Wednesday, November 29, 2006
While sitting in some random corner of the mosque, trying to absorb the pearls of wisdom dropped by a Shaykh, one specific comment was very interesting and thought provoking.
It is not enough to simply have a good intention. The act must also be in accordance with the Quran and the sunnah. In fact, when Allah talks about it in the Quran, He first mentions the importance of carrying out the act correctly and then the intention. If the act is correct and intention wrong, a person can always change it but if the act is something unlawful, then no matter how pious the intention, it will not be accepted.
We were discussing on how Muslims tend to compromise their principles at times in claim for a greater good. But the end do not justify the means.
It is not enough to simply have a good intention. The act must also be in accordance with the Quran and the sunnah. In fact, when Allah talks about it in the Quran, He first mentions the importance of carrying out the act correctly and then the intention. If the act is correct and intention wrong, a person can always change it but if the act is something unlawful, then no matter how pious the intention, it will not be accepted.
We were discussing on how Muslims tend to compromise their principles at times in claim for a greater good. But the end do not justify the means.
Faraz Ahmed 10:39 a.m.