Only Good Deeds Can
Help You In This World
And In The Hereafter!
(M. Javed Naseem)
"Every soul will taste death, and you will only
be given your [full] compensation on the Day
of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from
the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained
[his desire]. And what is the life of this world
except the enjoyment of delusion."
(al-Quran 3:185)
This world is an illusion. The life of this world is temporary and full of temptations. The illusion is not going to last forever. The Truth will shatter it one day and if we are not prepared for that encounter, we'll be hurt a lot. We'll lose everything that we have accumulated by violating others' rights and breaking all laws/rules, trying to satisfy our desires through injustice.
As Muslims, we have pledged our faithfulness and fidelity to Allah (via the first pillar of Islam: Tawheed). But in real life, most of us fail to deliver. We have become slaves to our desires and we fall for every temptation, despite the fact that we are warned by Allah in the Quran about that. Why do we ignore Allah's warnings? Can we really afford this rebellion?
"These are people who buy the life of this
world at the price of the Hereafter.
Their punishment shall not be lightened
nor shall they be helped."
(al-Quran 2:86)
Time flies and you won't even notice the end of your life in front of you. Only then you'll realize that you haven't done enough for the Hereafter – your real and eternal life. Therefore, the time to do good to others and accumulate good deeds is now! Allah's commands are very clear in the Quran and the Bible: 'Enjoin good and forbid evil! Don't spread corruption in the earth! And stand up for justice!'
"Call upon your Lord in humility
and privately! Indeed, He does not
like transgressors."
(al-Quran 7:55)
Only the Hereafter matters because that is the real and everlasting life. A kind and generous man, Qais bin Saad Khazarji, once fell ill. To his surprise nobody came to see him nor did anybody send a slave to wish him speedy recovery. All the time, when he was healthy and active, he used to receive a lot of visitors, friends and well-wishers. He asked his family what could be the reason? The family said that almost everybody owed him money. Unless they paid back his debt, they were embarrassed to come and visit him.
Qais bin Saad started cursing the money because of which he had lost all his friends and well-wishers. He hired a man to make announcement in all parts of the city that whosoever owed him money, was relieved of his debt. He forgave everybody and no one owed him anything. After hearing that announcement, so many people came to visit him. It was so crowded at his doorstep that people broke the threshold of the door.
Moral of the story: When you are wealthy and kind, people will flock around you to get some benefit. You'll have plenty of friends. But when you are in trouble, you'll be all alone. All 'friends' will disappear. Only Allah is your true Friend. But that doesn't mean you stop doing good to others. As human beings, it's our obligation to help other human beings and animals. Every good deed, no matter how small, will bring you many rewards; and that will make your 'capital' in the Hereafter. On the other hand, every injustice and evil deed will bring you to the Divine court of justice; and you will be held accountable. The guilty will be punished.
"And the companions of Paradise will call out
to the companions of the Fire, "We have already
found what our Lord promised us to be true.
Have you found what your Lord promised to be
true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer
will announce among them, "The curse of Allah
shall be upon the wrongdoers."
(al-Quran 7:44)
Here is the key to success: Don't fall in love with this world, nor with money! Our stay in this world is but temporary. The greed and accumulation of wealth or material things can bring only the temporary pleasure or smiles. In fact, it will bring wrath of Allah upon us, unless we spend that wealth in Allah's way. The best way to please Allah is to please mankind; help those who cannot help themselves; lift the downtrodden and show mercy to people and the animals.
The life of this material world is beautiful for those who don't care about the Hereafter – mostly unbelievers and evil-doers. But for a believer and a righteous person, the life of the Hereafter is a lot more beautiful than the life of this world. The Almighty says that the life of this world is just an illusion. We should not become slaves to our desires and temptation while, at the same time, losing sight of our goal – the Hereafter! This life is just a test for us.
those who disbelieve; they make
a jest of the believers."
Be nice and kind to people! Every good thing you do for others, is 'Sadaqah' and 'Hasanah' – it brings you rewards. If you can't do anything, at least give them a good piece of advice! Give them a smile, that's Sadaqah too and you will be rewarded for that. We can help others by making things easier for them; facilitating the procedures; and giving lift when we have a ride. When you care about mankind, Allah will take care of you! It's guaranteed.
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