You Might Be Doing This Wrong! | Q&A With Ustadh Muhammad Tim Humble #AMAU

[foreign language] Ustadh.

Ustadh, regarding routines, how do we keep them as [foreign language] without them turning into [foreign language]? For example, tying a [foreign language] to a specific time or place.

So I understand the question.

I think it's a good question, and I do understand where, uh, the question is coming from.

So in some of our lessons, particularly semester zero with Ilm with AMU and indeed in other classes, some of the, um, uh, Grow with AMU courses, discussion has been there about how to build good habits.

And part of building those habits might involve doing certain [foreign language] at certain times because that is a way to build a habit.

So I think the, the most-- the simplest and, and easiest answer to that, it comes from two things.

The first is to understand that you doing that [foreign language] at that time is not in itself intended for the purpose of it being a Sunnah or something like that.

That's the, the first thing.

The second thing is to have the clear intention that the goal behind doing it at that time is to build regularity.

And regularity is something which is a Sunnah.

[foreign language] The most beloved deeds to Allah are the most regular.

So it is a Sunnah to have a regular habit of doing something.

And if that regular habit means that you're sort of doing it at specific times, your intention is what differentiates between the two.

[foreign language] Your actions are by intentions.

So I think the very simple thing to avoid it becoming Bida is, number one, to make sure your intention is absolutely clear that this is not a specific religious action.

This is not me, uh, adding that there is some extra prayer or some extra, uh, some extra sort of act of worship.

I understand that this is a general act of worship that can be done at any time, but I have the intention to do it at a specific time in order to build regularity and to build a habit, and that comes under what is permissible.

Because ultimately, the idea of a general Ibadah can be done at any time.

So let's take an example for this.

Let's take the example of reading pages from the Quran.

You can read a page of the Quran at any time.

You can read it at any time.

What about if someone says, "I wanna read a page after every Salah"? No problem.

But someone might say, "But surely this is adding something into the religion because there is no evidence the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wasallam, used to read a page after every Salah," for example.