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The Four Rak'ah You Were Not Present For

Khushu in Salah: You Finished Praying and Cannot Remember a Word

The mind leaves during prayer because prayer is memorised, and memorised things are exactly what the mind has learned it can run without supervision.

The Four Bites Nobody at the Table Wanted

Nobody serves the last four bites because anybody wanted them. They are simply still there, with the plate nearly clear.

You Stopped Being Hungry Four Bites Ago

Half Your Usual Force

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم watched a wild camel losing an argument, and named a law about everything we touch.