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In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Mercy-giving

ISLAMIC EDUCATION
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 GUESS the Topic

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 NASEEHA
Exchanging Sincere Advice in Islam
This presentation is to meant to facilitate :
 The learning of the importance of exchanging
advice as an Islamic duty
Learning
Objectives  To infer the meaning of ‘sincere advice’
 To identify the ethics of exchanging sincere
advice
 To focus on the Benefits of Exchanging
Sincere Advice and its effects on individuals
and society.
 To know about the difference between
Proposal, View and Advice.

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Recall Previous
Knowledge

 Give two examples of the Prophet

Muhammad (sal…) seeking advice
from his companions.
 What do you infer from this noble
attitude?
 FOLLOW THE SUNNAH
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 Thinking Questions..

“ I am smart. I don’t need

anyone’s advice!” “I don’t find any
sincere advisor”

“Advisors are only ‘talkers’!

They don’t practice what “I didn’t ask for any
they say!” advice. Why is he
lecturing to me?”
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 The Idea of
Exchanging Sincere Advice

Naseeha is the exchange of counsel between

two parties, based on sincerely wanting
good for the other, sharing the best of
wisdom and showing goodwill towards the
person receiving sincere advice.

Put forward your sincere advice for

preserving The quality of education
during online classes
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Check this link for Arabic Text and references
in different hadeeth books
 THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING ADVICE IN ISLAM

Man Needs Guidance

ُ ‫الد‬
‫ين‬ ِّ
Social Duty

Helps in Taking

‫النَّ ِّصي َحة‬

Critical Decisions

Helps in Avoiding
Mistakes
or Regrets

Exchanging
Sincere Advice is The “Deen” is
Naseeha.
an Islamic Duty
“The Religion is
NASEEHA also means SINCERITY Sincere Advice”
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 IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGING ADVICE IN ISLAM

Focus on the
word
َ ‫ت َ َوا‬
‫صوا‬
in Surah Al Asr

َ ‫ = ت َ َوا‬enjoin each other = advice one another

‫صوا‬
Tawaasau’ used twice in the ayah speaks high about the need
to adopt naseeha and tanaasau’ in one’s real life

َ ‫تَ َوا‬
‫صوا‬ (enjoin each other) and َ ‫تَنَا‬
‫صوا‬ (mutual advice) are on the same wazn
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 DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING:

Proposal View Advice

opinion

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 DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING:

Proposal View Advice

an act of a mode or • recommendation
regarding a
putting manner of decision or
forward or looking at or course oF
stating regarding CONDUCT
something for something
consideration • TO COUNSEL
An opinion
Giving an idea is a belief that
and supporting
a person has
it with
arguments & formed about a
possible topic or issue
Outcome.

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 Someone posted inappropriate pictures of the
opposite gender in the social media because of which
• the affected person committed suicide,
• and there spread hatred among
the members of respective families.

Give me Your View and Your Advice

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 A Look at the Qur’anic Terms
‫نصيحة‬
Advice

ِّ َّ‫الن‬
َ ‫اص ِّح‬
‫ين‬ َ َ‫ن‬
‫ص ُحوا‬
Sincere

‫نصح‬ ُ‫نَصَحْ ت‬
ِّ َ‫ن‬
‫اصح‬ Root Word

ُ َ‫ن‬
‫صو ًحا‬ َ ‫أ َ ْن‬
‫ص ُح‬
Sincere

‫نُص ِّْحي‬
The trilateral root
OCCURS 13 times
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 Sincerity and Advice:
The deep CONNECTION
Sincerity Advice
The Qur’anic Words Nasahuu  The word ‘Naseeha’ means
And Nasuuha means sincerity advice. And this word is used for
sincerity as well.
 One must be sincere in his
thought and deeds  Any advice without sincerity
is not advice at all!
 Sincere in seeking advice
 Sincerity and Advice are
 Sincere to giving advice deeply connected

 Sincere to put the advice in  One will be meaningless

practice without the other.

 Sincerity and Advice are

complementary to each other.
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 Principles of Prophet Muhammad sal…

Practice
Preach

Beliefs
+ Right Actions
= Results

Right Means + Right Ends

= Success

The Qur’an questions:

Warning
O Believers! Why do you say that which you do not practice?
 ORIGIN OF CREATION
IS
THE ORIGIN OF GIVING ADVICE

IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGING ADVICE IN ISLAM

ALLAH ADAM Continues till date & will

go in future as well

Allah advised Adam Adam didn’t heed to

‘not to go to the Allah’s advice, and
particular Tree’ consequently harmed
himself

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Let’s NOT Repeat Adam’s mistake

 THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING ADVICE IN ISLAM

 GIVING SINCERE ADVICE IS THE WAY OF THE PROPHETS

 Nooh (A.S) said:

َ‫ح لَ ُك ْم َوأ َ ْعلَ ُم ِمنَ اللَّـ ِه َما ََل ت َ ْعلَ ُمون‬ َ ‫أ ُ َب ِلِّغُ ُك ْم ِر َس َاَل ِت َر ِبِّي َوأَن‬
ُ ‫ص‬

 Nooh said, “I convey to you the messages of my Lord and advise you;
and I know from Allah what you do not know”.
 SOME EXAMPLES OF ADVICES IN THE QUR’AN / SUNNAH:

Allah Adam Nooh … Saalih … Shuayb Muhammad

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Let’s See What Saalih A.S advised

 THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING ADVICE IN ISLAM

 Saalih (A.S) said:

ِ َّ‫َولَ ٰـ ِكن ََّل ت ُ ِحبُّونَ الن‬

َ‫اص ِحين‬ ‫ص ْحتُ لَ ُك ْم‬
َ َ‫َوقَا َل َيا قَ ْو ِم لَقَ ْد أَ ْبلَ ْغت ُ ُك ْم ِر َسالَةَ َر ِبِّي َون‬

“and he said, ‘O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message

of my Lord and I advised you, but you do not like advisors.’”

Allah Adam Nooh … Saalih … Shuayb Muhammad

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Let’s Read what Shuayb (A.S) Said…

 THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING ADVICE IN ISLAM

 Shuayb (A.S) said:

َ‫س ٰى َعلَ ٰى قَ ْو ٍم َكافِ ِرين‬

َ ‫ْف آ‬ ُ َ‫ل‬
َ ‫ك ْم ۖ فَ َكي‬ َ َ‫فَتَ َولَّ ٰى َع ْن ُه ْم َوقَا َل َيا قَ ْو ِم لَقَ ْد أَ ْبلَ ْغت ُ ُك ْم ِر َس َاَل ِت َر ِبِّي َون‬
ُ‫ص ْحت‬

“And he turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly
conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how
could I grieve for a disbelieving people?“ (7: 93)

Allah Adam Nooh … Saalih … Shuayb Muhammad

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Let’s know the value of Naseeha in Islam, what Prophet Muhammad sal..said:
 Prophet Muhammad (sal…) changed the World’s Thinking!

ISLAM AND COUNSELLING

BEFORE Muhammad (Sal…) AFTER Muhammad (sal…)

 Religion had nothing to do with practical life  Religion guides every aspect of life.
 Religion makes life meaningful through
the exchange of sincere advice.

Religion
Life Religion

Life

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 Requirements & Ethics of Sincere Advice
Requirements of Sincere ADVICE Manners of NASEEHA

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 Requirements & Ethics of Sincere Advice
Requirements of Sincere ADVICE
• Sincerity is needed:
It should avoid hypocrisy,
libel, mockery and mistrust.
• It should address a clear,
uncontroversial issue
• The person giving advice
should be a knowledgeable
person in the matter he is
giving sincere advice on &
should be qualified to do so.
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Manners of NASEEHA
•The person giving sincere
advice must apply the
advice to himself.
• Choose appropriate
place, time and conditions
to give a sincere advice.
• Respect the privacy of the
person receiving advice;
Advice shouldn’t be given
publicly.
• Show leniency, flexibility
and use good words to
advice.
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 BENEFITS OF EXCHANGING SINCERE ADVICE

Rewarded by the
Guidance from the satisfaction of Allah Shows Obedience to
Creator who knows Allah and His
man unlike other Messenger

Spreads love and

Benefits affinity between
Brings barakah Of individuals in society
NASEEHAH

Helps in taking Channelizes Productive

right decisions Thinking

Invests society with righteousness,

spreads virtue & goodness & averts evil.

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 It’s Only Men of Understanding that Follow the Guidance

 Qur’an appreciates those who Listen and Follow the Advice:

َ ُ‫ون ْالقَ ْو َل فَيَت َّ ِبع‬

َ ‫ون أ َ ْح‬
ۖ ُ‫سنَه‬ َ ‫الَّ ِذ‬
َ ُ‫ين يَ ْست َ ِمع‬
ۖ ُ‫ين َه َدا ُه ُم اللَّـه‬ َ ‫أُولَ ٰـ ِئ َك الَّ ِذ‬
ِ ‫َوأُولَ ٰـ ِئ َك ُه ْم أُولُو ْاْل َ ْلبَا‬
‫ب‬
 “Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those
are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people
of understanding”. (Surah Az-Zumar)
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 PLENARY / REVIEW QUESTIONS

Benefits Definition

NASEEHA
Ethics of
Status in
Giving Out
Islam

Related
verse /
hadith
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 Find out about
SALATUL
Draw a Venn Diagram ISTIKHAARA
with A as Giver of And link it to
Advice & B as the topic of
Receiver of Advice and Seeking
Sincerity as A ∩ B Advice
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‫صالحات‬
ِّ ‫الحمد هلل بنعمته تت ِّم ال‬
All Praise is due to Allah alone through whose
blessings all good things come an end

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