Les œuvres du coeur

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Plus de trente raisons d'entrer au Paradis, tirées du Coran et de la Sunna authentique

Introduction

Louange à Allah ; nous Le louons et implorons Son secours et Son pardon. Nous implorons Sa protection contre le mal de nos âmes et la méchanceté de nos actes. Celui qu'Allah guide, nul ne peut l'égarer, et celui qu'Il égare, nul ne peut le guider. J'atteste qu'il n'y a de divinité qu'Allah, Unique et sans associé, et j'atteste que Mohammed est Son serviteur et Son Messager. Ce message intitulé « Trente raisons d'entrer au Paradis » regroupe un certain nombre de

versets et de hadiths authentiques mentionnant des actes qui, par la grâce d'Allah, permettent à celui qui les accomplit d'entrer au Paradis. Cependant, cela ne signifie pas que ces actes garantissent l'entrée au Paradis à quiconque les accomplit, quelle que soit sa croyance, car seul un croyant peut y accéder. Si un mécréant ou un polythéiste commet certains ou tous ces actes, ils ne lui seront d'aucun bénéfice et n'entreront pas au Paradis, car Allah, le Très-Haut, dit :

وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ  ‎﴿٦٥﴾‏ 

En effet, il t'a été révélé, ainsi qu'à ceux qui t'ont précédé: «Si tu donnes des associés à Allah, ton œuvre sera certes vaine; et tu seras très certainement du nombre des perdants. "

[Surah 39 Az-Zumar: 65]

 

Et Allah, le Très-Haut, dit à propos des mécréants:

 

وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا  ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏

 Nous avons considéré l'œuvre qu'ils ont accomplie et Nous l'avons réduite en poussière éparpillée. 

[Surah 25 Al-Furqan: 23] 

 

L'Islam est donc la première condition nécessaire à l'agrément de toute action.

 La deuxième condition, qui doit accompagner toute action pour être agréée par Allah, le Très-Haut, est la sincérité de l'acte accompli pour Allah, le Très-Haut. Cela signifie que celui qui accomplit l'acte doit l'avoir pour Allah, le Très-Haut, sans lui associer aucune autre créature. La preuve en est la parole du Prophète (paix et bénédictions d'Allah sur lui) : « Allah n'agrée aucune action, sauf celle qui est sincère et accomplie pour Lui. » [Rapporté par an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Jami' 1856]

قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله تعالى لا يقبل من العمل إلا ما كان خالصا وابتغي به وجهه [ رواه النسائي ، صحيح الجامع 1856]

Quant à la troisième condition pour l'acceptation d'une action, c'est de suivre le Messager (paix et bénédiction d'Allah sur lui), nous nous sommes donc limités dans ce message aux hadiths authentiques qui sont prouvés du Messager (paix et bénédiction d'Allah sur lui). 

 

وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ  ۚ وَحَسُنَ أُولَٰئِكَ رَفِيقًا ‎﴿٦٩﴾‏

 

 

 

Quiconque obéit à Allah et au Messager... ceux-là seront avec ceux qu'Allah a comblés de Ses bienfaits: les prophètes, les véridiques, les martyrs, et les vertueux. Et quels bons compagnons que ceux-là!. 

Surah 4 An-Nisa :69

 

 

J'implore Allah, le Très-Haut, le Tout-Puissant, par Ses beaux noms et Ses sublimes attributs, de sincérité dans cette action et dans toutes nos actions, pour Allah, le Très-Haut.

Et de m'en faire bénéficier, ainsi qu'à tous mes frères musulmans, et d'inscrire pour moi et ma famille sa récompense le Jour où ni biens ni enfants ne serviront à rien, sauf à celui qui viendra à Allah avec un cœur pur. Si j'ai raison, cela vient d'Allah et par Sa grâce ; si j'ai tort, cela vient de moi-même et du Diable. Gloire à Toi,

Ô Allah, et louange à Toi ! J'atteste qu'il n'y a de divinité que Toi. J'implore Ton pardon et me repens à Toi. Que la prière et la paix d'Allah soient sur Son serviteur et Messager, notre Maître Muhammad, ainsi que sur toute sa famille et ses compagnons. Notre dernière invocation est : Louange à Allah, Seigneur des Mondes.

