Fifty Narrations on Virtuous Deeds 1) Whoever reads Surah Ikhlas ten times, Allah will build a palace for

him in Pa radise. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) exclaimed, If thats the case, then we will increase in our palaces! The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah b e upon him) responded, Allah is better and greater (in reward). [Ahmad] 2) Whoever reads Surat al-Kahf on Friday, it will act as a light/protection for him from one Friday to the next. [Bayhaqi] 3) Whoever memorizes the first ten verses from Surat al-Kahf, he will be protect ed from the trial of the Dajjal (Anti-Christ). [Ahmad] 4) Whoever reads Ayatul Kursi after every obligatory prayer, nothing will keep h im from Paradise except death. [Nasaai] 5) When you go to your beds at night, read Surat al-Kafirun then sleep upon comp leting it, for it will be a protection from Shirk (associating partners with All ah). [Ahmad] 6) Whoever performs their ablution carefully and then affirms (their faith by te stifying): Ash-hadu an laa ilaha il Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa anna Muham madan abduhu wa rasuluhu; Allahumma-jalni min at-tawaabeen waj-alni min al-mutata hireen: I testify that there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Who has no partn ers, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger; O Allah, make me from those w ho repent and purify themselves the eight gates of Jannahare opened for him so he may enter through whichever of these gates he desires.[Tirmidhi] 7) Whoever makes ablution then says upon finishing: Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamd ika;, Ashhadu an laa ilaha ila anta, Astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilayk: Glory be to You O Allah and all praise belongs to You; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except You. I seek Your Forgiveness, and I turn to You, it is written in a parchment, then sealed; and is not opened till the Day of Resurrection. [N asaai] 8) While we were praying one day with the Messenger of Allah , a man from among t he people said, Allahu Akbaru Kabeera, walhamdulillahi Katheera, wa SubhanAllahi b ukratan wa aseela, Allah is the Greatest above everything else, and All Praise is for Allah abundantly, and Glory be to Allah in the morning and evening. The Proph et asked, who said those words? A man replied, I did, O Messeger of Allah. The Proph et then said, I am amazed by your speech, for they caused the doors of heaven to open. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) added to this narration, I never le ft saying those words after I heard the Messenger of Allah say that. [Muslim]

9) One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah and when he raised his head from the position ofruku (bowing position), he said: Sami Allahu leman hami dah Allah hears the one who praises Him. A man from behind added: Rabbanna wa la kal hamd hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubarakan fih Our Lord, all praise is due only to You, praise which is abundant, excellent and blessed. When we finished [the praye r] the Prophet said: Who spoke? The man said, I did. He said, Indeed I saw some 30 a gels all scuffling to see which one of them could record it. [Muslim] 10) Whoever prays twelve units of prayer voluntarily in a day and night, Allah w ill build him a house in Paradise. [Muslim] 11) Whoever observes four rakaat (units) before dhuhr (midday) prayer, and four rakaat after prayer, the fire will not touch him. [Abu Dawud] 12) May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four rakaat before Asr (afternoon) prayer.[Abu Dawud]

13) Whoever stands in night prayer and recites ten verses (from the Quran) will n ot be written as a heedless person. And whoever recites 100 verses will be writt en as a devout slave. And whoever recites 1000 verses will be written as one who has mountains of good deeds. [Abu Dawud] 14) The voluntary prayer of a man where no one can see him is 25 times greater t han voluntary prayer in front of the people. [Abu Yala] 15) Whoever prays four rakaat of Duha (mid-morning) prayer, and then another fou r (for a total of eight rakaat), a house is built for him in Paradise. [Tabarani ] 16) Verily, Allah and His angels pray for the ones who fill in (or complete) the rows [in prayer], and whoever fills in a gap, Allah will raise his status becau se of it and will build a house for him in Paradise. [Ahmad] 17) Whenever a servant prostrates to Allah, Allah writes a reward for him, wipes out one of his sins and elevates his rank by one degree; so prostrate as much a s you can. [ibn Majah] 18) Whoever prays fajr (morning prayer) in congregation then sits remembering Al lah until the sun rises, then prays two units of prayer has the reward like that of Hajj and Umrah. [Tirmidhi] 19) Whoever prays to Allah for forty days in congregation, not missing the first takbeer (of prayer), he will be recorded as being free from two things: free fro m the Fire and free from hypocrisy. [Tirmidhi] 20) The best of prayers with Allah is the fajr (morning) prayer, prayed in congr egation on Friday. [Abu Nuaym] (There is a difference of opinion among the schola rs if this narration is a hadith or a statement of ibn Umar Allah knows best) 21) Whoever says, SubhanAllah al-Adheem wa biHamdihi Glory be to Allah the Most Grea t and for Him is all praise, will have a date-palm tree planted for him in Paradi se. [Tirmidhi] 22) Whoever says Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an laa ilaha illa ant a, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika -(O Allah, You are free from every imperfection; p raise be to You. I testify that there is no true god except You; I ask Your Pard on and turn to You in repentance) in a gathering of remembrance, it will be like a seal to stamp it (the remembrance) with, and he who says it in a gathering of vain talk, it will be an expiation for it (the vain talk). [Nasaai]

