Seventy Ways to Earn Reward From Allah 1 of 7

All praise is due to Allah alone, may He send salutations and exalt the mention of the seal of all prophets and messengers, our messenger Muhammad, his family and all his companions. It's from the mercy of Allah that He has legislated many deeds through which people can earn great rewards. In this leaflet, I'll mention some of the acts which Muslims should exert extra effort in performing in order to increase their account in their record of good deeds. 1- Repentance done sincerely for Allah Messenger of Allah said "Allah will forgive the sins of anybody who repents before the sun rises from the west (i.e. a major sign for the Day of Judgment)." [Muslim] He also said "Allah accepts the repentance of His slaves until the time of their death (i.e. when the soul is departing) [Tirmidhi] 2- Umrah during Ramadan Messenger of Allah said "Performing Umrah during it (Ramadan) is like performing Hajj with me" [Bukhari & Muslim] 3- Recitation of the Quran Messenger of Allah said "Recite the Quran, for it'll intercede for you (with Allah) on the day of Judgment" [Muslim] 4- Learning and teaching the Quran Messenger of Allah said "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Quran and teaches it to others" [Bukhari] 5- The mention of Allah Messenger of Allah said "Shall I not tell you about the best of your deeds, the most pure (i.e. righteous and sincere) of them to your Creator, that which will entitle you to the highest ranks, which is better for you than donating gold and silver for the sake of Allah, which is better than fighting your enemies in Jihad where you kill them or they kill you (i.e. you become martyrs)?" So he said "The mention of Allah" [Tirmidi] 6- Seeking Allah's forgiveness Messenger of Allah said "For he who always seeks the forgiveness of Allah, Allah will relieve him from all adversities, make a way out for him from all hardships and provide him from means which he could never have expected" [Nasa'ei] 7- Performing complete and proper ablution Messenger of Allah said "Whosoever performs a complete and proper ablution, sins will leave his body even from under his nails" [Muslim] 8- Supplicating between Adan & Iqamah Messenger of Allah said "Supplication between the Adan & Iqamah isn't rejected" So people asked "What should we ask for?" He replied "Ask Allah for His forgiveness" [Tirmidi] 9- Performing the five daily prayers Messenger of Allah said "There is no Muslim who, at the time of prayer, performs ablution properly, then performs the prayer in humility before Allah and perfects its pillars, except that this will expiate all his past minor sins. This is for every prayer throughout his life" [Muslim] 10- Offering Fajr and Asr prayers promptly Messenger of Allah said "Whoever performs the two cool prayers (i.e. Asr and Fajr) on time, will enter Paradise" [Bukhari]

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