Surah Al Kahf: Aayah 46

by Asma bint Shameem

🌿 "الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"🌿

Allaah says:

الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا

“Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world.

But the ’everlasting good deeds’ 'الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ’ are better with your Lord for rewards and better for [one’s] hope.” (Surah al-Kahf:46)

Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala uses the same words

“الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ”

in another place.

🍃 He says:

وَيَزِيدُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدًى "وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ" خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا

“And Allaah increases in guidance those who walk aright; and the everlasting good deeds are with your Lord best in recompense and best in yielding fruit.”

(Surah Maryam:76)

So what are these

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

“the everlasting good deeds”?

🍃 Aboo Sa’eed al Khudri radhi Allaahu anhu said that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:

“Increase in gaining

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

the everlasting good deeds.

It was said, ‘What are they O Messenger of Allaah?’

He said:

-Takbeer(Allaahu Akbar),

-tahleel (Laa ilaaha illallaah),

-Tasbeeh (Subhaan Allaah),

-hamd (Alhamdulillaah) and

-laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah.’”

(Ahmad 3/75; Saheeh ibn Hibbaan 840; al Mustadrak 1/512).

🍃 And Ibn Abbaas radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“This is the celebration of the remembrance of Allaah, saying:

La ilaaha illallah

Allaahu Akbar

Subhaan Allaah

Alhamdulillaah

Tabaarak Allaah

Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah

Astaghfirullaah

Sallallaahu ‘alaa Rasul-Allaah and

fasting

prayer

Hajj

Sadaqah (charity)

freeing slaves

Jihad

maintaining ties of kinship

and all other good deeds.

These are the righteous good deeds that last,

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

which will remain in Jannah for those who do them for as long as heaven and earth remain.”

🍃 Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen said:

“The ‘ever lasting good deeds’

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

are good statements or actions, like [saying],

‘Subhaanallaah,’

‘Alhamdulillaah,’

‘Laa ilaaha illallaah,’

‘Allaahu Akbar,’ and,

‘Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah,’

and [are things like]

-giving charity,

-fasting,

-ordering the good and forbidding the evil

-and other such things.

These

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

‘the everlasting good deeds’ are “better before your Lord for reward” i.e., recompense and requital, and “better for [one’s] hope” i.e., the BEST things a person can hope for.”

(Tafseer Surah al-Kahf, p. 79)

Subhaan Allaah!

What beautiful words and what beautiful deeds!

And what better time to perform these

"الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ"

than the beautiful blessed days of at-Tashreeq when Allaah tells us to REMEMBER Him.

🍃Allaah says:

“And “REMEMBER” Allaah during the ‘appointed’ Days” [al-Baqarah 2:203]

Ibn Umar radhi Allaahu anhumaa said the “appointed days” are the Days of Tashreeq.

The best DEEDS!

The best days to remember Allaah!

Alhamdulillaah!

What more could a Muslim want?

So come on!

Let’s make the most of this amazing opportunity to earn rewards with our Rabb, have our sins forgiven and hope for His Ultimate Pleasure.

May Allaah give us the taufeeq to do that.

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Don't just “READ” Surah al -Kahf every Friday....

🔺UNDERSTAND.

🔺REFLECT.

🔺IMPLEMENT.

And Allaah knows best.