protect us from riya’

From the Messenger of Allah, Rasulullah s.a.w,
” The First of people who will be judged on the Day of Judgement will be a man who has died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His Favors and will recognize them. (ALLAH) will say: And what did you do with them..? He will say: I fought for you until i died a martyr. (ALLAH) said: YOU HAVE LIED. YOu did fight so that it might be said(0f you). He is courageous. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged on his face until he is cast into Hellfire.
(Next) will be a man who has studied(religious) knowledge and has taught it and who used to recite the Quran. he will be brought and Allah will make known to him His Favors and he will recognize theme. (ALLAH) will say: And what did you do with them? He will say: I studied (religious) knowledge and taught it and I recited the Quran for Your Sake. Allah will say: You have lied. You did but study (religious) knowledge so that it might be said (of you). He is learned. And you recited the Quran so that it might be said(of you). He is a reciter. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged on his face until he is cast into Hellfire.
(Then) will come a man whom Allah had made rich and to whom He had given all kinds of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His Favors and he will recognize them. Allah will say: And what did you do with them? He will say: I have left no way in which You like money to be spent without spending for Your sake. Allah will say: You have lied. You did but do so that it might be said(of you). He is generous. And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged on his face until he is cast into Hellfire.”



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So, be careful. We, are in great danger. Think, what we really want. Yes, i said that we have to be somebody big. But it is not for fame and popularity. Never hope that we will leave this world with great deeds which people will talk about. What we are doing is not for others, but for Ourselves. Allah doesn’t need us but He acknowledge His servants that tied their best to fight for His Ad- Deen..
May Allah protect us from riya’..



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