Pious Deed no. 28

Dear Islamic brothers! In order to save yourself from sin and develop a habit of performing good deeds, join the religious environment of Dawat-e-Islami and take active part in its 12 Religious Works. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه With the blessings of this, you will develop a mindset of  performing good deeds, avoiding sin and safeguarding your faith.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه A renowned spiritual and scholarly personality of the 15^th Islamic century, the Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah, ʿAllāmah Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has granted the 72 Pious Deeds booklet, which is written in question and answer format. Through this, we can carry out good deeds and avoid sin in these testing times. Make it a habit to fill this booklet in every day.   اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه You will feel a positive change within yourself.

From the 72 Pious Deeds found in this booklet granted to us by the Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ, Pious Deed number 28 is, “Today, مَعاذَ الـلّٰـه in case of committing a sin, have you repented immediately? (May we have the privilege of reciting istighfar, i.e. اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللہ, at least 70 times every day)”.

A black dot on the heart

As mentioned in a blessed hadith: “When any person sins, a black dot forms on their heart. When they sin again, another black dot forms. This continues until their heart becomes black (entirely), and no good words have any effect upon it as a result.”^[1]

This matter is clear as day and simple to understand; how will good words or beneficial advice have any effect on someone whose heart is black and rusty? It becomes near impossible for such a person to refrain from sin, as his heart does not incline towards righteousness in the