This includes things such as...

This includes things such as: music; singing; dancing; playing cards; video games…ECT In addition, it is important to note when we go to earn lawful sustenance, we are actually worshiping; we present four Ahadith below in order to distinguish between the useless acts (Lahoo Lahab) and those acts which, may not be superficially recognised as worship, but in fact are essential aspects of worship: (1) ‘Abu Jafar -asws has said that the Messenger of Allah -saww has said: ‘Worship has seventy parts.

The most excellent part in it is working to make lawful living’. [2] (2) ‘The Messenger of Allah -saww has said: ‘O Allah -azwj : Grant us blessings with our loaves of bread and do not take them away from us. Without bread we neither are able to perform Salat or fast, nor can we perform our obligations toward (Allah -azwj ) our Lord’. [3] (3) ‘Abu Abd Allah -asws once said: ‘A wealth that keeps you away from injustice is better than poverty that leads you to commit sins’.

[4] (4) ‘ About the words of Allah -azwj : There are men who do not become distracted from speaking of Allah because of trading and business.’ (24:37) . The Imam -asws said: ‘They are the business people who do not become distracted from speaking of Allah -azwj because of trade and business when it is time for Salat. They yield to the rights of Allah -azwj in such times’.

[5] The Word Picture/Portrait in the Holy Quran: The word ‘Tamasil’ (picture) is found in several places within the Holy Book, as: وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ {34:12}يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَاسِيَاتٍ ۚ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ {34:13} And (We made) the wind (subservient) to Sulaiman, which made a month’s journey in the morning and a month’s journey in the evening, and We made a fountain of molten copper to flow out for him, and of the jinn there were those who worked before him by the command of his Lord; and whoever turned aside from Our command from among them, We made him taste the punishment of burning (34:12).

They made for him what he pleased of fortresses and images , and bowls (large) as watering-troughs and cooking-pots that will not move from their place; give thanks, O family of Dawood!

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