Friday 06/December/2024 – 06:03 PM
Dr. Nazir Ayyad, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, said that the issue of religiosity is one of the most prominent issues that must be viewed as aiHe dealt with the practical concept of religion, stressing that religiosity is not merely appearances or rituals performed without a real connection to the meanings of religion.
Zakat purifies souls
The Grand Mufti of Egypt added, in television statements, today, Friday: “True religiosity is the characteristic of a person who wears the garb of religion and works to implement it in belief, law, behavior, and morals.”
The Mufti explained that religiosity begins with the established belief, from which the believer starts in all aspects of his life, where the intention and worship must be sincere to God Almighty, as God Almighty said: “Say: Indeed, my prayer and my sacrifice and my living and my dying belong to God, Lord of the worlds,” explaining that this Sincerity is the foundation on which a servant can During which he fulfills the rights of God, himself, and people, and frees him from the slavery of anything other than God.
The Mufti pointed out that religiosity is not limited to acts of worship only, but extends to include a person’s behavior with others and with himself, stressing that acts of worship such as prayer and zakat reflect great values on the moral level.
He said: “Prayer is a connection between the servant and his Lord, and it determines the framework for dealing with people. Whoever’s prayer does not prevent him from indecency and evil, then there is no prayer for him, meaning his prayer is not accepted,” pointing out that zakat works to purify souls of stinginess and miserliness.
The Mufti warned against superficial religiosity that is limited to performing rituals without having a real impact on human behavior, saying: “Religiosity that is separated from the actual application of religious meanings is not considered true religiosity.”
He concluded by saying: “Just as God Almighty said: ‘O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? How great is God’s abhorrence for you to say what you do not do’, so the believer should be in complete agreement with his saying. And he did.
