WORSHIP IN ISLAM
INTRODUCTION:
Allah said in Quran 17:44 “The seven heavens, the earth,
and all those in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does
not glorify His praises—but you simply cannot comprehend their glorification.” Surah Al-Isra - 44 - Quran.com
In Quran 24:41 “Do you not see that Allāh is exalted by
whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings
spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and
exalting [Him],” Surah An-Nur - 41 -
Quran.com
And in Quran 22:18 “Do you not see that to Allah bow down
˹in submission˺ all those in the heavens and all those on the earth, as
well as the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, and ˹all˺
living beings, as well as many humans,” Surah
Al-Hajj - 18 - Quran.com
And in Quran 16:48-49 “Have they not considered how the
shadows of everything Allah has created incline to the right and the left ˹as
the sun moves˺, totally submitting to Allah in all humility? And to Allah alone
bows down ˹in submission˺ whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on
the earth of living creatures, as do the angels—who are not too proud to do
so.” Surah An-Nahl - 48-49 - Quran.com
This is further clarified in Sahih al-Bukhari 3207, when
prophet Muhammad ﷺ explained the details about the Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur that is
mentioned in Quran 52:04 And by the ˹Sacred˺ House وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
frequently visited! While explaining His ﷺ miraculous journey to the seven
heavens, He ﷺ said: “Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (i.e. Allah's House). I
asked Gabriel about it and he said, this is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000
angels perform prayers daily and when they leave, they never return to it
(but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).'” Sahih al-Bukhari 3207 - Beginning of
Creation - كتاب بدء الخلق - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
And in Sunan Ibn Majah 4190 it was narrated from Abu Dharr
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I see what you do not see, and I hear
what you do not hear. The heaven is creaking and it should creak, for there
is no space in it the width of four fingers but there is an angel there,
prostrating to Allah.” Sunan Ibn
Majah 4190 - Zuhd - كتاب الزهد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
And to understand the level of Allah’s praise that is done
by every moving or still, seen or unseen creation, Allah mentioned in Quran
55:26-27 “Every being on earth is bound to perish. Only your Lord
Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺. Surah Ar-Rahman - 26-27 - Quran.com This
shows that the praise of Allah is independent of every being, the praise of
Allah will be done even if everything is perished. It also shows us that the
praise of Allah was done when nothing was created and will be done when
everything will perish.
In Quran 31:27 Allah mentioned that “If all the trees on
earth were pens and the ocean ˹were ink˺, refilled by seven other oceans, the
Words (praise) of Allah would not be exhausted.” Surah Luqman - 27 - Quran.com
SubhanAllah. These detailed references show that Allah does
not need our worship, He had a lot more creations that worshipped Him from the
beginning of this universe and some are specifically created and designed to
worship and praise Him, and His praise was done when nothing was created and
will be done when everything will perish.
But if that is the case, why did Allah mention this in Quran
51:56 “I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me.” Surah Adh-Dhariyat - 56 - Quran.com
This is answered in Quran 67:02 “He is the One˺ Who created
death and life to test which of you is best in deeds.” Surah Al-Mulk - 2 - Quran.com This explains the reason for our creation and
explains to us that there is a reward for us if we do good deeds. This is
mentioned in many places of the Holy Quran when Allah promised a better
exchange of the good deeds that we do and the reward of obeying Him.
