What is the greatest action that brings one closer to Allāh

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

◾The greatest action that brings one closer to Allāh◾️

Answered by our Shaykh, the 'Allāmah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu 'Abdirrahmān Yahya bin 'Ali Al-Hajūri - may Allāh preserve him - on the 22nd, Rajab, 1442H

📤Answer:

Tawhīd, worshiping Allāh alone. For in the Sahīh that; 

أن أعرابيًا أتي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ يا رسول الله دلني على عمل إذا عملته، دخلت الجنة‏.‏ قال‏:‏ ‏"‏تعبد الله ولا تشرك به شيئًا، وتقيم الصلاة، وتؤتي الزكاة......الحديث 

A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! Direct me to an action that if I do it I will enter Jennah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Worship Allāh, and don't associate anything with Him, establish the Salāt, pay the Zakāt"...the Hadith.

[Agreed Upon]

And in the Hadith of Mu'ādh, and it is an authentic Hadith;

That when a man asked this question it was said

‏لقد سألت عن عظيم، وإنه ليسير على من يسره الله تعالى عليه‏:‏ تعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئًا، وتقيم الصلاة، وتؤتي الزكاة

"You have asked me about a matter of great importance, but verily it is easy for one for whom Allāh makes it easy. Worship Allāh, associate nothing with Him in worship, offer As-Salāt (the prayer), pay the Zakāt... and he mentioned the rest of the Hadith, and then he said;

 ‌‏ألا أخبرك برأس الأمر وعموده وذِروة سنامه‏"‏ قلت‏"‏ بلى يا رسول الله، قال‏:‏ رأس الأمر الإسلام، وعموده الصلاة، وذِروة سنامه الجهاد” ثم قال‏:‏ “ألا أخبرك بملاك ذلك كله‏؟‌‏"‏ قلت‏:‏ بلى يا رسول الله، فأخذ بلسانه قال‏:‏ ‏"‏كف عليك هذا‏"‏ قلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله وإنا لمؤاخذون بما نتكلم به‏؟‏ فقال‏:‏ ثكلتك أمك‏!‏ وهل يُكب الناس في النار على وجوههم إلا حصائد ألسنتهم‏؟‌‏"‏

"Shall I tell you of the root of the matter, its pillar and its highest point?" I replied: "Yes! Certainly, O Prophet of Allāh." He said, "The root of this matter (foundation) is Islām, its pillar (mainstay is) As-Salāt (the prayer) and its highest point is Jihād (fighting in the Cause of Allah)." 

Then he asked, "Shall I tell you of that which holds all these things?" I said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allāh." So he took hold of his tongue and said, "Keep this in control." I asked: "O Messenger of Allāh! Shall we really be accounted for what we talk about?" 

He replied, "May your mother lose you! Will the people be thrown on their faces into the Hell except on account of their tongues?"

So the greatest action that brings one closer to Allāh is the Tawhīd of Allāh, and the proofs of that are many.

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Translated by: 

Abū 'Abdillāh 'Omar bin Yahya Al-'Akawi

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