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Extract from a lecture of Mufti Abdur Rauf Sukkharvi (DB):<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the light of Quran and Hadith, there is such a Deed, which is very easy to accomplish and its Sawab<\/em> (Reward) is abundant. The deed is very easy to carry on and its reward very easy to attain. Reward and benefit are both achieved in this world and afterlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, let us all make an intention, whenever we come to know what the deed is, let us attach it to our daily routine. It is nothing such, which is not known to you. It is in your knowledge already. Because the WORDS of Deen are nothing new; all the Deeni words have been coming to us are old. For this reason, after listening to it, none should take into account that \u201cthis matter is already known to me\u201d. I am therefore telling you at the beginning that the deed I\u2019ll be pointing out is nothing new. Then what is the benefit? The benefit is that it should be acted upon, i.e practiced. If it is practiced, there is benefit knowing it. If there is \u2018practice\u2019 on the deed, what benefit is there? In Aakhirat<\/em> (the afterlife), forgiveness will not be bestowed upon \u2018knowing\u2019, rather forgiveness will be rewarded for practicing upon the deeds. Therefore there is a great very difference between \u2018knowing\u2019 and \u2018practicing\u2019. For instance, a person knows that performing prayer and fasting are Fard \u2013 <\/em>compulsory. <\/em>However, he doesn\u2019t act upon. And another individual, he practices and acts upon. Who would be forgiven? The second individual, the one who acts upon. How much knowledge one has attained will not be the question. <\/em>Question will be on how much one had acted upon and practiced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(A story in this regard) Shaykh Junayd Baghdadi (R) was among the great pious men, moreover, an illuminated scholar (Alim), a  Muhaddith and also a<\/em> Mufassir<\/em>. On one hand, his life passed away engaging in the works of Islah<\/em> and Tarbiyah<\/em> (Reformation), on the other hand it passed away with Dars<\/em> and Tadris<\/em> (Teaching and learning).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his death, someone asked him in the dream, \u201cHow have you find Allah Taala\u2019s conduct with you?\u201d Whatever I lectured upon minute and subtle issues and solved various difficult rulings, no questions were asked on those; yes, the few rakaats<\/em> which I would say at late night (Tahajjud<\/em>) has turned out to be beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some people who don\u2019t have much knowledge, but they act upon good deeds steadily. And some people who talk a lot about deeds, how should this and that be done, however, they don\u2019t act upon those at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people who don\u2019t talk at all and keep quiet, work on and practices so much good deeds that the Angels even envy them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, when I mention the deed, don\u2019t think that \u2013 this is something that you already know and become complacent. Check out whether it is in your practice or not. Do not just lessen the importance of the Deed<\/em> by thinking that this is a knowledge I already have. If one knows, but doesn\u2019t  act upon it, there is no benefit of only knowing. Benefit is on practicing it. And if someone has it already in practice, there is necessity of enhancement. And if it is already enhanced, Ikhlas<\/em>(sincerity) is necessary, if Ikhlas<\/em> is also there, attention is required. If attention is also there, increasing it is necessary. While listening to it, everyone has a benefit; there is no way to think that I know it and I already practice it therefore there is no benefit for me in listening to it. Such a thought is a deception of shaytan<\/em>. When I mention the deed, make an intention, how ever possible, I will start acting upon it right from today. And that deed (which I want to mention) is, Zikr of Allah Taala in abundance.<\/p>\n

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