Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathuh dear Brothers and Sisters in Deen,
Allah swt loves the Sabireen, Muhsineen, muttaqeen. Our goal of life is to please our Rabb and attain HIS love.
Allah Swt loves the one who tries to spread peace constantly engaging himself/herself in accordance to what is mentioned in Qur'an and Ahadith.
We love ALLAH swt and we must try our very best to please our Rabb, getting engaged in the deeds that will make us gain 'Our Rabb's Love, which is our Mission and way to Jannah.
There are many deeds listed in the Aahadith which one can do to have abundant rewards and to gain love of ALLAH swt.
Here are few:
Engaging in Dhikr:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
Two words are beloved to the Most Merciful. They are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale: glory and praise to Allah, and glory to Allah the Almighty.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 7124
We can read many Kalimaths mentioned in the Ahadith.
In an other Hadith:
Abu Ad-Darda’ (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet said:
“Shall I not inform you of the best of your actions, the purest in the sight of your Lord, which raises your rank to the highest, which is better for you than spending gold and silver, better than meeting your enemy so that you strike at their necks and they strike at yours?’ They replied: ‘Yes, indeed,’ and he said: ‘It is the remembrance of Allah.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Narrated by Muslim, 720.
Performing Prayers:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
If there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day, would you notice any dirt on him?
In an other Hadith:
Umm Habiba reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
There is no Muslim servant who prays for Allah twelve bowings every day in addition to what is obligatory except that Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.
Umm Habiba said:
I have never abandoned praying them after this.
Source: Sahih Muslim 728, Grade: Sahih
Praying In Masjid:
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in a hadith:
“Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning and evening, Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in the Paradise every time he goes and comes.” (Bukhari)
Recitation of the Quran:
Every letter we recite will be recorded as ten good deeds and each verse we memorize will raise us a degree in Paradise as mentioned in the Hadith:
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will receive one good deed as ten good deeds like it. I do not say that Alif Lam Meem is one letter, but rather Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Meem is a letter.
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2910, Grade: Sahih
Being Kind and dutiful towards our parents:
The Prophet (ﷺ-Sallallaho Alaihi Wa’sallam) said:
“What a loss is for him! What a loss is for him! What a loss is for him!” Someone asked: “Who, O Allah’s Messenger?” He replied: “He whose parents reach old age, either one or both of them, and he does not use their presence (by being good to them, etc.) to cause him to enter Paradise.”
(Sahih Muslim)
Helping the Needy:
Allah swt mentions in the Qur'an:
(O Prophet!) Tell those of My servants who believe that they should establish Prayer and spend out of what We have provided them with, both secretly and openly, before there arrives the Day when there will be no bargaining, nor any mutual befriending. (14:31)
In many ahadith we come across the merits of helping:
Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet said: The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents. (Bukhari)
Safwan ibn Salim related that the Prophet said: Anyone who looks after and works for a widow and a poor person is like a warrior fighting for Allah's cause, or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all night. (Bukhari)
Anas related that the Prophet said: If any Muslim plants something or sows seed from which a man, a bird or an animal eats, it counts as a charity for him. (Bukhari, Muslim)
Upholding the ties of kinship:
It was narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever would like his provision to be increased and his lifespan extended, let him uphold his ties of kinship.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5639; Muslim, 2557.
Helping the living Beings:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Once a man suffered from thirst while he was walking on a journey. When he found a well, he climbed down into it and drank from it. Then he came out and saw a dog lolling its tongue from thirst and licking the ground. The man said: This dog has suffered thirst just as I have suffered from it. He climbed down into the well, filled his shoe with water, and caught it in his mouth as he climbed up. Then he gave the dog a drink. Allah appreciated this deed, so He forgave him.
It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, is there a reward for charity even for the animals?” The Prophet said:
In every living being there is a reward for charity.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2244, Grade: Sahih
Observing voluntary fasts, visiting the sick:
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Who among you is fasting today?” Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I am.” He said: “Who among you has attended a funeral today?” Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I have.” He said: “Who among you has fed a poor person today?’ Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I have.” He said: “Who among you has visited a sick person today?” Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I have.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “These (traits) are not combined in a person but he will enter Paradise.”
Enjoining in what is good and forbidding what is evil:
It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For every bone of the son of Adam a charity must be given each day. Every tasbeehah [saying Subhaan Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)] is a charity, every tahmeedah [saying al-hamdu Lillaah (praise be to Allaah)] is a charity, every tahleelah [saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah)] is a charity, every takbeerah [saying Allaahu akbar [Allaah is Most Great]) is a charity, enjoining what is good is a charity, forbidding what is evil is a charity, and two rak’ahs offered in the mid-morning (Duha) is sufficient.”
Narrated by Muslim, 720.
In another Hadith:
The Prophet (ﷺ-Sallallaho Alaihi Wa’sallam) said:
“Righteous deeds protect a person from an evil end; a charity spent in secret extinguishes Allah’s wrath; and maintaining good ties of kinship increases ones lifespan.”
(Tibaraani)
These listed deeds and many more which are mentioned in the aahadith are reward earning deeds which will help us fulfilling our purpose of life to Please ALLAH swt through our Ibadahs and actions. When ALLAH swt loves a person, the person will have the 'Best', which can't be explained in Words.
Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When Allah loves a person, He calls Jibreel and says: ‘I love So and so, so love him.’ So Jibreel loves him, then he calls out to the people of heaven, ‘Allah loves So and so, so love him.’ So the people of heaven love him and he finds acceptance on earth. If Allah hates a person, He calls Jibreel and says: ‘I hate So and so, so hate him.’ So Jibreel hates him, then he calls out to the people of heaven: ‘Allah hates So and so, so hate him.’ So they hate him and he is hated on earth.”
Al-Bukhaari (3209) and Muslim (2637)
May ALLAH swt guide us to the 'Best of practicing the knowledge we are blessed with' to gain HIS abundant love, aameen yaa Rahmaan- e- Raheem,
Rabbana Taqabbal du'a, Aaameen, thumma aameen.
Wassalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathuh,
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