Lack of proper reverence and humility (khushoo’) in the salaat

Lack of proper reverence and humility (khushoo’) in the salaat and excess movement therein. The place of khushoo’ is in the heart and it is evident in the tranquility of the limbs and humility before Allah. Allah has indeed praised His slave by His statement: Those

who offer their salaah with all solemnity and full submissiveness. [Al-Qur’aan 23:2]

As well [He has praised] the prophets by his statement: Verily they used to hasten on

to do good deeds and they used to call upon Us with hope and fear, and used to

humble themselves before Us. [Al-Qur’aan 21:90] It is incumbent. The limbs of the

slave in prayer should be still and his heart should be solemn until he may be rewarded

for his salaah. It is narrated on the authority of ‘Ammaar Ibn Yaasir (radiallahu ‘anhu) he

said: I heard the messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) saying: Verily a man

leaves after completing his prayer and nothing has been written for him except a tenth of

his salaah, a ninth, an eighth, a sixth, a fifth, a fourth, a third, or half of it. [Abu Dawood,

An-Nisaa’i, and others and it is an authentic hadeeth] The reason for the shortcoming in

its reward is the lack of khushoo’ in the heart of the one who prays or in the limbs.