What should one's intention be while commiting a good deed?Should one
commit a good deed for the sake of Allah and the Holy Prophet , should
one commit his good deed for the sake of Allah and out of love of the
Holy Prophet or his Sunnah, or should one commit a good deed for the
sake of Allah alone?.
Praise be to Allaah.
When doing acts of worship, they should be done sincerely and purely
for the sake of Allaah alone, as Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And they were commanded not, but that they should worshipAllaah, and
worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to
Him), and perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑Salaah) andgive Zakaah, and
that is the right religion"
[al-Bayyinah 98:5]
"And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord,the Most High"
[al-Layl 92:19-20]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Allaah does not accept any deed except that which is done only for
Him and to seek His Countenance."
Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 3140; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 52.
Think about what Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Would that they were contented with what Allaah and His Messengergave
them and had said: "Allaah is Sufficient for us. Allaah will give us
of His Bounty, and so will His Messenger (from alms). We implore
Allaah (to enrich us)"
[al-Tawbah 9:59]
Note how this verse ascribes the giving to Allaah and His Messenger,
and sufficiency to Allaah alone. The verse does not say "Allaah and
His Messenger are sufficient for us". And it describes the imploring
as being to Allaah alone, as He said, "We implore Allaah", and does
not say"we implore Allaah and His Messenger." This is like the verse
in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for
Allaah's worship.
And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentionsand hopes"
[al-Inshiraah 94:7-8]
See Zaad al-Ma'aad, 1/36
So worship should be devoted to Allaah alone; it is not permissible to
do any act of worship with the intention of drawing closer to any
created being.
With regard to loving the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him), that means following him and venerating him, not by
worshipping him.
Worship can only be acceptable to Allaah if it meets two conditions:
1 – It is done sincerely for Allaah alone
2 – It follows the Sunnahof Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) and is in accordance with his sharee'ah.
These two conditions are indicated by the verse in which Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work
righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his
Lord"
[al-Kahf 18:110]
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:" 'Let him work
righteousness' means, that which is in accordance with the laws of
Allaah. 'And associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord'
means, worship in which he seeks the Countenance of Allaah alone, with
no partner or associate.' These are the basis of acceptable deeds: it
must be sincerely for thesake of Allaah alone, andcorrect according to
the sharee'ah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him)."
So when you worship you must seek the Countenance of Allaah alone, and
strive to follow the Sunnah of theProphet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him). We ask Allaah to help us to do righteous deeds.
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Sincerity - Intention to do good deeds.
Sincerity - She stipulated that in order to marry her he has to memorize Soorat al-Baqarah or Aal ‘Imraan or take her for Hajj.
I want to know can memorization of Holy Quran or part of it be made
into a condition for marriage as one sister(she is a Hafiz) has put
this condition out to me to either memorize Surah al-Baqarah or Surah
ale-Imraan and her third option was Hajjafter nikah. I can pick either
of the three. If I pick one of the first two what bothers me then is I
wouldn't be doing it for Allah swt it would be exclusively to gain her
hand. Please explain if this is allowed or not.
Praise be to Allaah.
If you want to marry her because she is religiously committed and you
agree to the condition, seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah and to
achieve this aim, and to marry someone who will help you to obey Allah
and you can help her, then there is nothing wrong with that and this
is partof striving for the Hereafter. Allah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And whoever desires the Hereafter and strivesfor it, with the
necessaryeffort due for it (i.e. does righteous deeds of Allaah's
obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allaah Islâmic
Monotheism) — then such are the ones whose striving shall be
appreciated, (thanked and rewarded by Allaah)"
[al-Isra' 17:19].
Al-Nasaa'i (3340) narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: Abu Talhah married Umm Sulaym and the dowry between them was
Islam; Umm Sulaym became Muslim before Abu Talhah. He proposed to her
and she said: I have become Muslim; if you become Muslim I will marry
you. So he became Muslim, and that was the dowry between them. Classed
as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa'i.
So strive to memorise the Holy Qur'aan as an act of worship and
obedience towards Allah, and seeking His reward and His pleasure.There
is no reason not tolet the request of this sister be what motivates
you to do this act of worship, because it is not contrary to
sincerity.This is like those who enter some religious competitions and
let that a motive to memorise the Holy Qur'aan. So there is nothing
wrong with thatand it is not contrary to sincerity.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:
Taking part in religious competitions that offer cash prizes: are
these prizes halaal orharaam?
They replied: There is nothing wrong with accepting the prizes thatare
donated by people in authority or other doers of good, because that is
encouragement to acquire knowledge and memorise the Book of Allah, may
He be glorified and exalted. In these and similar matters, the
believer should be sincere towards Allah and be happy to have
something that helps him in that, and his motivation should not be
only to get the money. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 15/188
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into a condition for marriage as one sister(she is a Hafiz) has put
this condition out to me to either memorize Surah al-Baqarah or Surah
ale-Imraan and her third option was Hajjafter nikah. I can pick either
of the three. If I pick one of the first two what bothers me then is I
wouldn't be doing it for Allah swt it would be exclusively to gain her
hand. Please explain if this is allowed or not.
