Zakir Naik – Benefits and Conditions of a Valid Ibaadah

So all forms of worship a benefit for us. Allah says in the Quran,

in Surah, Baqarah, chapter number two, verse number 183, that

fasting has been prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those who

came before you, so that you may learn self restraint.

Why do we fast so that we learn self restraint? And today,

psychology, they tell us that if you can control your hunger, you

can control almost all your desires. So when we fast, we

abstain from food, drink from dawn to sunset. If we can control our

hunger, we can control almost all your desires. So by fasting, we

are worshiping Allah, subhana wa taala. But who is benefiting? Not

Allah. We are benefiting. We are learning to control our desires.

Allah says in the Quran in srimadah, chapter number five was

number 90. Yeah, you are lazy, amen. Oh, you believe in the

Markham rule my through, most certainly intoxicants and

gambling. What anzabo Asmaa, dedication of stones, divination

of arrows. Rich Sumana, these are Satan's handiwork. First, anybody

will come to flee Hoon, abstain from this handiwork that you may

prosper. Here we are being guided by Allah subhana wa taala, that,

Oh, you believe most certainly, intoxicants, gambling, dedication

of stone, that idol worship, divination of arrows, that fortune

telling. These are Satan's handiwork. Abstain from me that

you may prosper. And Allah says in the next verse in Surah Maida,

chapter number five, verse number 91 that Satan, he creates enmity

and hatred between the human beings through intoxicants and

gambling.

And this takes you away from the remembrance of Allah, Subhanahu wa

so Allah is guiding you when you offer salah or when you read the

Quran, that's a form of worship. When of a Salah form of worship,

you are getting guided that stay away from intoxicants, from

gambling. It is a Satan who uses this to create enmity between the

human beings, and this will take you away from remembrance ALLAH

SubhanA wa Taala all forms of worship, any act, any commandment,

that you fall of Allah. Subhana wa Taala is a form of worship.

Subhanallah Tala, a human being, follows. It's a form of worship as

long as you do it in the right way.

There are two things. There are two criteria required. Number one

is that you should do it only for the pleasure of Allah subhana wa

Taala and not for your own glorification or praising your own

self. Any act to do you should do it for the pleasure of Allah.

Subhana wa taala, whatever Allah commands you do it for His

pleasure, not for glorification, not for praise, not for becoming

famous. Criteria number one, Kaitlyn, number two, that it

should be done the way Allah and His Messenger has commanded you

whatever Allah has asked you do it the way Allah has asked you to do,

or the way his messenger has asked you to

do, if you do it in any other way, that's not called worship. So do

it for the sake of Allah, subhana wa taala, follow His commandments

and the commander of the Prophet, but the way Allah and His Prophet

have told you, if you do it any other way, then it is not correct,

and

it's mentioned in the Hadith of the Prophet masala Salam in Sahih

Muslim

word number two, Hadith number one, 885, where the prophet masala

Salam said that the worst Of all the affairs is innovation in the

religion, innovation in Deen. It is a curse, and the innovation in

the deen will take you to hellfire. Means the worst of all

the affairs is Buddha

in Deen, innovation in Deen, and this is a curse and will take you

towards hellfire. So whatever you do worship, this is a general rule

that all types of worship is prohibited, except the type which

is mentioned the Quran and the say Hadith, the type which has been

mentioned by Allah and His Rasul, any other type of worship is

prohibited. It is forbidden except that type of worship which has

been described in the Quran and described in the sai hadith of

mum.