1[11,.1III,I62 THE MAIDENS OF JANNATChapter 15: How to reach <strong>Jannat</strong>The importance <strong>of</strong> praying for <strong>Jannat</strong>0-~ )~I L. : ~ iiJ\ Jy.u-. JIj : JIj ~ OJ:!Y ~1l.F~ )~I u)l9 c.B~ d l.;-J -.J Y -.J\jjl ujlj ':1J wi y C:Lu> -.J\jjl01 l.;-J -.J Y ~I ujlj ':1)wi y C:Lu> ~l ~ JL ':1-.3 0 ~l.9~-JliA.lI J~ -J ~ .9:11 ol-J-J - ~I 4.b...ll.9 ~L u)l9 c.B~4: ~ ~I) ~ -J (,?-J~l .b~ ~ o·J~J AlII ~-Ju~.... ~.... wo II .k~ ~ o..l~! AlII ~-J ~~..l.ll J~ -J ( 450/~ .b~ ~ -J AlII ~-J ~ 6:1 J~ -J ( 673: ~I)(184: ~ 6:'J ~\~)AbG Hurayrah narrates that RasGluWih said, "Whena person seeks refuge from Hell seven times, Hell says toAllah, '0 my Lord, Your slave so-ancI-so sought refugefrom me, so give him refuge.' When a person asks for<strong>Jannat</strong> seven times, <strong>Jannat</strong> says to Allah, '0 my Lord,Your slave so-and-so asked for me, so enter him into91<strong>Jannat</strong>.'"~y it. u+U1J\l : J\l it. ~I yb.w:ll ~ CP u1fij ~l....::lu-:l cpcl; • j' .JC, 1.""~I -J. cl1t....l cr. ' "'I ~ :""1 J ,j9"I -J ~ ~"lJ\l & ~ .1 -'I ~ . J ~ ~"1...i.S "65: )Sj'1\) ~ .Ju.::,~.0..)1.0 J-!I01.J.)"&1 4..=...) (,?.J.iJ1 Jt.§ - .JCJ!~ul:..j1ilI) L~..&I 4..=...) y:>-=>-l.>-!I .1:.9l,J1 JL9 .J (u.J.Y-! ~yJl ).0(,? ~ y,J1 JL9 .J ( u.J.Y-! - (,?"iyJl wi yJl •.~I ).J-. 3 17/ I : ~~yl)..l-- 183 : ~4.)1 L~) utli 4..l4..J ~ .J'-.i.u,! 11l, ..&14..=...J( '-lJ..J:!-! ... LJ \..i..,J\ .Abu Salih Dhakwan narrates from one Sahabi thatRasulullah ~~ asked a person, "How do you make dua'in salah?" He said, "1 make tashahhud and 1 say, '063 THE MAIDENS OF JANNA TAllah, 1 ask you for <strong>Jannat</strong> and 1 seek refuge with youfrom Hell. ' ,,92We should try to learn this simple dua' and use it to askfor <strong>Jannat</strong>. There will be more blessing in this duabecause it narrated from a Sahabi who recited in front <strong>of</strong>RasulullahThe importance <strong>of</strong> worldng towards <strong>Jannat</strong>No one from amongst LIS has a guarantee that he willreach .Iannat. One hadlth in Sahih Bukhari and SahihMuslim mentions that a person will do the actions <strong>of</strong> thepeople <strong>of</strong> .Iannat until he is only a hand-span away from.Iannat. Then, what is written for him will overtake himand he will cIa the actions <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> Hell until heenters into hell. It is true that Allah has guaranteed toeventually enter into <strong>Jannat</strong> anyone who recites theKalimah with sincerity, but no believer has a guaranteethat he will leave this world in a state <strong>of</strong> iman. Therefore,it is necessary for every believer to constantly work toplease Allah S in order to die with iman.Allah S says,U~llliJl ~~ cill~~ j"And for this let all those strive who want to strive. ,,93Allah ~ al~ says,'I' (/\hlll);lw(l(l)II1IIII,Ii~I1111,.I.II191 (AbO Ya'Hi)"I (X\:.l.())"".",._----~~===~===========~=~====~ItlIi'IIII
64 THE ~'IAIDENS OF JANNA T 65 THE MAIDENS OF JANNATw.oc\ ~J'J\-5 w~\ ~y ~ -5~J 0- oyu~) 1y;.)_uJ-5~'''~': .11"And hasten towards forgiveness from Your Lord, and fora <strong>Jannat</strong> prepared for the pious, as wide as the heavens94and the earth."Ibn Abi Dunya narrates from Sulayman Ad-Daranithat there was a youngster living in Iraq who used toworship Allah in abundance. He went on a journey withhis friend to Makkah, and he would perform Salah whenthey would rest. When they would cat, he would fast. Hisfriend put up with him until the journey ended and theywere about to go their separate ways. Then, he said tohim, "() my brother. Please tell me, why are you doingthis?" He answered, "In my dream, I saw a·palace from<strong>Jannat</strong>. There was a brick <strong>of</strong> gold and a brick <strong>of</strong> silver.Where the building finished, there was a balcony made <strong>of</strong>ruby and a balcony made <strong>of</strong> emerald, Between these twobalconies was a hur standing with her hair loose. She waswearing silver clothes which moved when she moved.She said, 'Work towards the pleasure <strong>of</strong> Allah to reachme.' By Allah, I am working towards the pleasure <strong>of</strong>Allah to reach her and this is why you see me fasting andperforming Salah. ,,95Price <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jannat</strong>Allah ~ says,j~\ ~ ~j -3 ~ ~~