Au nom de Dieu, le plus gracieux, le plus miséricordieux

 

2.1 -  Première et deuxième raisons : la foi et les bonnes œuvres.

La foi est mentionnée dans le Saint Coran comme la principale raison d'accéder au Paradis, si Dieu le veut, mais elle est toujours associée aux bonnes œuvres. Il est donc rare de trouver un passage où la foi est mentionnée comme raison d'entrer au Paradis sans qu'elle soit associée aux bonnes œuvres. La porte des bonnes œuvres, louange à Dieu, est large et spacieuse, et les moyens d'obtenir la récompense sont nombreux et nombreux, et nul ne peut les compter, sauf Dieu Tout-Puissant.

Allah Tout-Puissant a dit :

 

وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ  ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ‎﴿٨٢﴾‏

Et ceux qui croient et pratiquent les bonnes œuvres, ceux-là sont les gens du Paradis où ils demeureront éternellement..

[Surat 2 Al-Baqarah verset 82] 

Les versets et hadiths authentiques dans ce sens sont très nombreux et difficiles à recenser. Voir par exemple :

Surat Al-Baqarah, versest: 25, 82 –

وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ  ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا ۙ قَالُوا هَٰذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ‎﴿٢٥﴾

Annonce à ceux qui croient et pratiquent de bonnes œuvres qu'ils auront des demeures dans les jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux; chaque fois qu'ils seront gratifiés d'un fruit des jardins ils diront: «C'est bien là ce qui nous avait été servi auparavant». Or c'est quelque chose de semblable (seulement dans la forme); ils auront là des épouses pures, et là ils demeureront éternellement. eternally.

Surat 2 Al-Baqarah, verset: 25

 

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ ‎﴿٨﴾‏

Ceux qui croient et accomplissent les bonnes œuvres auront le bonheur dans les Jardins du Paradis.

Surat 31 Luqman, verset 8

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا ‎﴿١٠٧﴾‏

Ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres auront pour résidence les Jardins du «Firdaws,» (Paradis), 

Surat 18 Al-Kahf, verset 107  

 

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ ‎﴿١٤﴾‏

 

Ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres, Allah les fera entrer dans les Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux, car Allah fait certes ce qu'Il veut.

Surat 22 Al-Hajj, verset 14

 

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏

Certes Allah introduira ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres dans les Jardins du Paradis  sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux. Là, ils seront parés de bracelets d'or, et aussi de perles; et leurs vêtements y seront de soie.

Surat 22 Al-Hajj, verset 23

الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ ‎﴿٥٦﴾‏

 

La souveraineté ce jour-là appartiendra à Allah qui jugera parmi eux. Ceux qui auront cru et fait de bonnes œuvres seront dans le bonheur dans les Jardins du Paradis.

Surat 22 Al-Hajj, verset 56 

 لِّيُدْخِلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا ‎﴿٥﴾

 

 et afin qu'Il fasse entrer les croyants et les croyantes dans des Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux où ils demeureront éternellement et afin de leur effacer leurs méfaits. Cela est auprès d'Allah un énorme succès.  -

Surat 48 Al-Fath, verset 5 

يَوْمَ تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِم بُشْرَاكُمُ الْيَوْمَ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ‎﴿١٢﴾‏

 Le jour où tu verras les croyants et les croyantes, leur lumière courant devant eux et à leur droite; (on leur dira): «Voici une bonne nouvelle pour vous, aujourd'hui: des Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux pour y demeurer éternellement». Tel est l'énorme succès. .

