₦airaland Forum

maclatunji:
^There are clearly defined ways to keep shaitan at arms length and establish enmity with him. This your speech is not one of them. It really should not be something you share in this discussion even with the best of intentions.

[b]Thn Abbas explained: "Following upon the death of those righteous men, Satan inspired their people to erect statues in the places where they used to sit. They did this, but these statues were not worshipped until the coming generations deviated from the right way of life. Then they worshipped them as their idols."

These idols represented, respectively, manly power; mutability, beauty; brute strength; swiftness; sharp sight, insight. (Source: A. Yusuf Ali, The Holy Quran: Translation and Commentary. Appendix XIII)
In his version, Ibn Jarir narrated: "There were righteous people who lived in the period between Adam and Noah and who had followers who held them as models. After their death, their friends who used to emulate them said: 'If we make statues of them, it will be more pleasing to us in our worship and will remind us of them.' So they built statues of them, and, after they had died and others came after them, Iblis crept into their minds saying: 'Your forefathers used to worship them, and through that worship they got rain.' So they worshipped them."
Ibn Abi Hatim related this story: "Waddan was a righteous man who was loved by his people. When he died, they withdrew to his grave in the land of Babylonia and were overwhelmed by sadness. When Iblis saw their sorrow caused by his death, he disguised himself in the form of a man saying: 'I have seen your sorrow because of this man's death; can I make a statue like him which could be put in your meeting place to make you remember him?' They said: 'Yes.' So he made the statue like him. They put it in their meeting place in order to be reminded of him. When Iblis saw their interest in remembering him, he said: 'Can I build a statue of him in the home of each one of you so that he would be in everyone's house and you could remember him?' They agreed. Their children learned about and saw what they were doing. They also learned about their remembrance of him, until they took him to be a deity and worshipped him instead of Allah. So the first to be worshipped instead of Allah was Waddan, the idol which they named thus."
It was narrated that 'Umm Salmah and 'Umm Habibah told Allah's Prophet Muhammad about the church called "Maria" which they had seen in the land of Abyssinia. They described its beauty and the pictures therein. He said: "Those are the people who build places of worship on the grave of every dead man who was righteous and then make therein those pictures. Those are the worst of creation unto Allah."

The essence of this point is that every idol from those earlier mentioned was worshipped by a certain group of people. It was mentioned that people made pictures and as the ages passed they made these pictures into statues, so that their forms could be fully recognized; afterwards they were worshipped instead of Allah. [/b]

Source: http://www.alim.org/library/biography/stories/content/SOP/3/3/Nuh%20(Noah)/Various%20Hadith%20Describing%20the%20Origin%20of%20Idolatry

Good intentions are not enough to justify your position. You shouldn't give such advice.

And indeed Allah knows best.

Jazakallahu khairan ya akhi I wish he learn

sino:
^ My speech is about why i believe the statement made in my initial post is not an innovation...I presented evidences, and explained my points, it is not about having good intentions and trying to bring a new idea alien to the Muslim world.

If i said making such statement would make shaitan to run away from you whenever you say it, then it is a different ball game entirely.

I Seek Allah's refuge from Shaitan, eni ti a ma le loko pa!

Hmmmmmmmm
Mr pls I want to recommend u to b more closer to d hadith of prophet SAW, not to listen to alfa said dis nd dat nd also I want u to b a cautious muslim who is cautious of his deen because part of what I see in u is dat u like argument nd all ur argument doesn't av basis in d religion I like people who clarify things with fact nd hadith not with kitabu ras this is ISLAM with lay down principle anything that is nt there before will never nd not modify it better never.

Do u knw how people com about salatu fathi which people knw more than the recommend my brother pls if u don't af fact. U don't recommend
Abi where did u hear I seek refuge from shaitan eni ti ama le loko pa am still saying this because in islam if the rule says four raka for asr u don't say let m please Allah because of d love I av for him am making mine 5 nop so we don't go beyond boundary nor lay down principle in islam


I still stand on my point there is nothing like mothers dialect in this discussion.

