Being Better Worshippers

Children aged 6-8 made weaving prayer mats as part of their lesson on being better worshippers.

Age group 9-12 we learnt that;

Any act of worship must be purely for
Allah alone, otherwise it is not valid.

Sincerity means that you are acting truly

and not just doing something for the
sake of it.

For any deed to be accepted it must be

done in accordance to the Sunnah of
the Prophet (SAW).

we painted and decorated wooden 

door hangers.

Meaning of Salaah 

‘Ibaadah (worship) in Arabic means submission and humbling oneself.

 “And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)”

[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56] 

The pillars of Ibaadah

Ibadaah has three pillars, without which the worship is fruitless and unacceptable.

1. Purity of intention: the Prophet (SAW) said
              “Actions are but by intention alone….”
               We, must do our ibadaah purely for Allah’s sake, otherwise our good deeds are not accepted
2.              Sincerity: We must have sincere resolve, where we strive to obey Allah and His Prophet          (SAW). Avoiding evil forbidden things.
3. Following the Messenger: Worship must be in accordance with the actions of the Prophet 

Ihsaan

Ihsaan means to worship Allah as if one sees Him, and even though one does not see Him, He sees all. Hasan al-Basree said, “By Allah, in the last twenty years, I have not said a word or taken something with my hand or refrained to take something with my hand or stepped forth or stepped back, except that I have thought before I have done any action, ‘Does Allah love this action? Is Allah pleased with this action?” So when one is fasting, one should gain this quality of watching oneself and also staying away from riyaa’ (showing off).

Allah said in a hadeeth qudsi, "Fasting is for Me and I reward it." [al-Bukhaaree] Allah singles out fasting from all other types of worship saying, "Fasting is for Me", because no one knows whether you are fasting or not, except Allah.