Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattâb رضي اللهُ عنه : I heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, ``The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrates for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry,
his emigration will be for what he emigrated for.'' (Bukhari)
For purification of the heart we need to constantly ask ourselves who are we doing it for? Are you doing it for Allah or are you doing it so people will think good of you. With all deeds we need to ask ourselves are we doing it for Allah. We need to make sincere intentions and also be sincere to Allah. We all know that Allah is watching us and He knows what is in our hearts (intentions etc). So during the purification we really need to be sincere and do it solely for the purpose of Allah's pleasure and so that we can be closer to Him.
Tips
• Make dua to Allah to grant you sincerity to Him
• Remember that Allah is watching you and knows what your intentions are
• Before doing any deed ask yourself 'Am I doing it for Allah?' Doing it for people will not benefit you at all but doing it for Allah will benefit you immensely!!
• Purify your intentions with whatever deed you do. And try to do it for the purification because no one can see your heart but Allah so why not purify it and make it beautiful for Allah who is the All Loving, All Merciful and He is the Greatest.
“There is among people, he whose speech will dazzle you in this life and he will claim that Allaah is witness to (the sincerity of) what is in his heart, yet he will be among the most vicious enemies (of mankind).” (2:204)
• Be humble, once you see that you are starting to see results from purification thank Allah and praise Him and remember that you wouldn't have been able to do it without His help or guidance.
• Strive against yourself and other things to please Allah
• Have a focus on where you want to go with this purification = Allah's pleasure and closeness to Him
• Have patience, purification of the heart can take quite a long time depending on the state of your heart
"The servant of Allah does not attain a true state of emaan until he sees trials as a blessings, ease as distress, and that he does not like to be praised about his worship" ( Fudayl Ibn Iyaad)
(A reminder to myself first and foremost)
For purification of the heart we need to constantly ask ourselves who are we doing it for? Are you doing it for Allah or are you doing it so people will think good of you. With all deeds we need to ask ourselves are we doing it for Allah. We need to make sincere intentions and also be sincere to Allah. We all know that Allah is watching us and He knows what is in our hearts (intentions etc). So during the purification we really need to be sincere and do it solely for the purpose of Allah's pleasure and so that we can be closer to Him.
Tips
• Make dua to Allah to grant you sincerity to Him
• Remember that Allah is watching you and knows what your intentions are
• Before doing any deed ask yourself 'Am I doing it for Allah?' Doing it for people will not benefit you at all but doing it for Allah will benefit you immensely!!
• Purify your intentions with whatever deed you do. And try to do it for the purification because no one can see your heart but Allah so why not purify it and make it beautiful for Allah who is the All Loving, All Merciful and He is the Greatest.
“There is among people, he whose speech will dazzle you in this life and he will claim that Allaah is witness to (the sincerity of) what is in his heart, yet he will be among the most vicious enemies (of mankind).” (2:204)
• Be humble, once you see that you are starting to see results from purification thank Allah and praise Him and remember that you wouldn't have been able to do it without His help or guidance.
• Strive against yourself and other things to please Allah
• Have a focus on where you want to go with this purification = Allah's pleasure and closeness to Him
• Have patience, purification of the heart can take quite a long time depending on the state of your heart
"The servant of Allah does not attain a true state of emaan until he sees trials as a blessings, ease as distress, and that he does not like to be praised about his worship" ( Fudayl Ibn Iyaad)
(A reminder to myself first and foremost)