‎​As'salam aleykaa

Lol

SIGNS OF ALLAH IN OUR EYES
What comes to your mind first when you
hear the word "eye"? Are you aware that
one of the most crucial things in life for you
is your ability to see? Even if you are, have
you ever thought what other signs your eye
bears?
The eye is one of the most manifest pieces of
evidence that living creatures are created.
All sight organs, including animal eyes and
the human eye, are extremely striking
examples of perfect design. This exceptional
organ is so overwhelmingly complex that it
surpasses even the most sophisticated man-
made devices in the world.
In order for an eye to see, all of its parts
have to co-exist and work in harmony. For
instance, if an eye happened to have lost its
eyelid, but still had all the other parts such
as the cornea, conjunctiva, iris, pupil, eye
lenses, retina, choroid, eye muscles, and tear
glands, it would still be greatly damaged
and soon lose its seeing function. In the
same manner, even if all its organelles were
present, if the tear production were stopped,
the eye would soon dry out and become
blind.
"The chain of coincidences" posited by
evolutionists loses all its meaning against
the complex structure of the eye. It is not
possible to explain the existence of the eye
other than as a matter of special creation.
The eye has a multi-sectioned complex
system and, as discussed above, all of these
individual sections had to come into
existence at the same time. It is impossible
for a half-developed eye to function at "half
capacity". In such a circumstance, the act of
seeing can by no means take place. An
evolutionist scientist admits to this truth:
The common trait of the eyes and the wings
is that they can only function if they are fully
developed. In other words, a halfway-
developed eye cannot see; a bird with half-
formed wings cannot fly.
In this case, we again face that very
important question: who created all of the
components of the eye all at once?
The owner of the eyes is obviously not the
one who makes the decision about their
formation. For it is impossible for a being
devoid of the knowledge of what seeing is
like, to desire to have a seeing organ and
have it attached to his body. So we have to
accept the existence of a Possessor of
superior Wisdom Who has created living
beings with senses such as seeing, hearing,
and so on. Another claim is that unconscious
cells gained consciousness-requiring functions
such as seeing and hearing by their own
desire and effort. It is crystal clear that this
is impossible. In the Qur'an, it is stated that
seeing has been bestowed upon living
beings by God:
Say: He it is Who brought you into being
and made for you the ears and the eyes and
the hearts: little is it that you give thanks.
(The Qur'an, 67:23)
Article 2
Our eyes are taking 10 pictures per second.
So on a daily basis, the eyes are constantly
taking 576,000 pictures if a person sleeps
for 8 hours. Which camera in this world can
continue to function for years and years
without being electronically charged like the
eyes? Indeed, the creations of Allah are
something to think about.
In addition, an average eye blinks 12 times
a minute. That's an amazing 11,520 blinks
a day if a person sleeps for 8 hours. There
are diseases which prevent a person from
blinking by causing the eye lids not to open
or close. The people suffering from such
diseases trully understand the value of
blinking. Let us thank Allah for allowing us
to blink over 10,000 times a day without
paying a dollar.

Sobeautiful:
The transformer did not shock u because the users of witchcraft broom has used their dirty brooms to drain the blood in your system. Go for deliverance and restorationoo. U need am.

Haba y now we are nigerians nd we av d right of choice. Moreover is all about voting so y must u quote me den insult m well am not an advocate of insult so I won't giv u what u deserve bt what I decide an av decide to lev u with 2 quote which says

A foolish man report of what a wise man says can never be the same because he foolishly interpret what he heard into something he can understand.



It’s a choice.  To be positive and free, or to be imprisoned by your own negativity.  To live in the past, or to be hopeful about the present.


Read, digest and ponder
Thanks good night

"I said am voting for Buhari, Gej supporters said that i shud go and hug transformer, i hugged transformer for 12 hours and nothing happen cause there was no light!"

Look well well before u choose a life partner not ordinary look o but lok well well

Y must u go after buhari here and there is buhari d only news u av in ur life abi now I knw y my dad buy punch news paper nd never buy vanguard haba missing politics with profession can also b counterproductive now I knw

OREMUSSANCTUS:
u missing d point, had it bin ya sister dat ya proud of now, at d age of 9 years old an old fool/imam as old as 54 wants to marry her, will ya allow dat b*astard? Knowing fully well dat islam permits ya to marry her off to an old idiot. Muhammed made a mistake does not mean he's rite, he raped a grl child, and if ya sister was allowed to follow d foot step of aishat am sure she will be suffering now. Islam sucks bro!

