Assalamu Alaikum my dear brothers and sisters

What if we can measure our own Ibadaats so that we know how good we are doing in terms of attaining acceptance and ultimate reward from Allah? This in turn will give us opportunity to revise and improve our deeds each day to attain the excellence that Rasool (SA) advised on us.

I got inspired by listening to a lecture by Sheikh Muhammed Alshareef on making a Salah Quality Measure chart.

Here is how it works:

This chart displays all the 5 times prayer, including the Duha and Tahajjud prayer.
It has few categories under each prayer according to which points are given.
 
So if we have prayed each prayer exactly on time, then we can give our self 2 points. If we have prayed with concentration, then again 2 points. While reciting the Dhikr, did we ponder on what we are reciting, then again allot 2 points. The maximum points for the day is 50 and for the week is 350 points.

For brothers, if the masjid is very close by, and prayed in Congregation, then allot 2 points. So this will encourage our brothers to pray in congregation.

And for each category, like the Sunnah prayer, dhikr, Qur’an, allot points according to the concentration level had during that particular Ibadah.

Points can be 0, 1 or 2, zero being the least. In this chart, we shall get the weekly total as well as the daily total. This will Insha Allah, motivate us to perform our prayers with higher concentration. But don’t forget, the intention behind this chart should be only to please Allah and not only to get high points

Please feel free to customize it as per your preferences.

E.g. Just for Fajr prayer. If you see the excel chart, you can understand it well, Insha Allah

Fajr Prayer
Max		Sat	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Weekly Total (350)
2	On Time	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	11
2	Sunnah Before	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	11
2	Quran	1	2	2	1.5	1.5	1	0	9
2	Dhikr	2	1	2	1.5	1	1	0.5	9
2	Concentration	0.5	1	2	1	1	1.5	1	8
Other Prayers...
50	Daily Total (50)	7.5	8	10	7	5.5	6.5	3.5	48

We can do this chart along with our family members to keep the competitive spirit, but not to forget that intention is only to please Allah and get closer to Allah.

The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:  “The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad"  (Authentic Hadith)

Let’s try it for at least a month and see the positive changes we feel in our prayers, Insha Allah.

Kindly send in feedback and suggestions.

May Allah help us benefit from this and help us improve our prayer quality. Ameen.

Download the: Salah Quality Sheet

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