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Ishi88 · June 7, 2010, 5:56pm

I just want to share something my Islamiat teacher at college told me. She said that if you do anything the way it has been prescribed in Islam, it automatically amounts to worship. A simple action such as saying Bismillah before eating, or following sunnah and sitting down to drink water equals the worship of Allah. Also, a hadith: ‘Actions are judged by intentions.’ If you do anything with a good intention, it becomes a part of your worship. That is the beauty of Islam, and evidence of Allah’s benevolence upon us. Religion hasn’t been made difficult for us. Nor has it been resigned to one specific day of the week. There’s a balance. By following the teachings of Allah and His Prophet, you are already worshipping Allah ALL the time. In your case, for example, helping someone in their time of need, or helping to alleviate someone’s pain all becomes a wonderful way for you to affirm Allah’s greatness, and worship Him at the same time. IMO, the best Muslim is one who achieves a balance between deen and duniya. You can also read up on the sahaba karaam, and how the Prophet (S) did not encourage them to ignore their businesses or life in general.

In conclusion. Think your decision through carefully. Don’t let your emotions sway you to the extent that you end up doing something you might later regret. If you decide you can’t worship Allah all the time, and quit, I think that’ll be worse. I hope this makes sense and helps you make your decision.

Also, I think Al-Huda offers distance learning for alimaah courses.

That was a very nice advice. JazakAllah for that