In Search of Sincerity
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Subject: tazkiyah
Title: In Search of Sincerity
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:02 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:02 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... f the Muslims” (An‘aam 6/162-163). In another place, Allah says: And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. That is the correct deen (Al-Bayyinah 98/5). In defining ikhlaas, Al-Jurjaani rahimahullah said that it is to not seek any audience for your deeds other than Allah. When one looks over the text of the Qur’an and Sunnah, they will come to the realization that Allah ta’aala and His Messenger sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam speak about sincerity in different aspects: • Sincerity in Tawheed of Allah • Sincerity in our Intentions • Sincerity in our Worship (salah, sujood, fasting, standing in Ramadan, standing in the night of Qadr) • Sincere love for the masjid, zakah, sadaqah, Hajj, jihaad, repentance, supplications, recitation of the Qur’an, and so much more The Qur'an and Sunnah speak about: • Sincerity in all our verbal statements • Sincerity in our defined and upright akhlaaq (character) • Sincerity in our tawakkul (placing of our trust) in Allah • Sincerity in all actions Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala said: He who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed (Al-Mulk 67/2). Commenting on this verse, Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaadh rahimahullah said, “It is those deeds which are most correct and most sincere.” The students asked, “O Abu Ali, what are deeds that are correct and sincere?” He said, “If a deed is done sincerely, yet is not done correctly, it will not be accepted. And if a deed is done correctly, but not sincerely for Allah, it will not be accepted. It must be done sincerely and correctly. Sincerely, as in for Allah alone; correctly, as in accordance to the Sunnah.” He then recited the verse: So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord – let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone (Al-Kahf 18/110). With ikhlaas we can be saved from misguidance as Prophet Yusuf alayhis salaam was saved. Hear Allah’s words: And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our mukhlaseen servants (Yusuf 12/24). With ikhlaas, the books can be turned in our favor in the last minutes of our lives just as what happened to the man that murdered 99 men. Allah ta'aala saved him in the end because of his sincerity in repentance. With ikhlaas one will be saved from Hellfire and granted a lofty position in Jannah. And they give food out of love [for Allah ta’aala] to the needy, the orphan and the captive/ [Saying] "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah, we wish no reward from you nor gratitude/ Indeed, we fear from our Lord a Day severe and distressful.”/ So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness/ And will reward them for what they patiently endured [with] a garden [in Jannah] and silk [garments] (Al- Insan 76/8-12). Dear brothers and sisters, we must understand that there are certain things that contradict our ikhlaas to Allah. Of these things are three: riyaa', sum'ah, and 'ujb. Riyaa' is to perform an act of worship with the intention of showing it off to people, seeking their praise or some other vanity. Thus, this person is seeking to be glorified, praised, hoped for, or fe... [Full Article...]
