Chapter 3
Sincerity
27170: Is it permissible to offer money to a person on
the condition that he does a good deed?
Question:
Is it permissible to offer money to a person on
the condition that he does a good deed ? For example, can
I say to a Muslim uncle, I will give you 500 Dirhams
if you grow and keep a beard ?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with doing that.
Allaah has enjoined certain actions upon His slaves, and
has promised a great reward in this world for doing them,
so as to encourage people to do them. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to
Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from
every difficulty).
And He will provide him from (sources) he never
could imagine"
[al-Talaaq 65:2-3]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoever would like his provision in this world
to be increased and his life span to be extended, let
him uphold the ties of kinship." Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
5986; Muslim, 2557.
As a way of encouraging righteous deeds, the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
gave permission for the one who killed a kaafir on
the battelefield to take his spoils.
It was narrated that Abu Qutaadah (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, during the year
of Hunayn: "Whoever kills an enemy and has proof of
that will have his spoils."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2973; Muslim, 1751.
"Spoils" here refers to the money, luggage, clothing
and weapons that a fighter has with him.
And the scholars regarded it as permissible to offer
prizes for memorizing soorahs from the Qur'aan or
ahaadeeth, or for winning a contest of knowledge.
The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked:
What is the ruling on receiving prizes for
Qur'aan memorization contests?
They replied:
There is nothing wrong with that, and there is no
difference between men and women in this regard.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 4/126
This has to do with giving and offering: it is
permissible to offer and give money to one who lets his beard
grow or does other things required by sharee'ah.
But with regard to the one who takes that money: if he
let his beard grow in order to take the prize, then he will
not be rewarded for his action, but if the prize motivated
him to fulfil the command of Allaah, or if he started
because of the prize and then changed his intention after that
and adhered to (following the ruling), then he will be
rewarded for that in which his intention was sound, and it will
not matter that at first he was doing it for the prize.
It was narrated from Anas that a man asked the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for
sheep between two mountains and he gave them to him,
then he went to his people and said, "O my people,
become Muslims, for by Allaah Muhammad gives generously
and he does not fear poverty."
Anas said: People would become Muslim only for
worldly gains, but as soon as they became Muslim Islam
became dearer to them than this world and everything in
it. Narrated by Muslim, 2312.
Al-Nawawi said:
This is how it appears in most copies: "fa ma yuslim
(as soon as [they] became Muslim)." In some copies it
says "fa ma yumsi (before the day ended)." Both are
correct. The first means that shortly after they became
Muslim, Islam became dearer to them, i.e., at first they
professed Islam for worldly purposes, with no sound intention
in their hearts, then by the blessing of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the light
of Islam, their hearts were soon opened to true faith
which took root in their hearts, and then Islam became dearer
to them than this world and everything in it.
Sharh Muslim, 15/72, 73.
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20742: Intention to do good deeds
Question:
What should one's intention be while commiting a
good deed? Should one commit a good deed for the sake
of Allah and the Holy Prophet , should one commit his
good deed for the sake of Allah and out of love of the
Holy Prophet or his Sunnah, or should one commit a good
deed for the sake of Allah alone?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
When doing acts of worship, they should be done
sincerely and purely for the sake of Allaah alone, as Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And they were commanded not, but that they
should worship Allaah, and worship none but Him
Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and
perform AsSalaah (IqaamatasSalaah) and give Zakaah, and
that is the right religion"
[al-Bayyinah 98:5]
"And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to
be paid back,
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the
Most High"
[al-Layl 92:19-20]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Allaah does not accept any deed except
that which is done only for Him and to seek His Countenance."
Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 3140; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 52.
Think about what Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"Would that they were contented with what Allaah
and His Messenger gave them and had said: "Allaah
is Sufficient for us. Allaah will give us of His Bounty,
and so will His Messenger (from alms). We implore
Allaah (to enrich us)"
[al-Tawbah 9:59]
Note how this verse ascribes the giving to Allaah and
His Messenger, and sufficiency to Allaah alone. The
verse does not say "Allaah and His Messenger are
sufficient for us". And it describes the imploring as being to
Allaah alone, as He said, "We implore
Allaah", and does not say "we implore Allaah and His Messenger." This is like
the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So when you have finished (your occupation),
devote yourself for Allaah's worship.
And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions
and hopes" [al-Inshiraah 94:7-8]
See Zaad al-Ma'aad, 1/36
So worship should be devoted to Allaah alone; it is
not permissible to do any act of worship with the intention
of drawing closer to any created being.
With regard to loving the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), that means following him
and venerating him, not by worshipping him.
Worship can only be acceptable to Allaah if it meets
two conditions:
1 _ It is done sincerely for Allaah alone
2 _ It follows the Sunnah of Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and is in accordance with
his sharee'ah.
These two conditions are indicated by the verse in
which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord,
let him work righteousness and associate none as a
partner in the worship of his Lord"
[al-Kahf 18:110]
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "
`Let him work righteousness' means, that which is
in accordance with the laws of Allaah. `And associate
none as a partner in the worship of his Lord' means, worship
in which he seeks the Countenance of Allaah alone, with
no partner or associate.' These are the basis of
acceptable deeds: it must be sincerely for the sake of Allaah
alone, and correct according to the sharee'ah of the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)."
So when you worship you must seek the Countenance
of Allaah alone, and strive to follow the Sunnah of
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
We ask Allaah to help us to do righteous deeds.
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12087: If the owner of an Islamic web-site takes
payment for advertisements, will that detract from his reward?
Question:
We are a group of young men who are seeking
reward with Allaah by putting an Islamic web-site on the
Internet. The site has started to bring us some income through
the advertisements placed on the site, etc. If we take
this money and rely on it _ after Allaah _to prepare
for marriage, will this detract from our reward? We have
read that Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Baari that the one who
takes a worldly reward for an action that has to do with
the Hereafter, that will detract from his reward in
the Hereafter.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Saalih al-`Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, who
answered as follows:
What they get (i.e., payments) without asking for it
will not detract from their reward.
Question:
The people who made this web-site say in one part
of their site that anyone who wants to place an
advertisement with us on a monthly basis has to pay a certain
amount, in return for which they will place the advertisements.
Answer:
If that is the case, then this money will detract from
their reward, because they are the ones who are asking for
it. But if they take what is given to them to help them
with what they are doing, there is nothing wrong with
them taking it. It says in the hadeeth of `Umar that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If
any of this money comes to you without your hoping for it
or asking for it, then take it, and whatever does not come
to you, do not trouble yourself about it (i.e., if it does
not come to you, do not seek it, leave it alone)."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1473)
And Allaah knows best.
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