Allah mentioned in the Quran 43:72 that “this is Paradise
which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.” Surah Az-Zukhruf - 72 - Quran.com and in
Quran 09:72 “Allah has promised the believers, both men and women, Gardens
under which rivers flow, to stay there forever, and splendid homes in the
Gardens of Eternity, and—above all—the pleasure of Allah. That is truly the
ultimate success.” Surah At-Tawbah - 72 -
Quran.com and in Quran 10:26 “Those who do good will have the finest
reward and ˹even˺ more (hidden treasures of world and the hereafter). Surah Yunus - 26 - Quran.com
Now we know that whatever good we do, it will be returned to
us in the form of a reward that will be calculated according to Allah who is
the most merciful and most gracious. But there is a reward for doing good that
we will receive here in this world and within our life span. Allah mentioned
this in Quran 24:55 “Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good
that He will certainly make them successors in the land, as He did with
those before them; and will surely establish for them their faith which He has
chosen for them; and will indeed change their fear into security—˹provided
that˺ they worship Me, associating nothing with Me.” Surah An-Nur - 55 - Quran.com and in Quran
02:152 Allah mentioned, “remember Me; I will remember you.” Surah Al-Baqarah - 152 - Quran.com
This explains to us, that whatever we do (good) in life, by
worshipping Allah and obeying Him by spending this life according to His rules
and regulations, it will only benefit us, both in this life and the hereafter.
Even though Allah has created us for His worship similar to the other creations
(every creation) who praise Him. But we (Humans and Jins) are the only
creations who will be rewarded for praising Him, plus, this worship will also
help us in the matters of this word such as protection from evil and success
etc. This reward in the world and the hereafter is because we have been given the
option to choose good or bad, this option is not given to any other creation,
this sense of selection is called Nafs which guides and misleads us backed by
devil jins and angels.
I hope this is now clear that we need to worship Allah for
our good and He does not need us, we need Him, in conclusion, the reason for
our creation is to Worship Allah.
Worship is divided into two categories and then these
categories are further divided into subcategories.
Worship through actions.
Wird/Adhkar/Remembrance
Daily Adhkar
The
Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There are two expressions which are very easy for the
tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the balance and are very dear to The
Beneficent (Allah), and they are:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Sahih
al-Bukhari 6406 Sahih al-Bukhari
6406 - Invocations - كتاب الدعوات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Abu
Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who uttered the following
words one hundred times every day there is a reward of emancipating ten slaves
for him, and there are recorded a hundred virtues to his credit and hundred
vices are blotted out from his scroll, and that is a safeguard for him against
the Satan on that day till evening and no one brings anything more excellent
than this, except one who has done more than this (who utters these words more
than one hundred times and does more good acts):
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ
الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Juwairiya
reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out from (her apartment) in the
morning as she was busy observing her dawn prayer in her place of worship. He
came back in the forenoon and she was still sitting there. He (the Holy
Prophet) said to her: You have been in the same seat since I left you. She
said: Yes. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: I recited four words three times
after I left you and if these are to be weighed against what you have recited
since morning these would outweigh them and (these words) are:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَا
نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Narrated
Abu Musa: Shall I tell you a word which is one of the treasures of Paradise? It
is:
لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ
Sahih
al-Bukhari 6384 Sahih
al-Bukhari 6384 - Invocations - كتاب الدعوات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Narrated
`Ali bin Abi Talib: Fatima came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for a servant.
He said, "May I inform you of something better than that? When you go to
bed, recite, "Subhan Allah' thirty three times, 'Al hamduli l-lah' thirty
three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty four times. Ali added, 'I have never
failed to recite it ever since."
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
Sahih
al-Bukhari 5362 Sahih al-Bukhari 5362
- Supporting the Family - كتاب النفقات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Recitation of Quran
Abu
Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not make your houses as
graveyards. Satan runs away from the house in which Quran 02 - Surah
Baqara is recited.
Narrated
AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A surah of the Qur'an containing
thirty verses will intercede its reader till he will be forgiven. That is:
"Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the sovereignty" Quran 67 - Surah
Al’Mulk.
Sunan
Abi Dawud 1400 Sunan Abi Dawud 1400
- Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan - كتاب شهر رمضان
- Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Ibn
Mas’ūd reported God’s messenger as saying, “He who recites Quran 56 - Sūrah
al-Waqi'a every night will never be afflicted by want/need.”
