The Resolve and Intention in the Conditions of Repentance
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Question:
Another message has arrived for the program. This message is printed. The questioner says in this question: The Shaykh states that one of the conditions of repentance is the resolve not to return to the sin again. But, Honorable Shaykh, we do not know the reality of the resolve, nor the reality of the will, nor the reality of the belief, nor the reality of the intention. However, we know them in our hearts, and that is sufficient. It is not required of us by the Shari'ah to know the reality of the resolve, belief, intention, and will, because in truth we do not know the reality of the resolve, the will, the intention, and the purpose. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
My brother, there is no difference between intention, will, purpose, and resolve. Every rational person, male or female, Arab or non-Arab, knows these things: intention, purpose, will, resolve, and what is not a necessary part of the intention. These matters are not to be spoken aloud; rather, if one intends them in his heart, that is sufficient, especially in acts of worship.Sahih al-Bukhari 1 Intention is tied to the heart, and vocalizing it in acts of worship is a religious innovation (bid'ah).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Another message has arrived for the program. This message is printed. The questioner says in this question: The Shaykh states that one of the conditions of repentance is the resolve not to return to the sin again. But, Honorable Shaykh, we do not know the reality of the resolve, nor the reality of the will, nor the reality of the belief, nor the reality of the intention. However, we know them in our hearts, and that is sufficient. It is not required of us by the Shari'ah to know the reality of the resolve, belief, intention, and will, because in truth we do not know the reality of the resolve, the will, the intention, and the purpose. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
My brother, there is no difference between intention, will, purpose, and resolve. Every rational person, male or female, Arab or non-Arab, knows these things: intention, purpose, will, resolve, and what is not a necessary part of the intention. These matters are not to be spoken aloud; rather, if one intends them in his heart, that is sufficient, especially in acts of worship.
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
لكل امرئ ما نوىThe presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/246 — archive.org (14:39)
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