Khalid bin Waleed (Ral) described:
A tribal man came to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and said, "I have come to ask you for
things would enrich me in this life and hereafter." The prophet (pbuh)
answered, "Ask what you wish."
The tribal man said, "I would like to be the most knowledgeable of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Fear God (Ittaqi-Llah), and you will be the
most knowledgeable of all people."
Then he asked, "I would like to be the richest of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Be satisfied with what you have got, you will
be the richest of all people."
He asked, "I would like to be the most just among all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Love for people what you love for yourself,
you will become the most just among all people."
He then asked, "I would like to become the best of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Be helpful to people and you will be the best
of them."
He asked, "I would also like to become the most special (to Almighty) of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Always remember (Dhikr) God and you shall
become the most special to Almighty."
He then asked, "How do I perfect my faith?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Perfect your behavior (Akhlaaq) and your faith
will become perfect."
Then the man said, "I would like to be among the good doers?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Worship Almighty Allah as if you see Him, know that
even though you do not, He sees you."
The man then asked, "I would love to be among the obedient?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Perform your obligatory prayers (Salaat) and
you will be among the obedient."
He said, "I aspire to meet Almighty Allah pure of all sins?"
The prophet (pbuh) replied, "Clean yourself of Janaabah (after intercourse)
and you meet Allah free of sins."
He then said, "I aspire to be joined in the Day of Judgment in light?"
The prophet (pbuh) replied, "Inflect no injustice upon others, then you will
be in light in the Day of Judgment."
He said, "I wish that my Lord be merciful on me in the Day of Judgment?"
The prophet (pbuh) said, "Have mercy on yourself and on His (Allah's)
slaves, and Lord will be merciful on you in the Day of Judgment."
The man then said, "I wish to decrease my sins?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Increase your repentance and asking for
forgiveness, your sins will be decreased."
The man said, "I wish to become the most generous of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) said, "Do not complain any of your affairs to other
creatures, you will become the most generous of all people."
He kept asking, "I wish to become the strongest of all people?"
The prophet (pbuh) replied, "Count on Almighty Allah in all of your endeavors."
The man said, "I wish that God would expand my earnings?"
The prophet (pbuh) replied, "Maintain your purity (Tahaara) and Allah will
expand your earnings."
He said, "I wish to become one of Almighty Allah's and His prophet's most beloved?"
The prophet (pbuh) said, "Love what God and His prophet love and you
become Allah's and his prophet's most beloved."
He said, "I wish to be sheltered from Almighty Allah's punishment in the Day of Judgment?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Do not be angry with any of Allah's creatures,
then you will be safe from Allah's punishment in the Day of Judgment."
The man continued asking, "I wish that my prayers be answered?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Avoid the use of the forbidden (Haraam) and
your prayers will be answered."
He said, "I wish that my Lord would keep my sins secret in the Day of Judgment?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Keep the defects of your brothers secret then
your Lord will shelter you in the Day of Judgment."
The man then asked, "What is it that rescues from sins and faults?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "The tears, sincere submission and sickness."
The man continued, "Which good deed carries the most weight in the eyes of God?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Maintaining good manners and acting humbly and
with patience in times of hardship."
He asked, "Which sin carries the most weight in the eyes of Allah?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Bad manners and selfish greed."
The man then said, " What suppresses the Lord's anger in this life and in hereafter?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Confidential charity and maintaining
connections with one's family."
The man then asked, "What puts off the fire of hell in the day of Judgment?"
The prophet (pbuh) answered, "Patience (Al-Sabr) in this life through
hardship and ordeals."
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said, "Whoever guarantees me (the chastity of) what is between his legs (i.e. his private parts), and what is between his jaws (i.e., his tongue), I guarantee him Paradise."
Sahih Bukhari (Volume 8, Book 82, Hadith: 799)
RELAX FROM TENSION: The moment you are in TENSION You will loose your ATTENTION Then you are in total CONFUSION And you will feel IRRITATION Then you will spoil personal RELATION Ultimately you won't get CO-OPERATION Then you will make things COMPLICATION Then your BP may also rise CAUTION And you may have to go for MEDICATION Instead, understand the SITUATION And try to think about the SOLUTION Many problems will solved by DISCUSSION Which will workout better in your PROFESSION Don't think it is my free SUGGESTION It is only for your PREVENTION If you understand my INTENTION You will never come again to TENTION
TEN SICKNESS OF THE HEART 1. You believe in the existence of Allah but you do not fulfil His commandments. 2. You say you love Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) but you do not follow his sunnah. 3. You read the Holy Quran but you do not put it into practice. 4. You enjoy all the benefits from Allah but you are not grateful to Him. 5. You acknowledge Shaitan as your open enemy but you do not go against him. 6. You want to enter paradise but you do not work for it. 7. You do not want to be thrown into Hell-fire but you do not try to run away from it. 8. You believe that every-living thing will face death but you do not prepare for it. 9. You gossip and find faults in others but you forget your own faults and bad habits. 10. You bury the dead but you do not take a lesson from it.
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