23) Indeed, (saying) SubhanAllah Glory be to Allah (and He is high above any imperf ection) and Alhamdulillah All praise and thanks is only for Allah alone, and Laa ilah ilAllah There is no deity worthy of worship except llah, and Allahu Akbar Allah i ater than everything, cause a slaves sins to fall away just as the leaves of a tre e fall. [Ahmad] 24) Would any of you like to accumulate 1000 rewards every day? Say SubhanAllah, Gl ory be to Allah and He is high above any imperfection 100 times and Allah will re cord for you 1000 rewards or He will remove 1000 mis-deeds. [Muslim] 25) Verily, Allah has chosen four words from all speech: SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah and He is high above any imperfection), and Alhamdulillah (All praise and th anks are for Allah alone), and Laa ilaha ilAllah (There is no deity worthy of wors hip except Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greater than everything). Theref ore whoever saysSubhanAllah twenty deeds will be recorded for him and twenty sin s will be removed from him. And whoever says Allahu Akbar will get the same. And

whoever says Laa ilaha ilAllah will get the same. And whoever says Alhamdulillah i Rabbil Alamin All praise and thanks is for Allah alone, the Lord of all things, from his heart, thirty good deeds will be recorded for him and thirty sins will be dropped from him. [Nasaai]

26. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, The Prophet (may the p eace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by me once while I was planting some crops. He said, O Abu Hurayrah! What are you planting? I answered, some crops. The Prophet said, Shall I inform you of crops which are far better than all this? Saying: SubhanAllah Glory be to Allah (and He is high above any imperfection) and Al hamdulillah All praise and thanks is for Allah alone, and Laa ilaha ilAllah There i o deity worthy of worship except Allah, and Allahu Akbar Allah is Greater than every thing. With every one of these [words], a tree will be planted for you in paradis e. [Sunan ibn Majah] 27. Whoever is stingy about spending his wealth, and fears to fight the enemy, a nd is in terror of enduring the night should repeat frequently SubhanAllahi wa bi Hamdihi Glory be to Allah the Most Great and for Him is all praise. By Him in whose Hand is my soul, they (those words) are more beloved to Allah than two mountain s of gold and silver. [Abu Nuaym] 28. Whoever enters a market and says: Laa ilaaha illAllah waHdahu laa shareeka la h, lahul mulku wa lahul Hamdu yuHyi wa yumeetu wa huwa Hayyun laa yamoot, bi yad ihil khayr, wahuwa alaa kulli shayin Qadeer There is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without partner, to Him belongs dominion and praise, he caus es life and death and He is the Living and does not die. In His Hand is all the good, and He is over all things competent; Allah will write for him a million goo d deeds, erase a million of his bad deeds and raise him a million levels and bui ld for him a house in Paradise. [Tirmidhi] 29. Shall I guide you to something greater than remembering Allah (all) night an d day? Say: Alhamdulillahi adada maa khalaq, Alhamdulillahi mil a maa khalaq, Al hamdulillahi adada maa fee-s-samawati wa maa fil ardhi, Alhamdulillahi adada maa ahsaa kitabahu, wa Alhamdulillahi alaa maa ahsaa kitaabahu, wa Alhamdulillahi adada kuli shayy, wa Alhamdulillah mil a kuli shayy Praise be to Allah by the mul titude of what He created; Praise be to Allah by the abundance of what He create d; Praise be to Allah by the multitude of what is in the heavens and the earth; Praise be to Allah by the multitude of what His book enumerates; And Praise be t o Allah for what His book enumerates; And Praise be to Allah as abundantly as ev erything. Then Glorify Allah similarly (by): learn these (phrases) and teach them to those who will follow after you. [At-Tabarani] 30. Whoever sends blessings on me (the Prophet ) 10 times in the morning and 10 t imes in the evening will have my intercession (Shafaah) on the Day of Judgment. [ At-Tabarani] 31. Whoever says: Radheetu billahi Rabba, wa bil Islaami Deena, wa bi Muhammad Na biyya I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, and with Islam as my Religion, and with Muhammad as my Prophet, Paradise would be (made) mandatory for him. [Abu Dawud] 32. Whoever supplicates for his brother (in Islam) in his absence, an angel is a ppointed to his side who says Ameen (so be it) and may you also be blessed with t he same. [Muslim] 33. Whoever defends the honor of his brother in his absence will be entitled to Allahs Protection from the Fire. [Tirmidhi] 34. Whoever removes a harmful thing from the path of the Muslims, Allah shall wr ite for him a virtue whose reward is Paradise. [At-Tabarani]

