Dear Islamic brothers! We should continuously make firm and truthful intentions for virtuous actions because this is, in essence, free reward. What do we mean by a good intention and how can we get into the habit of making good intentions? A great scholar of intentions in our time, Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ writes in the booklet ‘Secret of Earning more Reward’: to have a good intention when doing any good deed means that your heart must be focused on that deed and you must be doing it for the pleasure of Allah. Remember! Making an intention only through verbal pronunciation, a thought or an inattentive intention is miles apart from a real intention because a real intention signifies that your heart is firmly prepared to do something i.e. there is absolute determination and true intent. If one is not habitual of making good intentions, he will initially have to force himself to do so. Before performing any good action, it will be useful to pause for some time as per the situation in order to concentrate on making intentions. So whilst keeping the head lowered and eyes closed, empty your mind from various thoughts. You will probably fail if you try to make intentions whilst looking around, fidgeting or itching your body, lifting or putting something down or by making an intention in a hurry. (Sawab Barhanay kay nuskhay, p. 3)

To learn more details about intentions, read the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ ‘Secret of Earning more Reward’ and the book ‘Call to Righteousness’. If Allah wills, an abundant treasure of knowledge will be attained.

Fourth method: Dear Islamic brothers! If we want to spend as much time as we can in doing good deeds, then we must act upon the formula ‘kill two birds with one stone.’ ‘Kill two birds with one stone’ is an idiom which means: to complete two tasks with one plan. This implies that whilst doing actions such as: eating food, drinking water, lifting or putting something down, driving a car, switching something on or off, opening and closing the door, opening a shop, pouring oil, applying fragrance, wearing shoes, adorning yourself with an Imamah