3. If we had bad habits before, we must now adopt good habits.

4. If we were slow in worship before, we must now show enthusiasm.

In short, we must bring a clear, visible change between our lives before and after Ramadan, because a new life has now begun.

Acts that Please Allah Almighty

Since these are days of happiness, the days of Eid are ongoing, and after Ramadan, a new phase of life has begun. Let us listen to some faith-inspiring narrations and make a firm intention that the righteous deeds mentioned in these hadith will be permanently adopted in our lives from now on.

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! These are days of joy, yet in the name of celebration, people end up doing all sorts of things, telling false jokes and bursting into loud laughter, and when friends gather, there is noise, chaos, and reckless behaviour. Sadly, such crude ways of celebrating joy are becoming increasingly common in our society.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Islam is not opposed to happiness; rather, it promotes it. How beautiful it would be if, on these occasions of joy, and then throughout our lives, we perform those deeds which, when a person does them, Allah Almighty looks at him with pleasure (meaning He becomes extremely pleased with him). Let me share a very beautiful hadith:

Our beloved Master, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

اِذَا ضَحِكَ رَبُّكَ اِلیٰ عَبْدٍ فِی الدُّنیا فَلَا حِسَابَ عَلَیْہ

Translation: When your Lord smiles upon a servant in this world, then on the Day of Judgment, there will be no accountability for him.^([1])

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! This means that the righteous deeds we are about to hear have two great virtues:

1. When a person performs these good deeds, Allah Almighty becomes