Husnul Niyyah

                                        Anyone who loves the Prophet (saws) must follow his sunnah. There are different kinds of sunnah - his (saws) manners, practices, actions, words and his approvals.  When it comes to his manners there are three types.  The First is the As- Sunnatul Qawliyyah - The sayings or statements of the Messenger of (saws). The Second is As- Sunnatul Faeliyyah - the deeds and actions of Prophet (saws). The Third kind is As- Sunnatul Taqreeriyyah - the approvals of the prophet (saws).  An examples of Sunnatul qawliyyah can be understood from this hadith. We learn that Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you eats a meal, let him begin in the name of Allah. If he forgets to say it in the beginning, let him say: In the name of Allah, in its beginning and its ending. Any deed of the prophet (saws)...

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَكُنْتُمْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ But after that you turned away. Were it not for God’s grace and mercy towards you, you would have been among the losers. (Quran 2:64) We read in the previous ayah that the people of bani israel refused to follow the torah and only threatened to squish them with the mount tur they agreed. In this ayah Allah shows that He blessed them with his mercy and they were not punished immediately. What do we learn in this ayah? The only thing that saves us from any loss or any destruction is Allah’s mercy. Without his mercy the most pious person can also not be sure of attaining the Jannah. So who ever does any good deed, he has to do it with the intentions of it being accepted and pleasing Allah because that is the only way to Jannah. His mercy will only save us from hellfire. Our deeds are a weightless on the scale if they are not accepted, if Allah is not please...