The Middle Path

The Middle Path

Volume 4 Issue 5
Newsletter Date:
Monday 1st February
2010
16th Safar 1431 Hijra
And whoever places his hope in the meeting with His Lord let him work righteous deeds and in
the worship of His Lord, associate none as a partner (Surah Kahf 18:110)
Al-Jalal Masjid, 314 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744

The Acceptable Action

Before you take a single step oh Muslims, it is vital for you to be acquainted with the path in which your deliverance lies.
Do not make yourself exhausted by performing many actions. Perhaps the one who does many actions, does not gain
anything but tiredness from them in this world and punishment in the hereafter. This is illustrated in the Prophet sallal-
laahu 'alayhi wa sallam saying: "Perhaps a fasting person obtains nothing from his fasting but hunger and one who
stands during the night in prayer nothing but tiredness." Reported by Ibn Maajah from Abu Hurairah and Sheikh Al-
PEARLS OF Albaanee declared it to be authentic in his Saheeh ul-Jaami', no. 3482.]. Allah the Exalted said: And We shall turn to
WISDOM: whatever actions they did and make them into scattered dust (Surah Furqaan 25:23). He also said: It is he who created
life and death to see which of you is best in action (Surah Mulk 67:2)
Death is seeking
Therefore, know before everything else the necessary conditions for actions before they are accepted. It is vital that two
you
great and important matters are fulfilled for every action. If they are not the action will not be accepted.
“Remember how The First: That the one who performed the action desired nothing but the Face of Allah Azzawajall by it – to have sincer-
they walked and ity and intention that this action is purely to seek the pleasure of Allah.
now their joints lie
separately, The Second: That the action is in agreement with what Allah the Exalted has legislated in His Book or His Messenger sal-
and the tongue lallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam has explained in his sunnah.
with which they
Fudayl ibn Ayyaad, a taabi'ee, said regarding the verse {...that He may test you, which of you is best in deeds...} [11:7],
talked lightly is
eaten away by "The most sincere and the most correct" so those who were around him said "And what is the most sincere and the
worms. Do not sit most correct?" He replied "Action, if it is correct but not sincere will not be accepted and action, if it is sincere but not
idle for indeed correct will not be accepted until it is both sincere and correct. Sincere means that nothing but the Face of Allah is
death is seeking sought and correct means that it is in conformity with the Sunnah."
you”
[Hasan al-Basri] And some of the Salaf used to say: There is no action, even if it is insignificant, except that it will have two questions put
to it – 1. Why did you do it? And 2. How did you do it?
Remember your
The first question is about the reason for the action and its motive. If the motive was for an objective from among the
contemporaries who
have passed away objectives of the world such as seeking praise or status or any other worldly aim, it is an evil action and will be thrown
and were your age. back at its performer. If the motive for the action was to fulfil the right of Allah of pure enslavement to Him and seeking
Remember the hon- a means of nearness to Him then it is a good action and will be accepted Insha’Allah.
ours and fame they
earned, the high
The second question is about the following and imitation of the Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Was the action
posts they held and from amongst the legislated actions or was it from your innovation and invention? If it was from the guidance of the
the beautiful bodies Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam then it is a good action and if it was in opposition to the practise of the Messen-
they possessed. ger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam then it is an evil action and will not be accepted from its performer as is proven in the
hadeeth of Aa'ishah (ra) who said: The Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Whoever introduces into
Today all of them are this affair of ours something that does not belong to it will have it rejected." (Muslim)
turned to dust. They
And she also reports that the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Whoever does an action which we
have left orphans
and widows behind have not commanded will have it rejected." (Muslim)
them, their wealth is When one of the above two conditions is not fulfilled the action is neither righteous nor acceptable. The saying of the
being wasted, and
Blessed and Exalted provides evidence for this:
their houses turned
into ruins. And whoever places his hope in the meeting with His Lord let him work righteous deeds and in the worship of His
Lord, associate none as a partner (Surah Kahf 18:110)
No sign is of them is
left today, their Allah, the Sublime has commanded in this verse that the action should be righteous meaning, agreement with the
wealth is being Sharee'ah. Then He commanded that the person should make it sincerely for Allah, desiring by it nothing besides Him.
wasted and their Ibn Katheer (rh) said: These are the two pillars of the accepted action. It is necessary that the action is sincerely for Allah
houses turned into
ruins. No sign of
and also correct, upon the Sharee'ah of the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. The likes of this has also
them is left today been reported from al-Qaadi Ayyaad - may Allah have mercy upon Him - and others.
and they lie in dark Allah the Exalted also said:
holes underneath the
earth. And who is better in religion than the one who submits his face to Allah and is a doer of good? (Surah Nisaa 4:125)
The meaning of submitting ones face for Allah is: Making one's intention and action for Allah, and the meaning of doing
Picture their faces
before your minds
good is: Imitating and following the Messenger's sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam Sunnah.
eye and ponder. O’ Allah guide us to the right intention and sincerity in our action. O’ Allah guide us to follow the pure sunnah of your
final Prophet and Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Ameen.

