O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous
In this ayah, Allah swt is addressing all the human beings from all different backgrounds, religions, countries, races, ethnic backgrounds and languages to worship Him.
The literal meaning of worship is humility and servitude, shown with a lot of respect, fear and love.
Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said, "Al-Ibaadah (worship) is a term which comprises everything that Allah swt loves and approves of from the apparent and hidden sayings and actions.”
Therefore, worship not only includes rituals (Salah, fasting, zakah, hajj) but also all the other deeds which helps us to earn the pleasure of Allah. Being kind to parents and relatives is a form of worship. Following Sunnah, doing tawbah and thanking Allah swt are acts of Ibadah. Even cooking, cleaning, taking care of family, etc are all acts of worship. So, we should do them with the intention of pleasing Allah swt.
Subhanallah, it is the beauty of our deen that we can even turn our eating and sleeping into Ibadah by doing them according to Sunnah.
Sunnahs for Sleeping:
1) Make wudhu before sleeping
2) Dust your bed
3) sleep on your right side
4) Recite three quls and ayatul kursi
5)have an intention of waking up for tahajjud and fajr
Sunnahs for eating:
1) Eat Halal and healthy food.
2) Start with Bismillah
3) eat with right hand
4) eat while sitting
5) Fill one-third of stomach with food. one-third with water and keep the rest empty.
6) Read the Masnoon dua after finishing food.
7) eat with the intention of gaining energy for ibadah
Subhanallah, by remembering and doing these simple sunnahs we can turn our daily lives into acts of worship. Also, we can see that most of these simple actions have medical/health benefits as well.
We should also keep in mind that Allah doesn't need our ibadah. It is only for our own benefit.
May Allah swt enable us to do His Ibadah in the best possible manner. May Allah swt accept all our Ibadah! Ameen!
In this ayah, Allah swt is addressing all the human beings from all different backgrounds, religions, countries, races, ethnic backgrounds and languages to worship Him.
The literal meaning of worship is humility and servitude, shown with a lot of respect, fear and love.
Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said, "Al-Ibaadah (worship) is a term which comprises everything that Allah swt loves and approves of from the apparent and hidden sayings and actions.”
Therefore, worship not only includes rituals (Salah, fasting, zakah, hajj) but also all the other deeds which helps us to earn the pleasure of Allah. Being kind to parents and relatives is a form of worship. Following Sunnah, doing tawbah and thanking Allah swt are acts of Ibadah. Even cooking, cleaning, taking care of family, etc are all acts of worship. So, we should do them with the intention of pleasing Allah swt.
Subhanallah, it is the beauty of our deen that we can even turn our eating and sleeping into Ibadah by doing them according to Sunnah.
Sunnahs for Sleeping:
1) Make wudhu before sleeping
2) Dust your bed
3) sleep on your right side
4) Recite three quls and ayatul kursi
5)have an intention of waking up for tahajjud and fajr
Sunnahs for eating:
1) Eat Halal and healthy food.
2) Start with Bismillah
3) eat with right hand
4) eat while sitting
5) Fill one-third of stomach with food. one-third with water and keep the rest empty.
6) Read the Masnoon dua after finishing food.
7) eat with the intention of gaining energy for ibadah
Subhanallah, by remembering and doing these simple sunnahs we can turn our daily lives into acts of worship. Also, we can see that most of these simple actions have medical/health benefits as well.
We should also keep in mind that Allah doesn't need our ibadah. It is only for our own benefit.
May Allah swt enable us to do His Ibadah in the best possible manner. May Allah swt accept all our Ibadah! Ameen!
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