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حديث إنما الأعمال بالنيات
Hadith of intention
Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen · 38 min
The opening hadith of Riyadh as-Saliheen, on sincerity and the place of intention in every deed.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Shaykh begins with the hadith of Umar ibn al-Khattab: actions are only by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. He explains that this hadith is one of the axes of the religion, that intention distinguishes worship from habit, and that a deed without a sincere intention for Allah is not accepted.
حديث إنما الأعمال بالنيات
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The opening hadith of Riyadh as-Saliheen, on sincerity and the place of intention in every deed.
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- The Shaykh begins with the hadith of Umar ibn al-Khattab: actions are only by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. He explains that this had…
- He then walks through hijrah, worldly aims, and how a student of knowledge should correct his niyyah before sitting in a lesson.
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