To perform prayers in a satisfactory manner means, we should question our own selves if we are enjoying our prayer or not? Or if our prayers are heavy on us?

If one feels these things, it means something is wrong because, one should enjoy the prayer more than anything in this world, Why? 

During our prayer we are communicating with our Lord, Allah. This means that Satan is still with us during prayer, and this is the reason why prayer feels heavy, without any enjoyment, and we are forcing it upon ourselves. Or during prayers, our minds go here and there, which loses our concentration towards Allah. It might be possible that our ablution was not done in a right manner, or our clothes are not pure, or we do not understand what is said from our lips.

When we are not clean, so we are then unable to communicate with Allah, and as a result we are in the hands of Satan.

One may ask, what is the solution? How can the prayer of an individual be performed in a satisfactory manner?

It is important to make sure that your clothes are clean and pure, because you are meeting your Lord. And make sure that your clothes and body is clean and tidy. 

1. The seat of the toilet must be cleaned and dry, and water is used to purify your private parts thoroughly.

O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salât (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to ankles^[]. If you are in a state of Janâba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you have been in contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse) and you find no water, then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands.^[] Allâh does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete His Favour on you that you may be thankful. (5:6)

1. Wash your hands before touching your clothes

1. Use soap if available, and water in order to clean your hands. Use your right hand to open the tab, before using water. And if no soap is available, then you can rub your hands thoroughly, or use dry sand, if available.

1. Take water using your right hand and goggle it in your mouth, and use miswak preferably, if not available, then a tooth brush, or use your fingers in order to rub your teeth and gums. 

2. Goggle the water three times. 

One can understand the wisdom behind this action is that when we talk, we inhale air and germs. And the mouth should be cleaned from any kinds of food, if one cleans his gums and teeth five times a day, this reduces the risk of bacteria, which can cause food poisoning as a result, or many other diseases. 

1. Use your right hand to place water within your nostrils, and breath it inside a little, until you feel it in the area of your forehead, and then use your left hand with your pinky (small finger) to lift your nostril, and use your right hand to close the other nostril, and breath out. This action is required for both nostrils, to hold one side, and to breath out with the other. 

2. Once is a must, however to do it three times is found in the examples of the Prophet .

The wisdom behind this is that all the air pollution we breath in should be cleaned and purified. Because all typed of diseases are found in small particles in the air we breath, and today to many diseases are common such as asthma, lung cancer, bronchitis, ect. 

It is important to make sure you wash your face all the way up to the level of the hair, and to wet the entire face up to the chin. And rub it, three times. And if you have a beard, then use your fingers to rub it between the hairs of the beard. And makesure that no part of the face is dry, and to wash your face is done three times. Once is a must, and three times is found in the example of the Prophet .

When you wash your face three times, you are saving yourself from many diseases, and from air pollution, and from particles of saliva from other people. And it is healthy for your skin cells. 

1. Take water in the palm of both of your hands, and allow it to flow all the way to the end of your elbow, and makesure the entire arm is wet up to the top of the elbow, the same action must be done on the left arm also. 

2. To do it once is a must, and three times is a action of the Prophet . 

TO WASH YOUR HAIR

1. Fill water in both of your hands, and wash your hair thoroughly while rubbing and massaging your fingers against your head, and while this is happening you feel it on the back of your head. 

2. Then rub your hands to the back of your ears,

3. Next bring pinky (little finger) to the hole of your ears, while rubbing it thoroughly inside, using your pinky continue rubbing it up to the top of your ear. Make sure the entire area of the ear is rubbed, cleaned, and wet. This action is required only once.

When you take your hands, and with your open fingers while taking it to the back of your head, this process releases one's stress and tensions, and acts as a massage. And plus your hair or head which is exposed to open air, contains particles of air pollution. 

And if someone does not practice Islam, or non-Muslims, they are far away from these benefits, Why? Because once you go home, for example, you would not take a bath everyday using shampoo, and you are rubbing all the air pollution on your pillow, which is then being inhaled by your nostrils, for 6-8 hours non-stop.

 When your ears are rubbed thoroughly and cleaned, then you can imagine how many times do non-Muslims or non practicing Muslims get a chance, to rub there ears thoroughly in there lifetimes, even when one takes a bath, this part is normally ignored. And because of this action from Ablution, to clean you ears, saves you from so many ear infections, pimples, and ear wax. 

1. First wash your right food, while rubbing your toes thoroughly using your finger. And make sure each and every toe is wet, and the entire foot is wet and rubbed thoroughly, up to the ankles. The same action is repeated for the left foot.

2. It is a must to do this action at least once, or three times according to the traditions of the Prophet .

If someone is not a Muslim, or a non practicing Muslim, then for example, after he or she comes from work, they are still under the impression that it is not important to wash there feet. Not many think about the action mentioned above, and it is ignored by many who claim to be a genius, regardless even if they are in a medical field. 

When one rubs his or hers' feet, it cleans the feet from any impurities, and relaxes the mind, and if one is punctual with this, then he or she is saved from things such as fungus or bacteria, or many other diseases.

Allah (SWT) is our creator, and He knows our chemistry, so he knows what we will go through in this world. So he teaches us the way on how to live pure and healthy during one's lifetime. To follow his orders, we receive benefits only, whether we follow or not, Allah does not gain or lose, it is only we who do. 

If we consider ourselves to be smart, then we should practice Islam. In order to get these benefits free of charge.

THIS ARTICLE IS TO BE CONTINUED, INSHALLAH...