Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1211) | Work
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Work.
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It is every legitimate effort exerted by a person,
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to obtain a material or moral benefit,
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whether worldly or otherworldly,
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regardless of whether this effort is physical,
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such as working in agriculture, industry, trade, or construction,
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or whether it is intellectual and moral,
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such as teaching, conducting research, or practicing the judiciary.
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By nature, man is a worker, a tiller, and ambitious.
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In the view of Islam, work is considered
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an act of worship for which the worker is rewarded,
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provided he seeks through his work the Countenance of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,
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and the work itself is legitimate.
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Allah the Almighty says:
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﴾Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds."﴿
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And He, the Glorified, says:
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“And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.” (9:105)
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“And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.” (9:105)
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﴾Then He will inform you of what you used to do.﴿
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With this understanding,
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man is, by nature, a positive, working, and striving personality.
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Yet, among people are those whose work and striving are for the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,
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and among them are those whose work is for the displeasure of Allah, the Exalted.
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As the Almighty says:
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“Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).” (84:6)
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"All people go out in the morning;
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so one sells his soul, thereby freeing it or destroying it."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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It is not permissible for a Muslim to abandon work in the name of asceticism and devotion to worship,
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or [misguided] reliance upon Allah.
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Work in Islam holds a high status,
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in which the worker attains reward and recompense,
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if he intends by it to draw closer to Allah, the Exalted.
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It is required of the Muslim to enter the fields of life as a diligent and persevering worker,
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whether that is in seeking provision to remain independent of others,
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or in fighting corruption and its proponents with clear speech and the sword.
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In all of this, he must adhere to the limits of Allah and His law,
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and seek His Countenance.
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Islam has organized the etiquette of dealings between people,
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and has established boundaries and legislations for them.
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It has urged people to work and to abandon helplessness and laziness,
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and has commanded them to perfect their work and show kindness to creation.
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Deeds are of two types:
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righteous and evil.
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At the head of righteous deeds is faith,
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which consists of both speech and action.
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Then, after faith, comes the performance of obligatory duties and the avoidance of prohibitions.
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Among the greatest of deeds, after faith,
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is showing loyalty to the believers and disavowing and opposing the polytheists.
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At the head of evil deeds are disbelief and hypocrisy,
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and the evil actions and states that result from them.
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Disbelief is realized through denial and rejection,
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through refusal, rejection of the law, and arrogance,
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through deeming lawful something that Allah, the Exalted, has forbidden,
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or deeming forbidden what Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has made lawful,
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and through the disbelief of turning away and the disbelief of doubt.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.