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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Prayer, page : 46
Another was asked if he had any worldly thoughts during his prayers. “Neither in
my prayers nor at any other time.” He said. Yet another was asked: “Do you
remember anything during the prayer? He replied: “Is anything dearer to me
than the prayer, that I should recall it while I am praying?”
Abul Darda used to say; “The sensible thing is to attend to one‟s needs first, so
as to have nothing on one‟s mind when approaching the prayer.”
Some of them would keep their prayers short, fearing the whisperings of the
devil. We are told that, on a certain occasion, Ammar ibn Yasir finished his
prayer rather quickly. When someone commented on this, he said: “Did you see
me skip any of the essentials?” The answer was; “No!” He then explained: “I
was forestalling the distraction of satan. The Messenger of Allah said: “Though a
man performs the whole prayer, he may get credit for half of it, or a third, a
quarter, a fifth, a sixth or a tenth. A man gets credit only for that part of his prayer
of, which he is conscious.”
my prayers nor at any other time.” He said. Yet another was asked: “Do you
remember anything during the prayer? He replied: “Is anything dearer to me
than the prayer, that I should recall it while I am praying?”
Abul Darda used to say; “The sensible thing is to attend to one‟s needs first, so
as to have nothing on one‟s mind when approaching the prayer.”
Some of them would keep their prayers short, fearing the whisperings of the
devil. We are told that, on a certain occasion, Ammar ibn Yasir finished his
prayer rather quickly. When someone commented on this, he said: “Did you see
me skip any of the essentials?” The answer was; “No!” He then explained: “I
was forestalling the distraction of satan. The Messenger of Allah said: “Though a
man performs the whole prayer, he may get credit for half of it, or a third, a
quarter, a fifth, a sixth or a tenth. A man gets credit only for that part of his prayer
of, which he is conscious.”