Tag Archives: Good deeds

January, 2020

• 22 January

  Translation of a Hadith regarding the advice Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) offered Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Kindly translate the following Hadith: أن معاذ بن جبل أراد سفرا فقال يا نبي الله أوصني قال اعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئا قال يا نبي الله زدني قال إذا أسأت فأحسن قال يا رسول الله زدني قال استقم وليحسن خلقك

July, 2019

• 10 July

  The complete Hadith regarding various forms of charity

  Question Can you quote the full Hadith please? Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Your smiling face to your brother is an act of charity. Your commanding good and prohibiting evil is an act of charity.”
• 3 July

  The good deeds and evil deeds of a child

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) once said: “The good deeds of a minor child are recorded in the account of his father or both his parents, but his evil deeds are not recorded, neither in his parents account nor in his own. After he has attained puberty, the …

May, 2019

• 22 May

  The incitement of Shaytan and the encouragement of the Angels

  Question I am looking for the Hadith which states “Verily in the heart of man a thought is stirred by Shaytan and a thought is stirred by an angel…”
• 8 May

  As long as a person remains in Salah, he is immersed in righteousness

  Question Could you reference this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Allah does not grant a slave to engage in anything more rewarding for him than two rak’ahs of Salah which he offers and certainly righteousness is spread over his head so long as he is engaged in Salah. Man does not come nearer to Allah with anything better …

March, 2019

• 6 March

  One will consider his good deeds insignificant on the Day of Qiyamah

  Question Could you mention the reference for this please? لو أن رجلا يخر على وجهه من يوم ولد إلى يوم يموت هرما في مرضاة الله لحقره يوم القيامة

February, 2019

• 25 February

  The intelligent one is he who subjugates his nafs and carries out deeds which will benefit him after death

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The intelligent person is the one who subjugates his soul/takes account of himself, and works for what is after death and the incapable is the one who follows his desires and thereafter entertains hopes in [the mercy] of Allah”

January, 2019

• 25 January

  The best and worst of people

  Question Is this narration authentic? A man said: “O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people are the best?” Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied: ‘He whose life is long and his deeds are good.’ He asked: ‘Then which of the people are the worst?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied: ‘He whose life is long and his deeds are …

November, 2018

• 7 November

  No one is better than anyone else except through religion or good deeds.

  Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “No one is better than anyone else except by religion or good deeds. It is enough [to regard a person] evil if he is profane, vulgar, greedy or cowardly”

October, 2018

• 31 October

  ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement, ‘Be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world’

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: The life of this world is travelling away from us and the Hereafter is travelling towards us. Both have children, so be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world, for today is for action without reckoning (judgement) and tomorrow is reckoning without action.
• 18 October

  The mercy of Allah Ta’ala on the Day of Qiyamah

  Question I am looking for the Hadith which mentions on the Day of Qiyamah, Allah Ta’ala will remind a person of his sins and this person will be unable to deny it. Eventually Allah Ta’ala will convert his sins into good deeds and this person will say that he doesn’t see other evil deeds he carried out. Upon this, Nabi …
• 17 October

  If your good deeds make you happy and your bad deeds make you sad, then you are a Believer

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If your good deeds make you happy and your bad deeds make you sad, then you are a believer.”
• 10 October

  Sins cause bodily weakness and hardness of the heart

  Question Can you mention the reference for this narration? إن للذنوب ضعفا في القوة وقسوة في القلب وإن للحسنات قوة في البدن ونورا في القلب