Mr sincerely u are hungry go an read ur history very well especially at what age did the prophet had sexual intercourse with her if truly u want to know not coming here to say what u av no knowledge of and also what is the level of maturity of aisha in terms of body and co nd what islam says on marriage am not her to convince u but give u insight on what to mk research on

OREMUSSANCTUS:
had it bin she was in nigeria were ya guyz penetrate 9 years old children at d age of 54 years old like ya prophet did will ya still open ya mouth and say proudly islam? Ogbenni, shez just fortunate she schooled abroad(USA) where sharia suckz. Islam shld be doing better dan dis, buh many grl child her being defiled by old fools all in d name of islam. Islam suckz

Stupid reasoning ODE had it been u knw it would av been better even islam doesn't support bf/gf u fuuullliiisssss ppl are doing if u want to get marry go and get married nt going on with silly relationship in order to curs zina all dis fornication u ppl see as normal and to let u knw am a proud muslim who grew up with an islamic upbringing my sister (junior) graduated at d age of 20 now going for her mcs at 21-22 so reason is (the other wrong side which is been called religion without basis) call dis to urself u understand abi that bastard(ize) everything in terms of zina, uncultured, no relgulations etxc that cos most problem

Poooooo to bad to everybody including the reporter cos we can all se she is a muslim can even speak Arabic the best language in the world so there she is not a terrorist neither u call her a Muslim genius Bleep all of u that associate islam with terrorist cos
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Islam is peace (Asalam alaeikun waramatulahi wabarakatu) to all that believe in my view

anwo247:
You are the one full of sentiment because you believe that 4 years is enough for Jonathan to solve problems that have been there for over 50 years. For example, that some joined the army with WASC while Buhari joined army with AWaiting Result indicates a deep rooted corruption favouring the North from ages. Jonathan can't solve that overnight. OBJ was 8 years president and spent the highest money on power yet no light. Jonathan has been the most performing president among all of them. He needs to consolidate his successes but you all want to impose a semi literate BUHARI who claim to be honest but lied under oath on us.


I will not vote for Buhari until he is able to correctly pronounce 'psycology'

My dear at least peoples opinion shouldn't be your headache cos I never mention ur name nor quote ur message to giv my opinion so y are u putting urself on d run when no one is running after u av given out my own opinion is for u to tk or lev. Just hear urself out until he pronounce 'psycology' my grand ma did nt atten any school whatsoever nd d manner she behave, the way she talk nd give advice, the way she do compose herself nd correct we d children shows that education in terms of going to school is not what we need moreover to my best of understanding education is all about knowing little about all and all about little so y do we av to kill our self just because of someone's tone my dear sincerely u also need EDUCATION

The british frustrate his life according to dis story

I think is abnormal to be hearing about the killing of hundreds & Thousands and its not stopping. its abnormal paying for electricity
not supply, fuel ur generator to charge your Browsing phones and come on the social media and post GEJ till 2019.

So who is so full of sentiment??

sino:
Okay, for example, lets assume english is the mother tongue, one can make statement such as;

"Shaitan, you are my sworn enemy, and today by Allah's will, you will never have power over me, i shall disgrace you and render useless all your deceptions, and machinations. You are evil, and i have no business with you in my life"

If i were to say this in my mother tongue, which is yoruba, it would carry lots of charisma, as i would also add some innuendo that i can't easily replicate with english language.

Again it would also suffice, if we really understood some of the morning and evening azkars, so as we say them, we are fully aware of their potency against evil(shaitan).

Hmmmm my brother is there an hadith on this am really sorry o is not. That am trying to talk. This down or something bt am also a yoruba o nd the prophet said d best language is arabic moreover we don't do our salat with our mothers tongue we use arabic so y that one all I knw is we can atworst say authu bilahi mina shaitani rajeem........ So what's hard in that Sso my brother this is what I understand a little on it o

Yes because u can give without loving but u can't giv without giving all I knw is that the giving must b two sided nt one sided

sino:
Jazakumullahu khayran bro, may Allah (SWT) save us from all the deceptions of shaitan ameen.

I heard a scholar say, and i believe it has a positive psychological effect, whenever you wake up in the morning, and after the Prophetic azkar, compile a statement that would boldly define your enmity with shaitan for that day, and preferably, in your mother's tongue...

Pls can u explain better the aspect of compiling statement for shaitan in ur mothers tongue with example

I do not need any introduction. I have been introduced to you many times by your Lord. But, you do not take heed because you are selfish and worthless, as I always knew. You and your father were made of clay, but I, I was made of fire! Yet, I was asked to prostrate before you. [1]

Why would I? I refused quite blatantly. Clearly, I am far too superior to Adam. My refusal earned me a promise from your Lord – promise of Hell fire, for eternity…..

