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Erase the evils of my deeds The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) has said that: “An act of charity shields seventy dead people from ill fate”.

Rewards of patience Patience is the moderate steadfastness against misfortunes. It is also defined as to compel oneself to stand the necessities of the Sharia including the matters to do and the matters not to do. It indicates wisdom, broadmindedness, high morality, and great steadfastness.

Benefits of acceptance Be informed that acceptance [of whatever Allah decrees] is the fruit of love for Allah: One who loves something does it, and love is the fruit of knowledge. When one loves an individual because he has some attributes of perfection or qualities of beauty, this love increases whenever he gets to know[...]

Eraze evils of my deeds If someone works productively for twenty years for an employer but then kills the employers’ child, all of those years of service will be worthless. A bomb that destroys a building will destroy all of the labour and effort that went to building it in one instant. Consuming one spoon[...]

Finding sweetness of well-being Seek well being (salamah) from Allah wherever you are in every state you may be in, for your faith, your heart, and the ultimate outcome of your affairs. He who seeks it does not always find it. How then, is it that there are some who expose themselves to affliction, travel[...]

Desired outcomes of afflictions Affliction is an adornment for the believer and a mark of honour for the man of intellect, because facing it directly needs steadfastness and firm-footedness, both of which confirm belief. The Holy Prophet said, 'We, the company of the prophets, are the people who have the hardest trials, then after us[...]

Seeking assistance Imam Ali: Seek assistance from your Lord, and ask Him to grant you success and the abandonment of every shortcoming (or disgraceful act) that drives you into doubt or surrenders you to misguidance.

Upright religion Religion refers to the beliefs and a series of practical and moral instructions that the prophets have related on behalf of Allah to guide and lead human beings. Believing in these tenets and performing these instructions result in man's prosperity and happiness in this world and in the world Hereafter.