Allah the Exalted said, “And the good deeds that remain are better in reward with your Lord and better in hope.” What are the good deeds that remain?
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The questioner : In the noble verse, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) says: [Al-Kahf 18:46] So what are the good deeds that remain?
The Shaykh : The good deeds that remain are Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, and the like of these that bring one closer to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If you wish, you may say: The good deeds that remain are all righteous deeds, because they remain for the person after his death, and he will find them before him on the Day of Resurrection. So these good deeds that remain are better than this world and what is in it[Al-Kahf 18:44]. Yes.
The questioner : The questioner is from Algeria; he has a question about supplication. He says:
But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.
وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًاThe Shaykh : The good deeds that remain are Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, and the like of these that bring one closer to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If you wish, you may say: The good deeds that remain are all righteous deeds, because they remain for the person after his death, and he will find them before him on the Day of Resurrection. So these good deeds that remain are better than this world and what is in it
best in reward and best in outcome.
خيرٌ ثواباً وخيرٌ أملاًThe questioner : The questioner is from Algeria; he has a question about supplication. He says: