Beneficial knowledge & Righteous Actions

Beneficial knowledge & Righteous Actions

Compiled & Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

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Shaykh al-Muhhadith Muhammad Nasir- Deen Al-Albaani (d.1420A.H) -Rahimullaah-

said:

،‫ﻓﺎﻟواﺟب ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛل ﻣﺳﻠم أن ﯾﻌﺑد ﷲ ﺗﺑﺎرك وﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻠم اﻟﻧﺎﻓﻊ واﻟﻌﻣل اﻟﺻﺎﻟﺢ‬
‫ ﺛم ﻣﺎ ﺟﺎءﻧﺎ‬،� ‫ﻣﺳﺗﻘﻰ وﻣﺳﺗﻧﺑطﺎ ً ﻣن ﻛﺗﺎب ﷲ وﺳﻧﺔ رﺳول ﷲ‬
ً ‫و ﯾﻌﻠم أن أﻟﻌﻠم اﻟﻧﺎﻓﻊ ﻻ ﯾﻛون إﻻ إذا ﻛﺎن‬
‫' ﻋن اﻟﺳﻠف اﻟﺻﺎﻟﺢ‬

'It is obligatory upon every Muslim to worship Allaah - Tabaraka wa Ta'ala - upon
beneficial knowledge and righteous actions. Know that beneficial knowledge cannot
be beneficial unless if it is drunk and extracted from the Book of Allaah and the
Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - then what came
to us from the Salaf as-Salih.' [al-Ajwiba al-Albaaneeyah ala Asilatul Kuwaiteeyah
1/2]

Shaykh Rabia bin Hadi Al-Madkhali said:

‫ﻓﻌﻠﻰ ﻛل ﻣﺳﻠم أن ﯾزﻛﻲ ﻧﻔﺳﮫ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻠم اﻟﻧﺎﻓﻊ واﻟﻌﻣل اﻟﺻﺎﻟﺢ واﻷﺧﻼﻗﺎﻹﺳﻼﻣﯾﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﯾﺔ‬

'So it is upon every Muslim to purify himself with beneficial knowledge and
righteous actions and superior noble Islamic mannerisms'. [The advice of the shaykh
to the Salafis in Egypt http://www.rabee.net/ar/articles.php?cat=8&id=174 ]

Shaykh Albaani -Rahimullaah - said:

'It is necessary that beneficial knowledge is connected with righteous actions, if one
of them becomes disconnected from the other it becomes harmful.' [Silsilah Huda
wa Noor tape no. 563 at 14.10 mins]

From the Evidences

Allaah Ta'ala said:

‫ﺻﺎ ِﻟ ُﺢ ﯾَ ْرﻓَﻌُﮫُ ۚ َواﻟﱠ ِذﯾنَ ﯾَ ْﻣﻛ ُُرونَ اﻟ ﱠ‬

ِ ‫ﺳ ِﯾّﺋ َﺎ‬
‫ت‬ ‫ب َوا ْﻟﻌَ َﻣ ُل اﻟ ﱠ‬ُ ّ‫ط ِﯾ‬ ْ َ‫َﻣ ْن ﻛَﺎنَ ﯾُ ِرﯾ ُد ا ْﻟ ِﻌ ﱠزةَ ﻓَ ِﻠﻠﱠ ِﮫ ا ْﻟ ِﻌ ﱠزةُ َﺟ ِﻣﯾﻌًﺎ ۚ إِﻟَ ْﯾ ِﮫ ﯾ‬
‫ﺻﻌَ ُد ا ْﻟ َﻛ ِﻠ ُم اﻟ ﱠ‬
ٰ
ُ ُ‫ﺷدِﯾ ٌد ۖ َو َﻣ ْﻛ ُر أُوﻟَﺋِكَ ُھ َو ﯾَﺑ‬
‫ور‬ َ ‫اب‬ٌ ‫ﻋ َذ‬َ ‫ﻟَ ُﮭ ْم‬

