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Method of Self-Rectification
naturally improves their character and conduct, and begins to free himself from sins. The importance of reflecting upon your actions can be understood from the fact that the Quran and Hadith encourage it.
Accordingly, Allah Almighty states in Part 28, Surah al-Ḥashr, verse 18:
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَ لْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍۚ
O you who believe! Fear Allah! Every soul must look at what it has sent forth for tomorrow.In this blessed verse, it is commanded:[1]
Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account, and contemplate on how much provision of good deeds you have gathered to present in the court of Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgement.[2]
It is stated in Tafsīr Ṣirāt al-Jinān:
From this verse, it is understood that spending a single moment in reflection is better than performing a lot of dhikr. Reflecting upon your deeds is a highly virtuous act; this, in fact, is murāqabah.[3]
Even in blessed Aḥādīth, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم repeatedly encouraged self-accountability. Let us listen to some blessed sayings of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم regarding this.
Prophetic sayings regarding reflection
He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “When you intend to do something, reflect upon its outcome. If it is good, then go ahead with it; and if its result is bad, refrain from it.”[4]
BOOK TOPIC
- Method of Self-Rectification
- The Excellence of Sending Ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Speech intentions
- O Nafs! Fear Allah
- Lessons derived from this parable
- A means of blessing in sustenance
- Why do we face financial difficulties?
- Self-accountability in light of the Quran
- Prophetic sayings regarding reflection
- Benefits of self-accountability
- What is reflection?
- Remain fearful of Allah!
- What is self-accountability?
- Adopt the character of Sayyidunā ꜤUmar رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ
- Accountability of days and sins
- The importance of self-accountability
- Importance of the Pious Deeds booklet
- Pious predecessor who performed self-accountability
- Encouragement for Pious Deed No.15
- Sunan and etiquettes of eating
- Announcement
- 2. All sins forgiven
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤās recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Remaining Sunan and etiquettes of eating:
- Weekly gathering schedule for 5th February 2026
- Supplication for the forgiveness of deceased Muslims
- 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
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
