In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Do you have a yearning to be close to Allah?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The servant is closest to Allah when he is in sujood (prostration). So increase your du’aa (prayer) whilst in that state.” (Muslim)
Would you like to gain reward equivalent to an accepted Hajj?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Performing Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to (the reward of) Hajj” (or according to some narrations) “…Hajj with me.” (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like a house in Paradise?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Whoever builds a Masjid for the sake of Allah, Allah will build for him a house similar (to that) in Jannah.” (Muslim)
Would you like to gain the pleasure of Allah SWT?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Allah is happy with a servant who when he eats, praises Allah and when he drinks, he praises Allah.” (Muslim)
Would you like your Du’aas to be accepted?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Du’aa (made) between Adhan and Iqamah will never be rejected.”
Would you like a reward equivalent to fasting for a whole year to be written for you?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Fasting three days every month equals to fasting for a lifetime.”
Would you like rewards that equal to a mountain?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Whoever attends a Janazah (funeral) and prays Salah receives the reward of one ‘Qeeraat’ and whoever stays until the burial he will receives the reward of two ‘Qeeraats.’ It was asked. “And what are two Qeerats?” He (pbuh) said, “Equal to two great mountains!” (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like the company of the Prophet (pbuh) in Jannah?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Me and the guardian of the orphan will be in Jannah like this (at this point he [pbuh] joined his index and middle finger together) (Bukhari)
Would you like the reward of a soldier in the path of Allah or the reward of a fasting person or one who stands for night prayer?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The caretaker of the widows and the orphans is like a soldier in the path of Allah.” Or (according to some narrations), he (pbuh) said… “Is like someone who stands for night prayer and does not tire, and like a fasting person who does not do Iftar.” (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like the Prophet’s (pbuh) guarantee that you will enter paradise?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Whosoever guarantees me (to safeguard) that which is between his jaws and (to safeguard) that which is between his thighs, I will guarantee him paradise. (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like your actions to continue after your death?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “When a person dies, all of his actions cut off except three: Sadqah Jariyah (continuous charity), knowledge which benefited someone, or a pious child who prays for you.” (Muslim)
Would you like a treasure from the treasures of Jannah?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “La hawla wa laa quwwata illa billah is a treasure from the treasures of Jannah.” (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like the reward of standing the whole night in prayer?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever prayed Isha Salah with Jama’ah, it is as though he stood in prayer half the night, whoever prayed Fajr with Jama’ah, it is as though he has stood the whole night in prayer.” (Muslim)
Would you like to read a third of the Qur’an in one minute?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Surah Ikhlas is equal to a third of the Qur’an.” (Muslim)
Would you like to make the good deeds heavier in your scale?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Two words are beloved to Rahman, light on the tongue and heavy in the scale. (They are) Subhan’Allahi wa biHam’dihee Subhan’Allahil Adheem.” (Bukhari)
Would you like your sustenance to be abundant and your lifespan to be long?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “If you would like to have abundance in your sustenance and your lifespan to be increased, join ties (with your relatives).”
Would you like Allah to protect you?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever prays Fajr Salah he is in Allah’s protection.”
Would you like your sins to be forgiven even if they are many?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever says Subhaan’Allahi wa biham’dihee 100 times in a day his sins will be forgiven, even if they are equal to the foams of the ocean.” (Bukhari/Muslim)
Would you like there to be a distance of seventy years between you and hellfire?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever keeps a fast in the path of Allah, Allah will remove him from the fire a distance of seventy years.” (Bukhari)
Would you like Allah to send blessings upon you?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever sends salutations (durood) upon me, Allah sends tens blessings upon him in return.” (Muslim)
Would you like Allah to raise your status?
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever humbles himself before Allah, Allah ‘azza wa jalla’ will elevate his status.” (Muslim)
Translated by Mawlana Ismail Satia (In dire need of Allah’s forgiveness, mercy and pleasure).
Ramadhan 1435