 This is a statement of Hatim al-Assam, one of the great pious predecessors, r.a. He says, then, I place the ka'ba before my very eyes, imagining it. It says, if I'm standing right in front of the ka'ba, and I place the siraat that goes over hellfire, I place it at my feet. It says, if I can see it at my feet. And I imagine paradise to my right, and I imagine the fire to my left, and I imagine the angel of death standing behind me. And I think and ponder deeply that this will be my final prayer. Then I stand and pray, and I am between the state of hope and fear. So I begin the prayer and I say, Allahu Akbar. And I recite the Quran with Terti, giving each of the letters its right, and reciting properly and with reverence. And then when I go into Rukor, the bowing position, I do so with humility. And when I go into prostration, I prostrate with reverential fear with this bushor. And when I sit in the position, I do so with sincerity. And when I finish the prayer, I do not know, has it been accepted from me or not? Even after all of that, I still remain in a state between hope and fear. Is it accepted or not?