What is meant by the remaining good deeds?

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Question:
The questioner asks: In the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Kahf

Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.

الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

[Al-Kahf 18:46]

, is it said that the context indicates that "the good deeds that remain" means the wealth and children that remain for the righteous servant from his wealth and his offspring?

Answer:
The remaining good deeds are the righteous deeds. The only thing that remains for a person is his deeds, while his children and wealth will go.

⁽⁸⁸⁾ The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children ⁽⁸⁹⁾ But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."

يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

[Ash-Shu'ara 26:88-89]

These are the adornment of this worldly life. As for the Hereafter, you have nothing but your deeds; your wealth and your sons will not benefit you. He flees

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

['Abasa 80:34]

from his mother

⁽³⁵⁾ And his mother and his father ⁽³⁶⁾ And his wife and his children, ⁽³⁷⁾ For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

['Abasa 80:35-37]

and his father. You have nothing in the Hereafter but your deeds. Even if you have sons and wealth in this world, they will not benefit you in the Hereafter; everyone is occupied with himself. Yes. Ah.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [318] ما المراد بالباقيات الصالحات؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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