Tumaninah Means Calmness in Prayer, Know the Benefits and How to Do It

Kapanlagi.com - Prayer is one of the obligatory worship in Islam. In one day, at least Muslims must perform prayer five times, namely at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset, and night. Prayer is performed by doing several movements while reading short verses and prayers. However, prayer must also be done with tranquility. So, what is the meaning of tranquility?

Tranquility may already be a familiar term for most Muslims. This is because tranquility is always mentioned in discussions about prayer worship. This is because tranquility is indeed part of the requirements for the validity of prayer. Therefore, every Muslim must know and understand the true meaning of tranquility.

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Summarized from various sources, the following is a review of the meaning of tranquility that must be known so that prayer worship can be more perfect.

1. Meaning of Tumaninah

Like most terms related to the teachings of Islam, tumaninah comes from the Arabic language. If translated into Indonesian, the meaning of tumaninah is roughly silence or can also be interpreted as calmness.

Regarding this matter, the meaning of tumaninah in prayer must be done with full calmness. This means that a Muslim is prohibited from praying in a hurry.

Many consider tumaninah as one of the conditions for the validity of prayer. Even, some consider tumaninah as part of the pillars of prayer, which means that if it is not done, the prayer can be declared invalid.

As reported by muslim.or.id, the Prophet Muhammad referred to hurrying in prayer (not tumaninah) as part of the pillar. The Prophet Muhammad also mentioned that hurrying in prayer (not tumaninah) is the same as stealing time in prayer which is worse than stealing property. That's why it's important to know and understand the meaning of tumaninah.

2. Hadith about Tumaninah

As explained earlier, the meaning of tumaninah is important to know, especially since it is often considered a requirement or pillar of prayer. The recommendation for tumaninah in performing prayer comes directly from the Prophet Muhammad. In fact, the importance of tumaninah during prayer is explained in several hadiths.

Here are some hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad about tumaninah in prayer:

1. "The worst thief is the one who steals from his prayer." The companions then asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how can one steal from his prayer?" The Prophet said, "He does not complete his bowing and prostration." (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 11532, authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami' 986)

2. "When you want to pray, say takbir, then recite a Quranic verse that is easy for you. Then bow down until you are truly bowing with tumaninah, then rise up (from bowing) until you are standing upright, then prostrate until you are truly prostrating with tumaninah, then raise (your head) to sit until you are truly sitting with tumaninah, then prostrate until you are truly prostrating. Then do this for your entire prayer." (Narrated by Bukhari 757 and Muslim 397 from the companion Abu Hurairah)

3. Benefits of Tumaninah

There is a reason why the Prophet Muhammad recommended his followers to have tumaninah when performing prayer. This is because by understanding the meaning of tumaninah, a Muslim will gain extraordinary benefits.

Tumaninah will make a Muslim more able to control their thoughts. Therefore, when praying, a Muslim will become more focused, attentive, and calm. With tumaninah, the relationship between humans and Allah SWT during prayer will also be more connected and intimate.

If the relationship is so intimate, it is not impossible that every movement and prayer recitation during prayer will give extraordinary energy in the life of a Muslim. In addition, during tumaninah, the prayer offered will be more wholehearted and conscious. Therefore, the possibility of being granted by Allah SWT will also increase, God willing.

4. How to Achieve Tranquility in Prayer

Understanding the meaning of tumaninah is not complete without knowing how to do it. Because even though it sounds easy, in reality tumaninah is not easy to do. As ordinary humans, there must be things that disturb our minds and hearts, making it difficult to tumaninah during prayer.

But there is no need to worry, tumaninah during prayer is actually something that can be trained. Here are some ways that you can follow to be able to tumaninah while performing prayer.

1. Recite the intention verbally with all your heart.

2. Stand upright for those who are able, as required. If unable, you can sit or lie down as allowed in certain conditions.

3. Then, say and perform takbirotul ikhrom with full awareness.

4. Recite Al Fatihah correctly and with full awareness. It is better to first understand its meaning.

5. Perform the ruku' with tumaninah by pausing for a moment, approximately the same length of time as when reciting subhanallah.

6. Perform the itidal with tumaninah (slowly and not in a hurry to prostrate).

7. Prostrate with tumaninah (slowly and not in a hurry to rise).

8. Sit between two prostrations with tumaninah (slowly and not in a hurry to prostrate).

9. Sit in tahiyat akhir with tumaninah (comfortable, calm, and recite the prayer with full awareness).

10. Perform the salam slowly (not in a hurry).

11. Perform each prayer movement in order and not in a hurry.

Those are some explanations about the meaning of tumaninah in performing prayer and how to do it. Hopefully, it is beneficial and can increase our faith as Muslims. Amen.

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