is questioned in the grave, he will testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. That is the meaning of Allah’s words: “Allah makes firm those who believe with the firm word in the life of this world and in the Hereafter” (Ibrāhīm 14:27). Agreed upon.

433 – Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When an unbeliever performs a good deed, he is given through it a morsel of enjoyment in this world; whereas for the believer, Allah Most High stores up his good deeds for him in the Hereafter and, in addition, grants him provision in this world because of his obedience.”

In another narration: “Allah does not wrong a believer with regard to a single good deed: he is rewarded for it in this world and recompensed for it in the Hereafter. As for the unbeliever, the good deeds he did for Allah’s sake are requited (2) in this world; but when he reaches the Hereafter, he will have no good deed left for which he can be rewarded.” Narrated by Muslim.

434 – Jābir, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stated: “The likeness of the five daily prayers is that of a deep, flowing river running at the door of any one of you in which he bathes five times every day.” Narrated by Muslim.

Al-ghamr means ‘abundant.’

435 – Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “No Muslim man dies and forty men, who do not associate anything with Allah, stand over his funeral but that Allah grants them intercession on his behalf.” Narrated by Muslim.

436 – Ibn Masʿūd, may Allah be pleased with him, said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a pavilion (3), about forty of us, when he said, “Would you be pleased to constitute a quarter of the people of Paradise?” We said, “Yes.” He said, “Would you be pleased to constitute a third of the people of Paradise?” We said, “Yes.” He said, “By Him in Whose hand is Muhammad’s soul….”