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A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) “What deeds are the best?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “(1) To perform the (daily
compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one’s own
parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah’s Cause.”

Whoever tells you that the Prophet (ﷺ) concealed something of the Divine Inspiration, do not believe
him, for Allah said: ‘O Apostle Muhammad! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you
from your Lord, and if you do it not, then you have not conveyed His Message.’ (5.67)

A man said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Which sin is the biggest in Allah’s Sight?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “To set
up rivals unto Allah though He Alone created you.” That man said, “What is next?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“To kill your son lest he should share your food with you.” The man said, “What is next?” The
Prophet said, “To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor.” Then Allah
revealed in confirmation of that: “And those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor kill such
life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever
does this shall receive the punishment….. (25.68)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two (persons): a man whom Allah
has given the knowledge of the Qur’an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of
the day; and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it (in Allah’s Cause) during the hours
of the night and during the hours of the day.”

Our Prophet has informed us our Lord’s Message that whoever of us is martyred, will go to Paradise.

Abu Huraira said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘Whoever does not recite Qur’an in a nice voice is not from
us,’ and others said extra,” (that means) to recite it aloud.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two men: a man whom Allah has
given the Qur’an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day, in which case
one may say, “If I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do the same as he is
doing.’ The other is a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in which
case one may say, ‘If I were given the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.”

regarding the explanation of the Verse:– ‘(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in
a low tone.’ (17.110) This Verse was revealed while Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was hiding himself at Mecca. At
that time, when he led his companions in prayer, he used to raise his voice while reciting the Qur’an;
and if the pagans heard him, they would abuse the Qur’an, its Revealer, and the one who brought it. So
Allah said to His Prophet: “Neither say your prayer aloud. i.e., your recitation (of Qur’an) lest the
pagans should hear (it) and abuse the Qur’an” nor say it in a low tone, “lest your voice should fail to
reach your companions, “but follow a way between.” (17.110)

The Verse:– ‘(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud nor say it in a low tone.’ (17.110) was
revealed in connection with the invocations.

`Abdullah bin `Abbas said, “O the group of Muslims! How can you ask the people of the Scriptures
about anything while your Book which Allah has revealed to your Prophet contains the most recent
news from Allah and is pure and not distorted? Allah has told you that the people of the Scriptures
have changed some of Allah’s Books and distorted it and wrote something with their own hands and
said, ‘This is from Allah, so as to have a minor gain for it. Won’t the knowledge that has come to you
stop you from asking them? No, by Allah, we have never seen a man from them asking you about that
(the Book Al-Qur’an ) which has been revealed to you.