lanhelmy

today i am going to talk about a very important topic which
probably is the most important of all to be understood by everyone. It is about
‘niyyah’..or in the malay language ‘niat’, in english ‘intention’.Based from
the very first hadith of the 40 hadith of the prophet which says ‘innamal a’ma
lu binniyyat’ ila akhir. It basically means that all our actions start from the
intention. It is soo significant that it becomes the first hadith to be learned
in the context of 40 hadith simply because, if one don’t understand this
concept, it is pointless to talk about other aspects of life because we cannot
distinguish ourselves what is pure and what is in the contrary. In Islam, pure
intention is fundamental. Allah judges one good deed based on what he or she
initially wishes or intends before carrying out the deed. For example, if
someone gives donation regardless of the amount, and the reason being that he
wanted to be known as someone generous among his people, then the deed does not
count. The same goes in performing ’solah’ or ‘fasting’. If we pray 5 times a
day, but merely to please someone or to impress people, Allah will reject the
deed and throw it back to our face. With good intention, comes good
actions…and vice versa. But sometimes, good actions can also come from bad
intentions and these are the ones that must be avoided by all means at all
costs because it is not just destructive from the human relations point of view
but ultimately, with the damage it may cause, we bring Allah’s wrath unto
ourselves.

Allah is the most gracious the most merciful, with 1 good
intention, we get 1 reward, if that intention is followed by actions, Allah
will grant us more and more reward as He pleases, not just 1. However, Allah’s
rahmah and His immense love to us is unfathomable and this is one of the
reasons. Because with 1 bad intention, we wont be counted. But if that
intention is followed by a bad action, that is counted as 1. Furthermore if we
manage to hold ourselves and prevent from carrying out the actions out of the
bad intention, Allah will grant us 1 reward. For example, 1 bad intention
crosses your mind and that is to eat someone else’s food. You are soo hungry
that you know if you eat that food, it will keep you going for the rest of the
day. But then it crosses in your mind that you might get a better food
somewhere else, so eventually you decide not to take it……Do not ever
underestimate Allah’s Rahmah and blessings. Even with that simple act, Allah
gives us 1 reward…1 reward out of doing nothing really! Don’t u see how
beautiful that is!!!!!??? Allah makes it easy for us to gain rather than losing
but what we are doing most of the time is losing…at times until we broke.(more
dosa than pahala) nauzubillah… So think about it….Let us all remind ourselves
and convey it to others….Always bear in mind to do something to please Allah.
As this will count all our deeds as ibadah and if we die this way we’ll die as
a martyr……..wallahua’lam

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