<<Whosoever desires honour, power and glory then to Allah belong all honour,
power and glory [and one can get honour, power and glory only by obeying and
worshipping Allah (Alone)]. To Him ascend (all) the goodly words, and the righteous
deeds exalt it (the goodly words i.e. the goodly words are not accepted by Allah
unless and until they are followed by good deeds), but those who plot evils, theirs
will be severe torment. And the plotting of such will perish.>> [Fatir:10]
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From Ibn Abbas regarding the Tafseer of this Ayaah:

‫ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦ َذ َﻛ َﺮ �ا� َوﻟ َ ْﻢ ﯾ ُ َﺆ ِ ّد ﻓَ َﺮاﺋِﻀﻪ َر �د َ َ�ﻣﻪ‬, �‫اﻟﺼﺎ ِﻟﺢ " �أدَاء ﻓَ َﺮاﺋِﺾ �ا‬ � ‫' " ْاﻟ َ ِﳫﻢ‬
� ‫اﻟﻄﯿِّﺐ " ِذ ْﻛﺮ �ا� " َو اﻟْ َﻌ َﻤﻞ‬

'the goodly words' means the remembrance of Allaah, and 'righteous Deeds' is
carrying out the obligatory deeds which Allaah has ordered, so whoever
remembered Allaah and did not carry out what Allaah had made obligatory then his
speech is rejected.'

Beneficial Knowledge

Al-Hafidh Ibn Rajab -Rahimullaah - wrote in a masterpiece entitled, 'Fadl Ilm as-Salaf
ala Ilm al-Khalaf' and after mentioning a number of Islamic sciences in summary he
says:

‫ﻓﺎﻟﻌﲅ اﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻟﻌﻠﻮم ﳇﻬﺎ‬: ،‫ ﺿﺒﻂ ﻧﺼﻮص اﻟﻜتﺎب واﻟﺴ�ﻨﺔ وﻓﻬﻢ ﻣﻌﺎنﳱﺎ‬،‫ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺎﱐ اﻟﻘﺮآٓن واﳊﺪﯾﺚ‬،‫واﻟﺘﻘيﺪ ﰲ ذ� �ﳌآٔﺛﻮر ﻋﻦ اﻟﺼ�ﺎﺑﺔ واﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌﲔ و�ﺑﻌﳱﻢ‬
�‫ واﳌﻌﺎرف و�ﲑ ذ‬،‫ واﻟﺰﻫﺪ واﻟﺮﻗﺎﺋﻖ‬،‫وﻓ� ورد ﻋﳯﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟ�م ﰲ ﻣﺴﺎﺋﻞ اﳊﻼل واﳊﺮام‬.

'So, beneficial knowledge from all these types of Islamic sciences is having precision
of the texts of the Book and the Sunnah and understanding their meanings.
Qualifying that with what is narrated from the Companions, their successors and
those whom succeeded them in their understanding of the meanings of the Qur’aan
and the Hadeeth. That what is mentioned from them from statements regarding
issues of al-Halal and Haraam, Zhud and softening of the heart, knowing Allaah and
other matters as well.' ['Fadl Ilm as-Salaf ala Ilm al-Khalaf']

The Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - said:

(( َ‫ أَﻋُوذُ ِﺑك‬،‫ َو ِﻣ ْن ِﻋ ْﻠ ٍم ﻻَ ﯾَ ْﻧﻔَ ُﻊ‬،‫ﺷﺑَ ُﻊ‬

ْ َ ‫ َو ِﻣ ْن ﻧَ ْﻔ ٍس ﻻ َ ﺗ‬،‫ﺳ َﻣ ُﻊ‬
ْ ُ‫َﺎء ﻻَ ﯾ‬
ٍ ‫وﻣ ْن ُدﻋ‬ ٍ ‫اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم ِإ ِﻧّﻲ أَﻋُوذُ ِﺑكَ ِﻣ ْن ﻗَ ْﻠ‬
َ ‫ب ﻻ َ ﯾَ ْﺧ‬
ِ ،‫ﺷ ُﻊ‬
ِ‫))ﻣ ْن َھ ُؤﻻَ ِء اﻷ َ ْرﺑَﻊ‬
ِ

'O Allaah indeed I seek refuge with You From a heart which does not have humility
of You, and a supplication which is not responded to, and a soul which is not
satisfied, and knowledge which is not beneficial and I seek refuge with You From all
these four things.'

