Selections From The Profitable Store of The Reward of Good Deeds

The Reward of Knowledge and the Scholars

Mu‘āwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"When Allah wills good for someone, He makes him understand the religion."

[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri (71) and Muslim (1037)]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Whoever pursues a path in search of knowledge, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path to Paradise. There is no group of people who gather in a mosque to recite Allah's Book and study it together except that tranquility will descend on them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allah will mention them among those who are with Him."

[Narrated by Muslim (2699)]

The Reward of Teaching Knowledge

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"When a person dies, his deeds come to a halt, except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous child who supplicates for him."

[Narrated by Muslim (1631)]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Whoever calls to guidance, he will obtain a reward equivalent to that of those who follow him, without their reward being diminished in the least; and if anyone calls to misguidance, he will incur a sin equivalent to that of those who follow him, without their sins being diminished in the least."

[Narrated by Muslim (2674)]

Abu Mas‘ūd al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"He who guides to an act of goodness will have a reward similar to that of its doer."

[Narrated by Muslim (1893)]

The Reward of Ablution and Its Perfect Performance

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"When a Muslim, or a believer, performs ablution and washes his face, every sin which he committed with his eyes will be washed away from his face with water, or with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin which is committed by his hands will be washed away from his hands with water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin his feet committed will be washed away with water, or with the last drop of water; until he finally comes out cleansed of all his sins."

[Narrated by Muslim (244)]

‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Whoever performs ablution perfectly, his sins will depart from his body, even from under his nails."

[Narrated by Muslim (229)]

The Reward of Performing Ablution Perfectly Despite Hardship

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Shall I direct you to that by which Allah effaces sins and elevates ranks?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Performing ablution perfectly despite difficult circumstances, taking many steps to mosques, and waiting for prayer after prayer; that is Ar-Ribāt (fortified place)."

[Narrated by Muslim (251)]

The Reward of Using the Tooth-Stick

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"The tooth-stick purifies the mouth and pleases the Lord."

[Narrated by An-Nasā’i (1/10); included by Al-Bukhāri in his Sahīh (4/158)]

The Reward of Maintaining Ablution

Thawbān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Keep to the straight path, which you will not be able to do, and know that the best of your deeds is prayer and none maintains ablution but a believer."

[Narrated by Ahmad (22378)]

The Reward of Saying the Two Testimonies After Ablution

‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: