B371 A Collection of Advices on Tranquility & Honesty of the Hearts

Description

Ikhlaas is a fundamental condition of the validity of actions. No action is valid or accepted unless ikhlaas is found within it.

Shaytaan is an enemy to mankind, plotting to make them overlook ikhlaas and abandon their acts (of worship), so one must be cautious of him.

Ikhlaas is to act (solely) for Allah. Likewise, an action is not accepted unless it is consistent with what the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam) came with. It is binding that the action is in agreement with the Book and Sunnah upon the understanding of the Salaf As-Saalih(first three generations of Muslims). Every action must comply with the legislative principles, the foundations of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and that which came with the religion.

A servant is not called an adherent to the Book and Sunnah unless he applies both the Book and the Sunnah in his life upon the guidance of beneficial knowledge and the correct legislative principles, and none is (more) harmful to the people than the one who is deficient in knowledge. The mediocre doctor, the mediocre linguist, and the person with mediocre knowledge of the Book and Sunnah all destroy much good.