“Bismil Laa-hir.Rahmaa-nir-Raheem”"Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil 'Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu 'Alaa Saieyidihaa Muhammadih wa Aalehee wa As-haabehee Ajma 'een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
ACTIONS
Abu Huraira (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) reported that Allah’s Messenger (salla’llahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said:** Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and your deeds. (Muslim) .**
Umar Ibn Al Khattab ra narrated:“I heard the Messenger of Allah saws say: “Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for wh1ich he migrated.”(Bukhari & Muslim).
Abu Kabsha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I will narrate a saying to you, so preserve it. Verily, the world is only for four kinds of people. There is one whom Allah has granted wealth and knowledge, so he fears his Lord regarding them, upholds family ties, and acknowledges the rights of Allah over him. He will be in the best position. There is one whom Allah has granted knowledge without wealth and he has a sincere intention and he says: If I had wealth, I would have acted like this person. If that is his intention, then he will have the same reward as the other. There is one whom Allah has granted wealth without knowledge and he squanders his wealth in ignorance, he does not fear Allah regarding it, he does not fulfill his obligations to his family, and he does not acknowledge the rights of Allah over him. He will be in the worst position. There is one whom Allah has granted neither wealth nor knowledge and he says: If I had wealth, I would have acted like this person. If that is his intention, then he will have the same sin as the other.”(Tirmidhi)
Action is only accepted when it is both sincere and correct.** it is sincere when it is for the sake of Allah, and correct when it is done according to the Sunnah. permissible actions can become either good or bad deeds by intention; but wrong actions cannot become acts of worship, even with good intentions. In Islam actions done for the sake of ALLAH secretly are better. actions must be filled with love to gain allah’s raza and his qurb (nearness). Islam means submission with love and obediance. **
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Allah will not hold you accountable for your vain oaths, but will take you to task for the oaths taken with serious intention in your hearts. **And Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Forbearing.2/225
**The purification of the heart is so important that Allah has placed it before the Dhikr and Salah, as He says Indeed, only he who is purified (from the afflictions of his ill-commanding self and pollution of sins) will triumph, And **the one who remembers the Name of his Lord and offers Prayers (regularly and abundantly).87/14-15
** “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended…” (Bukhari)
Intention must be to devote entirely to allah. intention is to attain allah’s pleasure and his forgiveness.check whether the deed is for allah’s pleasure/raza or show off/riya to mankind. The intention is located in the heart. actions are the reflection of the heart . reading quran cleanses your heart. Easiest way is to say bismillah when you start any work/action. ****Surrender to the Will of the Divine (Islam) is the ultimate means of fulfilling that intention. Surrender brings peace of mind. Peace of mind allows the heart to open. Spiritual purification of the self is the essence of Islamic teachings. Purification of self is done with correct understanding of religion ( by knowledge and righteous actions). **
intention should be to surrender totally to divine will and to gain allah’s pleasure/raza(with affirmation from heart). Surrender to the divine will is the ultimate means of fulfilling that intention Intention is the essence and the purpose of will, and will is the first power. Will, the act and the power, is solely from The Divine. Will is the Essence of deed, act, action, accomplishment,creation, and healing. intention is that which attracts Barakah. righteuos heart find easy to summon good intentions most of the time. good intention will make permissible deed into an excellent act for acheiving closeness to allah .guidance is only from allah alone not from your efforts.just ignore waswasa/bad thoughts when they arise at the first instance itself.
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