36.The Meaning of Ad-Din
Ad-Din means the reckoning, the reward or punishment.
Similarly, Allah said,
﴿يَوْمَئِذٍ يُوَفِّيهِمُ اللَّهُ دِينَهُمُ الْحَقَّ﴾
(On that Day Allah will pay them the (Dinahum) recompense
(of their deeds) in full) (24:25), and,
﴿أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ﴾
(Shall we indeed (be raised up) to receive reward or
punishment (according to our deeds)) (37:53).
A Hadith stated,
«الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ
الْمَوتِ»
(The wise person is he who reckons himself and works for
(his life) after death.) meaning, he holds himself accountable. Also, `Umar
said, "Hold yourself accountable before you are held accountable, weigh
yourselves before you are weighed, and be prepared for the biggest gathering
before He Whose knowledge encompasses your deeds,
﴿يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لاَ تَخْفَى مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ ﴾
(That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of
yours will be hidden) (69:18).''
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(5. You we worship, and You we ask for help.) (1:5)
37.The Linguistic and Religious Meaning of `Ibadah
Linguistically, `Ibadah means subdued. For instance, a road
is described as Mu`abbadah, meaning, `paved'. In religious terminology, `Ibadah
implies the utmost love, humility and fear.
38.The Merit of stating the Object of the Action before the
Doer of the Act, and the Merit of these Neg
"You...'', means, we worship You alone and none else,
and rely on You alone and none else. This is the perfect form of obedience and
the entire religion is implied by these two ideas. Some of the Salaf said,
Al-Fatihah is the secret of the Qur'an, while these words are the secret of
Al-Fatihah,
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(5. You we worship, and You we ask for help from.)
The first part is a declaration of innocence from Shirk
(polytheism), while the second negates having any power or strength, displaying
the recognition that all affairs are controlled by Allah alone. This meaning is
reiterated in various instances in the Qur'an. For instance, Allah said,
﴿فَاعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَـفِلٍ
عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ﴾
(So worship Him (O Muhammad ) and put your trust in Him. And
your Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do.) (11:123),
﴿قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَـنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ
تَوَكَّلْنَا﴾
(Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allah), in Him we
believe, and in Him we put our trust.'') (67:29),
﴿رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلاً ﴾
((He alone is) the Lord of the east and the west; La ilaha
illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He).
So take Him alone as Wakil (Disposer of your affairs)),
(73:9), and,
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(You we worship, and You we ask for help from).
We should mention that in this Ayah, the type of speech here
changes from the third person to direct speech by using the Kaf in the
statement Iyyaka (You). This is because after the servant praised and thanked
Allah, he stands before Him, addressing Him directly;
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(You we worship, and You we ask for help from).
So take Him alone as Wakil (Disposer of your affairs)),
(73:9), and,
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(You we worship, and You we ask for help from).
We should mention that in this Ayah, the type of speech here
changes from the third person to direct speech by using the Kaf in the
statement Iyyaka (You). This is because after the servant praised and thanked
Allah, he stands before Him, addressing Him directly;
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(You we worship, and You we ask for help from).
39.Al-Fatihah indicates the Necessity of
praising Allah. It is required in every Prayer.
The beginning of Surat Al-Fatihah contains Allah's praise
for Himself by His most beautiful Attributes and indicates to His servants
that, they too, should praise Him in the same manner. Hence, the prayer is not
valid unless one recites Al-Fatihah, if he is able. The Two Sahihs recorded
that `Ubadah bin As-Samit said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ»
(There is no valid prayer for whoever does not recite
Al-Fatihah of the Book.)
Also, it is recorded in Sahih Muslim that Abu Hurayrah said
that the Messenger of Allah said,
«يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي
وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، فَنِصْفُهَا لِي وَنِصْفُهَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي
مَا سَأَلَ، إِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ:
«الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ رَبّ الْعَـلَمِينَ يَوْمِ إِنَّ اللَّهُ
يُؤْمِنُونَ كَفَرُواْ اللَّهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ غِشَـوَةٌ عَلَى الْمَغْضُوبِ
يُنفِقُونَ اللَّهُ سَوَآء قُلُوبِهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
قُلُوبِهِمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ يُوقِنُونَ اللَّهُ بِالْغَيْبِ سَمْعِهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
قُلُوبِهِمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمِ أَمْ اللَّهُ لّلْمُتَّقِينَ قُلُوبِهِمْ بِمَآ
اللَّهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ كَفَرُواْ اللَّهُ الْمَغْضُوبِ
الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ»
، قَالَ اللهُ: أَثْنى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي فَإذَا قَالَ:
﴿مَـلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴾، قَالَ اللهُ: مَجَّدَنِي
عَبْدِي، وَإِذَا قَالَ:
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾، قَالَ: هذَا
بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ، فَإِذَا قَالَ:
﴿اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴾
﴿صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ
عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّآلِّينَ ﴾، قَالَ: هذَا لِعَبْدِي، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ»
(Allah said, `I divided the prayer into two halves between
Myself and My servant, one half is for Me and one half for My servant. My
servant shall have what he asks for.' When the servant says,
﴿الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ ﴾
(All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that
exists.), Allah says, `My servant has praised Me.' When the servant says,
﴿الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴾
(The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), Allah says, `My
servant has praised Me.' When the servant says,
﴿مَـلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴾
(The Owner of the Day of Recompense), Allah says, `My
servant has glorified Me.' If the servant says,
﴿إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴾
(You we worship, and You we ask for help), Allah says, `This
is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asked.' If the
servant says,
﴿اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ - صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ
أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّآلِّينَ ﴾
(Guide us to the straight path. The path of those on whom
You have
bestowed Your grace, not (that) of those who have earned
Your anger, nor
of those who went
astray), Allah says, `This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he
asked.')
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