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 Indeed successful are the Indeed successful are the
believers who perform prayers believers who perform prayers
with complete devotion with complete devotion
23:1-2 23:1-2

PRAYER TIMETABLE
Safar - Rabi Al-Awwal 1431 | February 2010
FAJR ZUHR ‘ASR MAGHRIB ‘ISHA

Islamic Feb Day Start Jamat Sunrise Start Jamat Start Jamat Sunset Jamat Start Jamat
month

16 1st Mon 6.00 7.00 7.42 12.25 1.00 3.00 3.15 4.50 4.55 6.16 7.15

17 2nd Tue 5.59 7.00 7.40 12.25 1.00 3.01 3.15 4.51 4.56 6.18 7.15

AL-JALAL 18 3rd Wed 5.57 6.45 7.38 12.25 1.00 3.04 3.30 4.53 4.58 6.20 7.15
MASJID
19 4th Thur 5.55 6.45 7.37 12.26 1.00 3.08 3.30 4.55 5.00 6.22 7.15
ACTIVITES FOR
FEBRUARY 2010 20 5th Fri 5.54 6.45 7.35 12.26 1.00 3.10 3.30 4.57 5.02 6.25 7.15
- Children
Madrasah: 21 6th Sat 5.52 6.45 7.33 12.26 1.00 3.11 3.30 4.59 5.04 6.26 7.15
Monday to Friday-5.00 22 7th Sun 5.50 6.45 7.32 12.26 1.00 3.13 3.30 5.01 5.06 6.27 7.15
pm to 7.00 pm
- Quran classes for 23 8th Mon 5.49 6.45 7.30 12.26 1.00 3.14 3.30 5.03 5.08 6.28 7.15
adults:
Every Tuesday & 24 9th Tue 5.47 6.45 7.28 12.26 1.00 3.16 3.30 5.04 5.09 6.29 7.15
Wednesday after Zuhr
Jamat, 1.30 pm 25 10th Wed 5.44 6.45 7.26 12.26 1.00 3.18 3.45 5.06 5.10 6.31 7.15

- Women Circles (in 26 11th Thur 5.41 6.45 7.24 12.26 1.00 3.19 3.45 5.08 5.13 6.33 7.15
Bengali):
Every Wednesday at 11.00 27 12th Fri 5.38 6.45 7.23 12.26 1.00 3.20 3.45 5.10 5.15 6.34 7.15
am
28 13th Sat 5.36 6.45 7.21 12.26 1.00 3.24 3.45 5.12 5.17 6.36 7.15
- Riyadh Us
Saliheen
29 14th Sun 5.34 6.45 7.19 12.26 1.00 3.25 3.45 5.14 5.19 6.37 7.15
Reflections:
Every Wednesday after
30 15th Mon 5.35 6.45 7.17 12.26 1.00 3.27 3.45 5.16 5.21 6.39 7.15
Isha jamaat (restarts in
late February) 1 16th Tue 5.32 6.45 7.15 12.26 1.00 3.29 3.45 5.17 5.22 6.42 7.15
- The Great News to
Mankind: 2 17th Wed 5.30 6.30 7.13 12.26 1.00 3.31 4.00 5.19 5.24 6.45 7.15
TAFSEER JUZ
AMMA 3 18th Thur 5.29 6.30 7.11 12.26 1.00 3.32 4.00 5.21 5.26 6.48 7.15

“a comprehensive study of 4 19th Fri 5.27 6.30 7.09 12.25 1.00 3.34 4.00 5.23 5.28 6.50 7.15
the final 36 surahs of the
Glorious Quran” 5 20th Sat 5.25 6.30 7.07 12.25 1.00 3.35 4.00 5.25 5.30 6.52 7.15
A 10 week course to
be taught by Ustadh 6 21st Sun 5.23 6.30 7.05 12.25 1.00 3.38 4.00 5.27 5.32 6.53 7.15
Murtaza Khan
(Tayyibun 7 22nd Mon 5.21 6.30 7.03 12.25 1.00 3.39 4.00 5.28 5.33 6.55 7.15
Institute)
8 23rd Tue 5.20 6.30 7.01 12.25 1.00 3.40 4.00 5.30 5.35 6.57 7.15
- February event:
9 24th Wed 5.18 6.15 6.59 12.25 1.00 3.40 4.15 5.32 5.37 6.59 7.15
Dates & Time to be
confirmed.
(Please check our 10 25th Thur 5.16 6.15 6.56 12.25 1.00 3.41 4.15 5.34 5.39 7.01 7.15
website and/or
announcements in the 11 26th Fri 5.15 6.15 6.54 12.25 1.00 3.41 4.15 5.36 5.41 7.01 7.15
Masjid)
12 27th Sat 5.12 6.15 6.52 12.24 1.00 3.42 4.15 5.38 5.43 7.04 7.30
Open to brothers &
sisters. 13 28th Sun 5.10 6.15 6.50 12.24 1.00 3.42 4.15 5.39 5.44 7.04 7.30

For further information please check our website:

www.aljalalmasjid.org
We welcome suggestions, advice and general comments. Our aim is that the Masjid meets the needs of the local community.
Please feel free to contact us -
Email: info@aljalalmasjid.org
Al Jalal Masjid, 314. Biscot Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1AZ. Tel: 01582 411744