Chapter 1:
Sincerity and significance of intentions for all actions, apparent and hidden
Hadith 1
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab رضي الله عنه reported: Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for.”
[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]
Commentary by:
Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
According to some Ahadîth, the reason for this Hadîth is that a person sent a proposal of marriage to a woman named Umm Qais, which she turned down saying that he should have to emigrate to Al-Madinah for it. Accordingly, he did it for this specific purpose, and the two were married there. On account of this event, the man came to be known among the Companions as Mujâhir Umm Qais.
On the basis of this Hadîth, Ulamâ’ are of the unanimous opinion that the real basis of one’s actions is Niyyah (intention) and everyone will be requited according to his Niyyah. It is true that Niyyah is founded in one’s heart, that is to say, one has first to make up one’s mind for what he intends to do and he should not express it verbally. In fact, the latter is a Bid’ah (innovation in religion) because no proof of it is found in Sharî’ah.
The point which becomes evident from this Hadîth is that Ikhlâs (sincerity) is a must for every action. In other words, in every righteous deed, one should seek only the Pleasure of Allâh; otherwise, it will not be accepted by Allâh.
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