Make the pious saints your ideal

Dear Islamic brothers! We are listening to the greed for good deeds. Surely, the Shari’ah wants us to have greed for good things and to try to adopt them as well. For example, those who are greedy for wealth make wealthy people their ideal (role models), similarly to increase the passion for good deeds and to gather the courage to bear the difficulties which may arise in this path, we should make our pious saints our ideal. The blessed lives of these great people will become a light for us and we will also become greedy for good deeds. These blessed personalities used to think deeply about making their Hereafter better far more than a worldly person does to make his world better. It can be easily judged by their ways of living, that these holy people were very greedy for good deeds. Let’s listen to the states of the worship and spiritual exercises of these holy people.

1. Siddeeq-e-Akbar’s yearning for worship!

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Prophet   صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked: Who amongst you is fasting today? Then Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly replied: I am. It was then asked: Who amongst you has attended a funeral today? So he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly replied: I have. It was asked: Who amongst you has given food to Miskeen (poor) today? He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly replied: I have. It was asked: Who amongst you has visited a sick person today? He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly replied: I have. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said: Anyone who possesses these good qualities, will enter Paradise. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 513, Hadees 1028)

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ observed fast, attended a funeral, gave food to a Miskeen and visited a sick person in only one day, and the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave him the good news of Paradise. سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! We have learnt that to observe fasts, attend a funeral, give food to a Miskeen and to visit one who is sick are deeds that lead to Paradise.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد