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The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group

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Allah, and expounded by the Sunnah, <strong>of</strong> theMessenger <strong>of</strong> Allah, peace be upon him.<strong>The</strong> fourth <strong>of</strong> Allah's rights is thefulfillment by man the above-mentionedduties with which Allah has charged him.One must sacrifice his own as well as therights <strong>of</strong> his fellow-human beings for thesake <strong>of</strong> this right. When a Muslim forinstance, performs prayer, or observesfasting, he in fact, sacrifices many <strong>of</strong> hisparticular requirements. He wakes up earlyin the morning to perform ablution for thedawn prayer. He leaves behind many <strong>of</strong> hisimportant occupations more than onceduring the day and night to perform hisprayer. He also refrains from eating anddrinking, and restrains himself just toobserve fasting throughout the month <strong>of</strong>Ramadhan. A Muslim gives preference tothe love <strong>of</strong> Allah over his love <strong>of</strong> wealthwhen giving out the Zakah, and he endureshardships <strong>of</strong> the Pilgrimage trip, leavingbehind his beloved ones, and his business,52

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