In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate The first ten days of Dhu’l Hijjah are blessed days: Allah Most High Himself swore by them in the Qur’an: “By the Dawn, and the Ten Nights…” [Qur’an, Surat al-Fajr, 89.1-2] The Qur’anic commentators generally agree that the ten nights mentionedContinue Reading…
The first legal maxim that Ibn Nujaym mentioned in his Ashbah wa’l Nadha’ir is: “There is no reward without intention.” This is one of the most repeated and well-known of legal maxims. It is taken from the well-known hadith in which the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace)Continue Reading…
The place of the intention is the heart, such that one has the firm determination and resolve when one is about to start (or before it) such that if asked one could reply without hesitation, “I am praying, such and such…” As the fuqaha note, it is rare that one’sContinue Reading…