35. Whoever extends the time to his debtor [to return the loan] , or forgives th e debt, will be in the shade of the Throne (of Allah) on the Day of Resurrection . [Muslim] 36. Whoever gives respite to a poor person or writes off his debt, Allah will pu t him under His shade on a day on which there will be no shade except His (Judgm ent Day). [Muslim] 37. Whoever asks Allah for Paradise three times (Allahumma inni asaluk al-Jannah) , then Paradise will say: O Allah! Enter him into Paradise! And whoever seeks prot ection with Allah from the Fire three times (Allahumma najjini min an-Nar), the Fire will say: O Allah! Protect him from the Fire! [Tirmidhi] 38. Whoever is easy-going, gentle and kind, Allah will make the fire forbidden f or him. [Hakim] 39. Whoever abstains from asking others for some financial help, Allah will give him (help) and save him from asking others; Allah will make him self-sufficient . [Bukhari] 40. Whoever builds a Masjid for the sake of Allah even if it is like a nest whic h a bird builds for its eggs, Allah will build for him/her a house in Paradise. [Tirmidhi] 41. In Paradise there are rooms whose outside can be seen from the inside and th e inside can be seen from the outside. Allah has prepared them for those who fee d the poor, who are gentle in speech, who fast regularly and who pray at night w hen (other) people are asleep. [Ahmad] 42. If a Muslim plants a tree, or sows a field and men and beasts and birds eat from it, all of it is charity from him. [Muslim] 43. Whoever visited a sick person or visits his brother in Islam, a caller calls from the skies: You have done well and your walk was good also, and you have ear ned a place in paradise. [Tirmidhi] 44. If a man visits his sick Muslim brother, it is as if he walks reaping the fr uits of Paradise until he sits, and when he sits he is showered in mercy, and if this was in the morning, seventy thousand angels pray for him until the evening , and if this was in the evening, seventy thousand angels pray for him until the morning. [Tirmidhi] 45. Whoever says, Astaghfirullah al-lathi laa ilaha illa huwa, al-Hayyul Qayyum w a atubu ilayh I ask forgiveness from Allah the One whom there is no deity worthy o f worship except He, the Ever-Living and Sustainer and I repent to Him three time s, Allah would forgive his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea . [Abu Dawud] 46. Shall I teach you some words that if you were to say them, Allah would forgi ve you? Laa ilaha ilAllahul Aliyyul Adheem, laa ilaha ilAllahul Hakimul Kareem, l a ilaha ilAllahu SubhanAllahi Rabbis-Samawaati as-Sabi wa Rabbil Arshil Adheem. Alh amdulillahil Rabbil alameen There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, The Most High, The Great. There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, The Mos t Wise, The Most Generous. There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Glo ry be to Allah (and He is high above any imperfection), The Lord of the Seven He avens and the Lord of the Great Throne. All praise and thanks is for Allah Alone , Lord of all that exists. [Ahmad] 47. From the acts that guarantee forgiveness is being generous with the spreadin g of salaam [i.e., frequently greeting] and good speech. [at-Tabarani]

48. Glad tidings for the one who finds in his book (i.e. his book of deeds) lots of seeking forgiveness (repentance). [ibn Majah] 49. He who has taken food and says at the end, Alhamdulillahilladhi at amani hadha , wa razzaqanihi min ghairi hawlin minni wa la quwwatin All praise and thanks is d ue to Allah Who has given me food to eat and provided it without any endeavor on my part or any power, all his past sins will be forgiven. [Ahmad] 50. Whoever seeks forgiveness for believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him a good deed for each believing man and believing woman. [At-Tabara ni]