Mishkat
al-Masabih 2181 Mishkat al-Masabih
2181 - The Excellent Qualities of the Qur'an - كتاب فضائل القرآن - Sunnah.com -
Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Salah/Namaz/Prayer
05 Obligatory Prayers
It
was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When you pray
Fajr, its time is until the first part of the sun appears. When you pray
Zuhr, its time is until 'Asr comes. When you pray 'Asr, it's time
until the sun turns yellow. When you pray Maghrib, it's time until the
twilight has disappeared. When you pray 'Isha, its time is until half of
the night has passed."
Voluntary Prayers
12 Daily Voluntary Prayers
It
was narrated that Umm Habibah said: "Whoever prays twelve
rak'ahs during the night and day other than the prescribed prayers, a house
will be built for him in Paradise: four before Zuhr and two rak'ahs afterwards,
two before Asr, two after Maghrib and two before Fajr."
Salat ad-Duha
Anas
bin Malik narrated that: Allah's Messenger said: "Whoever prays twelve
Rak'ah of Ad-Duha, Allah will build a castle made of gold for him in
Paradise."
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 473 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 473
- The Book on Al-Witr - أَبْوَابُ الْوِتْرِ - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Qiam ul-Lail
'Abdullah
b. 'Amr b. al-'As reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The best fasting in
the eye of Allah is that of David, for he fasted for half of the age (he fasted
on alternate days), and the best prayer in the eye of Allah, the Exalted and
Majestic, is that of David (peace be upon him), for he slept for half of the
night and then stood for prayer and then again slept. He prayed for
one-third of the night after midnight.
Sahih
Muslim 1159l Sahih Muslim 1159l - The
Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Tahiyyat ul-Wudhu
Narrated
Abu Huraira: At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophet (ﷺ) asked Bilal,
"Tell me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your
footsteps in front of me in Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do
anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during
the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written for
me."
Sahih
al-Bukhari 1149 Sahih al-Bukhari 1149
- Prayer at Night (Tahajjud) - كتاب التهجد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings
of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Tahiyyat al-Masjid
It
was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When
any one of you enters the Masjid, let him pray two Rak'ahs before he sits
down."
Sunan
an-Nasa'i 730 Sunan an-Nasa'i 730 - The
Book of the Masjids - كتاب المساجد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Saum/Fasting
Obligatory Fasting
Ramadan
Month Fasting
Allah
said in Quran “O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for
those before you”
Quran
2:183 Surah Al-Baqarah - 1-286
- Quran.com
Voluntary Fasting
Fasting one day after another
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told me, "The most
beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah
are those of David. He used to sleep for half of the night and then pray for
one-third of the night and again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast
on alternate days."
Sahih
al-Bukhari 1131 Sahih al-Bukhari 1131
- Prayer at Night (Tahajjud) - كتاب التهجد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings
of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays
Aishah
narrated: "The Prophet used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays."
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 745 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 745
- The Book on Fasting - كتاب الصوم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - Sunnah.com
- Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Abu
Qatada Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: It is (the day)
when I was born and revelation was sent down to me.
Sahih
Muslim 1162e Sahih Muslim 1162e - The
Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Fasting 3 Days every Month
'Uthman
bin Abi Al-As said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is a good fast
to fast three days of each month".
Sunan
an-Nasa'i 2411 Sunan an-Nasa'i 2411 -
The Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Abu
'Uthman reported from a man, that Abu Dharrr said: "I heard the Messenger
of Allah say: "Whoever fasts three days of each month has fasted
the month in full' or 'will have (the reward of) fasting the month."
Sunan
an-Nasa'i 2410 Sunan an-Nasa'i 2410 -
The Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Abu
Dharr narrated that: the Messenger of Allah said: "O Abu Dharr! When you
fast three days out of a month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth, and
fifteenth."
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 761 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 761
- The Book on Fasting - كتاب الصوم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - Sunnah.com
- Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Fasting in the Month of Muharram
It
was narrated from Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman- that is Ibn 'Awf, that Abu Hurairah
said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The best fasting after the
month of Ramadan is the month of Allah, Al-Muharram, and the best prayer is
prayer at night.'"
