aqeedah

The appropriate remedy for this is firstly found in engaging in the remembrance of Allaah, the Most Glorified and the Most Exalted.

So the command to hold firmly to His Rope means to His religion. And His religion is what He sent down within His Book, and upon the tongue of His Messenger...

Perhaps, someone might find it difficult to purify his intention for Allaah’s sake alone, but if they are patient and persistent in this, then success and well being is achieved...

As such, the Jamaa’ah means the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah, the Successors to the Companions, and those who come after them of the leading scholars and people of knowledge.

As for the details of whether someone should intend in what he undertakes, the fulfilment of an obligation or command, or seeking to be saved from punishment, or to gain a reward in the Hereafter, or to please Allaah, the Lord of His…

The second benefit to be taken from them is the importance of the warning against the sects and groups upon innovation in the religion, those innovating sects.

In this way he calls himself to account for whatever he previously done, and what he had neglected, or not properly done when it should have been done, in order to be able to straighten and correct whatever is crooked within him...

...As those lines which diverted away on the left and right, these are the paths of the people of misguidance, the paths of the people of sins, and the people of innovation.

Taqwa is that individual undertakes that which will protect them from the punishment of Allaah. And that is done by establishing the commands of Allaah...and leave that which has been prohibited by Allaah upon knowledge and understanding.

Every prophet stands under this covenant and agreement that if Muhammad, comes forth and that prophet is still alive that they would follow him and his revealed guidance.