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Showing loyalty by remaining obedient to Allah Ta'ala

· 22 Safar 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I prayed to Allah that I really wanted something and I made I’m not sure like intention I guess or I said that like I’ll be on my kinda best behaviour or just stay away from sins etc. because I wanted that thing.

Is this permissible to do? To stay away from sinning so that Allah grants you your dua and gives you what u want? Or does abstaining from sin and doing good have to be solely for attaining Jannah?

Is what I’m doing counting as doing it for Allah’s sake because I feel unsure and don’t want to do it for the sake of gaining something and get no rewards? How can I make it so that I get rewarded and get what I want in regards to a worldly gain I want?

Answer

We are supposed to remain obedient to Allah Ta'ala all the time by fulfilling His commands and refraining from sins.

This is a right which the servants owe Allah Ta'ala- our Creator and Sustainer.

For one to refrain from sins just because one wants Allah Ta'ala to grant him something is not at all keeping to the right of loyalty which a servant owes Allah Ta'ala.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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