Allaahumma Innee Aoodhu bika min Qalbin laa Yakhshaa', wa min Duaain Laa
Yussmaa', wa min Naffssin Laa Tasshbaa', wa min Ilmin Laa Yanfaa', Aoodhu bika min

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Hahoolaa al-Arbaa' [Collected by Tirmidhi & authenticated by Albaani in 'Saheeh

Abi Dawood no. 1384-1385' & 'Saheeh al-Jama'no. 1297]

The Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - said:

(( ‫ َوأَﻋُوذُ ﺑِكَ ِﻣ ْن ِﻋ ْﻠ ٍم ﻻ َ ﯾَ ْﻧﻔَ ُﻊ‬،‫ﺳﺄَﻟُكَ ِﻋ ْﻠ ًﻣﺎ ﻧَﺎﻓِﻌًﺎ‬

ْ َ ‫))اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم إِ ِﻧّﻲ أ‬

'O Allaah indeed I ask You for beneficial knowledge, and I seek refuge with You
From knowledge which does not benefit.' [It was declared Hasan by Albaani in
'Saheeh Sunnan Ibn Majah' 2/327 with the wording:

((‫ وﺗﻌوذوا ﺑﺎ� ﻣن ﻋﻠم ﻻ ﯾﻧﻔﻊ‬،ً‫))ﺳﻠوا ﷲ ﻋﻠﻣﺎ ً ﻧﺎﻓﻌﺎ‬.

'Ask Allaah for beneficial knowledge, and seek refuge with Allaah from knowledge
which does not benefit.']

Do you know what is beneficial knowledge?

Imam Dhahabi -Rahimullaah - said:

" ً ‫ﺳﻠّم ﻗَ ْوﻻ‬َ ‫ﺳو ُل ﺻﻠّﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وآ ِﻟ ِﮫ َو‬ ُ ‫ُاﻟر‬

‫ﺳ َره ﱠ‬ ‫ َوﻓَ ﱠ‬،‫ھو ﻣﺎ ﻧز َل ﺑ ِﮫ اﻟﻘُرآن‬ َ ‫ ﺗَد ِْري َﻣﺎ اﻟ ِﻌ ْﻠ ُم اﻟﻧﱠﺎﻓِ ُﻊ؟‬،ً‫ﻋ َﻣﻼ‬َ ‫َوﻟ ْم َو‬
‫ﺳﻼم‬ َ ‫ ﻗَﺎ َل‬،ُ‫ت ﻧَﮭْﻲ ٌﻋ ْﻧﮫ‬
‫ﻋﻠَ ْﯾ ِﮫ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ِ ‫ﯾﺄ‬: ( ‫ْس ِﻣﻧِّﻲ‬َ ‫ﺳﻧّﺗِﻲ ﻓﻠﯾ‬ُ ‫ب ﻋ َْن‬ َ ‫ﺎن ) َﻣ ْن َر ِﻏ‬ ِ ‫ﷲ وﺑﺈد َﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﺎب‬ ِ َ ‫ﻓَﻌَﻠَ ْﯾكَ ﯾﺎ‬
َ َ ‫أﺧﻲ ﺑﺗ َدﺑﱡ ِر ِﻛﺗ‬
ْ ‫رﯾﺎض اﻟﻧّ َوا ِوي َو‬
‫ اﻟﻧﱠ َظ ِر‬،ِ‫أذﻛ َِﺎره‬ ِ ‫ َو‬،‫ﺳﺎﺋِﻲ‬ َ ‫ﺳﻧَن ِاﻟﻧﱠ‬ُ ‫ﺻ ِﺣﯾ َﺣﯾن َو‬ ‫َف ﻓِﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ َ ‫ﺳﻔَ ِﺔ َو َوظﺎﺋ‬
ِ ‫آرا َء اﻟﻔﻼ‬ َ ‫ َوإِﯾﱠﺎكَ َو‬،‫ﺗُﻔ ِﻠ ُﺢ َوﺗ َ ْﻧ َﺟﺢ‬
‫ﺎن‬
ِ َ‫اﻟرھﺑ‬‫ع ﱡ‬ َ ‫ و ُﺟو‬،ِ‫اﻟرﯾﺎﺿﺎت‬ ّ ِ ‫ْش أھ ِل‬ ِ ‫طﺎب َطﯾ‬َ ‫وﺧ‬ ِ ‫ت ﻓَﻛ ﱡل اﻟ َﺧﯾ ِْر ﻓﻲ ُﻣﺗﺎﺑَﻌَ ِﺔ‬ ِ ‫ب اﻟ َﺧﻠَ َوا‬ِ ‫ُوس أﺻْﺣﺎ‬ ِ ‫اﻟ َﺣﻧﯾﻔﯾﱠﺔ ُرؤ‬
‫ﺳ ْﻣ َﺣﺔ‬‫اﻟ ﱠ‬. ‫ﺳﺗ َ ِﻘﯾم‬
ْ ‫اطكَ اﻟ ُﻣ‬
ِ ‫إﻟﻰ ِﺻ َر‬َ َ ‫ اﻟﻠَ ُﮭ ّم ا ْھدِﻧﺎ‬،ِ�‫ﻏ ْوﺛَﺎ ُه ﺑﺎ‬ َ َ ‫ﻓَوا‬

