Easy work and great rewards
refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls and the wickedness of our deeds. He whom Allah guides, none can misguide him, and he whom He misguides, none can guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger . May Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him. As for what follows: The most truthful speech is the Book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him. The worst of matters are their innovations, and all An innovation is a heresy, and every heresy is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire . And now, this is the effort of the poor to collect some of the righteous and easy deeds for the Muslim slave to do and maintain, and the great rewards that result from them, as the Prophet , may God bless him and grant him peace, explained to those who were given the concise words, hoping from God Almighty to benefit me and my brothers from all the Muslims in all parts of the earth, in this world and the hereafter: Chapter One: The virtue of being ahead of those who remember God often and the remembrances: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, he said: “ The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was traveling on the road to Mecca and passed by a mountain called Jumdan, so he said: ‘Proceed, this is Jumdan, the single ones have gone ahead.’ They said: ‘And who are the single ones?’” O Messenger of God, he said: “Those who remember God often, and the women who remember Him. ” (1) And on the authority of Abu al-Darda’, he said: “ The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Shall I not inform you of the best of your deeds, the purest of them before your Lord, the highest of them in your ranks, and better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy and striking their necks and them striking yours? “Your necks?” They said, “Yes.” He said: “Remembrance of God Almighty.” Mu’adh ibn Jabal said: “Nothing saves more from the punishment of God than remembrance of God .” (2) Chapter Two: The Virtue of the Life of the Heart and Body of the One Who Remembers His Lord On the authority of Abu Musa, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Prophet , may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The example of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember his Lord is like the example of the living and the dead .” (3) In a narration by Muslim: “ The example of the house in which God is remembered, “And the house in which God is not mentioned is like the living and the dead .” (4) The third chapter: The merit of the one who says the remembrance when it includes belief in the Qur’an and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: On the authority of Al-Bara’ bin Azib, he said: The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:“When you go to bed, perform ablution as you would for prayer, then lie down on your right side, then say: ‘O Allah, I submit my face to You, I entrust my affair to You, and I seek refuge in You, out of desire for You and fear of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. O Allah, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent. If you die from…’” Your night, for you are on the fitrah, and make them the last thing you say.” He said: So I repeated it to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and when I reached: O God, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed, I said: And Your Messenger? He said: “No, and Your Prophet whom You have sent. ” (5) And in another narration: “If you die during the night, you will die in a state of fitrah, and if you wake up in the morning, you will have attained goodness.” (6) Chapter Four: The virtue of remembrance after waking up from sleep: Ubadah ibn al-Samit, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, who said: “ Whoever quarrels with “At night, he would say: ‘There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. Praise be to Allah, glory be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power nor strength save with Allah.’ Then he would say: ‘O Allah, forgive me,’ or he would supplicate, and his supplication would be answered. If he performed ablution and prayed, his prayer would be accepted .” (7) Chapter Five: The Virtue of Remembrance after Performing Ablution Perfectly : On the authority of Uqbah ibn Amir, he said: “ We were in charge of tending camels, and my turn came, so I took them out in the evening. I found the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, standing, talking to the people, and I found him saying: ‘There is no Muslim who performs ablution and performs it perfectly, then stands and prays two rak’ahs, devoting his heart to them…’” And his face, except that Paradise is obligatory for him.” He said: “So I said: How good this is! Then a speaker came before me saying: The one before it is better.” So I looked and saw that it was Umar. He said: “I saw you come just now.” He said: “There is no one among you who performs ablution and completes it – or does it perfectly – and then says: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah.” And his Messenger, the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, and he may enter through whichever one he wishes .” (8) The sixth chapter: The virtue of repeating behind the muezzin, then sending blessings upon the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, then asking God for intercession for him. On the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “ Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer: ‘O God, Lord of this perfect call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad intercession and excellence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him,’ my intercession will be permissible for him on the Day of Resurrection .” (9) On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As, that he heard the Prophet , may God bless him and grant him peace, say: “When you hear the muezzin, say what he says, then send blessings upon me, for whoever sends blessings upon me, God will send blessings upon him ten times. Then ask God to grant me al-Wasila, for it is a station in Paradise that is only fitting for one of God’s servants, and I hope that I will be among them.” “I am He, so whoever asks for intercession for me, intercession will be permitted for him. ” (10) Chapter Seven: The Virtue of Waiting for the Prayer: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, who said: “The congregational prayer is twenty-five degrees higher than his prayer in his house and his prayer in his marketplace. If one of you performs ablution well and comes to the mosque, intending nothing but prayer, he will not take a single step except that he will be rewarded for it.” “Allah will raise him a degree by it and remove from him a sin until he enters the mosque. And when he enters the mosque, he is in prayer as long as it is holding him back, and the angels will pray for him – meaning the angels – as long as he is in the place where he prays: