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[quote][size=2][blue]Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim relate in their Sahih Hadith that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be well pleased with them all) narrated: “The Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam, was once in his mosque when a man entered the mosque and went to pray, then he came to the Prophet to greet him, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, said to him: wa alaikum assalam, go back and pray because you did not pray, the man went back and prayed like he first did, then came back to the Prophet greeting him, the Prophet asked him to go back again and pray because he did not pray, it happened three consecutive times, the companion prays and the prophet tells him to repeat his prayer until finally the companion said: O Prophet of Allah, by Him who sent you to us with the truth, I do not know how to pray any better, please teach me, the Prophet then started teaching him the prayer in detail.”

This hadith has many valuable lessons, such as how one should pray, the importance of knowledge, and so on and so forth. This hadith also demonstrates the importance on acting upon our intentions. From this hadith, we know that this particular person is indeed a Sahabi, a Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), since the definition of a Sahabi is anyone who made any form of contact with our Beloved (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) whether it was seeing him for five minutes, hearing him, or in his presence (Imam Suyuti mentioned that the Companions can be divided into eleven categories). Therefore, we can not question this Sahabi’s intentions. And the intention of this Sahabi was to perform salah, or prayer, which is an extremely noble intention. However, since he did not perform the prayer properly, hence he had to redo it three times, until Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught him to pray properly. Thus, this shows that having sincere intentions are not enough, but should be acted upon based upon the knowledge we have gained. By not performing this act of worship properly, saying that one had the intention at least, is not sufficient and can make that act of worship invalid and incomplete. Thus, the intention must be acted upon correctly. From these ahadith, we can clearly see and conclude the importance of acting upon our intentions. Having good intentions is great, but they must be acted upon since good intentions are not enough. And we must act upon these intentions using the knowledge we have. Acting upon intentions allows for us to obtain more rewards and good deeds from Allah (Glorified is He and Exalted) than merely making an intention. This should motivate us to act more upon our intentions. In addition, even the Sahaba, which is the greatest title any Muslim would want, acted upon their intentions. Regardless of this title, when they engaged an act of worship with a sincere intention, they had to act upon it correctly.
 Imam al-Nawawi said: “Intention is the measure for rendering actions true, so that, where intention is sound, action is sound, and where it is corrupt, then action is corrupt.” (Sufyan Yunus)[/blue][/size=2][/quote]

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