293. A Standing HERE For The Standing THERE

By Asma bint Shameem 

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

"Every individual must stand before Allaah TWICE: 

1. When he stands before Him in PRAYER and 

2. When he stands before Him on the DAY he MEETS Him. 

Whoever stands before Him as he *SHOULD'* in the *first setting*, then the *second standing* will be made EASY for him. 

But whoever is HEEDLESS with regard to this standing, and does not stand before Him (in prayer) as *'he should'*, that standing (on the Day of Resurrection) will be made *difficult* for him."

(al-Fawaa’id)

Subhaan Allaah!

Let us read the advice again carefully. 

Notice the words *"as he should"*. 

Here ibn al-Qayyim does not say "the one who does not stand in front of Allaah (in prayer) AT ALL". 

Rather, he uses the words *"as he should"*, showing that he's not even talking about the person who does not pray *at all*. 

He's talking about the person who *does* actually pray; 

only he doesn't pray with the proper concentration and awareness that's required for prayer. 

Then that heedlessness will be a cause of trouble for that person when he stands in front of Allaah on the Day of Judgment. 

May Allaah protect us. 

*Action time!*

Come on, my brothers and sisters!

Let us *act* upon what we learn. 

Let us make *“that”* standing *easy* upon ourselves!

- *FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS* on that prayer so that your ULTIMATE STANDING can be easy. 

- Clear your mind of distractions. 

- Slow down, in your recitation and in your movements. 

- Reflect on the meanings. 

- Pray in good time; not at the last moment. 

- Pray as if it's your last prayer.

Make *‘THIS’* standing *GOOD*, so *‘THAT’* standing will be *good too*! 

I ask Allaah to make our Standing in front of Him EASY. Ameen.