Fasting in the Month of Shaban
'A'isha,
the Mother of the Believers (Allah be pleased with her), reported that the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast (so continuously) that we said that he
would not break, and did not fast at all till we said that he would not fast.
And I did not see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) completing the fast of a month,
but that of Ramadan, and I did not see him fasting more in any other month
than that of Sha'ban.
Sahih
Muslim 1156e Sahih Muslim 1156e - The
Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Fasting on 6 Days of Shawwal
It
was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever
fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he
fasted for a lifetime.”
Sunan
Ibn Majah 1716 Sunan Ibn Majah 1716
- Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Fasting on Ashura
Ibn
Abbas was asked about observing of fast on the day of Ashura, whereupon he
said: I do not know Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) singling out any day's fast and
considering it more excellent than another, except this day (the day of
Ashura) and this month, meaning the month of Ramadan.
Sahih
Muslim 1132a Sahih Muslim 1132a - The
Book of Fasting - كتاب الصيام - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Zakat/Sadaqah/Khairaat/Charity
Obligatory
Allah
said: “Pay alms-tax (yearly zakat), and lend to Allah a good loan”
Zakat/Charity
Surah Al-Muzzammil - 1-20 -
Quran.com
Obligation
for? Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that: the Prophet said: "There is
no charity due on less than five camels, and there is no charity due on
what is less than five Uqiyah (of silver), and there is no charity due
on what is less than five Wasaq.
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 626 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 626
- The Book on Zakat - كتاب الزكاة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - Sunnah.com
- Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Payable
to? Alms-tax (yearly zakat) is only for the poor and the needy, for
those employed to administer it, for those whose hearts are attracted to the
faith˺, for free slaves, for those in debt, for Allah’s cause, and for ˹needy˺
travellers.
Surah At-Tawbah - 60 - Quran.com
Best
paid to relatives. It was narrated from Salman bin 'Amir that the Prophet
said: "Giving charity to a poor person is charity, and (giving) to a
relative is two things, charity and upholding the ties of
kinship."
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2582 Sunan
an-Nasa'i 2582 - The Book of Zakah - كتاب الزكاة - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Voluntary
Donations (sadaqah, khairaat)
Who
to donate. Allah said in the Quran, “They ask you ˹O Prophet in˺ what ˹way˺
they should donate. Say, “Whatever donations you give are for parents, relatives,
orphans, the poor, and ˹needy˺ travellers.”
Surah Al-Baqarah - 1-286 -
Quran.com
What
to donate. They also ask you ˹O Prophet˺ what they should donate. Say, “Whatever
you can spare.” Surah
Al-Baqarah - 1-286 - Quran.com
Hajj/Pilgrimage
Obligatory
Allah
said in the Quran: “Complete the pilgrimage/hajj” Surah Al-Baqarah - 1-286 -
Quran.com
Obligation
of Hajj, Allah said in the Quran: “˹Commitment to pilgrimage is made in
appointed months.” Surah
Al-Baqarah - 1-286 - Quran.com
Voluntary
Allah
said in the Quran: “and minor pilgrimage/umrah” Surah Al-Baqarah - 1-286 -
Quran.com
Jihad/Struggle
Bin’Nafs
Narrated
Fadalah bin 'Ubaid: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Mujahid is one who
strives against his own soul."
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 1621 Jami` at-Tirmidhi
1621 - The Book on Virtues of Jihad - كتاب فضائل الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه
وسلم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Bil’Qalm
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Convey (my teachings) to
the people even if it were a single sentence/ayah.