Surat 57 Al-Hadid, verset 12

سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ‎﴿٢١﴾

Hâtez-vous vers un pardon de votre Seigneur ainsi qu'un Paradis aussi large que le ciel et la terre, préparé pour ceux qui ont cru en Allah et en Ses Messagers. Telle est la grâce d'Allah qu'Il donne à qui Il veut. Et Allah est le Détenteur de l'énorme grâce..

Surat 57 Al-Hadid, verset 21

 يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُكُمْ لِيَوْمِ الْجَمْعِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ التَّغَابُنِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِ وَيُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ‎﴿٩﴾‏

Le jour où Il vous réunira pour le jour du Rassemblement, ce sera le jour de la grande perte. Et celui qui croit en Allah et accomplit les bonnes œuvres, Il lui effacera ses mauvaises actions et le fera entrer dans des Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux où ils demeureront éternellement. Voilà l'énorme succès!

Surat 64 Al-Taghabun, verset 9

 

 رَّسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ لِّيُخْرِجَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ لَهُ رِزْقًا ‎﴿١١﴾‏

[Il envoya] un Messager qui vous récite les versets d'Allah comme preuves claires, afin de faire sortir ceux qui croient et accomplissent les bonnes œuvres des ténèbres à la lumière. Et quiconque croit en Allah et fait le bien, Il le fait entrer dans  les Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux, pour y demeurer éternellement. Allah lui a fait une belle attribution. .

Surah 65 At-Talaq, verset 11 

 

 إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ ‎﴿١١﴾

 

Ceux qui croient et accomplissent les bonnes œuvres auront des  Jardins du Paradis sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux. Cela est le grand succès. .

Surah Al-Buruj, verse 11 

 ‏قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ‎﴿١﴾‏ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا

 

مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ

 

الْوَارِثُونَ ‎﴿١٠﴾‏ الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ‎﴿١١﴾‏

 Certes bienheureux sont certes les croyants, (1) ceux qui sont humbles dans leur Salât, (2) qui se détournent des futilités, (3) qui s'acquittent de la Zakât, (4) et qui préservent leurs sexes [de tout rapport], (5) si ce n'est qu'avec leurs épouses ou les esclaves qu'ils possèdent, car là vraiment, on ne peut les blâmer; (6) alors que ceux qui cherchent au-delà de ces limites sont des transgresseurs; (7) et qui veillent à la sauvegarde des dépôts confiés à eux et honorent leurs engagements, (8) et qui observent strictement leur Salât. (9) Ce sont eux les héritiers, (10) qui hériteront le Paradis pour y demeurer éternellement. (11) Nous avons certes créé l'homme d'un extrait d'argile. (12) .(11)

Surah Al-Mu'minun, verses 1,11 

 

  

3- Troisième raison : la piété.

Et ses principales définitions : c’est la crainte du Tout-Puissant, agir conformément à la révélation, se contenter de peu et se préparer au jour du départ.

Une autre définition de la piété est : agir en obéissance à Dieu avec la lumière divine (c’est-à-dire telle qu’elle est contenue dans le Livre de Dieu et la Sunna de Son Prophète, ﷺ, en espérant la récompense divine, et abandonner la désobéissance à Dieu avec la lumière divine, par crainte du châtiment divin.

Pour plus de détails sur la piété et sa signification, voir Madarij as-Salikeen et Igathat al-Lahfan d’Ibn al-Qayyim, qu’Allah lui fasse miséricorde.

Allah Tout-Puissant a dit :

:

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ ‎﴿٤٥﴾

Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs [Surat al-Hijr: 45].

 

 

Rather, Paradise has been prepared for the righteous. Allah Almighty said:

وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ‎﴿١٣٣﴾

 

{And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous [Surat Al-Imran: 133].

 

And the Prophet, ﷺ said: What most often admits people to Paradise is piety and good character, and what most often admits people to Hell is the mouth and the private parts [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and Ahmad, Silsilah al-Ahadith as-Sahihah 977].

