25 Rules Of Being Close To Allah
1. Start off each day with 'adhkaar al-istiyqaadh' (waking up
Supplications), thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.
2. Put Allah first in your
life.
3. Broaden your horizons -
learn 5 new verses from the Quran every day, travel to pray far in the mosque
to brighten your day,take up
a booklet having supplications and read them.
4. Pray Salaat Al-dhuhaa (after sunrise).
5. If someone says
something mean ;to you, just shrug it off and
dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive
them.
6. When you get angry,
remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.
7. Remember that you can
never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you
fulfill the purpose of your creation (i.e. live for Allah).
8. When you're happy, try
to share your happiness with others. Thank Allah for that, and pray its
continuation.
9. When something bad or
embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember
the reward of patience,and
thank Allah that it's not worse than it is.
10. Do something extra of
goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan's
head.
11. Never stop believing that
you can win Allah's love and thus work For it. Then
you can win the love of Allah's slaves.
12. Spend some time thinking of
Allah's amazing creation.
13. Always love those who love
Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for
Him, and hate for Him(those who are enemies of Him).
14. Find the righteous ways to
express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause
no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!!).
15. Every now and then, give
yourself a break. Play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always
remember Allah and watch that He is watching you.
16. Pray for blessing to come to
those being lost, and pray to Allah to guide them to the right path.
17. Hug your parents, kiss their
hands and heads and always obey but stop at Allah's orders.
18. Smile to everyone, for your
smile makes a big difference to him or her and you are rewarded.
19. Forgive, forget and smile.
20. Tears are not for women
only... tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don't
restrain your tears when remembering Allah.
21. When people criticize your
actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or no. If
they do; then ignore and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized, made fun of and even physically
harmed, so have patience.
22. Read the Quran daily and try
to have a schedule for completing it as much as you could. As you open the
Quran daily, read with observing not just passing your eyes through the words.
23. Don't let popularity go to
your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.
24. Never look down on anybody,
for, to Allah, they may be better than you.
25. Send this to all brothers
with the intention of having a healthy society living for Allah and pray.
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