\u0661\u0661\u0668. \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0636\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u062a\u0652: \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0623\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0642\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u00bb.<\/p>\n
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118. Aisha (r.anha) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even though it is little.\u201d<\/i> (Muslim, Musafirin, 218. Also see Bukhari, Riqaq, 18)<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0661\u0661\u0669. \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0644\u0650\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0636\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u0647\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u064a\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0635\u0651\u064f \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650 \u0634\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0626\u064b\u0627\u061f\u00bb \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u062a\u0652:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u0644\u064e\u0627\u060c \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0647\u064f \u062f\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u0637\u0650\u064a\u0642\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u064a\u064f\u0637\u0650\u064a\u0642\u064f\u00bb.<\/p>\n
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119. Alqama (r.a.) narrated: I asked Aisha, the mother of the believers:<\/p>\n
\u201cDid the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) use to allocate any day to a certain kind of worship?<\/p>\n
\u00a0Aisha answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. His deeds were like a light and constant rain. Who among you is able to do what the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was able to do in worshipping Allah?!\u201d (Bukhari, Sawm, 64; Riqaq, 18; Muslim, Musafirin, 217)<\/p>\n
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\u0661\u0662\u0660. \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0633\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064d \u0631\u064e\u0636\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u0627\u064e\u0644\u0634\u0651\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064f \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0624\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0650\u00bb.<\/p>\n
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120. According to a narration from Abu Said al-Hudri (r.a.) the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWinter is the spring of the believers.\u201d<\/i> (Ahmad, III, 75)<\/p>\n
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\u0661\u0662\u0661. \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0647\u064f\u0631\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0636\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e: \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e:<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064e \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e: \u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0649 \u0644\u0650\u064a \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0652 \u0622\u0630\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0628\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650\u064a \u0628\u0650\u0634\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0621\u064d \u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0636\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0632\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650\u064a \u064a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0628\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0644\u0650 \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0623\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0643\u064f\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0633\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a \u064a\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0639\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0635\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a \u064a\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0635\u0650\u0631\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u062a\u0650\u064a \u064a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0637\u0650\u0634\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0631\u0650\u062c\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0651\u064e\u062a\u0650\u064a \u064a\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0634\u0650\u064a \u0628\u0650\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0626\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0633\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0646\u0650\u064a \u0644\u064e\u0623\u064f\u0639\u0652\u0637\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0626\u0650\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0646\u0650\u064a \u0644\u064e\u0623\u064f\u0639\u0650\u064a\u0630\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e\u062f\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0634\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0621\u064d \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0647\u064f \u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064f\u062f\u0650\u064a \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0624\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0648\u0652\u062a\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0647\u064f\u00bb.<\/p>\n
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121. Abu Huraira (r.a.) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n
\u201cAllah said, \u201cI will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing supererogatory deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer,<\/i> [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/sup> for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.\u201d<\/i> (Bukhari, Ar-Riqaq, 38. Also see. Ahmad, VI, 256; Ibn Hibban, Sahih,<\/i> II, 58\/347)<\/p>\n \n \u0661\u0662\u0662. \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064f\u062a\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u064d \u0631\u064e\u0636\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e: \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e:<\/p>\n \u00ab\u0644\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064b\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u062c\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0648\u064f\u0644\u0650\u062f\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u062a\u064f \u0647\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0670\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0632\u0651\u064e \u0648\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e \u0644\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0642\u0651\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650\u00bb.<\/p>\n \n 122. Utba b. Abd (r.a.) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n \u201cIf a person spends every minute of his life from his birth to his death for the sake of Allah\u2019s content by worshipping, obeying Allah and serving in His way, on the Day of Judgment, he would not see this enough and wish that he would have done more.\u201d<\/i> (Ahmad, IV, 185; Baihaqi, Shuab, <\/i>I, 479; Haythami, I, 51; X, 225, 358) <\/i><\/p>\n Explanations:<\/b><\/p>\n The Prophet informed us that supererogatory acts of worship are very important in getting us closer to Allah and encouraged us to perform them regularly. Few but regular deeds are considered more virtuous than the deeds that are more but performed irregularly.<\/p>\n Supererogatory acts of worship should be done without forcing it on people and tiring them out. There is no limit or end for being a servant of Allah. If a person gets further from moderation, he may exhaust himself by too much worship and may feel bored. However, no matter how many acts of worship we perform, it would not be enough. As Allah does not get bored from bestowing His blessings upon His servants, His treasure does not get reduced by His generosity.<\/p>\n Another version of this hadith mentioned in Bukhari explains its meaning better:<\/p>\n Once the Prophet came home while a woman was sitting with Aisha (r.anha) and asked:<\/p>\n \u201cWho is this lady?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n Aisha (r.anha), the mother of believers, said:<\/p>\n \u201cShe is so and so\u201d[2]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> and told him about her (excessive) praying.<\/p>\n Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said disapprovingly:<\/p>\n \u201cDo not mention this; Doing (good) deeds within your capacity (without being overtaxed) is enough. I swear to Allah, unless you are tired of asking, Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards) but (surely) you will get tired.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n At the end of the narration, it is said:<\/p>\n The best kind of good deeds that the Messenger of Allah liked the most were the deeds of the Companions which are done regularly. (Bukhari, Iman, 32; Tahajjud, 18; Muslim, Musafirin, 221)<\/p>\n The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) advised us to be moderate in our deeds. Another point that draws our attention in this hadith is that the Messenger of Allah did not approve to mention and praise someone\u2019s deeds and acts of worship when introducing him\/her. Introducing him\/her in such a way may lead to pride and hypocrisy. Also, encouraging people to compete in their supererogatory acts of worship may lead some unintended negative consequences. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used the term \u201cwithin your capacity\u201d when defining their limits.<\/p>\n It is true that the power and the capacity of people are limited. Before this power is gone, it should be spent in the best way. Our Lord has pointed out that we must not take the responsibility of things that we cannot do by teaching us how to pray for not laying upon ourselves a burden greater than we have strength to bear,[3]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> and He referred to us as \u201cjustly balanced nation.\u201d[4]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> Allah\u2019s Messenger (pbuh) did not perform some of the deeds and worships regularly thinking that his followers would not be able to perform them regularly and he encouraged us to do easier deeds which we can perform regularly. As a matter of fact, when Companion Abdullah b. Amr b. As (r.a.) wanted to perform excessive supererogatory acts of worship in his youth, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not give him permission to do that.<\/p>\n Abdullah (r.a.) reported this exemplary story as:<\/p>\n \u201cAllah\u2019s Apostle was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to pray (every night) all the night throughout my life.<\/p>\n Upon that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came to me and asked whether it was correct:<\/p>\n \u201cAre you the one who said that?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cLet my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so.\u201d<\/p>\n He said:<\/p>\n \u201cYou cannot do that. Fast (for some days) and give up fasting (for some days); pray and sleep, for your eyes have a right on you, and your body and your family (i.e. wife) has a right on you. Your children have a right on you as well. Fast three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cI can do better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cFast one day and give up fasting for a day!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cI can do better than that\u201d and the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n \u201cFast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting of Prophet David and that is the best fasting. The best prayer on the sight of Allah is the prayer of Prophet David. He used to sleep half of the night and wake up to pray one third of the night and then again go to sleep for the one sixth of the night. He used to fast one day and give up fasting for a day and he used not to flee on meeting the enemy.