I am just amazed by how the Quran encourages us regarding the act of 'giving'. 🔹Giving is the road to 'ٱلْبِرَّ-righteousness'. 🔹 The reward of giving is multiplied. 🔹And best of all Allah will forgive our sins. We should all practice this deed. Because practicing an act makes it your habit. رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ '‏ مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلاَّ عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ ‏'‏ ‏.‏ 'Charity does not decrease wealth, no one forgives another but that Allah increases his honor, and no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah but that Allah raises his status.' Sahih Muslim 258

A motive lies behind every deed, decision, and act of worship. Our motives are the engines behind our actions. They stem from our most fundamental feelings: love, hate, fear and desire. To get ourselves to do something, we have to be motivated. When we love, we will do anything to please our loved one and guard them from harm, even at great inconvenience to ourselves. Every day, we do things that are difficult or seemingly inefficient, because we are motivated by something greater than the action itself. Parents stay up at night when their children are sick out of love and fear for their well-being. We undergo uncomfortable medical procedures, and many of us exercise to the point of soren

Yesterday, I read an amazing comment online that someone had heard in a lecture: 'Think of your grave like an empty treasure chest that you fill with your deeds throughout your life.' This reminds me of the ayahs that tell us that no deed is ever lost, even if it's the size of a mustard seed. Every time we make wudhu and pray, every time we read and reflect on the Quran, every encouraging word we speak, every form of charity, every smile, every time we exercise patience to do good or avoid haram... every deed, big or small, gets added to our treasure. No good deed is ever lost. And every good deed is an investment into our akhirah.

There’s a certain brilliance in the old saying: 'Stop and smell the roses' To slow down, to notice the world around you, and to realize that the creator of such beauty is the source of all beauty. And roses are - like many other flowers - pretty, full of color, life, and they smell lovely!

But not ALL flowers are held in such high regard. Some hold a status far below the beauty of roses, tulips, and other pretty blossoms… Some are in fact considered pesky weeds! Many of us go great lengths to remove them from our yards, hoping for that nice clean lawn.

Imagine for a second, someone you loved dearly, collected these ‘ugly’ flowers, tied them up in a nice bunch, and gave them to you as a gi

‘Uqbah b. ‘Âmir narrates: I clung to the feet of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me to recite Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) said to me: 'O ‘Uqbah b. ‘Âmir, you will not recite anything more beloved o Allah, nor more significant to Him, than: Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak [113:1] [Authentic: Narrated by Ahmad (17418), and at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (17/312), and ad-Dârimi (3482)]

Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet (saws) said: 'Whoever prays on the Night of Decree with faith and expectation [of reward] will be forgiven for his previous sins.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (1901), and Muslim (760)]

‘Utbah b. ‘Abd narrates: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'Even if a man were to fall on his face from the day he was born until the day he died, in the pleasure of Allah until he reaches old age, he would disregard it on the Day of Resurrection.' [Authentic: Narrated by Ahmad (17649), and at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (17/122-123), and al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Iman (751)]

Al-Miqdâd b. al-Aswad narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) say: 'On the Day of Resurrection, the sun will come close to the creation until it is about a mile away from them (Sulaym b. ‘Âmir said: 'By Allah, I do not know what he means by a ‘mile.’ Is it the measure of distance on the ground, or the instrument used for applying kohl to the eye). The people will be engulfed in sweat on the basis of their deeds. Some will be up to their ankles; some will be up to their knees; some will be up to their groins; and some will be fully engulfed.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) then pointed with his hand to his mouth. [Authentic: Narrated by Muslim (2864)]

Abu Hurayrah narrates: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'Whoever is slowed down by his actions will not be advanced by his lineage.' [Authentic: Narrated by Muslim (2699)]

Abu Hurayrah narrates: The poor people came to the Prophet (saws) and said: 'The people of riches have gone off with the highest ranks and the everlasting pleasure because of their wealth. They pray like we pray, and they fast like we fast, but they have a surplus of resources with which they perform Hajj, ‘Umrah, Jihad, and charity.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'Shall I not inform you of an affair by which if you were to take hold of it, you would catch up to those who have surpassed you; and none after you would catch up to you; and you would be the best of those among whom you live, save those who do the same? Say: ‘Subhân Allah’ and ‘al-Hamdu lillâh’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’ thirty-thr