Three Golden Rules

Three Golden Rules

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whoever is made happy by his good works, and sorrowful by his bad ones, is a believer.” [Abu Daud]

The knowledgeable insist that it is important that whenever you think of good, you must immediately act upon it. But even more difficult than doing good deeds is to keep them protected for your full reward. The following three rules are to perform and protect good deeds.

1. Ta’jeel (Swiftness): A good deed must be done immediately and there should be no laziness.

2. Tehqeer (Contempt): You must look at your good acts with contempt otherwise you will become self-righteous.

3. Ikhfa (Secrecy): You must keep your good acts secret otherwise people will praise you and it will make you self-righteous