The Good We Keep
The Good We Keep
Allah the Highest said: “MONEY AND CHILDREN ARE THE PLEASURES OF THE LOWER LIFE, BUT THE GOOD DEEDS WE KEEP ARE BETTER IN REWARDING AND BETTER HOPE”. (S: 18 A: 46)
And Allah the Highest said: “ALLAH INCREASES THE GUIDANCE OF THOSE RIGHTLY GUIDED, AND THE GOOD DEEDS THAT REMAINS ARE BETTER WITH YOUR LORD IN REWARDING AND BETTER RECOMPENSE”. (S: 19 A: 76)
The good deeds that remain are the good deeds which are recorded in our book of deeds, which remain for us in the Hereafter. Every thing a person does will perish eventually even if they remain for thousands of years after he is gone. Also it does not do who does it any good except if it is a good deed.
Every thing we do of eating, drinking, dressing, or enjoying ourselves does not remain, except the good deed that is done for the sake of Allah the Highest or the what we did to displease Allah the Highest, they do not perish when a person perishes. They will remain in the person’s book of deeds to be taken into account when the person means his creator.
All the deeds we do in this life, we will see its recompense and feed back in this life, except what was to please Allah the Highest or displease Him. The person will see their full recompense in the Hereafter when he meets his Lord.
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Three things follow the dead (to his grave) two return and the third remains with him. His family and property return and his deeds stay”. (M: Zohd; 5)
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him also said: “The slave of Allah says: My money, my money. All he has from his money are three things; what he ate and perished, or what he wore and ruined or what he gave and kept. All else, he will go and leave behind”. (M: Zohd; 4)
Whatever the son of Adam does of evil deeds, he will hope not to see on the Day of Resurrection, as Allah the Highest said: “THE DAY WHEN EVERY SOUL WILL FIND WHATEVER GOOD IT HAS DONE PRESENT, AND WISHES IT IS A LONG DISTANCE FROM WHATEVER EVIL IT HAS DONE. ALLAH WARNS YOU OF HIMSELF, AND ALLAH IS KIND TO THE SLAVES”. (S: 3 A: 30)
As for the good deeds, they remain, increase and multiply with Allah the Highest, even if we forget about them, they remain for us, giving us hope in Allah’s Mercy, without which no one can gain entry to Paradise.
We ask Allah to be of those whom Allah embraces with His Mercy and admits to His Paradise. Amen.
Dr. Ahmed Saafan
