Thursday, November 12, 2009

Charity that leads to heaven

عن أبي أيوب؛ قال
جاء رجل إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. فقال: دلني على عمل أعمله يدنيني من الجنة ويباعدني من النار. قال: "تعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئا. وتقيم الصلاة. وتؤتي الزكاة. وتصل رحمك. فلما أدبر، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن تمسك بما أمر به دخل الجنة

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub that a man came to the Prophet (may peace be upon him) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked : If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.

 عن جابر؛ قال
أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم النعمان بن قوقل فقال: يا رسول الله! أرأيت إذا صليت المكتوبة. وحرمت الحرام. وأحللت الحلال. أأدخل الجنة؟ فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: نعم

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and said: Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah) ? The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) replied in the affirmative.

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