Some methods to create passion for worship!

Dear Islamic brothers! We are listening to the virtues of worship and the parables of pious predecessors in order to create a passion for worship. They used to spend their days and nights in worship. At present, majority of us do not perform worship and are busy committing sins. We should ponder over the causes, the curse of which is not letting us perform worship.

Remember! There are many causes of being heedless of worship due to which we have forgotten the real purpose of our life. Due to keeping busy with them neither can we attain any worldly benefits, nor will these causes be beneficial for our Hereafter. Now let’s listen to the causes, due to which we do not get pleasure and steadfastness in worship, and their cure.

1. Make Du’a for creating desire for worship!

Dear Islamic brothers! For developing further strong desire, make Du’a in the blessed Court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ because our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would also make Du’a for getting help in worship like this: اَللّٰہُمَّ اَعِنِّیْ عَلٰی ذِکْرِکَ وَشُکْرِکَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِکَ O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Help me in [doing] Your Zikr, [expressing] Your gratitude and [performing] Your worship in a proper way. (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 7, pp. 134, Hadees 2)

2. Dispel worldly love from heart!

Another reason for not having a strong desire for worship is wrong love for wealth and to remain busy accumulating wealth all the time due to which we are becoming heedless of the worship of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and the rights of people.

Remember! All these are the signs of love for the world as we feel anxiety about business even during the Salah due to which we remain deprived of the real pleasure of worship. Sayyiduna Isa Ruhullah عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام has said: The way a patient does not derive pleasure from the food, similarly, a worldly person does not derive pleasure from worship because the one who feels pleasure in the love for the world cannot get the pleasure of worship.

(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 264)