 

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَكْثَرِ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ أَكْثَرِ مَا يُدْخِلُ النَّاسَ النَّارَ فَقَالَ الْفَمُ وَالْفَرْجُ

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The fourth reason: (Obedience to Allah the Almighty and His Messenger, ﷺ):

Allah the Almighty said:

لَّيْسَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ ۗ وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ يُعَذِّبْهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ‎﴿١٧

 

And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger - He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow. And whoever turns away - He will punish him with a painful punishment [Surat Al-Fath: 17]

 

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ كُلُّ أُمَّتِي يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ يَأْبَى قَالَ مَنْ أَطَاعَنِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ أَبَى 

 

7280 صحيح البخاري كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة باب الاقتداء بسنن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

 

And in Sahih Al-Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said:

(All of my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse.) They said: O Messenger of Allah, and who will refuse? He said: (Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me has refused.) [Fath Al-Bari Sharh Sahih Al-Bukhari 13/249]

 

 The fifth reason: (Jihad in the way of Allah).

This is by fighting in the way of Allah with one’s life and one’s money. Allah the Almighty said:

 

إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ ۚ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُم بِهِ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ‎﴿١١١﴾‏

 

 

Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties in exchange for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the way of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [This is] a promise binding upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an… [Surat At-Tawbah: 111]

 

 Allah Almighty said:

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَارَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ‎﴿١٠﴾‏ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ‎﴿١١﴾‏ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ‎﴿١٢﴾‏

 

O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? (10)You believe in God and His Messenger and strive in the cause of God with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if you only knew.(11) He will forgive you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual bliss. That is the great attainment.(12) [Surat As-Saff: 10-12]

 

 

6-The sixth reason: (Repentance)

Repentance cancels out what came before it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The one who repents from sin is like one who has no sin [Narrated by Ibn Majah and others, Saheeh al-Jami’ 3008]

 

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

 

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ التَّائِبُ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ كَمَنْ لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ

 

4250 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الزهد

 

3008 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

And Allaah the Most High said:

إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا ‎﴿٦٠﴾

Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous deeds. For them they will enter Paradise and not remain a thing wronged [Surah Maryam: 60]

 

 7- The seventh reason: (Steadyness in the religion of Allaah)

Allaah the Most High said:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ‎﴿١٣﴾‏ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ‎﴿١٤﴾‏

 

Indeed, those who say, “Our Lord is Allaah” and then remain on a right course - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.(13) Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do(14) [Surah al-Ahqaf: 13-14]

And on the authority of Sufyan ibn ‘Abdullah al-Thaqafi, he said: I said, O Messenger of Allaah, tell me something about Islam that I will not ask anyone about after you. He said (Say: I believe in Allah, then be steadfast) [Narrated by Muslim, Sharh Sahih Muslim by Al-Nawawi: 2/367]

 

  

8- The eighth reason: (Seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted)

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said:

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ إِلاَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَحَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَذَكَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ

Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. People do not gather in the houses of Allah, reciting the book of Allah and studying it together, but that tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allah will mention them to those near him.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2699, Grade: Sahih

9- The ninth reason (Building mosques)

 

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا لِلَّهِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَهُ

  صحيح البخاري كتاب الصلاة أبواب استقبال القبلة باب من بنى مسجدا

  صحيح مسلم كتاب الزهد والرقائق باب فضل بناء المساجد

 

 

In Sahih Al-Bukhari, on the authority of Uthman bin Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say :"Whoever builds a mosque seeking thereby the sake of Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise" [Fath Al-Bari 1/544]

 

 10- The tenth reason (Good character) The Messenger of Allah

 Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said, “I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for one who leaves arguments even if he is right, and a house in the middle of Paradise for one who abandons lies even when joking, and a house in the highest part of Paradise for one who makes his character excellent.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4800

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

  

