A Good Deed Scavenger Hunt Do you know that you can make any moment in your life a time to collect good deeds? Sometimes we think the only way we can gain good deeds is by fasting, praying, or reading Qur’an. But, is that true? I’m going to give you a bunch of scenarios, and I want you to tell me how you can transform these ordinary moments into a form of worship. 1. You’re sitting bored on the couch with 'nothing to do.' 2. You see your parents cleaning up the kitchen. 3. Your sibling is having a temper tantrum. 4. Your sibling just snatched your favorite toy away from you. 5. You’re doing your homework. 6. You hear someone talking about your friend or family member. 7. You see something inappropriate on the tv. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, reminds us that if we commit a bad deed, we should follow it up with a good deed. عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ، وَأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: 'اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْت، وَأَتْبِعْ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا، وَخَالِقْ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ' . On the authority of Abu Dharr Jundub ibn Junadah, and Abu 'Abd-ir-Rahman Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, said: 'Be conscious of Allah wherever you are. Follow the bad deed with a good one to erase it, and engage others with beautiful character.' Sometimes we use our bad deeds to handicap us from doing good deeds. We think, 'Oh but I’ve messed up so many times,' and we box ourselves in and maybe we even think of ourselves as 'bad.' That is not what Allah ﷻ wants from us at all! He wants us to be proactive and constantly striving to please Him, knowing full well that we will mess up along the way. When you play a video game and you lose energy or hearts, do you throw your hands in the air and say, 'I can never win this game?' Or, do you continue to look for ways to strengthen yourself and gain more power and energy until you finally win the game?