Lectures on Sincerity

Al-Ikhlas: Sincerity in the Religion - 25/02/2022

[04/06/2022] Sincerity In Seeking Knowledge - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Masjid Al Huda, Sheffield, UK.

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Sincerity In Seeking Knowledge By Abu Idrees

Friday 14 Oct 2022

Khutbah: The Religion is Sincerity

By Ustadh Abu Muadh Taqweem

- Sincere conduct to Allah, His book and His Messenger
- The importance of sincerity to the leaders of the Muslims
- Good character towards each other

Khutbah: The Religion Is Sincerity

Sincerity and its Importance by Abu Iyaad

The Religion Is Sincere Advice by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq

An excellent reminder by our beloved Ustaadh Abu Inaayah Seif focusing on Ikhlaas, being truthful and the perils of ar-Riyaa' - May Allaah protect us. Ameen

Markaz AIM Lecture: Worshipping Allaah Upon Sincerity - Ustaadh Abu Inaayah Seif - 02Aug23

[27/10/2023] Maintaining Sincere Intentions till Death - Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

- The obligation to make our lives, speech and actions sincerely for the sake of Allāh. 
- The relationship between sincere intention and righteous actions.
- The four categories of people as it relates to the recompense for actions and intentions.
- The reason the Companions who stayed behind in Madīnah received the same reward as those who went out to the Battle of Tabūk. 
- How a person can reach the level of a martyr even if he dies in his bed.
- Proof that a person is rewarded for leaving a sin for the sake of Allāh.
- Each person will be raised according to his intentions on Yawmul-Qiyāmah.
- Questions to reflect upon when carrying out actions.
- Those who will be dragged on their faces into the Fire.
- The reason the people of Paradise and the people of the Hellfire will remain in their abodes for eternity. 
- A call to purify our intentions, speech and actions.

Maintaining Sincere Intentions till Death By Abu Khadeejah 27102023

The Religion is Sincerity of Purpose - by Ustadh Abdurrahman al Mawsili - Jumuah Khutba 15/12/23

Friday Feb.23.2024 Khutbah Ustadh Mustapha Al Fulaani

Sincerity In The Religion- Ustadh Mustafa Al Fulaani

[25/02/2024] Sincerity: The Path to Safety and Happiness - By Abu 'Iyād Amjad Rafīq حفظه الله. Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah Mini Conference, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The two levels of ikhlāṣ.
- The unified goal of all the people of the world, and the only way to truly achieve it.
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on the foundation of happiness.
- Ibn Kathīr (رحمه الله) on that which constitutes a good life.
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on how to remain happy in your dealings with the creation.
- The happiness and contentment of Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) despite being oppressed and imprisoned multiple times.
- The consequences of not having sincerity in worship and in dealing with the people. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on the reason for all evil in the world that is specific to the servant, and the reason for the servant’s happiness.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on that which closes the doors of evil.
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the signs of happiness.
- Measuring ourselves to see whether we are from the people of happiness or wretchedness. 
- What it means to have ikhlāṣ.
- Fuḍayl b. ‘Iyāḍ (رحمه الله) on shirk, riyā and ikhlāṣ.
- Allāh’s command to make the religion purely and sincerely for Him.
- The trial of wanting to be seen and praised by the people. 
- Ibn Rajab (رحمه الله) on the one who deserves hatred and punishment from Allāh.
- Sufyān ath-Thawrī (رحمه الله) on the difficulty of treating one’s intention.
- Aḥādīth regarding there being no reward for the one who performs actions for other than Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى). 
- The requirement of ikhlāṣ for every action.
- Examples of seemingly trivial actions that lead to forgiveness and entrance into Jannah due to ikhlāṣ.
- The superiority of small actions with pure intention over a great deal of actions with dubious/mixed intention. 
- Statements from ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb (رضى الله عنه), Dāwūd aṭ-Ṭā’ī, Yaḥyā b. Abī Kathīr and Zabīd al-Yāmī (رحمهم الله) regarding the virtue of having pure intention. 
- The fruits of ikhlāṣ and how it safeguards a person from trials.
- Abū Bakr al-‘Ayyāsh (رحمه الله) on the reason Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq (رضى الله عنه) preceded the other Companions.
- ‘Abdullāh b. al-Mubārak (رحمه الله) on the magnification of reward for a trivial/small action and the diminishing of reward for a great action.
- Means of attainting happiness, safety and protection from Shayṭān and things that corrupt the intention:
- 1. Du’ā to Allāh.
- 2. Concealing our (righteous) actions. 
- 3. Comparing ourselves to the deeds of the righteous who are superior to us.
- 4. Belittling our actions.
- 5. Fearing that our actions will not be accepted by Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى). 
- 6. Not being affected by the speech (praise) of the people.
- 7. Remembering that it is not the people who are going to give us Paradise or Hellfire. 
- 8. Remembering that we are going into the grave alone.

Sincerity - The Path to Safety & Happiness By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq

Chapter of Sincerity and Intention - Lesson 7

The following is an explanation of the Hadeeth “The religion is Sincere advice” given by Shaykh Rabee’ al-Madhkali.

In this first part of double sitting in Manchester Abdulilah translates this explanation giving advice to the Salafis to work together upon birr and taqwaa.

Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester

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The Religion is Sincerity

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The Importance Of Sincerity In Seeking Knowledge By Ustadh Abu Ishaq Nadeem حفظه الله

Sincerity- Mohammed Amin al-Jazairi

A 3 part series on the necessity of sincerity within the character of the Muslim.  Part of the Sincerity: The Mark of a Muslim conference, June 2019, TROID (Toronto, Canada).

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