All this, because of you. I hate and envy you, just as I envied your father. I will never rest till I destroy you. I want you to share the pain with me. I want you to be part of the curse that has befallen me. I want to see you burn and scream in pain, just as I would!

The manner of my deceptions is no secret. Your lord has revealed it and His Messenger has elaborated it for you. In spite of their warnings, I never fail! Because you are weak and ungrateful!

I will strike at your heart and your weaknesses. I will cause corruption in this world with my strategies, misconceptions and tricks, which you will never realize until you die.

But let me clarify one aspect about myself. I have no power to force you to sin. I enjoy no power over your free will. I only entice you to evil, but it is you who choose to follow me and destroy yourself.

I start with calling you to associating partners with your Lord. I beautify to you the thought that you are sinners and hence are in no position to seek help and favors directly from your Lord. I make you believe that pious intermediates are necessary so that I can break the direct connection between you and your Master and leave you in the lurch forever.  

If this fails, I drag you to ‘my all time favorite’ deception: major sins. Its possibilities are infinite. I will entice you to leave your Salaah, pre occupying you with petty matters. I will make you love music and hate the Qur’an. I will call you towards zina, towards the intoxication of alcohol and desires. I will perpetrate the pleasure of this evil in your mind. I will fill you with lustful desires so much so that you forget that your Lord has forbidden it for you. You will forget the promise of Jannah and succumb to my lowly invitations even though it is in your hands to back out.

Don’t you know how I destroyed Barsisa?[2] He was the most pious of Bani Israel, but he was weak, he gave in. How it pleased me to see him die on my path! How it pleased me to destroy him!

If you do not entangle into my web of major sins, I call you to minor sins. Now, if you are pious and are able to stay away from this too, I begin to pre occupy your time with permissible activities. I will make you busy in earning your livelihood to such an extent that you are too tired and exhausted for ‘ibadah. I will slowly cause you to introduce petty matters in your life which are not sins, but will consume your entire time.

I will make this world and its desires magical to you. I will tempt you with wealth, power, fame and women. I will blur your reasoning and work on your weaknesses. I will rope you into one passion after the other.

If you still do not get swayed by my deceptions, I will apply my next trick on you. I will fill you with grief and sadness. I will make poverty demeaning in your eyes so that you cheat and lie to improve your situation. I will make you envy the bounties that others have been blessed with, filling you with remorse and anger. I will destroy you from within

I will make this world and its desires magical to you. I will tempt you with wealth, power, fame and women. I will blur your reasoning and work on your weaknesses. I will rope you into one passion after the other.

I flow in your blood.[3] I will enter your soul though desires, passions and weaknesses and make you hollow from within. I will feed your mind with evil and daunting thoughts. I will break your determination and power to resist. I will bring you down, I promise you that!

Do not think you can overpower me in your path of righteousness to Allah  . I will show you that which no one has even seen from me. I will make you forget every promise that your Lord has made to you. I will drown you in the depths of sins, will enslave you to me, and when you realize this, it would be too late- you will be DEAD!



I hate you and wish only harm for you. I am obsessed with destroying you. I will remain with you like your shadow when you are alive, but when you die having followed my orders, I will leave you alone to deal with the torture and punishment that your Lord will subject you to. You were weak! You forgot the love, mercy and care that your Lord has for you. You forgot His promise of Jannah!

Remember, I will not rest till I drag you with me to Hell, till I see you rage with thirst and see your skin peeling out due to the fire. I will not rest till I see you scream and burn in the scorching flame.

I WILL NOT REST, TILL I DESTROY YOU!

“O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan – indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing…..” [4]

References:

[1] Surah al-Baqarah, 2:34

[2] http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/quran/stories_of_the_quran.pdf

[3] Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was in the company of one of his wives when a man passed by them. The Prophet called to him and when he came, the Prophet said, “She is my wife.” The man said, “O Messenger of Allah, I do not doubt you in the least.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Satan flows through the human being like blood.”

Source: Sahih Muslim 2174

[4] Surah an-Nur, 24:21

christinauju:
Nah not offended at all..... He's actually my best friend and I'm scared of loosing my bestfriend,cos we v to drop some things and start up some things if we should date... buh he doesn't want to understand that part.

