Dhul Hijjah - Increase in Good Deeds Al-Hassan Al-Basri said: When someone tries to compete with you for this world, compete with them for the hereafter instead. The Prophet (saw) said, “Envy is permitted only in two cases: Of a man whom Allah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and of a man whom Allah gives knowledge, and he applies and teaches it.” [Bukhari] During this blessed week, try to increase in good deeds in hopes of your reward with Allah (swt). Some recommendations are: - Pray the more sunnah and nafl prayers - Feed the most poor people - Fast - Sponsor orphans or have them sponsored - Read pages of Quran “It is these who race for the good deeds, and they are foremost in them.” (Qur’an 23:61) “And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race. Those are the ones brought near to Allah.” (Qur’an 56:10-11) “He who draws close to Me a hand’s span, I will draw close to him an arm’s length. And whoever draws near Me an arm’s length, I will draw near him a fathom’s length. And whoever comes to Me walking, I will go to him running.” Hadith Qudsi “Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.” (Qur’an 57:21) “And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous.” (Qur’an 3:133) The sirat (bridge) over Hell-Fire which we all have to cross in order to enter Jannah (paradise), provides important image. Some will crawl, others will walk, and the very fortunate will run across it. It is those who ran to Allah (swt) in this life, who will get to run to Him in the next. May we be of them in sha Allah. Ameen.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:42:17 +0000
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