O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, have mercy on him, as long as he does not break his fast in it .” (11) Chapter Eight: The virtue of supplication between the call to prayer and the iqamah: On the authority of Anas ibn Malik, he said: He said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Supplication is not rejected between the call to prayer and the iqamah .” (12) Chapter Nine: The virtue of one who says “Amen” behind the imam and his “Amen” coincides with the “Amen” of the angels : On the authority of Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “ When the imam says “Amen,” then say “Amen,” for whoever’s “Amen” coincides with the “Amen” of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven. Ibn Shihab said – and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was…” He says: Amen .” (13) Chapter Ten: The virtue of one who says the dhikr after the Rafi’ in agreement with the angels’ amen: On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him: The Messenger of God , may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “When the imam says: God hears those who praise Him, then say: O God, our Lord, to You is praise, for whoever’s words agree with the words of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven .” (14) Chapter Eleven: The virtue of one who glorifies God, praises Him, and magnifies Him after every prayer: On the authority of Abu Hurairah, “The poor emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said: The wealthy have taken the highest ranks and lasting pleasure. He said: “What is that?” They said: “They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, they give in charity but we do not give in charity, they free slaves but we do not.” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Shall I not teach you something?” By it, you will catch up with those who came before you and surpass those who will come after you? And no one will be better than you except the one who does as you did.” They said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “You will glorify Allah, magnify Allah, and praise Allah thirty-three times after every prayer.” Abu Salih said: The poor emigrants returned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said: He heard Our brothers, the people of wealth, are grateful for what we have done, so they did the same. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “That is the grace of God, which He gives to whomever He wills . ” (15) Chapter Eleven: The virtue of the one who says the master of seeking forgiveness when he wakes up or goes to bed, with his heart convinced of it: On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, who said: “ The master of seeking forgiveness is that you say: O God, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. And I am committed to Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.” He said: “And whoever says it during the day, certain of it, and dies on that day before evening comes, he is among the people of Paradise. And whoever says it at night, certain of it, and dies before evening comes, he is among the people of Paradise. (16) Chapter Twelve: The virtue of one who says this remembrance after the dawn prayer: On the authority of Ibn Abbas, on the authority of Juwayriyah, “The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, left her early in the morning after he had prayed the dawn prayer, and she was in her mosque. Then he returned after the morning prayer had passed , and she was sitting. He said: ‘Are you still in the same state in which I left you?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: And he said: “I said four words after you, three times, if they were weighed against what you have said since today, they would outweigh them: Glory be to God and praise be to Him, the number of His creation, the pleasure of His soul, the weight of His throne, and the ink of His words .” (17) Chapter Thirteen: The merit of one who says this remembrance one hundred times or more: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:“Whoever says, ‘There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things,’ one hundred times in one day, will have a reward equivalent to freeing ten slaves, one hundred good deeds will be recorded for him, one hundred bad deeds will be erased from his record, and it will be a protection for him from Satan that day until evening. No one will come with anything better than what he has come with, except that he will be defeated.” “Whoever does more than that ” (18) Chapter Fourteen: The virtue of glorifying God and praising Him one hundred times or more than that: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of God , may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever says, when he wakes up and when he goes to bed, ‘Glory be to God and His praise’ one hundred times, no one will come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better than what he has come with, except someone who said the same as he said or added to it ” (19) Chapter Fifteen: The virtue of deeds Various virtues for the Muslim slave, including remembrance, seeking forgiveness, refraining from harm, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong, will lead to Paradise . On the authority of Aisha , the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Every human being among the children of Adam was created with three hundred and sixty joints. So whoever glorifies Allah, praises Allah, declares Allah’s oneness, exalts Allah, seeks forgiveness from Allah, removes a stone, a thorn, or a bone from the path of people, enjoins what is right, or forbids what is wrong, the number of joints will be the same.” Those three hundred and sixty salami, for he will walk on that day and he will have removed himself from the Fire.” Abu Tawbah said: And sometimes he said: “He will go to the evening. ” (20) Chapter Sixteen: The virtue of one who gives water to a dog out of mercy for it: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “ While a dog was circling a well, thirst was about to kill him, when a prostitute from the prostitutes of Banu Israel, so she removed her shoes and watered it, and she was forgiven because of it. ” (21) Chapter Seventeen: The virtue of one who keeps harm away from the road: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said : “While a man was walking on a road, he found a thorny branch on the road, so he moved it away, and God thanked him for that and forgave him .” (22) Chapter Eighteen: The virtue of purity of the heart and truthfulness of the tongue : On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr, he said: “ It was said to the Messenger of God , Allah’s Messenger (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him) said: “Which people are the best?” He said: “Everyone who has a pure heart and a truthful tongue.” They said: “He who has a truthful tongue, we know him, but what is a pure heart?” He said: “He is the pious and pure, in whom there is no sin, no transgression, no malice, and no envy .”(23