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UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEEN (AL-ISLAM)Intermediate Islamic (FIQH) course in English

Conducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail

LESSON # 8 (a)LESSON # 8 (a)

Using text & curriculum he has developed especially for Using text & curriculum he has developed especially for Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims. Muslim converts and young Adult English-speaking Muslims.

““To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)”

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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,MOST COMPASSIONATE,MOST COMPASSIONATE,MOST MERCIFUL.MOST MERCIFUL.

"O my Lord! Let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honour, and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honour; and grant me from

Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)”(Qur’an: Isra’: 17: 80)

Daily application of FIQHDaily application of FIQH SEEKING TO BENEFIT FROMSEEKING TO BENEFIT FROM

BASIC KNOWLEDGE BASIC KNOWLEDGE Significance of NIYYATSignificance of NIYYAT

Updated 11 APRIL 2015

PARTPART # 2 # 2((20152015))

Praise be to Allah from Whom we ask help

and pardon, and in Whom we take refuge

from the evils within ourselves. He whom

Allah guides has no one who can lead him

astray, and he whom He leads astray has no

one to guide him. I testify that there is no god

but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His

servant and Apostle


O MANKIND! Be conscious of (and fear transgressing against) your Sustainer, who has created you out of one living entity

and out of it created its mate, and out of the two spread abroad a multitude of men and women.

And remain conscious of (and fear) Allah, in whose name you demand [your rights] from one another,

and of these ties of kinship.

Verily, Allah is ever watchful over you!


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And salutations of Allah and Peace be upon the

Messenger of Allah and upon His household

and Companions .



EITHER SHUKUR OR KUFUR ?

““Has there not been over Man a long period of Time, Has there not been over Man a long period of Time,

when he was nothing--(not even) mentioned?― when he was nothing--(not even) mentioned?―

Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled

sperm, in order to try him: so We gave him (the sperm, in order to try him: so We gave him (the

gifts), of Hearing and Sight. gifts), of Hearing and Sight.

We showed him the Way: whether he be (We showed him the Way: whether he be (SHAKURSHAKUR) )

grateful or (grateful or (KAFURKAFUR) ungrateful (rests on his will).” ) ungrateful (rests on his will).”

((Qur’an: al-Insan (Dahri): 76: 2-3Qur’an: al-Insan (Dahri): 76: 2-3))


The key to The key to

succeed in this test as well succeed in this test as well

as to deserve achieving as to deserve achieving

further increase of further increase of

bestowals from Allah.bestowals from Allah.

yet how does one become yet how does one become

grateful? What are the grateful? What are the

important criteria?important criteria?

1.1. Acknowledge and extol praises of Acknowledge and extol praises of

the true giver, Allah Who alone is the true giver, Allah Who alone is

God, the Bestower of all favours.God, the Bestower of all favours.

2.2. Learn the value of what is given, Learn the value of what is given,

do not take any of these favours do not take any of these favours

for granted.for granted.

3.3. Utilize what is given in Utilize what is given in

accordance to what may please accordance to what may please

the Giver (i.e. do not abuse the the Giver (i.e. do not abuse the

gift), so as not to cause His wrath gift), so as not to cause His wrath

to befall us.to befall us.

CRITERIACRITERIA



“ “Whomsoever Allah wants goodness, He grants Whomsoever Allah wants goodness, He grants

the person (the person (FAQ-QIH-HUFAQ-QIH-HU) understanding in the religion.”) understanding in the religion.”

((Hadith reported by TirmidziHadith reported by Tirmidzi))

FA-QA-HA – “to be learned, skilled in divine law,

endowed with penetration, deep understanding of a thing.”


“You see that the people are like minerals (of different natures).

Those who were the best in times of ignorance (the pre-lslamic

period), are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious

knowledge (IDZAA-FA-QIHU) .”

(Hadith reported by Bukhary)


“You see that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of You see that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of

ruling) are those who hate it. ruling) are those who hate it. And you see that the worst among people is

the double faced (person) who appears to these with one face and to the

others with another face (i.e a hypocrite).”

(Hadith reported by Bukhary)


“O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from four things: Knowledge which

does not benefit (‘ILMIN -LAA –YAN-FA’), a heart which is not

submissive (QOL-BiN –LAA-YAKH -SHA’), a soul which has an

insatiable appetite (NAF-SIN –LAA-TASH-BA’), and a supplication

which is not heard (DU-’AA-IN - LAA-YUS-MA’).”

(Hadith reported by Abu Dawud)

““Verily, action is by intention; and verily the worth (merit) of Verily, action is by intention; and verily the worth (merit) of

that action is (to be measured) in accordance that action is (to be measured) in accordance

with what is intended ... ”with what is intended ... ”

((Hadith reported by Bukhary & MuslimHadith reported by Bukhary & Muslim))


“ “ ... ... Thus he who migrates for the sake of Allah and His Messenger,

then his migration is for Allah and His Messenger. And he who

migrates seeking to gain worldly benefits or for the sake of

marrying a woman, then his migration is for that which

he has intended.”((Hadith reported by Bukhary & MuslimHadith reported by Bukhary & Muslim))


This saying encapsulates the tacit prayer in our lessons: that one’s intention may become a vehicle to tawfiq (success) and a gateway to many more virtuous intentions in our ‘amal – thereby increasing its merits and value to be attained.


EXCERPTS FROM: LESSONS ON ISLAMIC LESSONS ON ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF ADABCONCEPT OF ADABBy: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj IsmailBy: Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail

TASAWWUR ISLAM


You must, O my brother, improve the soundness and sincerity of

your intentions, examine them, and reflect well before embarking

on your actions. For intentions are the bases of deeds; according to

them your deeds will either be good or ugly, sound or unsound.

