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?

For Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala!

• Why do we pray?• Why do we fast during Ramadan?• Why do we respect our parents?• Why do we give zakat?

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 wuduFirst: I make the intention to do

wudu! Then: I say Bismillah Ar Rahman ArRaheem. Now I start washing my hands mouth nose face andarms 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

1) Make niyyah 2) Say: Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem3) Hands4) Mouth5) Nose6) Face7) Arms8) Head, ears, neck9) 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