Praise be to Allaah.
If you want to marry her because she is religiously committed and you
agree to the condition, seeking thereby the pleasure of Allah and to
achieve this aim, and to marry someone who will help you to obey Allah
and you can help her, then there is nothing wrong with that and this
is partof striving for the Hereafter. Allah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And whoever desires the Hereafter and strivesfor it, with the
necessaryeffort due for it (i.e. does righteous deeds of Allaah's
obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allaah Islâmic
Monotheism) — then such are the ones whose striving shall be
appreciated, (thanked and rewarded by Allaah)"
[al-Isra' 17:19].
Al-Nasaa'i (3340) narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: Abu Talhah married Umm Sulaym and the dowry between them was
Islam; Umm Sulaym became Muslim before Abu Talhah. He proposed to her
and she said: I have become Muslim; if you become Muslim I will marry
you. So he became Muslim, and that was the dowry between them. Classed
as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa'i.
So strive to memorise the Holy Qur'aan as an act of worship and
obedience towards Allah, and seeking His reward and His pleasure.There
is no reason not tolet the request of this sister be what motivates
you to do this act of worship, because it is not contrary to
sincerity.This is like those who enter some religious competitions and
let that a motive to memorise the Holy Qur'aan. So there is nothing
wrong with thatand it is not contrary to sincerity.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:
Taking part in religious competitions that offer cash prizes: are
these prizes halaal orharaam?
They replied: There is nothing wrong with accepting the prizes thatare
donated by people in authority or other doers of good, because that is
encouragement to acquire knowledge and memorise the Book of Allah, may
He be glorified and exalted. In these and similar matters, the
believer should be sincere towards Allah and be happy to have
something that helps him in that, and his motivation should not be
only to get the money. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 15/188
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Sincerity - Is exaggerating in beautifying the voice when leading people in prayer regarded as showing off?.
Sometimes when i lead the prayer and i try to make my voice good while
reciting quran . and after the prayer i feel that i did exagrate are
sho offed. but i say to my self that this is prophet Muuhammed9sallahu
alaihai wasallam) hadiththat to make voice good.and i dont knwo what
should i do .
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Beautifying the voice when reciting Qur'aan is something mustahabb
that is encouraged in many texts, such as the words of the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): "Adorn the Qur'aan with
your voices." Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 1015; Abu Dawood, 1468; classed
assaheeh by al-Albaani.
Al-Sindi said:
i.e., make your voices beautiful when reciting, because beautiful
wordsbecome even more beautiful when recited in a beautiful voice, and
this is something well known.
End quote from Haashiyat Sunan al-Nasaa'i, 2/179
Al-Munaawi said:
By doing it in a beautifulvoice and doing it well, this encourages
people to listen to it and ponderit.
End quote from Fayd al-Qadeer, 4/90.
Being keen to beautify one's voice when reciting Qur'aan is something
that is prescribed in Islam, and it is not regarded as blameworthy
effort or showing off.
This is indicated by the report narrated from Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari
(may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) listened to my recitation
at night. The next morning he said: O Abu Moosa, I listened to your
recitation last night; you have been given a beautiful voice like the
beautiful voice of Dawood." I said: O Messenger of Allah, if I had
known you were there, I would have made it more beautiful?
Narrated by al-Nasaa'i inal-Sunan al-Kubra, 7/273; Ibn Hibbaan in
hisSaheeh, 16/169; al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan, 3/12; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani (3532).
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said: This indicates that it is permissible to
put extra effort into beautifying one's voice. Abu Moosa had been
given a beautiful voice along with perfect focus,and the gentleness of
the people of Yemen. This indicates that this is something that is
acceptable in sharee'ah.
End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 1/63.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This indicates that if a person makes his voice beautiful when
reciting Qur'aan so that the listener may enjoy it andfeel happy when
hearing it, there is nothing wrong with thatand it is not regarded as
showing off. Rather this encourages people to listen to the word of
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, so that the people will feel
happy to hear it.
End quote from Sharh Riyadh al-Saaliheen, 4/662
Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath (9/63):
There is no doubt that people are more inclined to listen to
recitation if it is done in a melodious voice than to listen to one
who does not have a melodious voice, because the melodious voice is
more effective insoftening the heart and bringing tears.
What may be understood from the evidence is that beautifying the voice
when reciting Qur'aan is something desirable; if aperson's voice is
not beautiful than he shouldbeautify it as much as hecan, as Ibn Abi
Mulaykah said. End quote.
And he said: Ibn Abi Dawood narrated via IbnAbi Musji'ah who said:
'Umar used to give precedence to a young man with a beautiful voice
because of his beautiful voice (to lead people in prayer).
