Jaahiliya, Ibn Jad'aan used to uphold the ties of kinship and feedthe
poor; will that benefit him at all?" The Messenger of Allah (sal
Allahu alaihi wa sallam) replied: "It will not be of any benefit to
him, because he never said a single day, 'O Lord, forgive me my sins
on the Day of Judgement.'" [Muslim]
"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, itwill never be
accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers."
[Quran: Surah Aal-e-Imraan, Ayat 85]
For deeds to be considered "good" by Allah, they must have been done
for Him, seeking His pleasure and fearing His punishment. Otherwise,
the world may consider those deeds as "good" but they will carry no
weight with Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala).
Suppose you employed a gardener, but the gardenerspent all his time
working for your neighbour. Your neighbour's garden bloomed while
yours overflowed with weeds. Would you feel like paying his salary at
the end of the month?
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