Revering Allah and Piety (Taqwa)

O you who believe! If you keep from disobedience to Allah in reverence for Him and piety, He will make a criterion for you (in your hearts to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and right and wrong), and blot out from you your evil deeds, and forgive you. Allah is of tremendous grace and bounty. (al-Anfal 8:29)

 

43. Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say, “O Allah, I ask you for guidance, fearful awareness, chastity and independence.” (Sahih Muslim, Dhikr, 72).
45. Abu Umama Sudayy ibn Ajlan al-Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, speaking in the Hajj of Farewell. He said, ‘Fear Allah, pray your five Prayers, fast your month, pay the Zakah on your property and obey your amirs and you will enter the Paradise of your Lord.” (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Jumu’ah, 80).

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014