What are the best voluntary deeds that you recommend for preparing for the Day of Return?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What are the best voluntary deeds that you recommend for preparing for the Day of Return?
The Shaykh:
What are they? The best voluntary deeds. The best of what?
The questioner:
What are the best voluntary deeds? Voluntary deeds. Yes, the ones you recommend for preparing for the Day of Return.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have mentioned opinions regarding the best voluntary deeds. It was said that it is jihad in the cause of Allah, and it was said that it is seeking knowledge. Seeking knowledge is the best of voluntary deeds, and it was said that jihad in the cause of Allah is the best of deeds. Then standing in night prayer; standing in night prayer and tahajjud in the night are among the best of deeds. Voluntary fasting, yes, many deeds, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What are the best voluntary deeds that you recommend for preparing for the Day of Return?
The Shaykh:
What are they? The best voluntary deeds. The best of what?
The questioner:
What are the best voluntary deeds? Voluntary deeds. Yes, the ones you recommend for preparing for the Day of Return.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have mentioned opinions regarding the best voluntary deeds. It was said that it is jihad in the cause of Allah, and it was said that it is seeking knowledge. Seeking knowledge is the best of voluntary deeds, and it was said that jihad in the cause of Allah is the best of deeds. Then standing in night prayer; standing in night prayer and tahajjud in the night are among the best of deeds. Voluntary fasting, yes, many deeds, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 255 - ما هي أفضل الأعمال النوافل التي تنصحون بها للاستعداد ليوم المعاد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.