بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Mission
To equip every Muslim with the essential knowledge, skills and inspiration to draw nearer to Allah (The Most High) through virtuous actions and achieve the highest ranks in paradise.
Methodology
This website is based on the beliefs, principles and methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah (“the people of the Sunnah and the community”) as represented in the legal schools of Imam Abu Hanifa (d. 150 AH), Imam Malik ibn Anas (d. 179 AH), Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i (d. 204 AH) and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH).
Content of the website
This website is dedicated to the good deeds mentioned in the Qur’an and the Sunnah and their associated rewards in this world and the hereafter.
Examples of good deeds in Islam include:
- Praying five times a day
- Fasting the month of Ramadan
- Giving charity (Sadaqah, Zakat)
- Building water wells, schools and masjids (sadaqah jariyah)
- Feeding the poor and sponsoring orphans
- Reading the Qur’an
- Remembering Allah (Dhikr)
- Performing the major pilgrimage (Hajj)
- Making supplications (Du’a)
- Sending blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
- Seeking religious knowledge
- Having good manners
Hadith verification
The great hadith scholar ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH) used to say: “The isnad (chain of narration) is from the religion; were it not for the isnad anyone could say anything they wanted.” (Muqaddimah Sahih Muslim)
Each hadith presented on this platform will be analysed, referenced and classified based on works of great hadith scholars (muhadditheen) and established principles of the science of hadith (‘ilm al-hadith).
As a principle, only narrations that reach the rank of Sahih (authentic) and Hasan (good) are relied upon to encourage good deeds. This is to ensure that the narrations acted upon are indeed the words of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and not falsely attributed to him. The narrations in this category are many, praise be to Allah.
In certain cases, Da’eef (weak) hadith may be cited to encourage good deeds but only if the weakness is not severe and they don’t contradict the established principles of the religion. This is because there is still a possibility that these reports are the words of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), despite them reaching us with weak chains of narrations.
The majority of the scholars, including ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak (d. 181 AH), Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi (d. 198 AH) and Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH) considered it permissible to act upon weak hadith in virtues of deeds (fada’il al-a’mal) if these conditions are met.
As for the hadiths that are deemed Da’eef jiddan (very weak) or Mawdu’ (fabricated), these types of reports are never used on this platform. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has issued severe warnings against narrating false hadith, saying: “Whoever tells lies about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 109). In another report: “Whoever narrated a hadeeth from me which he thinks is false, then he is one of the liars.” (Sahih Muslim 1/7).
May Allah grant us beneficial knowledge and give is the ability to act upon it, Ameen.
وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
“And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth,
prepared for the righteous.” (Qur’an 3:133)