Niyyah What is niyyah? • Niyyah is an Arabic word • It means intention or why we do something Niyyah = why we do something Why do we… • Why do we pray? • Why do we fast during Ramadan? • Why do we respect our parents? • Why do we give zakat? • • • • Why do we pray? Why do we fast during Ramadan? Why do we respect our parents? Why do we give zakat? For Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala! Our niyyah, our intention • Should always be to please Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala • Niyyah comes from our heart Before we begin something • We should think about our niyyah or why we are going to do it • Ask yourself a question: - Will this make Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala happy with me? Let’s practice making niyyah • It is time to pray zuhr. • First: I will think about my niyyah, why I am going to do it. • Then: I will begin by saying Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem Let’s practice making niyyah • It is time to eat breakfast. • First: I will think about my niyyah, why I am going to do it. • Then: I will say Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem Let’s practice making niyyah • It is time to do wudu. Before I start wudu First: I make the intention to do wudu! Then: I say Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem. Now I start washing my hands mouth nose face and arms head, ears, neck and finally feet …. What is the very first step to making wudu? 1)Niyyah After you make niyyah or think about why you are going to make wudu we start by saying… 2) Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem We learned 2 new steps 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Make niyyah Say: Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem Hands Mouth Nose Face Arms Head, ears, neck Feet Today you learned • Two very important things we need to do before starting ANYTHING 1)Make the niyyah to make Allah subhanhu wa ta’ala happy 2)Say Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem