Questioner: I want to ask you about [the periods of] slackness [a person goes through], its causes and the cure for it, because a person sometimes feels weakness in his [practice of the] religion?
Hadith Explanation: “The Religion is Naseehah…” (Sincerity, Advice)
“أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: “الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ.” قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ: “لِلَّهِ، وَلِكِتَابِهِ، وَلِرَسُولِهِ، وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ
“The religion is Naseehah (sincerity, advice).” The people said, “To whom?” The Prophet ﷺ replied, “To Allah ﷻ and to His Book and to His Messenger and to the Leaders of the Muslims and to the common folk of the Muslims.” 1
— Messenger of Allah ﷺ
The Meaning of Naseehah and its Usage
It is a comprehensive word, often translated as ‘sincerity’, ‘advice‘ or ‘honest conduct‘. Some examples:
- Allah ﷻ says, “O believers, turn to Allah with a sincere (nasooha) repentance” 2
- Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “If a man seeks sincere advice (naseehah) from his brother, he should give him sincere advice.” 3
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Hadith Explanation: “Leaving That Which Does Not Concern Him”
مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ
Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him. 1
— Messenger of Allah ﷺ
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- Reported by at-Tirmidhi #2318 and many others. Imam Ibn Hajr included it in Bulugh al-Maram #1273 (English pg. 471 Pub: Darussalam). It is hasan, Allah knows best. ↩
Hadith Explanation: “All Actions are but by Intentions…”
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إلَيْهِ”.
Surely, all actions are but driven by intentions and, verily, every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus, he whose migration was for Allah and His Messenger, [then] his migration was for Allah and His Messenger; and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take a woman in marriage, his migration was for that which he migrated. 1
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- Reported by Bukhari & Muslim ↩
Sūrah al-Fātiḥah Contains Meaning of Entire Qurān
Sūrah al-Fātiḥah is also named the Mother of the Qurān and it precisely summarizes the whole of the Qurān:
- Sūrah al-Fātiḥah includes affirmation of Tawhid in all of its various categories
- Tawhid ar-Rububbiyyah: Meaning Oneness of Allah’s Lordship, contained in His saying, “Lord of the Worlds”.
(مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ) - Tawhid al-Ibadah: Meaning Oneness of Allah’s Worship in that all worship is to be done sincerely for His sake Alone. contained in His saying “You Alone we worship and Your aid Alone we seek.”
(إِيَّاك نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ) - Tawhid al-Asma’ wa-s-Sifat: Meaning the Oneness of Allah’s Names and Attributes in that they are perfect and unique to Him, contained in His saying, “All praise and Thanks are due to Allah”.
(الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ)
- Tawhid ar-Rububbiyyah: Meaning Oneness of Allah’s Lordship, contained in His saying, “Lord of the Worlds”.
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The Virtues of Alhumdulilāh
Alhumdulilāh is a statement to show gratitude and is the most superior way to thank Allah. It means, “All praise and thanks are due to Allah“. There are number of aḥādith that show us the great virtue of expressing Alhumdulilāh:
The Virtues of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah
There are number of aḥādith explaining to us the great virtue of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Allah سبحانه و تعالى said, “I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant equally and My servant shall be granted what he asked for.” Therefore when the servant says, ‘All praises and thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds’ (Sūrah al-Fātiḥah), Allah says, “My servant has praised Me.” When he says, “The All-Merciful, the Most Merciful,’ Allah says, “My servant has extolled Me.” When he says, ‘Master of the Day of Judgment,’ Allah says, “My servant has glorified Me.” When he says, ‘You Alone we worship and Your aid Alone do we seek,’ Allah says, “This is between Me and My servant and My servant shall have what he requested.” When he says, ‘Guide us to the Straight Path, the Path of those whom You have favored, not [the path] of those who have earned [Your] anger, nor of those who have gone astray (verse ,’ Allah says, “This is for My servant and My servant shall have what he asked for.” 1
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- Muslim Eng. Translation, vol. 1, pg. 215 #775 ↩