Acting Upon the Qur’an
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
Likewise is the hadith of al-Nawwās ibn Samʿān, may Allah be pleased with him, in which the Prophet ﷺ informed that whoever recites the Qur’an and acts upon it, then on the Day of Resurrection Sūrah al-Baqarah and Āl ʿImrān will come forward before him, pleading on behalf of their companion on the Day of Resurrection.
However, in this hadith the Messenger ﷺ restricted the recitation of the Qur’an with acting upon it, because those who recite the Qur’an are divided into two categories:
One category does not act upon the Qur’an. They neither believe in its reports nor act according to its rulings. Such people—the Qur’an will be a proof against them.
The second category are those who believe in its reports, affirm them, and act according to its rulings. These people—the Qur’an will be a proof for them, pleading on their behalf on the Day of Resurrection, because the Prophet ﷺ said:
“The Qur’an is either a proof for you or against you.”
In this is proof that the most important matter concerning the Qur’an is acting upon it.
This is further supported by the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted:
﴿ كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ﴾
“(This is) a Book which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its verses, and that men of understanding may remember.” [Ṣād: 29]
His statement:
﴿ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ ﴾
“that they may ponder over its verses”
Meaning: that they understand its meanings.
And His statement:
﴿ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ﴾
“and that men of understanding may remember”
Meaning: and act upon it.
Acting was mentioned after pondering because acting cannot occur without reflection and understanding, since reflection leads to knowledge, and action is a branch stemming from knowledge.
So the conclusion is that this is the purpose behind the revelation of the Qur’an: that it be recited and acted upon, its reports believed in, its rulings implemented, and its commands carried out.
📚Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn (3/529)
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
Likewise is the hadith of al-Nawwās ibn Samʿān, may Allah be pleased with him, in which the Prophet ﷺ informed that whoever recites the Qur’an and acts upon it, then on the Day of Resurrection Sūrah al-Baqarah and Āl ʿImrān will come forward before him, pleading on behalf of their companion on the Day of Resurrection.
However, in this hadith the Messenger ﷺ restricted the recitation of the Qur’an with acting upon it, because those who recite the Qur’an are divided into two categories:
One category does not act upon the Qur’an. They neither believe in its reports nor act according to its rulings. Such people—the Qur’an will be a proof against them.
The second category are those who believe in its reports, affirm them, and act according to its rulings. These people—the Qur’an will be a proof for them, pleading on their behalf on the Day of Resurrection, because the Prophet ﷺ said:
“The Qur’an is either a proof for you or against you.”
In this is proof that the most important matter concerning the Qur’an is acting upon it.
This is further supported by the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted:
﴿ كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ﴾
“(This is) a Book which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its verses, and that men of understanding may remember.” [Ṣād: 29]
His statement:
﴿ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ ﴾
“that they may ponder over its verses”
Meaning: that they understand its meanings.
And His statement:
﴿ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ﴾
“and that men of understanding may remember”
Meaning: and act upon it.
Acting was mentioned after pondering because acting cannot occur without reflection and understanding, since reflection leads to knowledge, and action is a branch stemming from knowledge.
So the conclusion is that this is the purpose behind the revelation of the Qur’an: that it be recited and acted upon, its reports believed in, its rulings implemented, and its commands carried out.
📚Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn (3/529)
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The Etiquettes of Supplication That the Supplicant Should Observe
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
First: Presence of heart and attentiveness.
Second: That a person believes in his complete need of his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, and that he asks Him as a poor and needy servant, not as one who feels self-sufficient.
Third: That he believes Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, never fails in His promise, due to His statement:
﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ﴾
“And your Lord said: ‘Invoke Me, and I will respond to you.’” [Ghāfir: 60]
Fourth: That he does not supplicate for a sinful matter or for the severing of family ties.
Fifth: That he begins his supplication by praising Allah and sending prayers and peace upon His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Sixth: That he avoids consuming unlawful wealth and unlawful food. This is among the most important of these etiquettes.
Seventh: It is recommended that he be in a state of purity, because the Prophet ﷺ said:
“I disliked mentioning Allah except while in a state of purity.”