'Do you know what is beneficial knowledge? It is that with which the Qur’aan was
revealed, and explained by the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - in
statement and action, and the Messenger did not come prohibiting beneficial
knowledge, the Messenger - alayhi sallam - said:

'Whoever does not desire my Sunnah is not of me.'

It is upon you O my brother to reflect over the Book of Allaah and to be addicted to
looking into Saheeh al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim, Sunnan Nisa'ee, Riyadh by Nawawi
and his book about Adhkaar, so you will be prosperous and successful. Be aware of
the opinions of the philosophers, and the duties of the people of mathematical
riddles, and the going hungry of monks, the fickle speech of the leaders of those
who isolate themselves. All goodness is in following the merciful correct Deen, so

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seek aid and assistance with Allaah, O Allaah guide us to Your straight path'. [Seera
Aalaam 19/430]

Tawoos bin Kaysaan -Rahimullaah - said:

‫ﻣن اﻟﺳﻧﺔ أن ﯾوﻗر اﻟﻌﺎﻟم‬

It is from the Sunnah to respect and honour a scholar.' [Jamia' Bayan al-Ilm wa
Fadleeyhi 1/255]

As-Siqli-Rahimullaah - said:

‫ ﻋﻠﯾﻛم ﺑﻣﻌرﻓﺔ أھل اﻟﻌﻠم واﻟﺗﻣﺎس ﺑرھم وواﺟب ﻋﻠﯾﻛم أﻻ ﺗﻣروا ﺑﻘرﯾﺔ ﯾﺑﻠﻐﻛم أن ﺑﮭﺎ ﻋﺎﻟﻣﺎ واﺣدا‬: ‫ﻗﺎل ﻣﺎﻟك‬
. ‫إﻻ أﺗﯾﺗﻣوه ﺗﺳﻠﻣون ﻋﻠﯾﮫ‬

'Malik said: It is upon you to get to know the people of knowledge and to attempt to
be good to them. It is obligatory upon you that you do not pass by a village where it
has reached you that therein is a scholar there, except that you visited him to give
salaams to him.' [al-Jamia' 9/347]

Imam al-Muhaddith Yahya bin Amaar as-Sijistani said:

