Ibadah

" tidak Aku jadikan jin dan manusia melainkan utk beribadat kepada Ku " (51:56)

concept of ibadah in Islam

the word ibadah is derived from 'abd which means servant or slave... so 'ibadah means servitude and slavery to Allah.. we are therefore servants of Allah and we have been created for His servitude only our whole life whould be spent in His service... in fact... everything becomes ibaadah.. sleeping.. talking... going to uni... riding a bike... driving... even go to the toilet... it is not five obligatory prayers... fasting in the month of ramadhan... give zakah.. and hajj only... it is everything... the purpose of our creation is being the servant of Allah...

ibaadah consist of 3..
ibaadah asas... learning.. understanding.. meyakini.. the Rukun Islam and iman... this consist of performing it in the best way...
ibaadah sunat... zikir.. wirid.. sunnah.. fast monday and thursday..
ibaadah umum... everything ... makan. minum.. tidur.. gi toilet.. bukak pintu.. naik bas... everything... kerja..

the real ibaadah in Islam is to follow the law of Allah as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah..

characteristics of Ibaadah in Islam

1. no intermediates btwn us and Allah...
2. Ibaadah not confined to specific designated place of worship only
3. the scope of ibaadah in Islam is very wide.. islam consider every act that is performed for seeking the pleasure of Allah and within the limits prescribed by Him.. as ibaadah...

that means... ibaadah has its own condition...

1... sincere... you have to be sincere... doing it only for the sake of Allah... doing it because we fear Allah's azab.. doing it.. only to please Him....
2.... the right way of doing it... this can be eloborated into a lot of things... right way... firstly.. right way has to be right thing... then... drinking is not ibaadah even it is perform for the sake of Allah... (u cant please Allah by drinking... so everything that please Allah is ibaadah... )... then the right way.. the correct way.. according to the sunnah.. how the prophet had showed us... by doing so.. we have to know our pririority...

eg... stuck in the lab... not performing asar yet.... yes.. doing stuff in the lab is ibadah... doing stuff in the lab is ibaadah umum... when the asar masuk.. we have to perform asar first because.. asar here is the wajib.. and we have to define the pririority ....
do it the best u can...

that is a bit about ibaadah.. just a revision.. may Allah forgive me for anything bad that ive said... everything that is good is from Allah... may Allah forgive us our sins... and may He guide us to the right path... enjoining good and forbide evil.. O Allah we seek for your mercy.. your forgiveness... may Allah decree the best for us.. and make us redha for everything that has been stated for us.. ameen