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How to Develop Gentleness
“On the Day of Judgement, the one who will be closest to me from among the people will be the one who recited the most ṣalāt upon me.”[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ – “The best of deeds is a sincere intention.”[2]
Dear Islamic brothers! Make it a habit to form good intentions before every action, as good intentions can lead one to Paradise. Before listening to the speech, we can make the following good intentions:
1.I will listen to the entire speech to gain knowledge.
2.I will sit respectfully.
3.I will avoid being lazy.
4.I will listen with the intention of self-improvement.
5.I will try to convey what I learn to others.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
O devotees of the Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Gentleness is a beautiful blessing from Allah Almighty. Whichever fortunate Muslim is granted this blessing, their character continues to improve, and people naturally develop a profound affection for them. In today’s Sunnah-inspired weekly gathering, we shall listen to some Aḥādīth, accounts, and narrations about gentleness.
Let us listen to one such faith-refreshing account regarding gentleness:
BOOK TOPIC
- Virtue of Ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- How to Develop Gentleness
- Speech intentions
- The acceptance of Islam by a scholar of the Torah
- A glimpse of divine mercy
- Virtues of gentleness
- Importance of gentleness
- Kind words
- Gentle speech
- A display of self-control
- Encouragement for Pious Deed No. 14
- 1. Awake from heedlessness!
- 2. Declare war against sins!
- 3. Make forgiveness a habit!
- 4. Eat less!
- 5. Choose good company!
- 6. Show kindness to orphans and the poor!
- 7. Reflect upon the harms of a hardened heart!
- Sunnahs and Etiquettes of Walking
- Announcement:
- 2. All sins forgiven
- The 6 Duroods and 2 Du’as that are recited in the Sunnah-inspiring weekly Ijtima’ (congregation) of Dawat-e-Islami:
- 1. The Durood for the night preceding Friday
- 3. 70 Portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Distinguished Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. Durood-e-Shafa’at
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Remaining sunan and etiquettes of walking
- Schedule for the Halqahs [learning circles] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 6 November 2025
- Supplication for when looking in the mirror
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