‫اﻟﻌﻠﻮم ﺧﻤﺴﺔ؛‬
‫ و‬،‫ ﻋﻠﻢ اﻟﺘﻮﺣﯿﺪ‬: ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ ھﻮ ﺣﯿﺎة اﻟﺪﯾﻦ و ھﻮ‬-1

‫ و‬،‫ اﻟﻌﻈﺔ و اﻟﺬﻛﺮ‬: ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ ھﻮ ﻗﻮت اﻟﺪﯾﻦ و ھﻮ‬-2

‫ و‬،‫ اﻟﻔﻘﮫ‬: ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ ھﻮ دواﺀ اﻟﺪﯾﻦ و ھﻮ‬-3

‫ و‬،‫ أﺧﺒﺎر ﻣﺎ وﻗﻊ ﺑﯿﻦ اﻟﺴﻠﻒ‬: ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ ھﻮ داﺀ اﻟﺪﯾﻦ وھﻮ‬-4

‫ اھـ‬. ‫ اﻟﻜﻼم‬: ‫ ﻋﻠﻢ و ھﻮ ھﻼك اﻟﺪﯾﻦ و ھﻮ‬-5

'The sciences of knowledge are five

1 - Knowledge which is the life of the Deen is the knowledge of Tawheed

2 - Knowledge which is the strength of the Deen is admonishment and Dhikr
3 - Knowledge which is a cure/ treatment of the Deen is Fiqh and
4 - Knowledge which is a sickness for the Deen is the news of what occurred
between the Salaf
5 - Knowledge which is destruction for the Deen is Kalam (rhetoric & philosophy).

[Seer a'alaam 17/482]

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Story Telling is not Knowledge

From Khabab - RadhiAllaahu anhu - from the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam
- who said:

(‫)إن ﺑﻧﻲ إﺳراﺋﯾل ﻟﻣﺎ ھﻠﻛوا ﻗﺻوا‬

‘ Indeed when Banu Israel where destroyed they would tell stories.' [Saheeh al-Jama
no. 2045]

Shaykh Albaani said:

‫ إن ﺳبﺐ ﻫﻼكﻬﻢ اﻫ�م و�ﺎﻇﻬﻢ �ﻟﻘﺼﺺ‬: ‫ وﻣﻦ اﳌﻤﻜﻦ ٔأن ﯾﻘﺎل‬: ‫اﻟﻨﺎس ﺑﺪ�ﳯﻢ ﻓيﺤﻤﻠﻬﻢ ذ� �ﲆ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺼﺎﱀ واﳊﲀ�ت دون اﻟﻔﻘﻪ واﻟﻌﲅ اﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊ ا�ي ﯾﻌﺮف ٔأﻗﻮل‬
‫ﺣﻮل ا ٕﻻﴎاﺋﯿﻠﯿﺎت واﻟﺮﻗﺎﺋﻖ واﻟﺼﻮﻓيﺎت �ﺴأٔل ﷲ اﻟﻌﺎﻓيﺔ ﻗﺼﺎص زﻣﺎﻧﻨﺎ ا��ﻦ �ﻞ ��ﻢ ﰲ وﻋﻈﻬﻢ وﻫﺬا ﻫﻮ ﺷأٔن ﻛﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﳌﺎ ﻓﻌﻠﻮا ذ� ﻫﻠﻜﻮا‬

I say and it is possible to say: That the reason for their destruction is the importance
and their admonishing with stories without Fiqh and beneficial knowledge which
would acquaint the people with their Deen and carry them to perform righteous
actions.

When they began telling stories they were destroyed and this is the matter with
many of the story tellers of our time who spend most of their speech of admonitions
around narrations by the Banu Israel, heart rendering stories and tales of the Soofis.

