Hannah’s Daily Note

I was thinking recently about the benefits that I, as an introvert, specifically enjoy about prayer. Alhamdulilah I now (most of the time) have an easy, peaceful relationship with regular salah…but it also throws me a few little bonuses:

1 – I get time out at busy occasions. I married into a big, busy South Asian family and, as much as I love it, I must admit that sometimes sloping off to pray in a quiet room gives me a welcome bit of downtime during busy gatherings or events.

2 – I can use it as a reason to guard my time. If I’m making a social plan, I don’t like it to go on endlessly. Prayer (especially in winter!) makes it easy to give myself a ‘cut-off’ time when I’ll return home and have time to myself again.

3 – It’s a moment of quiet connection. There are so many times when I’ve struck up a conversation with a stranger at a social event during a quiet moment after salah. This is less intimidating for me than trying to work my way into a crowd to introduce myself.

4 – It’s time with by best confidante, when I need it most. Of course, over everyone, Allah knows me best. And sometimes, when I don’t feel like sharing my innermost thoughts with anyone, sharing them with Allah is my release.