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Hadith 7- Being Regular in Good Deeds
سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنْ لَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَنَّ أَحَبَّ الأَعْمَالِ أَدْوَمُهَا إِلَى اللهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ
Make an effort, do your best, and know that none of you will enter paradise due to his deeds. The most beloved deed to Allah is the one that is done regularly even if it is small.
(Bukhari and Muslim)
Explanation:
Islam encourages maintaining gentleness in actions, limiting oneself to what the person can endure, and persisting in it.
In this hadith, the Prophet ﷺ says, “Make an effort,” meaning seek what is right and do not overburden yourselves, so that you do not exhaust yourselves in worship, leading to weariness and neglecting good deeds. “Do your best,” meaning if you cannot do it completely, then do what is as close to it as possible for you.
“Know that none of you will enter Paradise due to his deeds.” This implies that the acts of obedience we perform are not a compensation or equivalent for Paradise; rather, we enter paradise by the mercy and grace of Allah. This does not contradict the Qura’nic verse, “Enter Paradise for what you used to do” [Quran 16:32]. Ibn Taymiyyah explained that the act itself does not equate to the reward, although it serves as a reason for it. Hence, whoever thinks that he has fulfilled what is due on him by just performing good deeds and does not need the forgiveness and pardon of his Lord to enter paradise is misguided. In another version, it is reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “No one will enter Paradise by his deeds.” They asked, “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Not even me, unless Allah envelops me in His mercy and favor.”
The Prophet ﷺ then said, “The most beloved deed to Allah is the one that is done regularly even if it is small.” Meaning, the deeds that endure throughout the person’s life, even if it is small in nature, because it persists, unlike the occasional difficult actions. Therefore, we should look for opportunities to start new good deeds that we are confident to be able to repeat on a regular basis, such as, give a few dollars a month in charity, reading one page of the Qur’an daily, performing two units of extra prayer a day, etc. It is reported about our mother Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, that whenever she did a good deed, she used to regularly adhere to it.
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