And Other Commands of Islam

 Anyone who contemplates will discover that a number of the Shari´ah commands such as salaah (prayer), zakat (compulsory charity) sawn (fasting) and hajj (pilgrimage) are in actual fact some kind of discomfort and burden on the slave but over which he will e rewarded. Whenever ones eemaan increases, the burden of the shari´ah commands become easy on the slave.

Prayer is the heaviest thing for weak minds as allah mentions:

´´and seek help in patience and as-Salat (the prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for al-khashi´un [i.e. the true believers in Allah - those who obey allah with full submission, fear much from His Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings (Hell, etc.).´´ (Al-Baqarah: 45)

Zakat is heavy on the miserly, while hajj is heavy on the lazy. Whenever a servant endures an act of worship, races towards it and encourages others upon it, he hastens to attain Paradise and the pleasure of Ar-Rahman (the Merciful). The more apathetic he becomes the further he is from the Pleasure (of allah) and closer to punishment and loss.

Generally righteous deeds are routes to Paradise. Allah mentions this in the following verse:

´´Allah has promised to the believers - men and women, - Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of ´Adn (Eden Paradise). But the greatest bliss is the good Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success.´´ (At-Taubah: 72)

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