Diseases of the Heart · lesson 3
Qur’an 107 warns about worship performed to be seen. Sahih al-Bukhari 1 teaches that actions are judged by intentions. The learner therefore renews intention and corrects display without pretending to read another person’s heart or abandoning every public good deed.
The Qur’an warns about worship for display
Qur’an study · Al-Ma'un A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. So woe to those who pray Ah, woe unto worshippers So woe to the worshippers Qur’an study · Al-Ma'un A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. [But] who are heedless of their prayer – Who are heedless of their prayer; Who are neglectful of their prayers, Qur’an study · Al-Ma'un A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. Those who make show [of their deeds] Who would be seen (at worship) Those who (want but) to be seen (of men),Ayah 107:4
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Ayah 107:5
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Ayah 107:6
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Qur’an 107:4–6 warns about heedless prayer and showing deeds to be seen. Before worship, remove unnecessary recording and name the One for whom the act is being done. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
Read the complete evidence panel before reducing it to a step. The Arabic, named translation, source locator and explanation have different roles; preserving those roles lets a learner worship with confidence without turning a short guide into an unsupported ruling.
Keep three lines in your notes: what the source explicitly says, what this lesson explains, and what still needs clarification. That structure makes later correction clear rather than embarrassing.
Personal questions require honest facts, privacy and appropriately qualified guidance. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “The Qur’an warns about worship for display” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Actions are connected to intentions
Authenticated hadith study · Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1
A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the Arabic wording from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.
This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.
'Umar ibn al-Khattab reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) taught that actions are according to intentions and each person has what they intended.
This authenticated report establishes that intention matters to the moral and worship value of an action, while also providing a controlled example in which learners can distinguish the chain, reported wording and collection reference.
Sources used for this hadith panelOpen the collection, locator and grading notes
- Collection and locator
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1; Book 1, Hadith 1
- Chapter shown by source
- How the Divine Revelation started being revealed to Allah's Messenger
- Narrator
- 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Displayed grading
- Sahih — Sahih al-Bukhari collection. This is the grading shown by the named source, not an unqualified Tawheed Club verdict.
- Arabic scope
- Only the two opening Prophetic clauses are retained. The migration example, full chain, collection heading and complete record remain available on the linked source page.
- Evidence boundary
- The panel retains only the opening principle and not the migration example. The report does not make an unlawful act lawful, remove another person’s rights, replace the conditions of an obligation or guarantee a reward for every routine.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1 establishes the principle that actions are according to intentions and each person receives according to what was intended. Renew purpose before, during and after an action without demanding impossible certainty about every passing thought. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
A beginner needs a usable route and an honest boundary at the same time. Learn the shared practice first, record any circumstance that changes it, and take medical, financial, disability or school-specific questions to a qualified person who can examine the real case.
Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.
Personal questions require honest facts, privacy and appropriately qualified guidance. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “Actions are connected to intentions” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Sincerity directs worship to the Creator
Qur’an study · Al-Bayyinah
Ayah 98:5
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.
And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religion.
And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 98:5. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Qur’an 98:5 commands sincere devotion in worship of اللّٰه (ALLAH). Keep one regular good deed hidden and make its quality as careful as any public work. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
Calm completeness is the goal. Repeating an action without evidence, rushing past a required distinction, or ignoring real harm can all move the learner away from careful worship. Work through the evidence once slowly, check once, and improve through reviewed teaching.
An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.
Personal questions require honest facts, privacy and appropriately qualified guidance. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “Sincerity directs worship to the Creator” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Being praised is not automatic proof of showing off
Qur’an study · Al-Isra
Ayah 17:36
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Another person’s praise does not by itself prove that the original deed was performed for praise. Thank the person briefly, attribute success responsibly and review your own intention without public self-defence. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
For a younger learner, use plain words, a visual sequence without animate imagery and one correction at a time. Adults should protect privacy, explain unfamiliar terms and never use religious teaching to shame a child.
If terminology becomes difficult, return to the practical question: what is the learner preparing to do, which step is established here, and what fact about the person or situation could change the answer?
Personal questions require honest facts, privacy and appropriately qualified guidance. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “Being praised is not automatic proof of showing off” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Public benefit can remain legitimate
Authenticated hadith study · Sahih al-Bukhari A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the Arabic wording from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters. This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) taught that actions are according to intentions and each person has what they intended. This authenticated report establishes that intention matters to the moral and worship value of an action, while also providing a controlled example in which learners can distinguish the chain, reported wording and collection reference. Qur’an study · Al-Bayyinah A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it. Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself. And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion. And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religion. And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.Sahih al-Bukhari 1
Sources used for this hadith panelOpen the collection, locator and grading notes
Ayah 98:5
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Teaching, fundraising and visible leadership can serve a lawful purpose when intention and method are repeatedly corrected. Set a public-benefit reason, minimise self-promotion and invite accountable review of the work. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
Distinguish a revealed command, an authenticated Prophetic demonstration and a later legal classification. They work together, but they are not interchangeable. Where recognised schools differ, this resource labels the difference instead of presenting one view as the only Islam.
A resume point can preserve more than scroll position. Save the last completed step, the unresolved question and the next safe action so the learner can continue without unnecessary repetition.
Personal questions require honest facts, privacy and appropriately qualified guidance. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “Public benefit can remain legitimate” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Intrusive doubts should not stop every good deed
Qur’an study · Al-Isra
Ayah 17:36
A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.
(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
- Arabic and word segmentation
- Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
- Reading aids
- A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
- Word audio and contextual glosses
- Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
- Named translations
- Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
- Complete recitation
- Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
A passing fear of insincerity is not evidence that every act is corrupt. Complete the known good action, renew intention once and seek help if repeated checking becomes disabling. Read the complete displayed evidence before turning this into a label for yourself or somebody else. The aim is a truthful next action for the sake of اللّٰه (ALLAH), not a dramatic verdict about an unseen heart.
Save the exact point that needs review. A useful learning record says what was completed, what remains uncertain, which source was checked and who should help next. That is more valuable than a confident tick beside a misunderstood step.
Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.
This resource does not diagnose religious scrupulosity or obsessive-compulsive disorder. This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support.
Learning move: Explain “Intrusive doubts should not stop every good deed” in plain language, name the displayed source and write one private, measurable next action.
Adult companion · lesson · TC-LESSON-175 Qur’an 107 warns about worship performed to be seen. Sahih al-Bukhari 1 teaches that actions are judged by intentions. The learner therefore renews intention and corrects display without pretending to read another person’s heart or abandoning every public good deed. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.” Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching. Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer. Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment. Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.” Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه (ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice. Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together. Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself. Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified guidance. Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence. Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Help a learner master Love of Praise and Showing Off
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06Choose one useful follow-up
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