ALLAH AND FAITH

-God loves those believers who labor to earn a living through lawful means.

(Hadith of At-Tabarani.)

-Keep your faith pure. Even the smallest good deed will suffice.

(According to Al-Mundhiri when Mu'adh ibn jabal was appointed ruler of yeman,he asked the Prophet for advice and was given the above reply.)

-When a person repents, God's pleasure at this is even greater than that of one

who dismounts from his camel, loses it in the desert and then

finds it again all of a sudden.

(Hadith of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

-God has imposed certain moral obligations, do not abrogate them;

He has forbidden certain things, do not indulge in them;

He has laid down certain limits, do not transgress them;

He is silent on certain matters, do not knowingly argue over them.

( Hadith of Ad-Darqutni.)

-God's blessings are for everyone, but a strong believer is better than a weak one.

Wish for things that are beneficial for you, and in this seek God's help.

Do not lose heart .If you are visited by misfortune, do not say,

'If I had done this or that, it could have been averted.

'Because'if' opens the door to Satan.

(Hadith of ibn Majah.)

-A man may speak of God's pleasure without giving it much importance

and yet be raised in status by his Creator.

A man may say something abhorrent to God, without attaching much importance to it,

and it may sweep him straight into Hell.

(Hadith of Al-Bukhari.)

-God accepts the repentance of a man right to his last gasp,

before he dies.

(Hadith of At-Tirmidhi.)

-Whenever a believer is stricken with any hardship, or pain, or anxiety, or sorrow,

or harm, or distress-even if it be a thorn that has hurt him-

Allah redeems thereby some of his failings.

(Hadith of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

-Calling God in personal prayer is worship.

(Hadith of Abu-Dawud and At-Tirmidhi.)

-God has given utterance to these words:

'We are with Our servant whenever he remembers US;

when his lips are busy for Us.'

(Hadith of Al-Bukhari.)

-God is nearest to His servant in the last phase of the night.

If possible, be one of those who remember God during this period.

(Hadith of At-Tirmidhi.)

-God extends His hand at night so that

He may accept the repentance of those who indulge in wickedness during the day.

God extends his hand during the day so that

He may accept the repentance of those who indulge in wickedness at night.

This will continue till the sun rises in the west.

(Hadith of Muslim.)

-Those who remember God and those who do not are as different from each other as

the living and the dead.

(Hadith of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

-God is bountiful and feels unhappy if He has to refuse to grant a wish.

He feels embarrassed when a man holds out both his hands before Him, and

He has disappoint him by turning him away empty-handed.

(Hadith of Abu-Dawud and At-Tirmidhi )