We ask Allaah for goodness. [From 'Silsilah Saheehah' 4/248]

Righteous Actions

From Ibn Abbas -Radi Allaahu anhu- that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam-, among the sayings he relates from his Lord is:

‫ وإن ھ ّم‬، ‫ ﻓﻣن ھ ّم ﺑﺣﺳﻧﺔ ﻓﻠم ﯾﻌﻣﻠﮭﺎ ﻛﺗﺑﮭﺎ ﷲ ﻋﻧده ﺣﺳﻧﺔ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬: ‫) إن ﷲ ﻛﺗب اﻟﺣﺳﻧﺎت واﻟﺳﯾﺋﺎت ﺛم ﺑﯾّن‬
‫ وإن ھ ّم ﺑﺳﯾﺋﺔ ﻓﻠم ﯾﻌﻣﻠﮭﺎ ﻛﺗﺑﮭﺎ ﷲ ﻋﻧده ﺣﺳﻧﺔ‬، ‫ﺑﮭﺎ ﻓﻌﻣﻠﮭﺎ ﻛﺗﺑﮭﺎ ﷲ ﻋﻧده ﻋﺷر ﺣﺳﻧﺎت إﻟﻰ ﺳﺑﻌﻣﺋﺔ ﺿﻌف‬
( ‫ وإن ھ ّم ﺑﮭﺎ ﻓﻌﻣﻠﮭﺎ ﻛﺗﺑﮭﺎ ﷲ ﺳﯾﺋﺔ واﺣدة‬، ‫ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬

‘Allaah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by
saying that]: ‘Whoever intended to perform a good deed and did not do it, then
Allaah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he had intended it and
had done it, Allaah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven
hundred times, or many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not

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done it, Allaah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has
intended it and has done it, Allaah writes it down as one bad deed.’

Collected by Bukhari and Muslim

Shaykh Albaani -Rahimullaah - said:

�‫ ﰲ ﻗﻮ‬، ‫ واﻟﴩط ا�ٓﺧﺮ وﻫﻮ ٔآن �ﻜﻮن اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺼﺎﱀ �ﺎﻟﺼﺎ ﻟﻮ�ﻪ ﷲ‬,- ، � ‫ ا�ٔﻣﺮ ا�ٔول ٔأن �ﻜﻮن �ﲆ ﺳ�ﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﺳﻮل‬، ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺼﺎﱀ �ﺸﱰط ﻓيﻪ ٔأﻣﺮان اﺛﻨﺎن‬
‫ﻗﺎل اﳌﻔﴪون ﰲ ﻗﻮ� ﻋﺰ و�ﻞ )) ﳁﻦ ﰷن �ﺮﺟﻮا ﻟﻘﺎء رﺑﻪ ﻓﻠﯿﻌﻤﻞ ﲻﻼ ﺻﺎﳊﺎ (( اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬: ‫)) وﻻ �ﴩك ﺑﻌﺒﺎدة رﺑﻪ ٔأ�ﺪا (( ٔأي ﺗﺒﺎرك وﺗﻌﺎﱃ‬، ‫اﻟﺼﺎﱀ ﻣﺎ واﻓﻖ اﻟ ّﺴ�ﻨﺔ‬
‫ اﻟﴩط ا�ٔول ٔأن �ﻜﻮن اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻮاﻓﻘﺎ لﻠ ّﺴ�ﻨﺔ‬،‫ﰲ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻟﻌﺒﺎرة اﻟﱵ واﻓﻖ ﻓﳱﺎ اﻟﺴ�ﻨﺔ ﻓﺎٕذا ٔأﺧتﻞ ٔأ�ﺪ ﻫﺬ�ﻦ اﻟﴩﻃﲔ ﻻ �ﻜﻮن اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺻﺎﳊﺎ‬، ‫ﻟﯿ�ﻠﺺ � ﻋﺰ و�ﻞ و�ﺪﻩ‬
‫ﻓﺎٕذا ﱂ �ﻜﻦ ﻛﺬ� ﰷن ﻣﺮدودا �ﲆ ﺻﺎﺣبﻪ وﻟﻮ‬
( ‫) ﻣﻦ ٔأ�ﺪث ﰲ ٔأﻣﺮ� ﻫﺬا ﻣﺎ ﻟيﺲ ﻣنﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ رد‬: ‫ﰷن ﳐﻠﺼﺎ ﻓيﻪ ﻟﺮﺑﻪ ﻛﲈ ﻗﺎل �ﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم‬

'Righteous Deeds are conditional with two matters, the first matter is that the deed
is upon the Sunnah of the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam the other
condition is that the righteous deed is sincerely for Allaah's Face.