The Prophet has said, may blessings and peace be upon

him: ‘Deeds are only according to intentions; each man has that

which he intended.’


TASAWWUR ISLAM

You must, therefore, utter no word, do no action, and decide no

matter without the intention of drawing nearer thereby to Allah

and seeking the reward He has assigned, through His beneficence

and grace, to intended act. And know that drawing nearer to Him

can only be done through the obligatory and supererogatory

devotions that He has indicated through His Messenger, may

blessings and peace be upon him.

A sincere intention may change the merely licit into the

devotional, for means are judged according to their ends. For

example, one may eat to get the strength to perform devotions, or

sleep with one’s wife to obtain a son who would worship Allah.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

It is a condition of the sincere intention that behaviour does not

belie it. For instance, a man who seeks knowledge claiming that his

intention is to practice and teach it will be proved insincere in his

intention if, when he becomes able to, he does not do so.

Or a man who pursues the world and claims that he is doing so

only that he may be independent of other people and be able to

give charity to the needy and help his relatives will be proved

ineffectual in his intention should he not do so when able.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

Intentions do not affect sins, just as purification does not affect

that which is, by its very nature, impure. A man who goes along

with another who is slandering a Muslim, then pretends that he

only wanted to humour him, is himself a slanderer.

Anyone who refrains from the enjoining of good and the

forbidding of evil and pretends that he only did so to protect

himself against the culprit, is his partner in evil-doing. A malicious

intention attached to a good deed spoils it and renders it

malicious; likewise when one performs good deeds for the sake of

wealth and prestige.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

Strive, my brother, always to intend that your obedience be solely

for the sake of Allah, and that whatever licit things you may use

are only to help you to obey Him.

Know that many intentions can attach to a single act, and that

each of them will attract its full reward. An example of this is in

devotional activities is when someone reads the Qur’an intending

to commune with Allah (which thing he will indeed do) but also to

extract from it different kinds of knowledge, (for the Qur’an is the

very mine of knowledge), to profit those who listen or [just

happen to] hear, or any other good intention.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

And an example in licit matters is to eat with the intention of

obeying the command of your Lord in His saying (Exalted is He!):


TASAWWUR ISLAM

““O you who have believed, eat from the good things O you who have believed, eat from the good things

which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah

if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.”if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.”

((Quran: Baqarah: 2: 172Quran: Baqarah: 2: 172))

Intend by so doing to acquire strength for devotion, and to put

yourself in a situation where you must thank your Lord, for He

says (Transcendent is He!):

You can apply these two examples in an analogous fashion to all

other devotional and licit activities; and always do your best to

increase your good intentions.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

"Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him.

A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord.”

(Qur’an: TaHa: 34: 15)

The word ‘intention’ can have one of two meaning. The first is the

aim which made you decide, do, or say something. Taken in this

sense the intention is usually better than the act when the act is

good, and worse when the act is evil. He has said, may blessings

and peace be upon him: ‘The intention of a believer is better than

his action;’ notice how he specifically mentioned the believer. The

second is your decision and determination to act. Taken in this

sense it is not better than the act. A man, when he decided to do

something, can only be in one of three situations.

[1] He decides and acts.

[I2] He decides but fails to act while able to.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

The way to evaluate these two situations can be clearly found in

that which Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, has

transmitted to the effect that the Messenger of Allah, may

blessings and peace be upon him, said:

‘Allah has written good and evil deeds, then rendered them clear;

anyone who intend a good deed but does not perform it, Allah

records it as one good deed, whereas should he intend and then

perform it, Allah records it as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred

fold, and to yet more multiplications ….


TASAWWUR ISLAM

The way to evaluate these two situations can be clearly found in

that which Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, has

transmitted to the effect that the Messenger of Allah, may

blessings and peace be upon him, said:

‘…. If he intends an evil deed and does not do it, Allah records it as one

full good deed; if he intends and then does it, Allah records it as

one evil deed.’

[3] He determines upon something which he is for the time being

unable to do so and says: ‘Were I able, I would do [such-and-such a

thing].’ He receives the same as the one who acts, whether this be

for or against him.


TASAWWUR ISLAM

The evidence for this is the Prophet’s saying, may blessings and

peace be upon him:


TASAWWUR ISLAM

‘People are of four kinds: a man to whom Allah has given

knowledge and wealth, and who uses his knowledge to manage

his wealth; another who says: “Were Allah to give me just as He

has given so-and-so I would act like him,”–their rewards are

equal. And a man to whom Allah has given wealth but no

knowledge, who mishandles his wealth through ignorance; while

another says: “Were Allah to give me as He has given so-and-so I

would act like him”–their burdens of sin are equal.’

‘The likeness of this nation is that of four people: A man to whom Allah gives

wealth and knowledge, so he acts according to his knowledge with regard to

his wealth, spending it as it should be spent; a man to whom Allah gives

knowledge, but he does not give him wealth, so he says: “If I had been given

(wealth) like this one, I would have done what (the first man) did.” The

Messenger of Allah ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص said: ‘They will be equal in reward. And a man to

whom Allah gives wealth but does not give knowledge, so he squanders his

wealth and spends it in inappropriate ways; and a man to whom Allah gives

neither knowledge nor wealth, and he says: “If I had (wealth) like this one, I

would do what (the third man) did.” The Messenger of Allah ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص said:

‘They are equal in their burden (of sin).’”

(Hadith reported by Ibn Majah)

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