The Way to Preserve Good Deeds
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Question:
The Muslim says: I strive to earn good deeds and exert myself in them, but Shaykh, what is the way to preserve these good deeds that the Muslim stores up for his Hereafter?
Answer:
The way is to avoid the things that invalidate deeds. One must avoid the invalidators of deeds, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah) (Mighty and Majestic), and the sins that consume good deeds, such as backbiting, talebearing, and oppression—oppressing people. For this is taken from his good deeds for the sake of the oppressed on the Day of Resurrection. Likewise, one must avoid envy, for envy consumes good deeds just as fire consumes fuel. So one should not envy people for what Allah has given them from His bounty, but rather ask Allah from His bounty to give him what He gave them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The Muslim says: I strive to earn good deeds and exert myself in them, but Shaykh, what is the way to preserve these good deeds that the Muslim stores up for his Hereafter?
Answer:
The way is to avoid the things that invalidate deeds. One must avoid the invalidators of deeds, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah) (Mighty and Majestic), and the sins that consume good deeds, such as backbiting, talebearing, and oppression—oppressing people. For this is taken from his good deeds for the sake of the oppressed on the Day of Resurrection. Likewise, one must avoid envy, for envy consumes good deeds just as fire consumes fuel. So one should not envy people for what Allah has given them from His bounty, but rather ask Allah from His bounty to give him what He gave them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/282 — archive.org (3:50)
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