Nop I no gree if truly he his ur best friend I think u should b good to go co both of u are nt masked I mean. U can't hide behaviour's nd co cos u are friends first nd knw much if each other before marriage sister let that brother ride straight to his destiny cos he will always be disturbed psychologically nd won't work to his maximum potential

bigboy4:
Google!

No understanding explanation on google

argon500:
PDP don’t tell you about change because we aren’t bus conductors that ask for change – First Lady.

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has charged women in the country to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stressing that any woman who votes for All Progressives Congress, APC, is an enemy of herself.

Dame Jonathan, at Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, at the PDP Women for Change Initiative Presidential Rally in the state, while applauding the benevolence of the PDP administration to women in the country, cited the Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria, YouWin and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SUREP) as some of the empowerment programmes the President Jonathan administration was using to empower women and youths in the country.

She said: “The PDP is a party that talks less and does more, unlike the APC that tells new lies every week. When you catch them today, they will tell another lie tomorrow.

We, (PDP) do not tell you about change because we are not bus conductors that ask for change.

“We are now in a digital age and we should reject anyone who wants to take us back to analog days. They keep saying they will do this and that. They should tell us what they have done for Nigerians while in office.

As for President Jonathan, he has vowed to do more when he is re-elected. “President Jonathan has brought a lot of innovation and empowerment programmes for us women. This is because no one loves the Nigerian woman more than Mr. President and the best way to pay him back is by re-electing him.”

In his remark, the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, while applauding the developmental achievements of President Jonathan, said: “When someone does well in office, you should return that person to office and that is why all Deltans are prepared to re-elect President Jonathan as President, come March 28.”



Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/why-nigerian-women-must-vote-for-jonathan-by-first-lady/#comment-1877673282

K ooo
Bt at times its better to suffer nw nd enjoy later

Pls can anyone explain the aspect of using UV in determining max landa nd d concept of ring residue and also double bond extension. I mean how to denote ring residue?

Very funny

Funny picture I saw online but pls hw tru is it

In part I, we talked about the importance of intentions and sincerity in Islam and why we should pay attention to them. In sha Allah in this part, we will talk about the role that shaitan plays in corrupting our intentions and how we can safeguard ourselves.

Imagine — You are a king who lives in a castle which has many valuable treasures. A fierce enemy has launched an attack on you to wrest away the castle with those valuable treasures from you. What will you do? You will fight till your last breath with all that you have to defeat the enemy. This is real life for you and me.

We are the kings that have to protect the valuable intentions that are inside our hearts, as they are the key to paradise. And Shaitan will do ANYTHING to destroy them. Hence, it is of UTMOST importance to learn how to protect our intentions. If we knew where these intentions lived, it would be easier to protect them, as we would put more safety measures around that area. 

So where do these intentions live?

Intentions reside in our hearts. They are buried deep in the layers of our hearts, just as the seed is buried deep within the soil. An-Nu`man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Prophet Muhammad   said,



“Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body, if it becomes good (i.e., Reformed), the whole body becomes good, but if it gets spoilt, the whole body gets spoilt, and that is the heart.” 1

So let’s learn how to build a fortress around our hearts to prevent Shaitan from coming near it and also learn how to strengthen our hearts so that if in case Shaitan does get in, our hearts can fight and push Shaitan out of the way.

Protection from the Outside:

Du’a-
A dua a day keeps Shaitan away. Duas act as a fortress for a Muslim. They protect our hearts from the attack of shaitan from the outside. They guard the heart as intentions are buried deep within its layers, known only to Allah  as



“.. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.” 2

The morning and evening duas, the duas before entering the bathroom, saying Bismillah before eating amongst others act as a means of protection from Shaitan’s attacks.

They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allah, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allah, of what they do, encompassing. 3

Protection from Inside:

1. Increasing in Repentance and constant remembrance of Allah   -



“Every son of Adam sins, and the best of those who sin are those who repent.” 4

and

“Will they not turn with repentance to Allah and ask His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful” 5

Repentance cleanses the heart just as water cleanses us. It strengthens the heart to fight shaitan if he ends up sneaking inside the fortress we’ve built.

“O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance!” 6

It’s really beneficial to make a habit of constantly being in the state of some form of dhikr such as “Alhamdullilah”, “SubhanAllah”,”La illaha ha illalah”, as they humble the heart because it is constantly aware of the Might of Allah  . This in turn would keep away emotions like pride and arrogance.