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 9/80
Secondly:
If your intention by beautifying the voice is to achieve the
hoped-foraims of sharee'ah, such as obtaining proper focus and
humility in theheart and making the eye weep, or to move the people
when listening to the Qur'aan, this is something that is prescribed in
Islam and is encouraged, and it cannot be regarded as showing off at
all.
But if your aim in doing that is to show how beautiful your voice is
and how good your recitation is so that people will praise you for it,
then this is a kind of showing off and you have to strive against
these thoughts so that your action will be sincerely for the sake of
Allah alone.
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reciting quran . and after the prayer i feel that i did exagrate are
sho offed. but i say to my self that this is prophet Muuhammed9sallahu
alaihai wasallam) hadiththat to make voice good.and i dont knwo what
should i do .
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Beautifying the voice when reciting Qur'aan is something mustahabb
that is encouraged in many texts, such as the words of the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): "Adorn the Qur'aan with
your voices." Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 1015; Abu Dawood, 1468; classed
assaheeh by al-Albaani.
Al-Sindi said:
i.e., make your voices beautiful when reciting, because beautiful
wordsbecome even more beautiful when recited in a beautiful voice, and
this is something well known.
End quote from Haashiyat Sunan al-Nasaa'i, 2/179
Al-Munaawi said:
By doing it in a beautifulvoice and doing it well, this encourages
people to listen to it and ponderit.
End quote from Fayd al-Qadeer, 4/90.
Being keen to beautify one's voice when reciting Qur'aan is something
that is prescribed in Islam, and it is not regarded as blameworthy
effort or showing off.
This is indicated by the report narrated from Abu Moosa al-Ash'ari
(may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) listened to my recitation
at night. The next morning he said: O Abu Moosa, I listened to your
recitation last night; you have been given a beautiful voice like the
beautiful voice of Dawood." I said: O Messenger of Allah, if I had
known you were there, I would have made it more beautiful?
Narrated by al-Nasaa'i inal-Sunan al-Kubra, 7/273; Ibn Hibbaan in
hisSaheeh, 16/169; al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan, 3/12; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani (3532).
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer said: This indicates that it is permissible to
put extra effort into beautifying one's voice. Abu Moosa had been
given a beautiful voice along with perfect focus,and the gentleness of
the people of Yemen. This indicates that this is something that is
acceptable in sharee'ah.
End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 1/63.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This indicates that if a person makes his voice beautiful when
reciting Qur'aan so that the listener may enjoy it andfeel happy when
hearing it, there is nothing wrong with thatand it is not regarded as
showing off. Rather this encourages people to listen to the word of
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, so that the people will feel
happy to hear it.
End quote from Sharh Riyadh al-Saaliheen, 4/662
Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath (9/63):
There is no doubt that people are more inclined to listen to
recitation if it is done in a melodious voice than to listen to one
who does not have a melodious voice, because the melodious voice is
more effective insoftening the heart and bringing tears.
What may be understood from the evidence is that beautifying the voice
when reciting Qur'aan is something desirable; if aperson's voice is
not beautiful than he shouldbeautify it as much as hecan, as Ibn Abi
Mulaykah said. End quote.
And he said: Ibn Abi Dawood narrated via IbnAbi Musji'ah who said:
'Umar used to give precedence to a young man with a beautiful voice
because of his beautiful voice (to lead people in prayer).
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 9/80
Secondly:
If your intention by beautifying the voice is to achieve the
hoped-foraims of sharee'ah, such as obtaining proper focus and
humility in theheart and making the eye weep, or to move the people
when listening to the Qur'aan, this is something that is prescribed in
Islam and is encouraged, and it cannot be regarded as showing off at
all.
But if your aim in doing that is to show how beautiful your voice is
and how good your recitation is so that people will praise you for it,
then this is a kind of showing off and you have to strive against
these thoughts so that your action will be sincerely for the sake of
Allah alone.
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Names and Attributes of Almighty Allah
Al-Ahado [Unique] [13]
If recited 1,000 times in solitude it will be felt that Angels are
with the reciter. If recited 100 times it is useful for snake bite and
the patient will be cured.
Al-Avvalo [Foremost] [Alfa] [37]
If recited this name before starting any job/work, it will be
completed nicely with the blessings of AlmightyGod. If recited
regularly a great deal people will be kind to the person, and will
meet with departed and separated persons and reliatives in their
dreams.
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If recited 1,000 times in solitude it will be felt that Angels are
with the reciter. If recited 100 times it is useful for snake bite and
the patient will be cured.
Al-Avvalo [Foremost] [Alfa] [37]
If recited this name before starting any job/work, it will be
completed nicely with the blessings of AlmightyGod. If recited
regularly a great deal people will be kind to the person, and will
meet with departed and separated persons and reliatives in their
dreams.
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