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Went for prayers at Sultan Mosque last week. Don't feel like going home so I decided to stay. Then the announcement came. Oh...sermon in english. ok good. Told myself I would sit in. Took out my mp3 and start recording. It was about Actions judged by intentions. It was the second lesson. Oh i've missed the first one. nvm. Here goes, Our Prophet Mohd [saw] starts the hadith with the principle ("Actions are judged by intentions") and then gives three examples. This is his methodology. The examples help illustrate the principle so that it is easier for people like me to understand and can easily apply the principle to other situations. The 3 examples consist of one of good intention (migration for the sake of Allah and His Messenger) and two of bad intentions (migration for the sake of worldly gains or for marriage). This hadith emphasises ikhlas (sincerity - to be truthful and honest to Allah alone, performing an act solely for Allah's sake whereby no other witness except Allah is sought). Ikhlas is one of the conditions of accepting good deeds. The other condition is that the actions must be done in accordance with the Syari'at as he said it will be explained in the fifth hadith. This can be seen in the Shahadah. It shows us the conditions for accepting a deed or performing an action: (a) it should be for the sake of Allah because He is the only One we worship, and (b) it should be in accordance with the Syari'at. To achieve ikhlas, we have to avoid syirik (associating others with Allah, which causes insincerity). Al-Imam al-Harawi said the root cause for insincerity (or syirik) is self-desire (al-hawa). Therefore, no action should be done because of self-desire. Imam al-Harawi states that there are 7 types of self-desires: -To make oneself appear good in the hearts of others -To seek the praises of others -To avoid being blamed by others -To seek the glorification of others -To seek the wealth/money of others -To seek the services or love of others -To seek the help of others for oneself Now, come to the ways to obtain ikhlas: ***Do righteous deeds - the more good deeds we do and hence get closer to Allah, the more sincere we will be.Before we do any deed we should firstly seek knowledge (ilmu) - our actions/deeds should be guided by knowledge so that we do them in accordance to the Syari'at. ***Do not give false impressions - do not make others believe that an action we did was good when it was not.Al-Imam Ahmad said: Before you do anything, check your intention (niyyah/niat) - ask yourself before performing an action: "Is it for the sake of Allah?" Ibnu al-Qayyim says: Any action we do is subject to three defects: //Being conscious that others are observing our actions //Seeking a return (benefit/reward) for the action //Being satisfied with the action There were few examples but i could'nt catch it..Duh' There are four things that contradict ikhlas: Ma'siat - committing sins - this will weaken our ikhlas Shirik - associating others with Allah Riya' - performing an ibadah with the intention of showing off to others Last but not least, Nifaq - hypocrisy. Look around. Found any? Sounds familiar though... * big big smiles * Yeah yeah i was distracted by then. Mum called, ask me to buy some stuff... Missed the conclusion part and all... When I was just about to leave the Sheikh was talking about Ghibah... hmmm just have to missed it! I was thinking that actually our actions are undermined by our intentions - whether they are good intentions or bad intentions. Therefore we should always check our intentions before we do or say anything. We must make sure that the action is for the sake of Allah so that it is accepted by Allah and that we will be rewarded for it, InsyAllah. Haiz...gotta check. ~the-so-religiously-me~
Source: The echo of Shaidah Nafisah was heard at 10:46 PM, through the circulation of the breeze, however, part of it has to be deep freeze. ~Reports from Ministry Of Seamplicity.
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