2. Seek Knowledge  and Introspect

Knowledge is power. And this power is essential for the heart to fight shaitan and keep it away from the seeds of intentions buried deep within. Knowledge of the Quran gives a person the criterion between black, white and gray.

As Allah  says,



“…the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion..”7

Knowledge that is internalized is the only knowledge that proves beneficial for a person. Acting upon the knowledge and introspecting upon oneself is an essential act for strengthening the heart.

One day, a dear friend told me that she could actually figure out what her intentions were or the reasons behind certain thoughts since she had started seeking knowledge of the Quran; and this helped her immensely in keeping her intentions in check. SubhanAllah!

3. Make a Habit of Checking Intentions

This has been stressed upon by many scholars. They say that checking and re-checking intentions helps in keeping them pure as one can feel the moment any corruption in them begins.

4. Start a Secret Good Habit with Good Intentions

Arrogance and self-acclaim are destructive emotions that nullify deeds. They creep in slowly and sometimes blatantly in our hearts. We need to pay attention to our tone of voice and the choice of words we use to talk about an act, as they are the first to manifest these emotions. Hence, starting a habit and keeping it secret is counter intuitive to these emotions. Praying Tahajjud and not telling anyone about it, keeping the tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah   , secretly helping the needy are some examples of private habits that we could develop in sha Allah.



Our hearts are the bastions of power. Its ruler determines the direction in which we will go. We need to strive constantly to protect it from the tricks of Shaitan in order to prevent it from corruption and also, constantly reinforce it with Allah’s   help. In the end, I would like to leave you with duas that Allah  and His Messenger  taught us to keep our hearts strong;







“Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred 8

and

“Oh turner of the hearts (Allah, the Most High), keep our hearts firm on your religion” 9

1.  Al-Bukhari ↩

2.  Quran, Chapter 3, Verse 119 ↩

3.  Quran, Chapter 4, Verse:108 ↩

4.  Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2499; classed as Hasan by al-Albaani ↩

5.  al-Maa’idah 5:74 ↩

6.  al-Tahreem 66:8 ↩

7.  Quran, Chapter 2, Verse: 185 ↩

8.  Quran, Chapter 2, verse 286 ↩

9.  al-Albanee

Sahih Al Bukhari , the compilation of ahadith by Imam Bukhari is the most revered book of Ahadith by all Muslims and is lovingly called “bukhari” by many . During my first hadith class, my teacher said, “In a house, if there is a Quran , then there will be a bukhari“, and the picture of a thick book , with a colorful cover and tiny font came to my mind.

 An excitement filled me, as I was soon to get the answer to a question that had hankered in my mind since my teenage years. What was the hadith of “intentions” doing in the beginning of the esteemed bukhari in the first chapter of Book of Revelations?!!

Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab  : I heard Allah’s Messenger saying, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for.”  1



And Imam ash Shafi has said, “This hadith is one third of all knowledge”.

And alhamdullilah, I got my answer. However, some time passed before I could fully understand the importance of that hadith and its placement in the bukhari. Let me take you down the memory lane on my journey to understand this beautiful and important qawl (saying) of our beloved Messenger of Allah  .



Whenever you read a book or an article, you will always find scope for improvement in terms of how its written or edited, except the Book of Allah  . Every verse in the Quran is in it’s best place and serves a perfect purpose. Interestingly, even though the bukhari consists of over tens of thousands of ahadith, whenever Imam Bukhari sat down to compile the bukhari , he would perform ghusl(bath) and offer 2 rakats (units) of salat -ul-istikhara ( the prayer for guidance) before recording each and every hadith.



So in other words, our beloved bukhari had Allah   as it’s editor!



This hadith talks about “intentions”. To understand the concept of intentions let me begin by asking you a question.

 Have you ever sowed a seed?

Well, when you decided to do that, you picked the best quality seed, dug deep into the ground, placed it carefully in the soil and then covered it with layers of soil and added fertilizers to ensure that it gets good nourishment and sprouts into a healthy plant. Then, you regularly watered the seed, waiting eagerly for it to sprout. While the seed on its part, would struggle with its layers and push out roots that would hold the soil together firmly, so that no storm can easily uproot it. And then it pushed upwards with all its might and you saw a tender little stem coming out of the soil and sighed in relief and happiness at the sight of it.

