1) Worship and obedience to God requires two basic principles - that nothing should be worshipped except God, and that we should only worship God in the manner that He has legislated and ordered.
2) Righteous deeds refer to performing good actions that God and His Messenger love, which are obligatory and recommended matters that have been legislated. Anything innovated that is not legislated cannot be considered a righteous deed.
3) Sincerity in religion means solely devoting one's worship to God alone without associating partners with Him. Actions must be both sincere and in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah to be accepted.
1) Worship and obedience to God requires two basic principles - that nothing should be worshipped except God, and that we should only worship God in the manner that He has legislated and ordered.
2) Righteous deeds refer to performing good actions that God and His Messenger love, which are obligatory and recommended matters that have been legislated. Anything innovated that is not legislated cannot be considered a righteous deed.
3) Sincerity in religion means solely devoting one's worship to God alone without associating partners with Him. Actions must be both sincere and in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah to be accepted.
1) Worship and obedience to God requires two basic principles - that nothing should be worshipped except God, and that we should only worship God in the manner that He has legislated and ordered.
2) Righteous deeds refer to performing good actions that God and His Messenger love, which are obligatory and recommended matters that have been legislated. Anything innovated that is not legislated cannot be considered a righteous deed.
3) Sincerity in religion means solely devoting one's worship to God alone without associating partners with Him. Actions must be both sincere and in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah to be accepted.
1) Worship and obedience to God requires two basic principles - that nothing should be worshipped except God, and that we should only worship God in the manner that He has legislated and ordered.
2) Righteous deeds refer to performing good actions that God and His Messenger love, which are obligatory and recommended matters that have been legislated. Anything innovated that is not legislated cannot be considered a righteous deed.
3) Sincerity in religion means solely devoting one's worship to God alone without associating partners with Him. Actions must be both sincere and in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah to be accepted.
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Usool al-Ibaadah (Basic Principles of Worship)
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah </Scholar.aspxid!"#
[Majmoo` 10:172-174] Prepared by Islaam.com Worship obedie!ce "pri#h$!ess !ecessi$y o% adheri!# $o $he &$rai#h$ Pa$h e$c. are %rom $he !ames by 'hich o!e a!d $he same is i!$e!ded a!d 'hich ha(e $'o basic pri!ciples. )!e o% $hem is $ha$ !o$hi!# be 'orshipped e*cep$ +llah. ,he o$her is $ha$ -e be 'orshipped by 'ha$ -e ordered a!d le#isla$ed !o$ 'i$h i!!o(a$io!s. +llah $he .*al$ed says: $So %hoe&er %o'ld hope for (he mee(in) %i(h his *ord + le( him do ri)h(eo's %or, and no( associa(e in (he %orship of his *ord anyone.$ [al- /ah% 0112:110] $-es. /on (he con(rary0. %hoe&er s'bmi(s his face /i.e. self0 in Islam (o 1llah %hile bein) a doer of )ood %ill ha&e his re%ard %i(h his *ord. 1nd no fear %ill (here be concernin) (hem. nor %ill (hey )rie&e.$ [al-3a4arah 022:112] +!d -e says: $1nd %ho is be((er in reli)ion (han one %ho s'bmi(s himself (o 1llah %hile bein) a doer of )ood and follo%s (he reli)ion of 1braham. inclinin) (o%ard (r'(h 1nd 1llah (oo, 1braham as an in(ima(e friend.$ [+!-5isaa 042:126] 7i#h$eo"s deed is al-ihsaa! 'hich is per%orma!ce o% #ood ac$io!s a!d #ood ac$io!s are 'ha$ +llah a!d -is Messe!#er lo(e 'hich i! $"r! is 'ha$ -e ordered %rom obli#a$ory a!d recomme!ded ma$$ers. &o 'ha$e(er is %rom i!!o(a$io!s i! reli#io! i.e. $ha$ is !o$ le#isla$ed +llah a!d -is Messe!#er do !o$ lo(e i$ a!d i$ ca!!o$ be %rom #ood ac$io!s a!d ri#h$eo"s deeds. 8"s$ as per%ormi!# impermissible ac$io!s - s"ch as ac$s o% i!dece!cy a!d oppressio! - is !o$ %rom #ood deeds a!d ri#h$eo"s ac$io!s. +s %or -is sayi!#: $2and (le( him) no( associa(e in (he %orship of his *ord anyone$ a!d -is sayi!# $%ho s'bmi(s his face /i.e. self0 (o 1llah$ i$ is bei!# si!cere $o -im i! reli#io!. `9mar ib! al /ha$$ab "sed $o say: :O Allah, make all of my actions righteous, and make them sincere for your Face, and do not make in them anything for anyone [else].: +l ;"dayl ib! `Iyyad said abo"$ -is sayi!#: $To (es( yo' %hich of yo' is bes( in ac(ion.$ [al-M"l<0=72:2] :Mos$ si!cere a!d mos$ proper 0ac$io!2: ,hey said: :) +b" +lee 'ha$ ac$io! is mos$ si!cere a!d mos$ proper>: -e said: :?erily a! ac$io! $ha$ is do!e si!cerely a!d is !o$ proper is !o$ accep$ed a!d 'he! i$ is proper a!d !o$ do!e si!cerely i$ is 0also2 !o$ accep$ed. &i!cere 0ac$io!2 is o!e $ha$ is [do!e] %or +llah a!d proper is o!e $ha$ is i! accorda!ce 'i$h $he &"!!ah.: