Niyyat of a believer is better than his Amal
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
نية المؤمن خير من عمله
The niyyat of a believer is better than his action.
When the Bani Israeel were affected with droughts, a person amongst the Bani Israeel made a niyyat that if a certain mountain was turned to wheat he would have distributed it to all the needy people. On this Allah Ta'ala informed the Nabi of the time to go and inform this person that according to his niyyat Allah Ta'ala has rewarded him. How do we know whether a person is true in his niyyat or not? A person that carries out that which is within his reach indicates towards his sincerity. For example, a person is earning R5000 he cannot give R50,0000, but he can give R5 or R50 in charity.
Moulana In'aamul Hassan Saheb R.A said that a person should make niyyat in the morning when he gets up that he will not make kufr, shirk, nifaaq (hypocrisy), bid'aat (innovations), drink liquor, back bite, cast evil glances, commit adultery, gamble, etc. On this intention he will get the reward of abstaining from all these acts that are haraam. If he does not make the intention and does not commit all this, he will not get sin nor any reward. But, by making an intention he will get all this reward! Similarly we should make niyyat that we will fulfill all Allah Ta'ala’s commands, stay on Imaan and Islam, have sincerity, remain humble, perform 5 times Salaah, with jamaat, etc. By making such intentions, one will get all this reward!
Moulana Qamaruz Zaman Saheb of Ilahabaad says that when a person becomes old, he becomes physically weak, he cannot do all those actions which he use to do when he was young, so now take work of niyyat. Niyyat is easy to make and great rewards will be attained.
Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas Saheb R.A once asked his son Moulana Yusuf Saheb R.A, what niyyat did you make when delivering the khutba? He replied, “The niyyat that it is sunnat.” Moulana said, “Had you made the niyyat that Allah Ta'ala must convey this message to all the people of the world you should have got so much thawaab.”
May Allah Ta'ala give us the Taufeeq to check and correct our intention at all times! Ameen.
Hadrat Maulana Abdul Hamid Saheb Daamat Barakaatuhum