When does a habit become an act of worship?
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, how does a habit become an act of worship?
Answer:
Yes, if a person accustoms himself to it and intends a good intention in it, it becomes an act of worship. Indeed, actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. So, if one intends, for example, by sleeping at night to gain strength for standing in prayer in the last part of the night and for the Fajr prayer, his sleep becomes an act of worship. If a fasting person sleeps during the day to strengthen himself for fasting, his sleep becomes an act of worship. Food and drink, if a person eats and drinks at dawn when the dawn breaks, intending to fast, his eating and drinking become an act of worship for Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, how does a habit become an act of worship?
Answer:
Yes, if a person accustoms himself to it and intends a good intention in it, it becomes an act of worship. Indeed, actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. So, if one intends, for example, by sleeping at night to gain strength for standing in prayer in the last part of the night and for the Fajr prayer, his sleep becomes an act of worship. If a fasting person sleeps during the day to strengthen himself for fasting, his sleep becomes an act of worship. Food and drink, if a person eats and drinks at dawn when the dawn breaks, intending to fast, his eating and drinking become an act of worship for Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2163 - متى تصبح العادة عبادة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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