Fathwa, - Ruling on prayers offeredin a state of complete absentmindedness

Question
I suffer greatly from daydreaming to the extent that I am always
absentminded and never stop thinking. Therefore, sometimes I finish my
prayers whereas I am notconscious of it at all. Do I have to make up
my prayer whether the obligatory or the voluntary ones?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
isHis slave and Messenger.
An individual offering prayer has to concentratein his prayer so as to
attain contemplation as well as Khushoo' which isthe essence of the
prayer.The Muslim must not surrender himself to thoughts and
imaginations which only lead to the insinuations of the devil and
wasting time. However, contemplating the universal Signs of Allaah The
Exalted as well as occupying oneself with the remembrance of Allaah
The Exalted and the Quran are matters that are more worthy of time
being spent on them by a Muslim.
The individual who fulfilled the pillars and conditions of the prayer
but lacks Khushoo' is not obliged to make it up even though he was
almost unconscious of it. However, the reward decreases significantly
in the absence of reverence. 'Ammaar ibn Yaasir reported that the
Messenger of Allaah , said: " A person turns away from his prayer
whereas it is not written in his account except onetenth or one ninth
or oneeighth or one seventh or one sixth or one fifth or one fourth or
one third or half. " [Abu Daawood].
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