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ أَنَا زَعِيمٌ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْمِرَاءَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُحِقًّا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الْكَذِبَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَازِحًا وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ لِمَنْ حَسَّنَ خُلُقَهُ

4800 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأدب باب في حسن الخلق

629 المحدث النووي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تحقيق رياض الصالحين

“His character was the Qur’an.” [Narrated by Muslim, Ahmad and others] The Messenger is our role model, and Allaah the Most High praised him by saying: “And indeed, you are of a great moral character.” [Al-Qalam: 3]

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ‎﴿٣﴾‏

So let us look at the Book of Allaah the Most High, the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), his biography, and the biography of his Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them), so that we may learn what good character is and how to acquire it. One of the best books that talked about the characteristics and morals of the Prophet, ﷺ, is the book “Mukhtasar Ash-Shama’il Al-Muhammadiyah” by Imam Al-Tirmidhi, may God have mercy on him, abridged and verified by Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Al-Din Al-Albani.

11- The eleventh reason: (Abandoning argumentation)

The Prophet, ﷺ, said: (I guarantee a house in the outskirts of Paradise for whoever abandons argumentation, even if he is in the right…) [its chain of transmission has been presented]

 

 

 12- The twelfth reason: (Abandoning lying, even in jest)

The Prophet, ﷺ, said: (I guarantee a house in the outskirts of Paradise for whoever abandons argumentation, even if he is in the right, and a house in the middle of Paradise for whoever abandons lying, even if he is in jest…) [its chain of transmission has been presented]

 

 

 13 - The thirteenth reason (consistently purifying oneself after every impurity and praying two rak’ahs after ablutions).

عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِبِلاَلٍ عِنْدَ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ ‏"‏ يَا بِلاَلُ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ دَفَّ نَعْلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلاً أَرْجَى عِنْدِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَتَطَهَّرْ طُهُورًا فِي سَاعَةِ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ إِلاَّ صَلَّيْتُ بِذَلِكَ الطُّهُورِ مَا كُتِبَ لِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ دَفَّ نَعْلَيْكَ يَعْنِي تَحْرِيكَ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:

 At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophetﷺ asked Bilal, "Tell me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me."

   

  

14-fourteenth reason: (Going to the mosque and returning from it to perform the prayers) 

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
"مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ أَوْ رَاحَ أَعَدَّ اللهُ لَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نُزُلًا، كُلَّمَا غَدَا أَوْ رَاحَ"
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح مسلم: 669]

 

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning or the evening, Allah has prepared an abode for him in Paradise every time he goes in the morning or the evening." 
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Muslim - 669]

  

 15- The fifteenth reason: (Increasing prostration to God Almighty)

عن رَبِيعَةَ بْن كَعْبٍ الْأَسْلَمِيّ قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ، فَقَالَ لِي : ” سَلْ “. فَقُلْتُ : أَسْأَلُكَ مُرَافَقَتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ. قَالَ : ” أَوَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ؟ ” قُلْتُ : هُوَ ذَاكَ. قَالَ : ” فَأَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُودِ “. صحيح مسلم.

Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih on the authority of Rabia bin Kaab Al-Aslami who said: I used to spend the night with the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, and I would bring him his ablution water and what he needed, and he said to me: (Ask), so I said: I ask to be your companion in Paradise, so he said (or something else), I said: That is it, he said: (So help yourself with much Prostration) [Explanation of Sahih Muslim Al-Nawawi 4/451]

 

 16 - The sixteenth reason: (The accepted Hajj)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ الْحَجَّةُ الْمَبْرُورَةُ لَيْسَ لَهَا ثَوَابٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءً إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ تُكَفِّرُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

 

 

The Prophet ﷺ said: (Whoever performs Hajj and does not utter obscenities or commit sins returns as on the day his mother bore him) [Narrated by Al-Bukhari and others, Fath Al-Baari 3/382] And the Prophet ﷺ said: (The accepted Hajj has no reward but Paradise) [Narrated by Imam Ahmad Al-Tabarani, Sahih Al-Jami’ 3170]

 

 

 

 

17 - The seventeenth reason: (Reciting Ayat Al-Kursi after every prescribed prayer)

Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever recites the ‘verse of the Throne’ after every prescribed prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and entry into Paradise but his death.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 8068

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنْ دُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَمُوتَ

8/92 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

6464 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

There are also other supplications that promise Paradise to whoever recites them with certainty, for example: 

عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:

«سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» قَالَ: «وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا، فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا، فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ».  

