We know that in general the stronger the Iman is the lesser calamities someone has. Does this include waswas? Meaning that the smaller the amount of sins, the smaller the amount of waswas. Are large quantities of waswas punishment for sins? In other words the more good deeds we do and the lesser sins we do, this will cause the waswas to decrease the quantity of evil they contain and intensity and frequency. And the more bad deeds we do and lesser good deeds we do, this will cause the waswas to increase in quantity of evil they contain and intensity and frequency.

Assalamu Alaikum everyone. Lets say, there is a sunni muslim named "Farook". Farook believes everything about Islam. But, he does Not pray, due to laziness. He refrains himself from some haram things, such as- eating haram food, having sex with someone before marriage etc. Will these deeds have any importance to Allah? or, these deeds have Zero value because he is Not praying. Please reply asap. Thanks.

Allah has given us feelings, willpower, and thought processes. This is sufficient to justify what we choose to engage in something good or bad. I find it very confusing why in Islam there exists 'Shaitan'. For every bad act, why we blame Shaitan and not ourselves.

Is working in government institutions that finance government projects, collect and manage loans on behalf of the government haram? This is because some of the loans are liable to interest during repayment and also some of the projects accounts generate interest for the institution..

Can I pray salah beside my flag, The flag is not infront of me but it is about 2 metres from where I pray is it allowed or do I have to remove my flag? The Turkish Flag, Moon and star

I know this is a different question but I hope someone has an answer for it. In Islam, it’s a sin to lie. At the same time, it’s a sin to expose your sins. If a person asks another person to tell them if they have done a certain sin or not, and in reality they have done it, then what should they do? They can either say the truth which would mean exposing their sins. Or they can say that they haven’t done the sin which would mean that they are lying.

What should you do If you cant' clean a place that you made unclean? If you for example step with your dirty shoes on a carpet or maybe put your dirty shoes on a chairseat but are unable to clean it because you can't enter that place anymore. I am scared that someone puts their hand or clothes on that place where I put my dirty shoe and that they get dirty and when they are going to pray their salah is unvalied because they touched dirt. What should I do I can't clean that place, should I make dua?

Everytime you recite a letter from the quran you get a good deed according to this authentic hadith: > > Aishah r.a reported: Whoever recites a letter from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of > it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, > Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter > > (At-Tirmidi) What about the person who listens to the quran? Does he earn a good deed like the person who recites?

I have been a good Muslim and a bad Muslim. Throughout the years I've been to *'omra* (a few times) and *hajj* (once) and read the whole Quran (once) but also been neglecting prayer and doing sin (drinking, gossip, etc...). My faith keeps going up and down, sometimes even going months without prayer (because of bad influence around me). My friend tells me all my past good deeds have been wiped away because of my bad sins and neglecting prayer. Also that all the performing of faith in Ramadan and *hajj*/*'omra* was a waste of time because none of the good deeds from that is counted and is replaced by bad deeds. My friend did not provide any evidences to support this claim, so I'll ask here: **Is there an Islamic basis to this idea that all my past good deeds are wiped away due to my sins?** Is this actually an Islamic teaching, or is it based on an incorrect understanding of Islamic fundamentals?

A few years ago I painted on a canvas a portrait of a lady. I didn't know it was haram to draw/paint humans until my parents told me that it's haram and I have to paint over the lady (totally covering her in white paint) and paint something else like flowers. Years past and I completely forgot about this painting which is sitting near a corner of a room in the house (not my bedroom). My question is: Will my past good deeds (charity, prayer, fasting, ...etc) be valid even though I had that painting of the lady in the house?

When I do a good deed should my intention should be only to do it for the sake of Allah (swt) my question is should I intent to get reward and countenance of Allah (swt) or doing it for the sake of Allah swt is enough and the reward and countenance come with doing the deed for the sake of Allah swt.

Assalamualaikum, i actually wanted to know what is deeds of heart? I heard a lot of scholars say that if a person doesn't have deeds of heart, he basically doesn't have faith, so what is good deeds of heart, and what are bad deeds of heart, do they mean a person's intention or his believe it things like a person's believe in islam, and things like that, are they called deeds of heart?

As a revert, for much of my life I haven't had the chance to do good deeds for Allah. As such, I'm probably significantly behind people born into Muslim families. I've done good deeds, but not with Allah in mind at the time. *Question*: Do my good deeds committed before converting to Islam count? I have no intuition here. We get our sins erased, so perhaps our good deeds are likewise erased. But that doesn't feel right.

