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The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through Righteous Deeds

Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan

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Question:
And regarding the sun, does seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds diminish the reward of these deeds?

Answer:
For you, seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds is prescribed, and the reward of the deeds used for this seeking is not diminished. Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, mentioned regarding the believers at the end of Surat al-Imran, in Surat al-Imran:
Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."رَبَّنَا
[Ali 'Imran 3:53]
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Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
[Ali 'Imran 3:53]
This is seeking nearness, and at the end of the surah.
Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeedsرَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا
[Ali 'Imran 3:193]
, this is seeking nearness through deeds, and Allah, Exalted is He, approved it and praised them:
Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sidesالَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ
[Ali 'Imran 3:191]
He praised them. So seeking nearness through righteous deeds does not diminish their reward, and it is prescribed.
Source ثواب الأعمال التي يتوسل بها إلى الله — alfawzan.live

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