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There is no doubt that al-Imaan has a place firmly established in the heart. Moreover, we mentioned that the heart is the most important organ, which, if it is steadfast and pure, the rest of the body will follow.

However, al-Imaan is not confined to the heart alone and cannot save you from disbelief, hypocrisy or sin unless it is confirmed by the tongue and limbs. Indeed, no person can enter Islam without first to testify with his/her tongue, confirming verbally their belief in the heart that there is none worthy of worship beside Allah and that Muhammad s is the Messenger of Allah.

al-Imaan cannot be sustained by the heart alone, but must be constantly fuelled by good deeds of the tongue and limbs and that is al-Tawheed al-Dhaahirah, the apparent acts of worship. And Abu Ka'ib narrated that Hasan al Basri said

‘The Imaan is not a decoration or wish, Imaan is what is settled in the Qalb (heart and mind) and confirmed by action’”97

27.

ash-Shukr

You must be thankful to Allah for all his blessings upon you. Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says,

ﻥﻭُﺮﹸﻔﹾﻜَﺗ ﹶﻻَﻭ ﻲِﻟ ﹾﺍﻭُﺮﹸﻜْﺷﺍَﻭ ْﻢﹸﻛْﺮﹸﻛﹾﺫﹶﺃ ﻲﹺﻧﻭُﺮﹸﻛﹾﺫﺎﹶﻓ

“Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours

on you) and never be ungrateful to Me.”98

Verily all the blessings from Allah have a right over us that we are grateful to Allah by worshipping him exclusively and doing the good deeds. Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says,

ﺪﻳِﺪَﺸﹶﻟ ﻲﹺﺑﺍﹶﺬَﻋ ﱠﻥﹺﺇ ْﻢُﺗْﺮﹶﻔﹶﻛ ﻦِﺌﹶﻟَﻭ ْﻢﹸﻜﱠﻧَﺪﻳﹺﺯَﻷ ْﻢُﺗْﺮﹶﻜَﺷ ﻦِﺌﹶﻟ ْﻢﹸﻜﱡﺑَﺭ ﹶﻥﱠﺫﹶﺄَﺗ ﹾﺫﹺﺇَﻭ

(by accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allah), I will give you more (of My Blessings), but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily! My Punishment is indeed severe."99

28.

al-Hamd

You must praise Allah. Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says in the opening chapter of the Qur’an,

97 _{Musannaf ibn Abi Sheebah, volume 7, page 189, Hadith no 35,211 [for Imam Abu}

Bakr ibn Abi Sheebah (d. 235AH)]

98 _{al-Qur’an, Surah al-Baqarah, 2: 152} 99 _{al-Qur’an, Surah Ibrahim, 14: 7}

ﲔِﻤﹶﻟﺎَﻌﹾﻟﺍ ﱢﺏَﺭ ِﻪﹼﻠﻟ ُﺪْﻤَﺤﹾﻟﺍ

“All the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).”100

And,

ْﻢﹶﻟَﻭ ِﻚﹾﻠُﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﻲِﻓ ٌﻚﻳﹺﺮَﺷ ُﻪﱠﻟ ﻦﹸﻜَﻳ ﻢﹶﻟَﻭ ﺍًﺪﹶﻟَﻭ ﹾﺬِﺨﱠﺘَﻳ ْﻢﹶﻟ ﻱِﺬﱠﻟﺍ ِﻪﹼﻠِﻟ ُﺪْﻤَﺤﹾﻟﺍ ﹺﻞﹸﻗَﻭ

ﺍًﲑﹺﺒﹾﻜَﺗ ُﻩْﺮﱢﺒﹶﻛَﻭ ﱠﻝﱡﺬﻟﺍ َﻦﱢﻣ ﱞﻲِﻟَﻭ ُﻪﱠﻟ ﻦﹸﻜَﻳ

“and say: "All praise is due to Allah, who begets no offspring, and has no partner in His dominion, and has no weakness, and therefore no need of any aid" -and [thus] extol His limitless

greatness.”101

Also on the authority of Abu Dharr d:

100 _{al-Qur’an, Surah al-Faatihah, 1: 2} 101 _{al-Qur’an, Surah al-Israa, 17: 111}

“Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards; they pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give [much] in

charity by virtue of their wealth.” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Has not Allah made things for you to give in charity? Truly every tasbeehah [saying: ‘subhan-Allah’] is

a charity, and every takbeerah [saying: ‘Allahu akbar’] is a charity, and every tahmeedah [saying: ‘al-hamdu lillah’] is a charity, and every tahleelah [saying: ‘laa ilaha illal Allah’] is a charity. And commanding the good is a charity, and forbidding an evil is a charity, and in the bud’i [sexual act] of each one of you

there is a charity.”102

29.

Zikrullah

You should invoke Allah (or remember him through praise and glorification or other acts of worship). Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says,

ﻥﻭُﺮﹸﻔﹾﻜَﺗ ﹶﻻَﻭ ﻲِﻟ ﹾﺍﻭُﺮﹸﻜْﺷﺍَﻭ ْﻢﹸﻛْﺮﹸﻛﹾﺫﹶﺃ ﻲﹺﻧﻭُﺮﹸﻛﹾﺫﺎﹶﻓ

“Therefore remember (invoke) Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless

Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me.”103

And,

ﹶﻥﻮُﺤِﻠﹾﻔُﺗ ْﻢﹸﻜﱠﻠَﻌﱠﻟ ﺍًﲑِﺜﹶﻛ َﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﺍﻭُﺮﹸﻛﹾﺫﺍَﻭ

“… and remember Allah often, so that you might be successful!”104

102 _{Saheeh al-Muslim}

And,

ﹺﻖﹾﻠَﺧ ﻲِﻓ ﹶﻥﻭُﺮﱠﻜﹶﻔَﺘَﻳَﻭ ْﻢﹺﻬﹺﺑﻮُﻨُﺟ َﻰﹶﻠَﻋَﻭ ﺍًﺩﻮُﻌﹸﻗَﻭ ﺎًﻣﺎَﻴِﻗ َﻪﹼﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻥﻭُﺮﹸﻛﹾﺬَﻳ َﻦﻳِﺬﱠﻟﺍ

ﺭﺎﱠﻨﻟﺍ َﺏﺍﹶﺬَﻋ ﺎَﻨِﻘﹶﻓ َﻚَﻧﺎَﺤْﺒُﺳ ﹰﻼِﻃﺎَﺑ ﺍﺬَﻫ َﺖﹾﻘﹶﻠَﺧ ﺎَﻣ ﺎَﻨﱠﺑَﺭ ﹺﺽْﺭَﻷﺍَﻭ ِﺕﺍَﻭﺎَﻤﱠﺴﻟﺍ

“Those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the

creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): "Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted

be You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire.”105

30.

Tasbeehullah

You should glorify Allah. Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says,

ُﻪﹶﻟَﻭ ُﻪَﻧﻮُﺤﱢﺒَﺴُﻳَﻭ ِﻪِﺗَﺩﺎَﺒِﻋ ْﻦَﻋ ﹶﻥﻭُﺮﹺﺒﹾﻜَﺘْﺴَﻳ ﹶﻻ َﻚﱢﺑَﺭ َﺪﻨِﻋ َﻦﻳِﺬﱠﻟﺍ ﱠﻥﹺﺇ

ﻥﻭُﺪُﺠْﺴَﻳ

106

“Surely, those who are with your Lord (angels) are never too proud to perform acts of worship to Him, but they glorify His

Praise and prostrate before Him.”107

and Allah ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ says,