According to Surah Muhammad Verse 35: "So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allah is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds." - Quran 47:35 But according to one hadith: Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who omits to pray Asr, all his good deeds will be lost.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (553). So the Quran is saying that Allah will never decrease our good deeds but the hadith says if we omit Asr, all our good deeds will be lost. There seems to be a contradiction here. Can somebody comment on this and clear me off this confusion? Thank you.

When a person is performing good deeds, he is being rewarded. Say, he is helping his parents, so he is attaining hasanat for his act Or say he is committing a sin like listening to music, so sayi'at is recorded for him. But is there any evidence describing the rate at which these hasanat or sayi'at are written during the period he was performing it? I am specifically looking for the "time interval" in the rate, like "every second", "every blink of the eye", "every breathe" etc., not the "amount" per time interval. In other words, a minimum time gap after which his hasanat or sayi'at will be incremented for the same act because the act is being performed over a span of time. Since some people are having hard time understanding me, let me state the reason I asked this: I heard in a gathering, the lecturer say that a women who has not dressed in compliance with Islamic rules, and gone has out in front of non-mahram men will have a grave sin recorded "every second" as long as she is front of them. Now I know do not know that if it was a figure of speech to say "every second", but I am curious to know if Islam describes any such time interval after which hasanat or sayi'at increments (not necessarily by a unit amount).

My mother was very sick so I had to stay and sleep in the hospital for a few days and help her with walking, going to the bathroom, calling the nurse, trying to feed her,...etc. She is much better now and we are home. What kind of rewards will I earn for helping her? What is said about getting good deeds when helping sick parents?

Doing righteous deeds is mentioned a zillion times in the Qur'an, e.g.: > And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. ... -- Qur'an 2:25 > > ...those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. -- Qur'an 2:62 > > But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally. -- Qur'an 2:82 Indeed, on reading the Qur'an, I considered it to among the most important take-home lessons. Instruction to do good deeds occurs with frequency comparable to that of instructions to pray (and they often come together). It seems strange to me that doing good deeds is not, as a result, listed as a pillar of Islam . **Question**: Why is "doing righteous deeds" not a pillar of Islam? I'm not sure how the pillars are determined, and there's a difference between Sunni and Shia pillars (according to Wikipedia). It could possibly be part of "enjoining what is right ", although I'm not clear on this.

asalam o alaykum. 1: i wanted to ask that on many islamic youtube videos i have heard that if you disrespect your parents, then all of your good deeds will be nullified and you will not enter paradise. is this authentic? because i don't think it is in the Quran and i don't know if it is an authentic hadith or not. 2: i tend yo be rude to my parents sometimes, i never do anything like scream loudly at them or insult them or anything, but sometimes i might raise my voice a little or argue with them, and it is not really a big deal since we all forget it in just a few minutes, but i am still afraid that this will nullify all of my good deeds. is this true? please help me for i am very confused about this topic.

I grew up completely non practising, borderline agnostic. However as of late I have came to Islam with full certainty. Looking back, it has been beautiful. I’m aware that my question is rather black and white, but hear me out. I literally can’t love anyone fully. I have extremely shallow emotions, I am cold and uncaring of other people in general, and have a ridiculous hunger for power. Religion detracts me from these things but it is still innate within myself. I am aware this life is a test but why is it in my nature to be everything Islam goes against? I don’t understand. Will I get punished in the hearafter for traits I was born with?

> It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) > said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon > him) said: “Paradise is surrounded with difficulties and Hell is > surrounded with desires.” Agreed upon. > > If Paradise is surrounded with difficulties and different kinds of > hardships, then how about the highest of its degrees and the most > sublime of its statuses? > > This indicates that the matter **is not something easy**. Source: Islamqa.info So we know that Jannahtul Firdaws is the highest level of paradise. and it's not easy to get. people who do less efforts can't get it. but however It was narrated that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: > "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever performs Wudu' and does it > well, then says: "Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah was ashhadu anna > Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh (I bear witness that there is none > worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is > his slave and Messenger)," eight gates of Paradise will be opened for > him, and he may enter through whichever one he wishes.'" Sunan an-Nasa'i English : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 148 in this hadith it says if you just do wudu and recite "Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah was ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh" then you will get all the gets of paradise. **so if a person do less deeds or doesn't do other optional good deeds like sunnah prayer etc, and just recite that after wudu will he still get Jannahtul Firdaws? doesn't that makes it easy to get?**