I recently heard that breaking in middle of the prayer is a bad thing, but I still don't know how bad it is it, whether it is a serious sin or just a hated action, or whether there are anything from what our Prophet (pbuh) said to support it.
Many times I lose concentration in middle of the prayer, so what I do is say the salam when I completely lose concentration of what I am saying or doing and redo the salat from the beginning. Is this acceptable?
(1). It is Haram (forbidden) to break an obligatory prayer except in certain occasions:
1.For the purpose of protecting his own property or the property whose protection is obligatory on him or escaping from a physical or financial harm
2.For the purpose of protecting his own life or a person's life whose protection is obligatory when doing so is impossible without breaking the prayer.
3.when a creditor is demanding for payment on condition that he has plenty of time for performing his prayer again in the prescribed time as well as being unable to pay off his debt while offering his prayer.
4.when realizing during the prayer that the Mosque is impure (Najis) and having sufficient time to perform it in the prescribed time, he is permitted to break his prayer even if he knows that he will be capable of removing the impurity from the mosque and making it pure (Pak) after finishing the prayer. However, he is obliged to break his prayer when knowing that he won't stand a chance of purifying the mosque after completing the prayer.
(2). There are certain doubts invalidating prayers. For instance, doubt concerning the number of obligatory prayers comprised of 2 Raka'ts (like Fajr prayer) and 3 Raka'ts (Maghrib prayer) makes the prayer null and void.
(3).There are certain doubts which should be ignored. For instance, doubts of a person who can't help doubting too much in his prayers.
However, the way in which an act of worship is performed has been explained in such details that clear up any confusion one may face when fulfilling his religious duties.
It would be prohibited to break the Salah (obligatory prayers). Of course there are some exception for it, So I mention some of them quite briefly:
- to save your life,
- to save your property (a remarkable amount…)
But you are not allow to break your prayer because of the concentration that..
With respect to how to concentrate in the prayer, I suggest you to read the site below.
http://www.al-islam.org/concentration-in-prayer-jameel-kermalli
It is a sin to break salah
Your concentration is being effected by a shaytan called khanzab narrated by prophet Muhummad Sallallahu alaihi wasalam;
Before offering salah you should say
A oozu billahi minal khanzab
This should keep the shaytan away from you. It isn't just you that is affected by this shaytan, sahaba were also affected by this shaytan not just in salah but while reading Quran as well.
Seek refuge with utmost trust in Allah and this shaytan can't even come near you. If you stop offering salah and or break it in between, you are then yourself submitting defeat.
It is not a question of being permitted or not. The reason why you pray is more important than the ritual. Sincerity of your prayers is important. If you can't concentrate, you are really not praying. Do not disturb others that are praying. Seek Allah's forgiveness and pray again when your mind is calm. HE is all forgiving.
