acting upon the Pious Deeds booklet, we can develop a great passion for reforming ourselves as well as the people of the entire world.

By opening the booklet and answering the questions asked in it with a “yes” or “no”, we can review whether our actions are good or bad, and thereby rectify our shortcomings. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Countless Islamic brothers, Islamic sisters and students regularly reflect and perform self-accountability daily by filling in the booklet. Through its blessings, by the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, avoiding sins becomes easier, and the obstacles that arise on the path of becoming righteous are gradually removed. A mindset is also developed for becoming steadfast upon the Sunnah, developing hatred for sins, and striving to protect one’s faith.

If you purchase this booklet and keep it with you, read it regularly and continue to reflect, not only will you remember the Hereafter, but you will develop a mindset to perform good deeds and avoid sins. The Pious Deeds booklet is an excellent way of advising yourself. Our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه also adopted various means of advising themselves.

Pious predecessor who performed self-accountability

It is narrated about Sayyidunā Abū Muslim al-Khawlanī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه that he kept a whip in his masjid and he would say: “I am more deserving of this than four-legged animals.” Whenever he felt any laziness, he struck his calf with the whip once or twice.^[1]

Encouragement for Pious Deed No.15

O devotees of the Awliyāˈ! Sayyidunā Abū Muslim al-Khawlanī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه performed an abundance of worship, but he kept a whip in the masjid to save himself from laziness. If we read the Pious Deeds booklet and reflect upon it accordingly, it will also curb our laziness and create an inclination toward