What is the validity of al-Nawawi’s statement dividing deeds, when compared to intention, into three categories?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. A great companion says: It is mentioned in the booklet *Sharh al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah* by al-Nawawi, in his marginal notes, this phrase regarding the hadith "Deeds are only by intentions": When a deed is found and intention determines it, there are three states. The first is that one does it out of fear of Allah, and this is the worship of slaves. The second is that one does it seeking Paradise, and this is the worship of merchants. The third is that one does it as a performance of gratitude, seeing himself as falling short, and this is the worship of free men. What is the validity of this?
The Shaykh:
This is the speech of the Sufis. This is invalid speech. What is this division? The division of the Sufis? And who is al-Mukhshi?
The questioner:
It says: A group of students of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
If one traces the commentator, one finds he is from the Sufis. That is, this is the speech of the Sufis. This is his text. Yes.
May Allah reward you. A great companion says: It is mentioned in the booklet *Sharh al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah* by al-Nawawi, in his marginal notes, this phrase regarding the hadith "Deeds are only by intentions": When a deed is found and intention determines it, there are three states. The first is that one does it out of fear of Allah, and this is the worship of slaves. The second is that one does it seeking Paradise, and this is the worship of merchants. The third is that one does it as a performance of gratitude, seeing himself as falling short, and this is the worship of free men. What is the validity of this?
The Shaykh:
This is the speech of the Sufis. This is invalid speech. What is this division? The division of the Sufis? And who is al-Mukhshi?
The questioner:
It says: A group of students of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
If one traces the commentator, one finds he is from the Sufis. That is, this is the speech of the Sufis. This is his text. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة كلام النووي بتقسيم العمل إذا قارنته النية إلى ثلاثة أقسام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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