Niyyah - A Minor Memoir

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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?
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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
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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
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