Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And they did righteous deeds)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And they did righteous deeds)]
As for his statement: [Al-Asr:3] Its meaning is that they performed righteous deeds, such as prayer, zakah, fasting, Hajj, being dutiful to parents, maintaining family ties, and others. They did not limit themselves to what is merely in the heart, but they acted and produced results.And righteous deeds: It is that which encompasses two things: the first is sincerity for Allah.
And the second: Following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
This is because if a deed is not sincere for Allah, it is rejected. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in the Holy Hadith, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) narrated from Him: (I am the most self-sufficient of partners against shirk. Whoever does a deed in which he associates with Me other than Me, I leave him and his shirk) So if you pray to show off to people, or give charity to show off to people, or seek knowledge to show off to people, or maintain family ties to show off to people, or anything else, the deed is rejected even if it is righteous;Meaning: in its outward appearance.
Likewise, following. If you do a deed that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, and you draw near to Allah with it while being sincere to Allah, it will not be accepted from you;Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected).
As for his statement:
And they did righteous deeds
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِAnd the second: Following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
This is because if a deed is not sincere for Allah, it is rejected. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in the Holy Hadith, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) narrated from Him: (I am the most self-sufficient of partners against shirk. Whoever does a deed in which he associates with Me other than Me, I leave him and his shirk) So if you pray to show off to people, or give charity to show off to people, or seek knowledge to show off to people, or maintain family ties to show off to people, or anything else, the deed is rejected even if it is righteous;Meaning: in its outward appearance.
Likewise, following. If you do a deed that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, and you draw near to Allah with it while being sincere to Allah, it will not be accepted from you;Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with our command, it is rejected).