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Imam Ash-Shafi'i rahimahu Allah:

O Allah, you blessed me with Islam and I did not ask for it.
O Allah, bless me with al-Firdaws and I am asking for it.

- Shaykh Abu Eesa

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How can we practically track ourselves moving forward?

By examining our acts of good with the following conditions collected by Imam Az-Zuhri rahimahu Allah.

1. Do it quick - meaning strive and be prompt in completing random acts of goodness; do not embarrass someone to come to you again

2. Consider it insignificant - meaning do not remind people of your favour to them and hurting them

3. Keep it hidden - meaning you don't care if someone is ungrateful for what you have done

- Shaykh Abu Eesa

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Don't belittle those who are pushing themselves to do good.
And don't belittle those who are not pushing themselves because you do not know their situation.

- Shaykh Abu Eesa

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We may do a good deed, but we don't know if it will be accepted or not.

Our father, Ibrahim 'alayhi as-salaam,was building the House of Allahand he was worried aboutTHIS deedbeing accepted.

Rabbana taqabbal minna

- Shaykh Waleed

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Our Prophet Muhammad sall Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam would be asking in his prayer to be granted blessings like those blessings granted to Ibrahim 'alayhi as-salaam.

- Shaykh Waleed

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Let's be black diamonds, not coal!

Our structure should be able to resist pressure so that our value may increase in the sight of Allah the Most Magnificent.

- Shaykh Waleed