[صحيح] - [رواه البخاري] - [صحيح البخاري: 6306]

Shaddād ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from the Prophet ﷺ:

"The best way of seeking Allah's forgiveness is to say: 'Allāhumma anta rabbi la ilāha illa ant khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduk wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘t a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma sana‘t abū’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abū’u bidhanbi faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illa ant (O Allah, You are my Lord. You created me, and I am Your slave. I will remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as much as possible. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I admit my sin. So, forgive me. Indeed, none can forgive sins but You).'" He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) added: "And whoever says this during the day while being certain of its meaning, then he dies before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise, and whoever says it at night while being certain of its meaning then he dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."  

 

[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari] - [Sahih Bukhari - 6306]

 

 

18- The eighteenth reason : (Praying twelve rak’ahs every day and night as a voluntary act for the sake of Allah Almighty)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ مَنْ ثَابَرَ

عَلَى ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ السُّنَّةِ، بُنِيَ لَهُ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ. أَرْبَعٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ، وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ ‏"

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Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah told us, Ishaq bin Sulayman al-Razi told us, on the authority of Mughirah bin Ziyad, on the authority of Ata’, on the authority of Aishah. “Whoever prays twelve rak’ahs in a day and night, a house will be built for him in Paradise: four before noon, two after it, two after sunset, two after ‘Isha’, and two before the dawn prayer.” [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, Sahih al-Jami’ 6362]

 

 

 

19 - The nineteenth reason: (Spreading peace, feeding the poor, maintaining family ties, and praying at night).

ـ     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم  :" أيُّها النَّاسُ أفْشوا السلامَ وأطعِموا الطعامَ وصَلُّوا باللَّيلِ والناسُ نِيامٌ تَدخُلوا الجَنَّةَ بسَلامٍ" ‏

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “O people, spread peace, feed the poor, and pray at night while people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peace.” [Narrated by Ibn Majah and others.] [Sahih Sunan Ibn Majah 1097]

 

 20- The twentieth reason: (Truthfulness in speech, fulfilling promises, fulfilling trusts, guarding private parts, lowering the gaze, and restraining the hand)

 

عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اضْمَنُوا لِي سِتًّا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَضْمَنْ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ اصْدُقُوا إِذَا حَدَّثْتُمْ وَأَوْفُوا إِذَا وَعَدْتُمْ وَأَدُّوا إِذَا اؤْتُمِنْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَكُمْ وَغُضُّوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ وَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ

 

22251 مسند أحمد بَاقِي مُسْنَدِ الْأَنْصَارِ اضمنوا لي ستا من أنفسكم أضمن لكم الجنة

 

1470 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح بمجموع طرقه في السلسلة الصحيحة

   

 

 21- The twenty-first reason: (and it is specific to women) (performing the five daily prayers as Allah the Most High commanded, fasting Ramadan, guarding one’s chastity and obeying one’s husband)

  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ خُمُسَهَا وَصَامَتْ شَهْرَهَا وَحَصَّنَتْ فَرْجَهَا وَأَطَاعَتْ بَعْلَهَا دَخَلَتْ مِنْ أَيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ شَاءَتْ

 4163 صحيح ابن حبان

 9/471 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج صحيح ابن حبان

   

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a woman prays her five prayers, fasts her month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will enter Paradise from any gate she wishes.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 4163

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

  

22- The twenty-second reason (raising and supporting three daughters or sisters):

 

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has three daughters and he cares for them, he is merciful to them, and he clothes them, then Paradise is certainly required for him.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, what if he has only two?” The Prophet said, “Even two.” Some people thought that if they had said to him one, the Prophet would have said even one.