This is better and more conducive to having one’s supplication answered.
Eighth: As mentioned in the hadith, that he raises his hands to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, because this is a sign of asking and seeking from Him.
Ninth: That the supplicant deeply feels his complete poverty and dependence upon Allah, while recognising Allah’s absolute independence from His creation, as well as the perfection of His generosity and bounty.
📚Fatḥ Dhī al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām bi-Sharḥ Bulūgh al-Marām (8/265–266)
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
First: Presence of heart and attentiveness.
Second: That a person believes in his complete need of his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, and that he asks Him as a poor and needy servant, not as one who feels self-sufficient.
Third: That he believes Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, never fails in His promise, due to His statement:
﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ﴾
“And your Lord said: ‘Invoke Me, and I will respond to you.’” [Ghāfir: 60]
Fourth: That he does not supplicate for a sinful matter or for the severing of family ties.
Fifth: That he begins his supplication by praising Allah and sending prayers and peace upon His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Sixth: That he avoids consuming unlawful wealth and unlawful food. This is among the most important of these etiquettes.
Seventh: It is recommended that he be in a state of purity, because the Prophet ﷺ said:
“I disliked mentioning Allah except while in a state of purity.”
This is better and more conducive to having one’s supplication answered.
Eighth: As mentioned in the hadith, that he raises his hands to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, because this is a sign of asking and seeking from Him.
Ninth: That the supplicant deeply feels his complete poverty and dependence upon Allah, while recognising Allah’s absolute independence from His creation, as well as the perfection of His generosity and bounty.
📚Fatḥ Dhī al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām bi-Sharḥ Bulūgh al-Marām (8/265–266)
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How Can a Person Turn All of His Actions into Remembrance of Allah?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
A person should know that he can turn all of his actions into remembrance of Allah by intending the reward of Allah in everything he does.
He should not speak except while hoping for reward from Allah, nor refrain from something except while hoping for reward from Allah, nor perform any action except while seeking reward from Allah through it.
The Prophet ﷺ said to Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ:
“You will never spend anything seeking thereby the Face of Allah except that you will be rewarded for it—even for the morsel that you place into your wife’s mouth.”
The Prophet ﷺ also informed us that when a man spends on himself, it is counted as charity for him.
Therefore, the successful person—and I ask Allah to make me and you among them—is able to transform his ordinary habits and natural desires into acts of worship. When he does so, he becomes one who remembers Allah.
So if you wish Allah to place blessing in your lifespan and in your time, then cling to the remembrance of Allah.
Allah, the Most High, said:
﴿الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ﴾
“Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides.” [Āl ʿImrān: 191]
There is no doubt that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most abundant of people in the remembrance of Allah and the most constant of them in remembering Him.
Because of that, Allah placed blessing in his life, in his deeds, in his speech, and in his actions.
📚Fatḥ Dhī al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām bi-Sharḥ Bulūgh al-Marām (11/448)
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
A person should know that he can turn all of his actions into remembrance of Allah by intending the reward of Allah in everything he does.
He should not speak except while hoping for reward from Allah, nor refrain from something except while hoping for reward from Allah, nor perform any action except while seeking reward from Allah through it.
The Prophet ﷺ said to Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ:
“You will never spend anything seeking thereby the Face of Allah except that you will be rewarded for it—even for the morsel that you place into your wife’s mouth.”
The Prophet ﷺ also informed us that when a man spends on himself, it is counted as charity for him.
Therefore, the successful person—and I ask Allah to make me and you among them—is able to transform his ordinary habits and natural desires into acts of worship. When he does so, he becomes one who remembers Allah.
So if you wish Allah to place blessing in your lifespan and in your time, then cling to the remembrance of Allah.
Allah, the Most High, said:
﴿الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ﴾
“Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides.” [Āl ʿImrān: 191]
There is no doubt that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most abundant of people in the remembrance of Allah and the most constant of them in remembering Him.
Because of that, Allah placed blessing in his life, in his deeds, in his speech, and in his actions.
📚Fatḥ Dhī al-Jalāl wa al-Ikrām bi-Sharḥ Bulūgh al-Marām (11/448)
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