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Some of the deeds of the People of Paradise and the people of the hell fire

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

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Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said:

The deeds of the people of Paradise: Imaan and Taqwa.

And the deeds of the people of hell fire: Disbelief, wicked sins and disobedience.

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From the deeds of the people of Paradise

Belief in Allaah

Belief in the Malaa-ikah

Belief in Books revealed by Allaah

Belief in Allaah’s Messengers

Belief in the Hereafter

Belief in Qadr (the good and bad of it)

Belief in the Shahaadataan

(i.e. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah)

Establishment of the Salaah

Payment of the zakat

Fasting during the month of Ramadhaan

Hajj

Ihsaan

(i.e. to worship Allaah as if you see Him, even though you cannot see him, but you know that He certainly sees you);

Truthfulness in speech

Fulfilling trusts

Fulfilling agreements

kind treatment towards parents

Sincerity to Allaah

Maintaining the ties of kinship

kind treatment towards neighbours

Kind treatment towards orphans

Kind treatment towards poor people

Kind treatment towards slaves

Kind treatment towards animals

Reliance upon Allaah

Love of Allaah and His Messenger

Fear of Allaah

Hope in Allaah

Hope for Allaah’s Mercy

Turning to Allaah with repentance and obedience

Exercising patience with Allaah’s judgements

Thanking Allaah for His Blessings

Recitation of the Qur’an

Remembrance of Allaah

Supplicating to Allaah for one’s special needs

Reliance upon Allaah whilst fleeing away from what one fears

Enjoining good and forbidding evil

Striving in the path of Allaah against the disbelievers and the hypocrites.

Keeping good relations with the one who cuts it off

Giving to the one who deprives you

Pardoning the one who oppresses you

 

Indeed, Allaah has prepared Paradise for those who fear Him—those who spend in times of ease and adversity; those who suppress anger and pardon the people. Allaah loves the doers of good.

And from the deeds of the people of Paradise: Justice in all affairs and towards all the creation, even the disbelievers.

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[Source: Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 10/422]

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