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Pleasing ALLAH Our Greatest Priority
3 actions that lead to Paradise
The Companion Abū SaꜤīd al-Khudrī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ explains:
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once took hold of my hand and declared, یَا اَبَا سَعِیْدٍ ثَلَاثَۃ مَنْ قَالَہُنَّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّۃَ - “O Abū SaꜤīd! There are three matters; whoever says and accepts these shall enter Paradise.”
I asked, “What are these three matters, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, مَنْ رَضِیَ بِاللہِ رَبًا وَ بِالْاِسْلَامِ دِیْناً وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُوْلًا- “Whoever is pleased with Allah as their Lord, Islam as their religion, and Muhammad as their Messenger.”[1]
In one hadith, the following was then mentioned, وَجَبَتْ لَہٗ الْجَنَّۃُ. This now collectively means, whoever is pleased with Allah as their Lord, Islam as their religion and Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as their Messenger; such a person shall have Paradise become wājib for them.[2]
ꜤAbbās bin ꜤAbd al-Muṭṭalib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, the Prophet’s loving uncle, explains how the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الْاِیْمَانِ مَنْ رَضِیَ بِاللہِ رَبًّا وَ بِالْاِسْلَامِ دِیْنًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِیًّا – “Whoever is pleased with Allah as their Lord, Islam as their religion, and Muhammad as their Messenger, has found the sweetness of faith.”[3]
Islamic scholars describe how our hearts can taste intangible facets of spirituality (such as the positive spiritual effect fostered by acts of worship), the same way our tongues are able to taste things. When we
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- Pleasing Allah: our greatest priority
- Excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 3 actions that lead to Paradise
- Sweetness of faith
- 3 levels of acceptance
- The first level
- The second level
- Being content with divine decree
- Good and bad destiny is all from Allah
- Smiled upon the death of a son
- The third level
- Why is this contentment necessary?
- What does it mean to be a slave?
- Allah has placed you wherever is best
- Why did this happen?
- Allah has granted everyone the best for them
- When being blind was better
- Glad tidings for the one who remains pleased with divine decrees
- Those who will fly from their graves into Jannah
- How to please Allah
- The flood that came to a standstill
- What should we do to remain pleased with Allah’s decree
- Reading a booklet weekly
- Department of Spiritual Cures
- Prayer Times Application
- Sunnahs and etiquettes of wearing shoes