Our intentions, niyah are like that seed, buried deep inside our hearts, away from everyone’s eyes.

In the dictionary, “intentions” are defined as “an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.”

These “intentions” are motivations behind our actions and /or behavior. These motives determine our enthusiasm,quality and amount of effort and even our tolerance and perseverance while working. As Muslims, understanding the concept of “intentions” is of utmost importance as Allah   and His Messenger   attach great importance to it.





Allah   evaluates our deeds according to our intentions as He says,



“ It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah; It is only your piety that reaches Him” (Al Hajj, 22:37)

Dr Hazim Said says that ,“Intentions are the transformative agent in our lives”. An admirable deed can become useless without the right intentions and the smallest of deeds can become huge because of the correct intentions behind them.

So intentions alone would not help us earn Allah’s   pleasure, they have to be the “right” ones!



So as a Muslim, what does “right” intentions mean?

Ikhlaas, sincerity, is the most important element that makes intentions the right one. Just as a seed of a mango tree cannot sprout an apple tree, our actions not done with “sincerity/ikhlaas” will not be accepted by Allah  .



So what is Ikhlaas?

The Arabic word, Ikhlaas is translated as “Sincerity” for us English speakers. Sincerity in Islam is “freeing of one’s intentions from all impurities in order to come nearer to Allah  .”



The dictionary meaning of Sincerity says, “an honesty of mind, freedom from hypocrisy, the quality of being open and truthful, not deceitful or hypocritical.”

Sincere intentions bring peace to our hearts. Anxiety, suspicion, doubt and anger have no room in a heart that harbors sincere intentions. Approval, reward and acknowledgement are all sought only from Allah  .



A peaceful heart finds it easier to connect to Allah  , thereby helping us improve the quality of our relationship with Allah   and with the people as well. Allah   rewards a person by granting him/her with the ability to do more good deeds with sincere intentions as He   says in the Quran,









“Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom’s weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.” (An Nisa, 4:40)

Good deeds done with conscious sincere intentions are great Imaan boosters. Sincerity act like roots that the seed of intentions sprouts to hold on tightly to the soil, so that any wind laden with emotions like pride, arrogance,anger or revenge cannot uproot it.

We now know that that all intentions behind every single act of worship and obedience to Allah  are exclusively for seeking His pleasure alone. May Allah     make us of those who have sincere intentions, Ameen.

Sincerity act like roots that the seed of intentions sprouts to hold on tightly to the soil, so that any wind laden with emotions like pride, arrogance,anger or revenge cannot uproot it.





In sha Allah, in the next article,  we will talk about how Shaitan tricks us into turning our good intentions into bad ones, and how we can strive to keep our intentions sincere.

1.  Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 1







Part II
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Pls my good people don't waste ur vote is better not to vote at all than to waste ur time, energy and money

Pls vote APC for the real transformation Nigeria deserved


Hated by many, wanted by few, disliked by
some, confronted by many, what a failed
Government. we know that even the devil
still have followers so its not big deal still
seeing them standing firmly for the failed
government.

If na m nko been led by a drug baron is nt good

lyntiffany:
and your pa Buhari said what in 2011, that he will run election? APC remove the speck in your eyes before removing PDP's speck.

Op u read what me nd d guy discuss before I reply him with that? Pls try to read our discussion first before coming in between thanks for ur addition u are highly welcome but so sorry d discussion is nt for third party thanks

thunder74:
From history, Jona made the promise not to run for second term if the National Assembly approves the proposal of one term of 5years for President and Governors and promised to sacrifice his second term if taken but unfortunately it was rejected, therefore the reason for the promise was not approved. Forget the edited cut-off clips of propaganda being used by APC.

Brother forget it he didn't giv that condition at all someone that is yet to be accepted will giv condition haba he request for prolong of term to 5yrs after he av been elected infact that's d first thing he request for after sworn in

thunder74:
Bros, there was a subject I studied from a course I borrowed from faculty of Art in philosophy called "Fallacy". I recommend you read it online. It will help your reasoning as it relates to your reference to 2011 on every issue.

Brother u don loose touch
on ur history cos oga jona even promise Obj sey ein no go do re-run for 2015 abi u don forget before Obj support am wella incase u don forget or not aware Obj even talk to tinubu and co regarding Lagos vote I think u need to review ur history