 Source: Musnad Aḥmad 14247

 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

  

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ كُنَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ بَنَاتٍ يُؤْوِيهِنَّ وَيَرْحَمُهُنَّ وَيَكْفُلُهُنَّ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ الْبَتَّةَ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ اثْنَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ اثْنَتَيْنِ قَالَ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ أَنْ لَوْ قَالُوا لَهُ وَاحِدَةً لَقَالَ وَاحِدَةً

14247 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

 22/150 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج المسند

 

 

 

  

23-The twenty-third reason: (Responding to Allaah’s reward and being patient over the death of children and close friends):

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever seeks reward for three of his offspring will enter Paradise. A woman said: “And two?” He said: “And two.” [Narrated by al-Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban, Saheeh al-Jami’ 5969]

 

 24-The twenty-fourth reason: (Sponsoring an orphan)

Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih on the authority of Sahl bin Saad on the authority of the Prophet, ﷺ, who said: I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be in Paradise like this, and he pointed with his index and middle fingers [Fath Al-Bari 10/436]

 

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ، فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا ‏" ‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى‏.‏

  

25 - The twenty-fifth reason : (Visiting the sick or visiting a brother in God)

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever visits a sick person or a brother of his for Allah's sake, a caller calls out: 'May you be glad, may your footsteps be blessed, and may you dwell a home in Paradise !'"
[Good hadith] - [Narrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Ahmad]

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا أَو زَارَ أَخًا لَهُ فِي الله، نَادَاهُ مُنَادٍ: بِأَنْ طِبْتَ، وَطَابَ مَمْشَاكَ، وَتَبَوَّأتَ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلاً».
[حسن] - [رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد]

 

26 The twenty-sixth reason : “Maintaining two characteristics.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There are two qualities, or two characteristics, which no Muslim slave maintains except that he will enter Paradise. They are easy, and whoever does them is few. He says Subhan Allah ten times after every prayer, and Al-Hamdulillah ten times, and Allahu Akbar ten times. That is one hundred and fifty on the tongue and one thousand five hundred on the scale. And he says Allahu Akbar thirty-four times when he goes to bed, and Al-Hamdulillah thirty-three times, and Subhan Allah thirty-three times. That is one hundred on the tongue and one thousand on the scale. I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) counting them with his hand. They said: O Messenger of Allah, how easy are they, and whoever does them is few? He said: The devil comes to one of you - meaning the devil - in his sleep and makes him sleep before he says it, and he comes to him during his prayer and reminds him of a need before he says it.

 

قال رسول الله ﷺ خصلتان، أو خلتان لا يحافظ عليهما عبد مسلم إلا دخل الجنة، هما يسير، ومن يعمل بهما قليل، يسبح في دبر كل صلاة عشرا، ويحمد عشرا ، ويكبر عشرا، فذلك خمسون ومائة باللسان، وألف وخمسمائة في الميزان، ويكبر أربعا وثلاثين إذا أخذ مضجعه ، ويحمد ثلاثا وثلاثين ، ويسبح ثلاثا وثلاثين ، فذلك مائة باللسان ، وألف في الميزان . فلقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعقدها بيده ، قالوا: يا رسول الله ، كيف هما يسير ومن يعمل بهما قليل؟ قال: يأتي أحدكم – يعني الشيطان – في منامه فينومه قبل أن يقوله ، ويأتيه في صلاته فيذكره حاجة قبل أن يقولها.

 

 27 The twenty-seventh reason: (Generosity in buying and selling) 

 

Uthman ibn Affan reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said, “Allah Almighty will admit a man into Paradise who was lenient in his buying and his selling, in his paying debts and his seeking repayments.”

