The last blog was discussing the great event involving the construction of the house of Allah, the Exalted, the Kaaba, by the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and his son the Holy Prophet Ismaeel, peace be upon him. Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 127:
“And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.””
This incident also indicates the importance of sincerity. It is clear from the above verse that the Holy Prophet Ibrahim, and his son, peace be upon them, intended only to please Allah, the Exalted, as they immediately supplicated to Him to accept their efforts thereby making it clear that their pious intention was not hidden from Allah, the Exalted.
This is a clear lesson for all muslims to ensure that their intention is correct whenever they perform good deeds. The one who performs deeds to please someone other than Allah, the Exalted, will be told to gain their reward from them on Judgement Day which will not be possible. This is warned in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 3154.
In addition, this great event also teaches the important lesson of being humble to Allah, the Exalted. One should never be proud of anything they possess or any righteous deed they perform as they are only possible through the mercy of Allah, the Exalted. The knowledge, inspiration, strength and opportunity to complete a good deed are all granted by Allah, the Exalted. Having pride over a deed not only ensures its destruction but if a person dies while possessing even an atom’s worth of pride will enter Hell. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 266. A muslim must always remember that Allah, the Exalted, could have easily inspired someone else to perform the good deed. Therefore, they should show humility and gratitude that they were chosen.
Finally, this great event indicates the importance of not only performing a good deed but the importance of it being accepted by Allah, the Exalted, so that they gain reward in the hereafter as well as in this world. This will only occur if a muslim safely takes the righteous deed into the next world with them. This has been indicated in chapter 6 Al An’am, verse 160:
“Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed…”
This verse clearly declares that whoever brings a good deed meaning, to Judgment Day, will be rewarded. It does not declare that whoever performs a deed will be rewarded. A muslim must therefore safeguard their deeds by protecting them from the evil traits which can destroy them such as pride. This requires a muslim to gain and act on Islamic knowledge in order to remove the bad characteristics they possess which can lead to the destruction of their good deeds.
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