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cI can do better than this.\u201d\u00a0 The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no better fasting than that.\u201d\u00a0 <\/i>He then said:<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever fasts daily throughout his life is just as the one who does not fast at all\u201d <\/i>and he repeated this three times.<\/p>\n I realized that it would have been better for me if I had accepted the permission of the Prophet (i.e. to fast only three days a month).<\/p>\n Then the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) asked me:<\/p>\n \u201cHow do you recite the whole Qur\u2019an?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cI recite it every night.\u201d<\/p>\n The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n \u201cRecite the whole Qur\u2019an once a month!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I replied:<\/p>\n \u201cO the Messenger of Allah!\u00a0 I could do more than this.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0The Prophet said:<\/p>\n \u201cThen recite the whole Qur\u2019an once every twenty days!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I again said:<\/p>\n \u201cO the Messenger of Allah! I could do more than this.\u201d<\/p>\n He said:<\/p>\n \u201cThen recite the whole Qur\u2019an every ten days!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n I insisted and said one more time:<\/p>\n \u201cI could do more than this, o the Messenger of Allah!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen recite the whole Qur\u2019an every seven days but do not exceed this!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n As I increased, it was for my disadvantage. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:<\/p>\n \u201cYou do not know, maybe your life will be long?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n At the end it happened as the Messenger of Allah said. Afterwards, when I became old, I wished that I had accepted the permission of the Prophet.\u201d<\/p>\n When Abdullah (r.a.) got old, he used to say \u201cI wish I had accepted the permission of the Prophet!\u201d To sleep better every night he used to recite one seventh of the Qur\u2019an to his family members during the day and made them listen. When he wanted to be strong and energetic, he skipped fasting for a couple of days. Then he would fast for the days that he hasn\u2019t in order to keep his promise to the Messenger of Allah. (See. Bukhari, Sawm, 55, 56, 57; Tahajjud, 7; Anbiya, 37; Nikah, 89; Muslim, Siyam, 181-193)<\/p>\n People should take the responsibility of the things within their capacity and shouldn\u2019t skip performing the things that they have started for the sake of Allah unless there is a valid excuse. Even if one cannot perform this kind of worship on time, he should perform it at another time. The following story describes an easier way on this subject:<\/p>\n One night, Umar (r.a.) couldn\u2019t recite the Noble Qur\u2019an. The next day, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said to him:<\/p>\n \u201cO the son of Hattab, Allah has revealed a verse about you\u201d <\/i>and recited:<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cAnd it is He Who made the Night and the Day to follow each other: for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show their gratitude.\u201d<\/b>[5]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Then he said:<\/p>\n \u201cPerform the deeds that you could not perform at night during the day, and perform the deeds that you could not do during the day at night.\u201d<\/i> (Razi, XXIV, 93, [In the interpretation of Al-Furqan; 25:62)<\/i><\/p>\n In supererogatory acts of worship, Allah has bestowed upon us various blessings. One of them is this: When a person cannot perform a good deed which he used to perform regularly due to a valid excuse, Allah rewards him as if he did perform the deed.<\/p>\n It is expressed in another hadith that:<\/p>\n \u201cWhen someone falls ill or travels (for jihad or another good cause), then he will get the same rewards to that he gets for good deeds practiced at home when in good health.\u201d<\/i> (Bukhari, Jihad, 134; Ahmad, IV, 410, 418)<\/p>\n The following verse of the Qur\u2019an points out the same meaning:<\/p>\n \u201cExcept such as believe and do righteous deeds: For they shall have a reward unfailing.\u201d <\/b>(Al-Tin; 95:6)<\/p>\n Scholars who study and interpret the Qur\u2019an explained the meaning of this verse as:<\/p>\n If a believer regularly performs good deeds, our Almighty Lord blesses him with the same rewards as if he had performed them when he cannot perform them in difficult times such as during travel, illness, or in old age. When he is in such a condition that he is unable to perform any physical deeds or even after his death, the rewards will continue forever.<\/p>\n In our second hadith, <\/b>the fact that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) regularly performed the deeds that he had started to do is concisely explained. His deeds are compared to the blessed spring rains that keep raining. The spring rains, also known as \u201cforty later afternoon rains\u201d since it lasts for forty days, became the symbol of abundance and mercy with its soft touching and regularity since it brings life to earth and ensures the fruitfulness of the seeds.<\/p>\n Performing few but regular good deeds may seem easy and not a big deal at first, however when it is performed patiently, it builds up an important richness in time. This is the abundance of regularity.