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after Allah's Apostle, prayed and did plenty of good deeds, and many people have embraced Islam at our hands, and no
doubt, we expect rewards from Allah for these good deeds.' On that my father (i.e. 'Umar) said, 'As for myself, by Him in
Whose Hand 'Umar's soul is, I wish that the deeds done by us at the time of the Prophet remain rewardable while whatsoever
we did after the death of the Prophet be enough to save us from Punishment in that the good deeds compensate for the bad
ones.' " On that I said (to Ibn 'Umar), "By Allah, your father was better than my father!"
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 7.577 Narrated by
Abu Huraira
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The good deeds of any person will not make him enter Paradise." (i.e., None can enter
Paradise through his good deeds.) They (the Prophet's companions) said, "Not even you, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Not
even myself, unless Allah bestows His favor and mercy on me." So be moderate in your religious deeds and do the deeds
that are within your ability: and none of you should wish for death, for if he is a good doer, he may increase his good deeds,
and if he is an evil doer, he may repent to Allah."
GOODNESS:
41:34 - Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: then will he between
whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate! 45044505
4504 You do not return good for evil, for there is no equality or comparison between the two. You repel or destroy evil with
something which is far better, just as an antidote is better than poison. You foil hatred with love. You repel ignorance
with knowledge, folly and wickedness with the friendly message of Revelation. The man who was in the bondage of
sin, you not only liberate from sin, but make him your greatest friend and helper in the cause of Allah! Such is the
alchemy of the Word of Allah! Cf. xxiii. 96; xxviii. 54. (41.34)
41:35 -And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and selfrestraint
none but persons of the greatest good fortune. 4506
4506 The moral standard referred to in the last verse can only be reached by the exercise of the highest patience and selfrestraint.
All sorts of human weaknesses and counsels of pseudo-wisdom and "self-respect" will keep breaking in, but
resist them as suggestions of Evil (see next verse). If you reach anywhere near that high standard, you will be indeed
most fortunate in a spiritual sense, for Allah's Revelation will have made you great and free. (41.35)
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.123
Prayer On Wearing Clothes
Ibn As-Sinni reported that when the Prophet, peace be upon him, put on his clothes, whether a shirt, a cloak, or a turban, he
would say, "O Allah, I seek from You its goodness and the goodness for which it is made, and I seek Your refuge against its
evil and the evil that is apportioned for it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 1.25 Narrated by
Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle
(Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate in
Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause." The questioner again asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?"
He replied, "To perform Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) 'Mubrur, (which is accepted by Allah and is performed
with the intention of seeking Allah's pleasure only and not to show off and without committing a sin and in
accordance with the traditions of the Prophet)."
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.15
Good Deeds Prior to Death: An Indication of a Good End
Anas reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "When Allah intends good for a servant of His, He uses him for
good." They asked: "How does Allah use him?" The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied: "He enables him to do good
deeds and makes it easy for him before his death and then causes him to die while he is in that state of goodness."
(Ahmad, Tirrnidhi, Al-Hakim, and Ibn Hibban)
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.13
CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH AND PREPARATION FOR IT BY GOOD DEEDS
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