Light Giving Deeds (Part 1)

Earn Good Deeds

Light-giving deeds (Part 1)

Muhammad Nawaz Attari Madani

Allah Almighty declares in the noble Quran:

یَوْمَ تَرَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنٰتِ یَسْعٰی نُوْرُھُمْ بَیْنَ  اَیْدِیْہِمْ وَ بِاَیْمَانِہِمْ  بُشْرٰىکُمُ  الْیَوْمَ جَنّٰتٌ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِہَا الْاَنْہٰرُ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْہَا ؕ ذٰلِکَ ھُوَ  الْفَوْزُ  الْعَظِیْمُ (۱۲)

The Day you will see the believing men and the believing women that their light will emanate in front of them and to their right, ˹and it will be said,˺ “Glad tidings for you this Day, Gardens beneath which rivers are flowing, you will reside therein forever. That is supreme success.”[1]

In this verse, our Lord informs us that on the Day of Judgement, believing men and women will be seen on the Bridge of Sirat with the light of their faith and servitude running in front of them and on their right side. This will guide them towards Paradise. They will be told (after crossing the Bridge of Ṣirāṭ) the greatest happiness for them on that Day will be gardens beneath which rivers flow; they will reside therein forever, and this is great success.[2]

Our radiant Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم told us of good deeds we can act upon to attain light on the Day of Judgement. Note the following 10 hadith in this regard and try your best to act upon them.

Going to the masjid in the darkness of the night

1.   Those who go to the masjid in the dark; give them glad tidings of perfect light on the Day of Judgement.[3]

2.   Whoever walks to the masjid amidst the darkness of night shall be granted light by Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgement.[4]

3.   Issue glad tidings of pulpits made from light on the Day of Judgement, to those who go to the masjid amidst the darkness of the night. On that Day many will be in worry, yet they shall be free of this.[5]

Whether it be in the brightness of the day or the darkness of the night, come to the masjid for salah. Instead of making darkness an excuse, attend for fajr and ʿishāˈ salah, and you will be given light on the Day of Judgement.

Offering salah

4.   There is light, proof, and salvation on the Day of Judgement for he who protects his salah. There shall be neither light, proof, nor salvation for he who did not, and such a person will be raised with Qārūn, FiraꜤwn, Hāmān and ꜤUbayy bin Khalaf.[6]

5.   اَلصَّلَاۃُ نُوْرٌ – “Salah is light.”[7] This means for a Muslim, salah is light for the heart, face, grave, and the Day of Judgement. Marks of prostration shall serve as a torch upon the Bridge of Ṣirāṭ.[8]

Salah is obligatory five times a day for every male and female Muslim that is sane and has reached puberty. To miss just one salah is a grave sin that renders a person an open sinner. Such a person is rightful of punishment in the Hereafter. Bearing this in mind, offer all five salah within their stipulated times.

Making dhikr of Allah Almighty in a gathering

6.   “Allah Almighty will certainly raise a group on the Day of Judgement whose faces will be glowing. They shall be upon pearl pulpits. People will envy them, and they will neither be prophets nor martyrs.”

A Bedouin sat up on his knees and requested, يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَلِّهِمْ لَنَا نَعْرِفْهُمْ – “O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us so we may recognise them ˹in this world˺.”

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم explained, هُمُ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي اللَّهِ مِنْ قَبَائِلَ شَتّٰى وَبِلَادٍ شَتّٰى يَجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ يَذْكُرُونَهٗ – “They shall love one another for the sake of Allah and hail from varying tribes and cities. They will gather to make dhikr of Allah and remember Him.”[9]

Making dhikr of Allah Almighty in the marketplace

7.   Whoever makes dhikr of Allah Almighty in the marketplace will receive a light on the Day of Judgement for every hair of his. He shall meet his Lord in this state.[10]

Reciting لَآاِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ 100 times

8.   Whoever recites لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ a hundred times will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement by Allah Almighty, in the state that his face will be as bright as the full moon.[11]

Making dhikr of Allah Almighty is a way to wipe out sins, make Satan run away, and do away with grief and sadness. It leads to pleasing our Lord and attaining closeness to Him. Making dhikr will provide light in this world, in the grave, and on the Day of Judgement. Gatherings of dhikr are gatherings of angels. Make dhikr of Allah Almighty in abundance, in every state and condition.

Reciting the noble Quran

9.   There shall be light on the Day of Judgement for he who recited one verse from the book of Allah.[12]

Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf

10.   Whoever recites Sūrat al-Kahf on JumuꜤah will have a light emanate from beneath his feet to the heavens, which will shine for him on the Day of Judgement. Whatever sins were committed between the two JumuꜤahs will be forgiven.[13]

Respected readers: reading, listening, and teaching the noble Quran are all rewardable actions. Ten good deeds are received for reciting just one letter of it. Reciting it also leads to one’s heart being purified, and the noble Quran will intercede for its reciter on the Day of Judgement. Hearing this, you are wholeheartedly encouraged to recite the noble Quran profusely. 

(To be continued)