[Abu Hafsat]

As-Salaam alaykum,

In Ayat 46 of Surat Kahfi of the Holy Qur'an (18:46), AllaHU Tabaraka Wa Ta'ala says:--

"WEALTH AND CHILDREN ARE THE EMBELLISHMENT OF WORLDLY LIFE, AND THE GOOD
THINGS THAT LAST (al-baqiyat-as-salihat) ARE GREATER WITH YOUR LORD AND GREATER
IN EXPECTATION."

Material things are short-lived and temporary... but the "good things that last" will remain and endure for ever. That is, their reward will continue into the hereafter, and the hereafter is far better and everlasting. Now, what are "the good things that last"?

The Noble Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, told us what they are in a Hadith wherein one of his companinos, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, alaihis-Salaat Was-Salaam, said:--

"Make plenty of the 'Good Things That Last' (al-baqiyat Salihat). It was said: What are they,
O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "TAKBIR (Saying: ALLAHU AKBAR), TAHLIL (Saying:
LA-ILAHA ILLALLAH), TAHMID (Saying: ALHAMDU-LILLAH), and Saying LA-HAWLA WALA
QUWATA ILLA BILLAH." [Bukhari, Muslim].

Also, the Noble Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said: "The Most Beloved Words to
Allah are 4: SUBHANALLAH, ALHAMDU-LILLAH, LA-ILAHA ILLALLAH, ALLAHU-AKBAR" [Sahih Muslim].

In view of all this, we should include the recital of lots of the BAQIYAT SALIHAT in our daily Zikr, when we come to Remember Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, in the mornings and evenings.

Best Regards.

 

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Last edited by Abu Hafsat; 08-23-2017 at 06:39 PM..