Good Deeds

Good Deed: #20 Be in a state of wudhu

Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, The key to Paradise is prayer and the key to prayer is cleanliness (Ablution). Tirmidhi O you who believe! When you stand up for prayer, (i) wash your face and hands up to the elbows, (ii) and wipe a part of your head and your feet up […]

Good Deed: #19 Perform I’tikaf -Spiritual retreat

Abu Hurayra said, “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to do i’tikaf for ten days every Ramadan. In the year in which he died he did i’tikaf for twenty days.” [al-Bukhari] ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) used to exert […]

Good Deed: #18 Remember Allah

” O ye who believes remember Allah very often and glorify Him morning and evening.” (33:41-2) ” Behold in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.” (13-28) “Remember Me, and I will remember you.” 2:152 “ “Remembrance of Allah is the greatest of (deed)” 29:45 Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Is anyone […]

Good Deed: #17 Seek knowledge

“And say: My Lord increase me in knowledge.” (Qur’an, Ta-Ha 20:114) Ibn ‘Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) narrated, the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “Any person who goes along a course seeking knowledge, Allah will make for him the path to Paradise easy because of it. And he who is […]

Good Deed: #16 Honor your guests

Prophet(SAW) said “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let them treat their guest generously.” Al-Bukhari, Muslim Abu Shuraih Khuwailid bin `Amr Al-Khuza`i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should accommodate his guest according to his […]

Good Deed: #15 Perform Tahajjud/Qiyam Layl

Allah Most High said, “Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of the night, and (the recital of) the Qur’an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur’an at dawn is ever witnessed. And some part of the night awake for its recital, as voluntary worship for you. It may […]

Good Deed: #13 Attend a funeral

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu): Allah’s Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) said, “(A believer) who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah’s reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of two […]

Good Deed: #12 Have mercy on children

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He is not of us who does not have mercy on young children, nor honor the elderly” Al-Tirmidhi Narrated by Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle kissed Al-Hasan bin Ali while Al-Aqra’ bin Habis At-Tamim was sitting beside him. Al-Aqra said, “I have ten children and I have never kissed […]

Good Deed: #11 Be kind to your parents

“Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them […]