Sahih
al-Bukhari 3461 Sahih al-Bukhari 3461
- Prophets - كتاب أحاديث الأنبياء - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Jami`
at-Tirmidhi 2669 Jami` at-Tirmidhi
2669 - Chapters on Knowledge - كتاب العلم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم -
Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Bil’Lisan
Bis’Saif
The
reference hadith for all other types of the Juhad (bil’lisan and
bis’saif/qital) can be explained through the same narration recorded in Sunan
an-Nasa'i 5008 Sunan an-Nasa'i 5008 -
The Book Of Faith and its Signs - كتاب الإيمان وشرائعه - Sunnah.com - Sayings
and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) where prophet
Muhammad ﷺ said 'Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it
with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with
his heart- and that is the weakest of Faith.'
Worship through obedience.
Haqooq ul Ebad/Rights of People
Narrated
Jubair bin Mut`im: He heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "The person who
severs the bond of kinship will not enter Paradise."
Sahih
al-Bukhari 5984 Sahih al-Bukhari 5984
- Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) - كتاب الأدب - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Allah
instructed us to be kind to our relatives in many places in the Quran,
Allah mentioned in 04:36 Surah
An-Nisa - 1-176 - Quran.com
Charity/Donations
are also instructed to be given to the relatives first, mentioned in Sunan
an-Nasa'i 2582 Sunan an-Nasa'i 2582 -
The Book of Zakah - كتاب الزكاة - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Muslims
are instructed to take care of their neighbours and it is mentioned as a
sign of believer in Sahih al-Bukhari 6016 Sahih al-Bukhari 6016 - Good Manners and
Form (Al-Adab) - كتاب الأدب - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet
Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Allah
instructed us to be kind to the near and distant neighbours in Quran 04:36 Surah An-Nisa - 1-176 - Quran.com
Doing good and avoiding bad and helping/calling
others to do the same.
Allah
instructed in Quran 05:02, Cooperate in goodness and righteousness, and
do not cooperate in sin and transgression. Surah Al-Ma'idah - 1-120 - Quran.com
Good conduct
Allah
instructed us to be the best in our conduct with people. Abu Hurairah (May
Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The
most perfect man in his faith among the believers is the one whose behaviour
is most excellent, and the best of you are those who are the best to their
wives."
Riyad
as-Salihin 627 Riyad as-Salihin
627 - The Book of Miscellany - كتاب المقدمات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Rights of every living thing
Killing of animals in vain (for no good or useless
killing/hunting)
the
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no person who kills a small
bird or anything larger, for no just reason, but Allah will ask
him about it."
Sunan
an-Nasa'i 4445 Sunan an-Nasa'i 4445 -
The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices) - كتاب الضحايا - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Fear Allah regarding these dumb animals.
Sunan
Abi Dawud 2548 Sunan Abi Dawud 2548
- Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) - كتاب الجهاد - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Cutting Trees unjustly
Punishment
for anyone who cuts trees unjustly, The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone cuts the
lote-tree, Allah brings him headlong into Hell.
Abu
Dawud was asked about the meaning of this tradition. He said: This is a brief
tradition. It means that if anyone cuts uselessly, unjustly and without
any right a lote-tree under the shade of which travellers and beasts take
shelter, Allah will bring him into Hell headlong.
Sunan
Abi Dawud 5239 Sunan Abi Dawud 5239
- General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) - كتاب الأدب - Sunnah.com - Sayings and
Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)
Consequences of not doing good acts. Allah said in Quran
24:54 “Say, “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away, then he
is only responsible for his duty and you are responsible for yours. And
if you obey him, you will be ˹rightly˺ guided. The Messenger only has to
deliver the message.” Surah
An-Nur - 1-64 - Quran.com
Planting Trees:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and
then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a
charitable gift for him."
Sahih al-Bukhari 2320 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2320
CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, whatever we do directly affects us in this
world or the hereafter, and if we obey Allah through worship and obedience, it
will benefit us in two ways, one is that it will fulfil our purpose of existence
and we live an anxiety free life, and the other benefit is that these good
deeds and this obedience helps us getting rewards in this world and the
hereafter.
JazakAllah hu khair!
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