1. The Way to Paradise Khalid Al Dossary April 6th, 2003
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2. Outline Introduction Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Means/Standpoints of Purification in the Grave
Means/Standpoints of Purification on the Day of
Resurrection
Summary

3. Introduction
We are all in quest of true happiness. In this world, the idea of true/perfect happiness is not feasible because this world is inevitably doomed to total annihilation.
True happiness is found only in dwelling in Paradise, and enjoying its blessings.
None can enter Paradise unless totally purified (sin-free)

4. Introduction … (cont.)
Allah (The Glorified), with His vast mercy, established eleven means to help us be purified: 4 in this world, 3 in the grave, and another 4 on the Day of Resurrection.
These eleven means of purification aim at enabling us to cross/walk on the straight path rather than to slip and fall

5. Introduction … (cont.) Straight Path:
This path is stretched over Hell fire and it is finer than a hair and sharper than the edge of a razor/sword!
Knowing the nature of the straight path, one may question how people would tread on that path!

6. Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Repentance
Asking for Forgiveness
Good Deeds Remove Bad deeds
Purifying Calamities

7. Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Repentance:
Repentance is not limited to asking for forgiveness or invoking Allah’s mercy, rather, it is one of the greatest religious rituals to win Allah’s love/satisfaction and a means to get closer to Him
Repentance removes sins
Repentance changes evil deeds into good ones

8. Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Asking for Forgiveness:
We (Muslims) should always ask Allah to forgive our sins. Allah’s Messenger (PBUH), though being the most pious, endowed with the most knowledge of his Lord, and having had both his past and future sins pardoned/forgiven (by Allah), he used to ask for Allah’s forgiveness as many as a hundred times a day.

9. Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Good Deeds Remove Bad deeds:
Change bad deeds with good ones because Abu Dhar Ibn Jundub and Abu abdulrahman Bin Muaz Bin Jabal (may Allah be content with them all) narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “Fear Allah wherever you are and be keen to always follow a bad deed with a good one to erase it, and be nice to people.”

10. Means/Standpoints of Purification in this World
Purifying Calamities:
Allah puts His servants under severe tests (in this world) to have them purified from their sins and to enter Paradise sin-free. However, some people (not realizing the wisdom of such plights/tests) lament their destiny by saying; “O Lord, why have You ordained us (especially us) with such calamities ?

11. Means/Standpoints of Purification in the Grave
The Funeral Prayer
The Trial of the Grave
Contribution of the Living to the Dead

12. Means/Standpoints of Purification in the Grave
The Funeral Prayer:
In this prayer, it is not the number of those standing behind the deceased (in a mosque) performing due funeral prayer that counts; instead it is the quality of the true believers who are present in this kind of prayer.
The sincere supplications that come from such believers (in such congregations) will benefit the deceased.

13. Means/Standpoints of Purification in the Grave
The Trial of the Grave
Trial of the grave is best manifested in the questions asked by two angels (immediately after lying the dead in his grave):
1. Who is your Lord?
2. What is your religion?
3. And what do you think about the man who was sent amongst you? (Referring to Allah’s Messenger, PBUH).
The prophet (PBUH) says: “A grave is either an orchard for Paradise or a pit for Hell”.

14. Means/Standpoints of Purification in the Grave
Contribution of the Living to the Dead
When a Moslem dies, he can still have his sins removed by the good and sincere deeds dedicated to him by the living (especially from his relatives).

15. Means/Standpoints of Purification on the Day Of Resurrection
Horrors on the Day of Resurrection
Standing Before Allah (The Glorified, The
AL- Mighty
Allah’s Amnesty

16. Means/Standpoints of Purification on the Day Of Resurrection
Horrors on the Day of Resurrection
Seeing the sun folded-up, the stars fall (after loosing their light), the seas blown-up, and the earth shaken with its (final) earthquake are all sin removers.

17. Means/Standpoints of Purification on the Day Of Resurrection
Standing Before Allah (The Glorified, The AL-Mighty):
Another means to purify us from our sins is standing humbly before Allah in an attempt to answer/face His questions

18. My servant,
Didn’t I bestow you with My blessings?
Didn’t I give you wealth?
Weren’t I the Watchful when you had illegal looks ?
Weren’t I the Watchful when you used indecent language?
My servant, you have underestimated the day when you stand before Me! Were you fearless of the notion that the time will come when you stand before Me! You have put on beautiful masks (before all people) only to come before Me with the worst in you!
My servant, what made you fall into deception (ignoring that I Am the Watchful ?

19. Means/Standpoints of Purification on the Day Of Resurrection
Allah’s Amnesty:
This is the greatest means in purifying us from our sins. Just as the prophets have already interceded, as did His Messengers and as did the believers, Allah (The Glorified, the Sublime) says: Wouldn’t I ?

20. Summary
In conclusion, in this world we own three of the means of the previous-mentioned eleven purification standpoints: repentance, asking for forgiveness, and performing good deeds to remove the bad ones.
Therefore, let’s make as much use of them as we can, while we are still alive/before it is too late.