deeds, to bea devoted slave of Allaah and to honour your parents, and
you are seeking Paradise, then you have to do the following:
1 – You have to revive thefaith in your heart. Faith iswhat will bring
the Muslim everything he seeks in this world and in the Hereafter.
Faith is the key to all goodness and locks the door to all evil. The
means of reviving and strengthening faith inone's heart are many and
varied, including doing a lot of acts of worship and righteous deeds.
2 – You must turn to your Lord sincerely, as it says in the report:
"If My slave turns to me inwardly and outwardly, Iwill turn the hearts
of My slaves to him with love and mercy."
Allaah has made worship the ultimate aim and loftiest purpose of man:
"And I (Allaah) created notthe jinn and mankind except that they
should worship Me (Alone)"
[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56 – interpretation of the meaning)]
3 – You should always setyour sights on the highestdegrees, and make
your goal in life to earn the pleasure of Allaah, and strive to attain
the victoryof Paradise, or to attain the highest Firdaws. You should
strive as hard as you can to achieve these lofty aims.
4 – You should follow the example of historical Muslim figures such as
theSahaabah, Taabi'een and righteous forebears (the salaf).
5 – You should make the most of every minute, every moment and every
heartbeat to use it in sucha way as to increase your faith.
6 – You should try to keepcompany with righteous people, because the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said,
"A man will follow the religion of his close friend,so let each one of
you look at whom he befriends." Narrated by Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhi
with a hasan isnaad. Good friends are one of the best means of helping
you to obey Allaah and to avoid sin and error.
7 – Doing a lot of righteous deeds which will bring you happiness in
this world and in the Hereafter.
8 – Praying qiyaam al-layl, making du'aa' in the time just before
dawn. The feet of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used to swell because of his desire to be a
thankful slave, even though Allaah had forgiven his previous and
future sins.
9 – Persisting in reading aportion of Qur'aan daily, and other dhikr
that helpsyou to think and ponder the meanings of the Qur'aan.
10 – Striving to spread the word and make da'wah for the sake of
Allaah, and working for Islam as much as possible.
If you want to reach the status of devoted slave for which you long,
then be as Allaah commanded His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him):
"Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my
living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the 'Aalameen
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)"
[al-An'aam 6:162]
Being a devoted slave of Allaah means declaring one's devotion and
belonging to the Lord, which can only be achieved by applying this
aayah, so that we are for Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, in all our
affairs.
Being a devoted slave of Allaah can only be fully achieved in this
manner; it can only be achieved byworshipping Allaah in the fullest
sense of the word, which means making our living and dying, and all
our movements, for Him alone. So we only speak that which is pleasing
to Allaah; we only do that which is pleasing to Allaah; we focus our
intention in these words and deeds only on Allaah. Worship should not
be reduced to merely raising and lowering our heads atcertain times,
or giving a few pennies every once ina while, or fasting a few days
each year, or movingour lips to say a few words and dhikrs.
Hence the deeds that leadto this status – of being a devoted slave –
are innumerable and may take many shapes in all aspects of our lives
and the places where we live. This is by the bounty of Allaah towards
us and towards all people.
Just look, in every place where you find yourself and every moment
that comes to you, for that which will please Him, and what you think
He wants to see you doing, and do it. Then you will be a devoted
slave.
Finally, we ask Allaah to accept righteous deeds from us and from you,
and to gather us and you in His mercy with the Prophets, siddeeqs,
martyrs and righteous, and those are the best of companions.
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