Ramadan day 6
The righteous servants of Allāh ﷻ go to incredible lengths to earn divine rewards.
Imām Abū Dāwūd, the renowned Muḥaddith and the compiler of Sunan Abī Dāwūd was on board a ship when he heard a person on the shore sneeze and say ‘الحمد لله’ (All praise belongs to Allāh).
Imām Abū Dāwūd hired a small boat for one Dirham and went ashore in order to reply to the person who sneezed with ‘يرحمك الله’ (may Allāh have mercy upon you).
When Imām Abū Dāwūd returned to the ship, Imām Abū Dāwūd was asked why he had done so.
Imām Abū Dāwūd answered, “It is possible that the person who sneezed was a Mustajābud-Daʿwāt (one whose du’ās are readily accepted by Allāh).
When the people on board later went to sleep, they heard a voice proclaiming, “O people of the ship, (Imām) Abū Dāwūd (رحمه الله) purchased Jannah from Allāh at the cost of one Dirham!”
[Fatḥul Bārī, Volume 10, Page 610 || Pearls from the Path, Volume 3, Page 39-40]
Jannah purchased for only one Dirham! Naturally we assume Jannah can only be acheived by the performance of extensive good deed. We think we have to do loads of great actions and often overlook the small deeds. These small deeds can also be our ticket into Jannah. Little do we realise that it may be some tiny, ‘insignificant’ action of ours that brings about the pleasure of Allāh and can be the cause for us entering Paradise.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنْ لَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَنَّ أَحَبَّ الأَعْمَالِ أَدْوَمُهَا إِلَى اللهِ، وَ
إِنْ قَلَّ
Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī]
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