11.   At the time of death, he will be given the glad tidings of beholding Allah Almighty and attaining salvation.

12.   The pious will be safe from the fire of Hell and they will remain in Paradise forever.

(Derived from Minhaj al-Aabideen, pp. 144-147, selected)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The Du’as of the pious are accepted

Dear Islamic brothers! When the candle of piety and righteousness is lit in the heart of a person, no matter what his skin colour is, he will reap its rewards. The words that he says have such an effect that they turn into reality as soon as they come out. If this embodiment of piety and virtue asks Allah Almighty to turn a simple thing like wood into gold, Allah Almighty would not reject his plea and would turn that wood into gold. He would do so in order for people to understand that this is not an ordinary person but an esteemed individual. Here is a faith refreshing event related to this.

How did the wood become gold?

Sayyiduna Dawood bin Rasheed رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: Two young worshippers lived in Syria and because of their piety, righteousness and abundance of worship, they were known as ‘Sabeeh’ and ‘Maleeh’. They describe one of their incidents as follows: “One day, we experienced extreme hunger which was bothering us a lot. So, I said to my companion: ‘Come! Let us go to so-and-so desert, teach some people about the rulings of Islam and work towards bettering our Hereafter.’

Thus, we went towards the desert and met a dark-skinned man who had a bundle of wood on his head. We said to him: ‘Tell us! Who is