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Intention when memorizing Quran to recite before teacher
Assalaamu alaikum. When a person memorizes Quran with a teacher, and the teacher tells the student to memorize and recite a certain portion of the Quran by a specific time, what should be the student's intention when learning the assigned lesson? Yes, the student is memorizing Quran for the sake of Allah. At the same time, they work hard to have it.. More
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Worshipping Allah to have prayers answered
My problem is that I feel that every act of worship that I perform is done for the sake of having my prayer answered. I fast because the supplication of the fasting person will be answered; I pray the supererogatory prayers in order to come nearer to Allaah so that He would accept my supplication. In brief, I feel that all my worship is not purely for.. More
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Fear of showing off in reciting Quran
Asaalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I am on the path of memorising the Quran. Since I started this path, I have been having doubts whether I memorise Quran to impress others with the way that I recite (Tilaawah). I am very afraid of that, so I sometimes change my Tilaawah to another one that does not cause me such thoughts, but I do not like it that much. I.. More
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Fearing insincerity of intention in doing good deeds
Asslaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I have read almost all the fatwas regarding the intention, but I still have the same concern. The fact is that I am memorising the Quran, and I recite it in a particular way which I think causes me to think that I recite like this to gain fame, for example. These thoughs are bothering me, and I feel as if they are real. What.. More
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Suppressing anger to please person instead of Allah
Assalaamu alaykum. We know that anger is bad and that one who avoids being angry for Allaah's sake will be rewarded. My question is the following: suppose that a man gets angry at his driver and intends to rebuke him. Then his wife requests him to avoid being angry for her sake, and he calms down to make her happy, not for Allaah's sake. Is this act.. More
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Holding intention to receive reward of acts of worship
My question is regarding the intentions for worship and related rewards. I have always tried to do all necessary acts of worship and more, such as praying, fasting, and zakah, as my obligations towards Allaah, without thinking of the associated rewards or even making an intention of getting the reward because I was always so concerned with doing the.. More
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Posting pictures of one's library of Islamic books online
Assalaamu alaykum. One of the common things that I see online is that many brothers and sisters post a photo of their book shelves or collection of Islamic books on social media. Is that considered showing off, given that I do not see any benefit in doing so? Moreover, it is showing how much of an Islamic-knowledge seeker I am, whereas we should not.. More
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Listening to Nasheed with music to learn it / Growing the beard to follow the fashion
Assalaamu alaykum. I have two questions:
A) We know that singing 'good' songs without instruments is unanimously allowed. So if there is a 'good' song that contains music, can I listen to it in order to learn the song so that I can later sing it without the music?
B) If one grows his beard merely to follow the fashion or in order to follow the.. More
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Fasting with dual intention (to lose weight)
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah. Can I fast with the dual intention of a) seeking the pleasure of Allaah and His reward and b) to lose weight? Would that be a type of shirk (polytheism), and is it against the principle of ikhlaas (pure sincerity)? Please clarify this matter with corroborating evidences. May Allaah reward you.
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Ruling on whether doing good deed without intention entails reward
Assalaamu alaykum. Kindly clarify the following question regardingissue of rewardfor me:
A Muslim works as an electrician, for example,and is paid by his company. He was assigned to be part of building a masjid. Does he get a double reward for that? I mean, does he get rewarded both for fulfilling his obligations as a worker and for helping to build.. More
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Determining to do good deed entails reward
Can we gain reward by imagining doing good things?
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Praying slowly to teach people discreetly
Assalaamu alaykum. 1) Someone prays in a slow, moderate manner (he usually prays in this manner) and performs the sunnah acts of the prayer (raf'ul yadayn, jalsah istiraha) and wants to teach the other ignorant people who pray quickly and do not know the various sunnah acts of the prayer. Is this considered showing-off (riyaa')? 2) Someone found a small.. More
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Doing good deeds to be praised is forbidden
Can a muslim/ Organisation propagate what good Events or programs he/ it have done. Does it spoils Ikhlaas of the Deed. Does expecting a greeting for doing a good thing is prohibited in Islam?
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Attending the funeral prayer to avoid bad thoughts from others
AsalamoALikum I attended asr salat at a mosque. then the imaam said there would be a janazah salat. i didn't know the person. i wanted to leave. i also didn't remember the munajat and niat correctly.(though i remeberd most parts of it.) but i thought the people would think bad of me since it was my neighbourhood and a few days ago my own father's janazah.. More
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The correct intention in following the Sunnah
Assalaamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu, This is with reference to Fatwa id 2542982. In the answer to this you have given me reference to some similar Fatwa but I am still not convinced and my doubt is not clear yet. I would request you to help me understand and clarify my doubt. I would also like to request you to provide me answer not by referece.. More
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