 Source: Musnad Aḥmad 410

 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir

 

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَدْخَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلًا كَانَ سَهْلًا مُشْتَرِيًا وَبَائِعًا وَقَاضِيًا وَمُقْتَضِيًا

410 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

1/338 المحدث أحمد شاكر خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في مسند أحمد

 28-The twenty-eighth reason: (Pardoning the one in difficulty)

On the authority of Rib’i ibn Hirash, on the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, ﷺ said: “A man died and entered Paradise. He was asked: What did you do? He either mentioned it or was reminded. He said: I used to trade with people, and I used to give the insolvent a respite and I used to be flexible in the currency or in the money. So he was forgiven.”

عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنَّ رَجُلا مَاتَ فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَا كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ؟ فَإِمَّا ذَكَرَ وَإِمَّا ذُكِّرَ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ وَكُنْتُ أُنْظِرُ الْمُعْسِرَ وَأَتَجَوَّزُ فِي السَّكَّةِ أَوْ فِي النَّقْدِ. فَغُفِرَ لَهُ ".

 

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"There was a man who used to give loans to people. He would say to his servant: ‘When you come to an insolvent person, overlook his debt; perhaps Allah would overlook our sins.’ So, the man met Allah (after death), and He overlooked his sins."
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Muslim - 1562]

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
«كان رجلٌ يُدَايِنُ الناسَ، فكان يقول لفتاه: إذا أتيتَ مُعسِرًا فتجاوز عنه، لعل اللهَ يَتجاوزُ عنا، فلقي اللهَ فتجاوز عنه».
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح مسلم: 1562]

 

 

 29-The twenty-ninth reason : (A group of good deeds, if they come together in a Muslim in one day, he will enter Paradise by the grace of God)

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, said, “Who among you has woken up today fasting?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “Who among you has followed a funeral procession?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “Who among you has fed a needy person?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “Who among you has visited a sick person?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “These deeds are not combined in someone but that they will enter Paradise.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1028

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :مَنْ أَصْبَحَ مِنْكُمْ الْيَوْمَ صَائِمًا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا قَالَ فَمَنْ تَبِعَ مِنْكُمْ الْيَوْمَ جَنَازَةً قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا قَالَ فَمَنْ أَطْعَمَ مِنْكُمْ الْيَوْمَ مِسْكِينًا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا قَالَ فَمَنْ عَادَ مِنْكُمْ الْيَوْمَ مَرِيضًا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا اجْتَمَعْنَ فِي امْرِئٍ إِلَّا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ

1028 صحيح مسلم كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب من فضائل أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه

 

 30-The thirtieth reason: (Patience in losing the blessing of sight)

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him,  the Prophet, ﷺ: (Allah Almighty says: Whoever loses his two shiny ones (eyes) and is patient and seeks reward, I will not be satisfied with any reward for him less than Paradise [Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, Sahih Al-Jami’ 8140]

 

 31-The thirty one reason: (Asking for forgiveness)

عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«سَيِّدُ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» قَالَ: «وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا، فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا، فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ، فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ».
[صحيح] - [رواه البخاري] - [صحيح البخاري: 6306]
المزيــد ...

Shaddād ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from the Prophet ﷺ:
"The best way of seeking Allah's forgiveness is to say: 'Allāhumma anta rabbi la ilāha illa ant khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduk wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘t a‘ūdhu bika min sharri ma sana‘t abū’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abū’u bidhanbi faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfiru adh-dhunūba illa ant (O Allah, You are my Lord. You created me, and I am Your slave. I will remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as much as possible. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I admit my sin. So, forgive me. Indeed, none can forgive sins but You).'" He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) added: "And whoever says this during the day while being certain of its meaning, then he dies before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise, and whoever says it at night while being certain of its meaning then he dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari] - [Sahih Bukhari - 6306]