LessonsIntention, sincere goodwill, and a first nominal sentence (Hadith 1–7)Quiz

فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ
Whoever migrated for Allah and His Messenger.

وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا
And whoever migrated to obtain worldly gain or to marry a woman.

هِجْرَة involves leaving one place for another; the report contrasts migration for a religious purpose with a journey driven by personal worldly ends. إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ means seeking Allah's pleasure and following His Messenger, not travelling in a physical direction toward Allah.

Marriage and earning a livelihood are not condemned in themselves. The contrast concerns the purpose for which a particular act of migration was undertaken.

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Migration as an example of purpose

Intention, sincere goodwill, and a first nominal sentence (Hadith 1–7)

فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ
Whoever migrated for Allah and His Messenger.

وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا
And whoever migrated to obtain worldly gain or to marry a woman.

هِجْرَة involves leaving one place for another; the report contrasts migration for a religious purpose with a journey driven by personal worldly ends. إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ means seeking Allah's pleasure and following His Messenger, not travelling in a physical direction toward Allah.

Marriage and earning a livelihood are not condemned in themselves. The contrast concerns the purpose for which a particular act of migration was undertaken.