said, ‘نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِہٖ’ The intention of a believer is better than his action.        (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)

Two Madani pearls

 …٭Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a good deed.

  …٭The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward he will attain.

Intentions of listening to the Bayan

 -1Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayan attentively.

 -2Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in Attahiyyaat position as long as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious knowledge.

 -3When I hear صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب, اُذۡكُرُوا اللّٰه, تُوۡبُوۡا اِلَي اللّٰه, etc., I will reply loudly with the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.

 -4After the Bayan, I will approach other people by making Salam, shaking hands, and for making individual efforts upon them.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Blessed companions’ passion for sacrifice

The publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, that comprises of 2 volumes contains various admonitory parables. Parable number 17 on page no. 73 of its first volume is as follows:

Sayyiduna Abu Jahm Bin Huzayfah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: (On one particular day numerous companions (Sahabah) رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم were attacked and terribly wounded by non-believers. Amongst the wounded) I was looking for my [paternal] cousin. I had water in a bowl that was enough to quench the thirst of one person. I thought that if he has some remaining breaths left, then I will give this water to him and would clean his face with this water. When I reached near him, I saw that he was drenched in blood. I asked him: ‘Shall          I give you water?’ Through a gesture, he said, ‘Yes’. In the meanwhile, someone’s groaning voice was heard. My [paternal] cousin said, ‘Take this water to him.’ I saw that he was the brother of Sayyiduna ‘Amr Bin ‘Aas, Sayyiduna Hishaam Bin ‘Aas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. I reached him and said, ‘Here, let me give you water.’ In the meanwhile, he too heard an injured person groaning.