Intentions - NATIVE DEEN

Native Deen's music video "Intentions" was filmed in Turkey and LA, from their album Deen You Know. Visit www.nativedeen.com for more info. Native Deen is a percussion only band and does not use wind or string instruments. IntentionsWaking up in the morning, gotta make my prayerAm I really gonna' make it, when there is no one there?Taking trips to the masjid (mosque), even when it's toughAm I going for the sake of Allah? Am I showing off?Gonna' get me the knowledge, gonna study IslamAm I going just to build my ego? so they call me "the Man"?Does it matter if the people respect me, when its not for Allah?When I know anytime He can take me, without one real du'a (prayer)Does it matter if they say I'm a big shot?when I get no reward for my deedsAnd I'm dragged on the Day of ResurrectionCause of the folks that I wanted to pleasePlus I know that Allah has the powerTo raise me up in their eyes if it need beI should always make my intentions, for my Lord, Allah completelyChorus: Are my Intentions alright? am I doing for Allah?When I'm looking deep, deep down inside, do I have the right niyyah?Wearing thoubs with a kufi, kufiMiswaks leather socks like the old daysAm I trying to follow the Prophet? or am I seeking praise?Giving talks on Islam to peopleI'd be quoting Hadith and Qur'anAm I speaking so they like how I'm speaking? and they say I'm "the Bomb"Donating to Islamic centers, giving money so the Deen can growAm I giving for the sake of Allah? or is it for show?Many times I have found my intentionsAre not what I want them to beI know I start on the right directionBut Shaitan starts talking to meAnd I forget that without my niyyah, I'm just wasting my timeMy intentions cannot bring the reward, when they're out of lineSo I pray to Allah to help me, to do everything for Him onlyDoesn't matter if the people despise meCause with Allah I can never be lonely Yah Allah, accept this niyyahComing from young Muslims striving to be believersSo on the day, our deeds You'll measure. Know we only did this strictly for Your pleasure, Your pleasureYour mercy, Your ajur (reward), Your Jannah (heaven), forever and ever and everAnd reward us for those who listenHeeded to the message, changing their conditionAnd know that everything up until this point I've ever writtenI submit as my repentanceAnd if its blessings You're sending my wayI beg You hold them to the judgement dayso maybe in Jannah you can look back and say...it was a lovely day, a lovely, a lovely day, yes a lovely dayAre my intentions, alright, am I doing for AllahWhen I am looking deep deep down inside, do I have the right niyyah (intention)?Chorus

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: dazestudios

Length: 04:43
Rating: 4.89
Views: 311103

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