15 Hacks that lead to Al-Jannah
When you hear the mention of Jannah what comes to your mind? It’s certainly not the heaven on earth used in describing resorts. Is it the garden in which milk and honey flows like river? Yes! It’s the supreme paradise created by the Lord of the worlds. In it, Allah has put in mind blowing wonders which the eye have never seen and the brain can never comprehend.
Allah says in Surah At-Taubah, Verse 72:
“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.”
Indeed Al-jannah is pleasing and appealing, but its not meant for everyone except the selected few. On the significace of this matter, the noble messenger SAW puts it this way:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever is concerned should set out when it is still night and whoever sets out when it is still night will reach the destination. Verily the merchandise of Allah is expensive, verily the merchandise of Allah is Paradise.”
(At-Tirmidhi) classed as saheeh by Albani
So here are fifteen novelty methods described by Allah’s Apostle SAW to increase your chances of making it into paradise.
- Avoiding association of partners with Allah (shirk):
"Whoever meets Allah without ascribing anything to Him will enter Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
2. Believing in Allah and upholding the pillars:
"Whoever believes (has Imaan) in Allah and His Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), and establishes the prayer and fasts the month of Ramadan, it is incumbent upon Allah that He enters him in Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
3. Building a house for Allah:
"Whoever builds a masjid seeking by it the Pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him a similar place in Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
4. Observing congregational prayers in the masjid:
"Whoever goes to the masjid (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer), Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Jannah with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings."
[Sahih Bukhari]
5. Guard your tongue and undercarriage:
"Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Jannah for him."
[Sahih Bukhari]
6. Knowledge seeking:
"Whoever treads a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
7. Make your last word the shahadah:
"Whosoever last words are: LailahailAllah, will enter Paradise."
[Abu Dawud]
8. Raise your girl-child properly:
"Whoever raises two girls, he and I will be like this in Jannah."
*The prophet made reference with the index finger and middle finger clasped together.
[At-Tirmidhi]
9. Be a truthful Muslim:
" Indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness and indeed righteousness leads to Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
10. Strive in Allah’s cause:
"Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
11. Greet, feed and pray:
"O people, spread the salaam (greetings), feed the hungry, and pray while the people are asleep, you will enter Jannah of your Lord in peace."
[At-Tirmidhi]
12. Hajj al-Mabrur is a guarantee:
"(The performance of) Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous Umrah; and the reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted) is nothing but Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
13. By implementing Allah’s beautiful names:
"Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Jannah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
14. Removing harmful things from roadside:
"I saw a man going about in Jannah (and enjoying himself) as a reward for cutting from the middle of the road, a tree which was causing inconvenience to the Muslims."
[Sahih Muslim]
15. The supreme invocation:
“If somebody recites this invocation during the day, and if he should die then, he will be from the people of Jannah. And if he recites it in the night, and if he should die on the same day, he will be from the people of Jannah.”
[Sahih Bukhari]
"Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta Khalaqtani WA ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa Wa' dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka bi ni 'matika wa abu' u Laka bidhanbi; faghfirli fa'innahu la yaghfiru-dh- dhunuba ill a anta. A'uidhu bika min sharri MA sana'tu,abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bid Hanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta"
Let’s strive hard for jannah and be sincere upon this. Ibn Hibbān rahimahullah said: “The worst type of delusion is when you expect jannah’s fruits yet you are planting jahannam’s seeds”
[Rawdatul-Uqālā]
May Allah make the path to jannah an easy one for us and keep us steadfast.