In the saying of Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala:

(( ‫)) ﻓﻣن ﻛﺎن ﯾرﺟوا ﻟﻘﺎء رﺑﮫ ﻓﻠﯾﻌﻣل ﻋﻣﻼ ﺻﺎﻟﺣﺎ وﻻ ﯾﺷرك ﺑﻌﺑﺎدة رﺑﮫ أﺣدا‬

<<So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and
associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.">> [khaf:110]

The scholars of Tafseer said about the saying of Allaah Azza wa Jal: <<So whoever
hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness>> the righteous
deed is that which is in agreement with the Sunnah <<and associate none as a
partner in the worship of his Lord. >> meaning that it should be sincerely for Allaah
Azza wa Jal alone.

In this statement which is conformity with the Sunnah, that if one of these two
conditions is lost then it is not a righteous action.

The first condition being that the deed is in accordance with the Sunnah, if it is not
so then it will be rejected back to the one who performed it, even if he was sincere
in that action for his Lord as the Prophet -alayhi as-sallat wa sallam:

( ‫) ﻣن أﺣدث ﻓﻲ أﻣرﻧﺎ ھذا ﻣﺎ ﻟﯾس ﻣﻧﮫ ﻓﮭو رد‬

‘Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours that which is not of it, then it
will be rejected.’

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 Beneficial knowledge & Righteous Actions

Righteous Deeds are a Sign of Eemaan

From Abu Musa from the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - who said:

«‫ »ﻣن ﺳرﺗﮫ ﺣﺳﻧﺗﮫ وﺳﺎءﺗﮫ ﺳﯾﺋﺗﮫ ﻓﮭو ﻣؤﻣن‬.

'Whoever is pleased by his good deeds and is saddened by his evil deeds then he is a
believer.' [Narrated by Tabraani & authenticated by Albaani in ' Saheeh al-Jama '
no.6294]

Ibn Rajab - Rahimullaah - said :

"‫" وإذا ﻛﺎن اﻹﻧﺳﺎن ﺗﺳوؤه ﺳﯾﺋﺗﮫ وﯾﻌﻣل ﻷﺟﻠﮭﺎ ﻋﻣﻼً ﺻﺎﻟﺣﺎ ً ﻛﺎن ذﻟك دﻟﯾﻼً ﻋﻠﻰ إﯾﻣﺎﻧﮫ‬.

'If a person was saddened by his bad deeds and does good deeds due to this, then
this is an evidence of his Eemaan.' [Fath al-Bari 3/28]

Shaykh ul Islam -Rahimullaah - said:

« ‫» ﻛل ﻣن ﺣدﺛﺗﮫ ﻧﻔﺳﮫ ﺑذﻧب ﻓﻛرھﮫ وﻧﻔﺎه ﻋن ﻧﻔﺳﮫ وﺗرﻛﮫ �؛ ازداد ﺻﻼﺣﺎ ً وﺑِ �را وﺗﻘوى‬

'Anyone who reflects upon himself about his sins and hates them and tries to
negate them from himself and leaves them for Allaah's sake, then he increases in
rectification, goodness and piety.' [Majmoo al-Fatawa 10/767]

َ‫ﻮب إِﻟَ ْﯿﻚ‬ ْ َ ‫أن ﻻ إﻟﮫَ إﻻ أ ْﻧﺖَ أ‬

ُ ُ ‫ﺳﺘ َ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮكَ وأﺗ‬ ْ ‫ﺳ ْﺒ َﺤﺎﻧَﻚَ اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠﻢ وﺑَ َﺤ ْﻤﺪكَ أﺷْﮭ ُﺪ‬
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All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet
Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.