Khawājah Muin al-Din al-Chishti رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه

Book Name:Khawājah Muin al-Din al-Chishti رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه

“O our Lord! Grant us goodness in this world and grant us goodness in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of Hell.”[1]-[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, “Pondering ˹over the Hereafter˺ for a moment is better than 60 years of worship.”[3]

Let’s make good intentions before filling in the Pious Deeds booklet:

1.         To please Allah, I will hold myself to account through the Pious Deeds booklet and encourage others to do the same.

2.         I will praise (i.e. thank) Allah Almighty for the pious deeds which I practised.

3.         I will regret not acting upon the pious deeds I missed out on and will try to act on them in the future.

4.         Allah Almighty forbid, if I have not acted on any pious deed which prevents a person from sinning, I will repent to Allah and make a firm intention to not sin in the future.

5.         I will not reveal my good deeds without a need (for example, by saying that I acted on such and such or so and so amount of pious deeds).

6.         I will make up for any pious deed that can be performed later (for example, I will make up for the 313 ṣalāt I missed yesterday by reciting them today).

7.         I will try to achieve the actual aim of filling in the Pious Deeds booklet, such as attain the fear of Allah, be pious, have good character, and spread Islam.


 

 



[1] Al-Quran, al-Baqara, verse 201; translation from Kanz al-Irfān

[2] Faizan-i-Dua, p. 246

[3] Al-JāmiꜤ al-Ṣaghīr: hadith 5897