Dear Islamic brothers! It has become obvious that refraining from sins we should hold expectation of forgiveness from the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ along with performing good deeds. Further, we should always have fear of His Hidden Plan. Let’s listen to a few good deeds by virtue of which a person becomes deserving of Divine mercy.

1. Doing Zikr of Allah D

One of the deeds which makes a person deserving of Allah’s mercy is to do the Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gives comfort to the heart; Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gives relief from illnesses and sorrow; Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ removes poverty; one who does Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ always receives Divine mercy. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said, ‘When a bondman does My Zikr, I am with him. If he remembers me in loneliness, so I also remember him alone and if he does My Zikr in any gathering, so I do his Zikr [mention] in a better gathering than this. If he gets closer to me one span (the maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and the little finger), so My mercy gets close to him one arm [half a yard] and if he gets one arm close to Me, so My mercy gets two arms [one yard] close to him and if he comes to Me by walking, so My mercy comes to him by running.’

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 541, Raqm 7405)

کاش لب پر مرے رہے جاری                  ذکر آٹھوں پہر ترا یا رب

چشمِ تر اور قلبِ مُضطر دے          اپنی الفت کی مہ پلا یا رب

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

2. Fear of Allah D

Another deed which makes a person deserving of Divine mercy is the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. By virtue of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ it becomes easy to refrain from sins; fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ gets a person to ponder over the Hereafter; the one who fears Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will get two Paradises; one who fears Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will be