Day 13: 'Is the reward for goodness anything except goodness?' (5:60) We only have to do a bit of good in this world and through Allah's mercy, we have a mountain of good in store for us in the hereafter. Although that should be enough of an incentive for us, the good that we do even yields good for us in this world aswell. An upright, decent person instantly earns the respect and affection of those around them. Also, Allah has made us in such a way that doing good deeds, like giving to the needy, actually feels good whilst doing sins makes us feel awful, thus fascilitating the way to the ultimate good: Jannah. Internally and externally, in the dunya and the akirah, we see how the good that we do only brings us more good.

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That's a great point about how doing good feels good and doing bad feels bad! This is for people of sound nature and pure heart, and having the compass the right way like this is a sign that you are still in the good pleasure of God.

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