Intentions for Earning a Living/Trading
(The Book of Intentions)
1- ‘Afāf (Integrity)
2- To be self-sufficient
3- To prevent the nafs from asking others.*
4- To fulfil your duties in providing for your family and
children
(The Book of Intentions)
1- ‘Afāf (Integrity)
2- To be self-sufficient
3- To prevent the nafs from asking others.*
4- To fulfil your duties in providing for your family and
children
*The Prophet ﷺ said, “For one of you to take up his cord, go to a mountain, carry a pile of wood on his back, sell
it and thereby make himself secure from the chastisement of Allāh, would be better
for him than begging from people, whether they give or not.
(Bukhārī)
it and thereby make himself secure from the chastisement of Allāh, would be better
for him than begging from people, whether they give or not.
(Bukhārī)
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- To maintain ties of maternal kinship (by assisting them)
6- To give charity to the poor and needy
7- To assist those who are weak and impoverished
8- To be patient and tolerant with people
9- To honour the guest
10- To forgive those who ask for forgiveness
- To maintain ties of maternal kinship (by assisting them)
6- To give charity to the poor and needy
7- To assist those who are weak and impoverished
8- To be patient and tolerant with people
9- To honour the guest
10- To forgive those who ask for forgiveness
11- To fulfil a communal obligation
12- To assist people by providing for their needs
13- Intend to counsel Muslims
14- To follow the path of justice and have Iḥsān (excellence) in your dealings
12- To assist people by providing for their needs
13- Intend to counsel Muslims
14- To follow the path of justice and have Iḥsān (excellence) in your dealings
15- To enjoin the ma'rūf and forbid the munkar in all that
you observe in the marketplace
16- To intend, in your dealings or trade, the fulfilment of
one of the communal obligations (furūd al-kifāya)
17- To use your earnings in the service of religion
you observe in the marketplace
16- To intend, in your dealings or trade, the fulfilment of
one of the communal obligations (furūd al-kifāya)
17- To use your earnings in the service of religion
18- Intend to love for all other Muslims what you love for
yourself.
The first seven intentions only are taken from Al-Da'wa al-Tāmma by
Imām al-Ḥaddād; the remaining intentions are from the Iḥyā 'Ulūm al-Dīn of
Imām al-Ghazālī.
yourself.
The first seven intentions only are taken from Al-Da'wa al-Tāmma by
Imām al-Ḥaddād; the remaining intentions are from the Iḥyā 'Ulūm al-Dīn of
Imām al-Ghazālī.
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