Category Archives: Blogs – Series: Intention & Sincerity

In a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4681, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised the characteristics which perfect a muslim’s faith. The first is to love for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. This includes desiring what is best for others in both worldly and religious matters. ThisContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 11”

I watched a news report a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on a high ranking government official of Saudi Arabia discussing a potential plan the Saudi government was considering. It was considering completely opening the Visa applications so that people can perform the visitation to the holy city of Mecca,Continue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 10”

I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the different life aims and goals of people and how they worked in order to achieve them. It is important for muslims to understand a key concept in Islam. Namely, there is nothing wrong with desiring lawful worldlyContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 9”

I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on how a celebrity was standing up for women’s rights. Undoubtedly, it is a good cause, as honouring women has been taught by Islam even though some muslims fail to act on these teachings. The thing that came toContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 8”

I had a thought which I wanted to share. I was pondering over one of the main reasons why people who do good things, such as buying gifts for others, do not receive the same level of respect and love from people than some who do not do these things. This outcome occurs as aContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 7”

I had a thought which I wanted to share. It is important for Muslims to recognize why their worship Allah, the Exalted, as this reason can be a cause for an increase in obedience to Allah, the Exalted, or in some cases it can lead to disobedience. When one worships Allah, the Exalted, in orderContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 6”

In a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 3989, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that even slightly showing off is polytheism. This is a minor type of polytheism which does not cause one to lose their faith. Instead it leads to the loss of reward, as this muslimContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 5”

In a Divine Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6833, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that whoever does a good deed will have a minimum of ten times reward. Throughout Islamic teachings different amounts of reward have been declared for performing righteous deeds. Some teachings advise ten times rewardContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 4”

In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 3267, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that the one who contradicts their own advice when commanding good and forbidding evil will be punished in Hell. Instead of following in the footsteps of the righteous predecessors by advising only for the sakeContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 3”

In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 3154, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that those who perform deeds for the sake of people, such as showing off, instead of doing them for the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted, will be told to gain their reward on JudgmentContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 2”