Reducing Stress Through the Media of Hajat Prayer as a Form of Islamic Psychotherapy

Abstract

Prayer is an act of worship based on predetermined conditions which begins with takbiratul ihram and ends with greetings.  Prayer is one of the commands from Allah that a Muslim must carry out.  Apart from being an obligation, prayer can be used as therapy.  Prayer therapy is a therapy that takes the essence of prayer and reading into instruments.  These essences come from the readings in the six prayer movements, namely.  Standing, Rukuk, I'tidal, Prostration, Sitting between two prostrations and Tasyahud at the beginning and end.  The aim of this research is to find out how clients develop after praying as therapy.  This research is descriptive qualitative research.  The analytical method used is data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation.  The results of this research show the happy prayer therapy written by Moh.  Ali Aziz is a therapy by performing prayers and contemplating the points contained in the prayer movements which consist of Standing, Ruku, I'tidal, Prostration, Sitting between two prostrations and Tasyahud.  The results of happy prayer therapy can bring a servant closer to his God, and can get rid of all negative thoughts and change them into positive thoughts, thereby creating peace of mind and happiness.  The results of this research are very useful for someone who is experiencing problems, stress or is unhappy.  The conclusion of this research is to invite all Muslims to reflect and perform prayer solemnly by contemplating the important points contained in each prayer movement.