes, while you are learning your prayers it is okay to write them down and refer to them if you need to, but it should be a high priority to learn all the words of salah correctly as soon as possible, even if Arabic is not your native language. Even children aged ten are required to say their salah correctly in Arabic with no mistakes.

Women can go to the mosque, but they need to ensure that they respect the Islamic norms of gender interaction, as men will be present. So for example, they should form rows behind the men and avoid any mixing with men. If these simple rules are followed then it is acceptable for women to pray in the mosque, though according to Prophetic tradition, it is better for them to pray in a quiet place at home.

If he already has a strong foundation of religious knowledge then at this age he needs to start building his daily routine of worship, for example to include more voluntary prayers, more time spent making dua (supererogatory prayers), and reading regular morning and evening adhkar to help him to stay mindful of Allah. Studying and reciting Qur'an will help him to become more focused on the Day of Judgement and to understand the reality of the Afterlife. This way he will learn that Allah loves him, but that he must love Him too or he will face the punishment that Allah has prepared for those that refuse to believe in Him or disobey Him.

If you have gotten to the point where you are skipping salah, then you know how badly this needs to be fixed. A simple way to solve this issue is to download an app on your phone that gives you a notification when it is time to pray. If you continue to get distracted, spit to your left three times. The reason for this is because Shaytan (Satan) is the one who distracts you and this keeps him away.

Unfortunately, your prayer will not be accepted if you are facing the wrong way. However, this can be easily resolved by downloading a Qibla app on your device, guiding you to the direction to which you should pray in.

If you have time at recess or break, try to pray, read quran, or recite duaa, try to do it more privately to feel more closer to Allah {swt}.

A lady needs to cover everything except her hands till wrists, feet till ankles and face. A man needs to cover from naval to the knee and should also preferably cover his shoulders.

Remember that prayer without concentration may not be accepted. Salah will be the first thing that we are asked about on the Day of Judgement, and our record of adherence to the salah will play a large part in determining our destiny in the afterlife.

Kindly and respectfully advise them that what they are doing is haram and a major sin. Don't drink alcohol yourself and don't sit with others at the table they are sitting at if they have alcohol nor help out with it in any way, (i.e, carrying it for them, serving it to them, buying it for them) for this also is haram.