Virtues of Good Actions

This course focuses on ‘ibaadah and one of our goals should be to improve our acts of ‘ibaadah. If the worshipper remembers that Allaah is watching him, this will make him do his act of worship well and enable him to reach a high status thereby. Allaah says: “So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord – let him do righteous actions and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord” [18:110]

There are two fundamental pillars in improving ones ‘ibaadah: having knowledge of the action and knowledge of the virtue of the action. When one is heedless of the virtue, he becomes lazy in performing in it. Having knowledge of the virtue will serve as an encouragement to perform the good deed. This knowledge will also help him to realize and understand the rank of the action in front of Allaah, assisting him to increase in closeness to Him. One of the reasons why Allaah created us was to see who amongst us has the best in deeds. Allaah says: “And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days – and His Throne had been upon water – that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed.” [11:7]

This course is based on the book: The Virtues of Good Actions, a collection of ahadeeth, written by the great scholar and one of the great Imaams in hadeeth Al-Haafidh Al-Mundhiree. The course will cover four major sections: Prayer, Fasting, Charity, and Supplication & Remembrance.

In this course you will learn the following:
– What actions are most beloved to Allaah?
– What are the rewards/benefits in performing certain actions?
– What is the best deed to be performed at a given time?
– What actions can a person perform that will cause Allaah to enter him into Paradise?
– What is the more virtuous action in Salaah – rukoo’ or qiyaam?
– How important is our intention (niyyah)?
– Is there any virtue in prayer at the beginning of its time?
– What is the reward for fasting on the day of ‘Aashooraa?
– What is the most virtuous and superior fast after the month of Ramadhaan?
– Which charity is the greatest?
– Does giving in charity decrease our wealth?
– How should we invoke salaah upon the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
– What are the various adhkaars to be said when carrying out certain actions?