IKHLAAS
Why we do something ?
 
Why is the purpose of doing something ?
 
What do we want out of that labour we do ?
 
What is this for ?
 
Your answer will tell you  your intention .......This intention is called Niyat or Niyyah .....This niyyat must be pure ..........and this  real intention is called sincerity ..............We name it IKHLAAS. It is very important for all of us to attain IKHLAAS in all our words and actions....
 
Our  Salat, Our Saum , Our Zakat, Our Hajj  ,Our Jihad, Our efforts of Tableegh , our efforts in learning the Deen ,all our actions may go in vain , may become zero at the balance , may become weightless and nothing on the day of judgment.......only and only because our Niyat was not pure.Our intention was not true. There was no ikhlaas and there was no intention of qualifying for the pleasure of Allah..........In short Pleasure of Allah ( Raza e ilaahi ) was not our goal .......therefore we would not get the reward and pleasure of Allah at all.......and except desperation there is nothing for us in end......
 
You are reading this email ......why ? If your intention is to get some points from this email so that you may argue and discuss the topic amongst your friends in order to let them know that you have a sound knowledge of Islam or ikhlaas .....so that people may say that A  is a very learned fellow........He knows so much........ By this knowledge you let down some of your friends..................If this is your intention then it is clear your niyyat is not pure and true........Your niyaat is not to learn something .You intention is not to learn and put into practice the same for your own self..........Your Intention is not to learn and follow it to get the pleasure of Allah swt.................. Your Intention is false..........You will get zero........You will not be able to receive the true blessings and barakah in your life because your niyyah is not pure........
 
I am writing this article for what ? for the reason that the reader would say what a nice article written by Khalid   ? If this is my niyat then all my effort is in vain. I am not going to get any reward from Allah swt ........If my Niyat is to get the pleasure and Riza of Allah swt .........so that some people learn and follow the advices given in it........may make me eligible of receiving rewards from Allah swt............only in that case I may say my niyat is pure............in that case also I may not sure whether it is accepted by Allah swt or not ?
 
In our Deen , Ikhlaas ( Sincerity in actions ) is something very very important. Do you know your rewards would be identified and judged on the basis of your intention and niyat.
 
I ask you for what purpose you stand for Salat ? You go to mosque to offer prayers ? What is this for ?  All this exercise is to attain the pleasure of our rabb or to get some appreciation from the people  who see me going to mosque ?
 
You helped a boy get his admission - what was your Niyyah ?
 
You helped a old man reach his home safely - What was your Intention ?
 
So doing good actions is good .....
 
But.........
 
Merely doing good deeds is not good only.
 
We have to check with what intention we are doing the deeds....... If you are doing hard work only to get some lines or words of appreciation from some people then believe me you will get that one only . You will get some words of praise and compliments from some people but you cant claim to get the rewards from Allah swt......because there