<\/p>\n In the hadith, it is expressed that the Messenger of Allah did not save any one of his days for a special worship. However, one shouldn\u2019t infer from this sentence that he never appointed some of his worships to certain times. There are strong reports that the Messenger of Allah fasted on certain days. We know from various reports that he fasted on Mondays and Thursdays, three days in every month, and on the day of Ashura in the month of Muharram, and increased his obedience and worships on holy days and nights. The hadith expresses that the Messenger of Allah did not limit his deeds to these special days but rather performed good deeds on other days as much as he could, and he was tolerant on this subject.<\/p>\n Performing acts of worship only for a couple of hours during the holy days and nights and not practicing any of them on other days would not be consistent with the spirit of the hadith. Everyone knows the fact that the deeds that are not performed on a regular basis cannot be fruitful and productive.<\/p>\n The Messenger of Allah (pbuh), sent to humanity to save it from the darkness, has enlightened the humanity in the extent that has never seen before and brought it back to life. He sometimes used the symbols of revival and mercy such as \u201crain\u201d and \u201cspring\u201d in his sayings that brought life to humanity, which will last until the Day of Judgment. In our third hadith,<\/b> the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) compared winter with spring for Muslims. Spring is a cheerful, blessed and an anticipated season since it brings life and blessings to earth. It gives the good news that the summer is approaching in which farmers harvest their crops. In the same manner, by comparing winter with \u201cthe spring of a believer,\u201d<\/i> the hadith points out that days and nights of winter can be utilized by performing good deeds and can be conducive towards the life of a believer in order to be spiritually alive and fruitful. During this time period where most of the animals go on hibernation and most of our activities are limited, believers\u2019 spiritual energy will surely make him experience a new spring. As a matter of fact, one of the reports of Baihaqi reads as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cWinter is the spring of a believer. Its days get shorter so he fasts during them; its nights are longer so he revives them with acts of worship.\u201d<\/i> (Baihaqi, Shuab, III, 416)<\/p>\n In another saying of the Prophet (pbuh):<\/p>\n \u201cFasting during winter is like spoils that are earned comfortably without pain.\u201d<\/i> (Tirmidhi, Sawm, 74\/797; Ahmad, IV, 335)<\/p>\n Winter\u2019s characteristic to be the spring of a believer is explained by the suitability of its days for fasting and of its nights for other acts of worship. The important thing is to be aware of the opportunities that winter has. A believer should not waste these opportunities by being busy with unnecessary things but rather he should try to earn some rewards for the Hereafter.[6]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n In the fourth hadith, <\/b>it is explained <\/b>why the supererogatory acts of worship which are encouraged this much are so important. A servant of Allah gets closest to Allah through obligatory (fard) acts of worships. However, since this is the responsibility of all responsible believers, one is in need of supererogatory deeds to reach a special closeness to Almighty Lord and be one of his beloved friends. The journey of the ultimate union which starts with the obligatory acts can continue with voluntary acts of worship. As a matter of fact, Allah loves His servant who gets closer to Him by supererogatory acts of worship and in a sense He becomes his hearing ears, seeing eyes, working hands, and walking feet. In other words, Allah helps him in everything. He provides anything that he wishes and protects him if he takes refuge in Him. Our Almighty Lord loves so much this kind of servants that He does not like the things that they do not like, either. So much so that, since they do not like death, Allah does not want to take their souls. And Allah declares war on those who are hostile to them.<\/b><\/p>\n This great happiness is the result of regular performance of supererogatory acts of worship.<\/p>\n The declaration \u201cI will be their hearing ears, seeing eyes\u2026\u201d <\/i>does not mean that Allah the Almighty enters into their bodies. This is a strong and nice metaphoric explanation of how divine help will take place in various aspects of life. <\/i><\/p>\n In the fifth hadith, <\/b>it is pointed out that the real value of the supererogatory deeds will be realized in the Hereafter. If a person spends his whole life with worship and in the service of Allah and bears many troubles on this way, then he will surely gain many divine rewards. However, in the hereafter, when the truth becomes visible to everyone and when everyone sees the rewards and the blessings of Allah given for the supererogatory acts of worship, believers will realize how little they have worshipped in this world and wish that they had done more. Even if a believer spent his whole long life with worship, what he had done would look too little then. As Muhammad b. Abi Umayra said:<\/b><\/p>\n \u201c\u2026they\u2019ll wish to return to earth to increase their deeds and rewards.\u201d (Ahmad, IV, 185; Haythami, I, 51; X, 225)<\/p>\n Abu Hazim said:<\/p>\n \u201cAbu Huraira and I visited a newly buried grave. Abu Huraira said:<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, even a two cycle of prayer that you think of as a simple act of worship is more valuable and sweeter in here (grave) than this world.\u201d (Ibn Abi Shayba, Musannaf, VII, 126\/34702)<\/p>\n Then, before we die, while the opportunity is in our hands, let\u2019s increase our supererogatory deeds so that our regrets will be less in the Hereafter. In this respect, one shouldn\u2019t belittle even the smallest effort. As Abu Huraira said, even a two cycle prayer performed with the recitation of short chapters from the Qur\u2019an will be more valuable in the grave and in the hereafter than the worlds.<\/p>\n
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